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25.08.2009 17:15:09

Mouse pointer position at startup

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I've got a mac mini beneath my TV in my livingroom. I just got a Keyspan RF remote to control my remotebuddy. When remotebuddy is started and i want to see a movie. I toggle for fullscreen. Here comes the problem… the screen turns to fullscrenn but the apple menubar still shows. . The problem is based on that on startup, the mouse pointer is by default right over the menubar in the left corner. Therefor making it active. When i change the position of the pointer with a mouse the problem disappear. But this is very annoying…I don't want to connect a mouse to adjust the position of the pointer

Can i somehow change the default position of the mousepointer.

Or is there anyway of going round this problem? .

These entries from the FAQ may be relevant to this topic:

Hardware - Apple® Remote

After uninstalling/quitting Remote Buddy, my Mac® no longer reacts to the Apple® Remote. (FAQ015E0241)
To enable you to use all capabilities of the IR Receiver of your Mac®, Remote Buddy is using its own driver. In contrast, all other applications with integrated Apple® Remote support usually use the OS X Apple® Remote subsystem.

As long as you're running Remote Buddy, Remote Buddy and its driver are responsible for turning the received button presses into actions. As soon as you quit Remote Buddy, this task is again handled by the OS X Apple® Remote subsystem.

If other applications don't use the interface to the OS X Apple® Remote subsystem correctly, this can lead to the effect that nothing happens when you press a button on your Apple® Remote. For as long as you're running Remote Buddy, issues like this are covered by Remote Buddy and it's driver and are therefore not visible to you. However, as soon as you quit Remote Buddy, the OS X Apple® Remote subsystem is back in control and any issues caused in it by other applications become visible.

Therefore Remote Buddy is neither the cause of the issue nor is it responsible for it. Instead, the cause of the issue exists independently of Remote Buddy. It's located elsewhere and can also only be solved there.

Although our products can't cause any such issues, we're regularly contacted about such issues and asked for help. In order to make locating and fixing the cause of such issues as easy and efficient as possible, we've developed a free diagnostics tool: Remote Control Diagnostics. It can locate issues with a single click and will provide you with information about the issue as well as with instructions on how you can fix it.
After updating to OS X 10.6.2, my Apple® Remote is no longer available for selection in Remote Buddy. (FAQ015E0236)
Please update your copy of Remote Buddy to version 1.15 or later.

Hardware - Wii™ Remote

How can I activate the Bluetooth® receiver automatically on startup? (FAQ015E0163)
In order to automatically activate the Bluetooth® Receiver on startup, enter the settings, choose "Hardware", then click on "Bluetooth® Receiver". Finally activate the checkbox "Search for supported remotes on startup". Remote Buddy will then automatically look for remote control paired through the "Setup Wizard" on next startup.

User

27.08.2009 23:26:11

Re: Mouse pointer position at startup

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Thanks for asking.

Possible solution (using Remote Buddy actions to move the mouse cursor
down and right):

1) Create an AppleScript with this source code

tell application "Remote Buddy"

repeat 5 times

behaviouraction actionIdentifier "input.mouse.cursordown" event
"pressed"
behaviouraction actionIdentifier "input.mouse.cursordown" event
"released"

behaviouraction actionIdentifier "input.mouse.cursorright" event
"pressed"
behaviouraction actionIdentifier "input.mouse.cursorright" event
"released"

end repeat

end tell

2) Save the script

3) Add it as a Login Item (at System Preferences > Users/Accounts >
Login Items)

Best regards,
Felix Schwarz

User

03.10.2009 12:10:14

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Hi Felix,

Thank you for your suggestion.

I also have this issue, but my Mac Mini is on 24hrs a day, so I imagine your script would only solve the problem from start-up. I hit the issue mainly when waking the screen from sleep.

As mentioned by UlfK, the default position of the mouse cursor is the top left corner of the screen at start-up and when waking the screen/computer from sleep.

Any advance to your script or any other help you could offer would be gratefully received.

Many Thanks
Shaun.

User

05.10.2009 10:25:46

Re: Re: Mouse pointer position at startup

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Thanks for asking.

You can place the AppleScript I posted into an action in either the
Behaviour Construction Kit or as a Custom Action and then trigger it
either from the menu or a button whenever you need it.

Best regards,
Felix Schwarz

User

21.04.2010 13:15:49

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I was very happy to see that there is an update available to fix this problem. But my mouse cursor is still in the left upper corner of my mac. I have to move the mouse several times a day. The update has no effect.

Any ideas?

Mac mini 1,6
Snow Leo
RB 1.16.2

Thanks Christian

User

22.04.2010 09:45:41

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Thanks for asking.

This is a new option - and off by default to avoid confusion. You can find the option at Prefs > General.

Best regards,
Felix Schwarz

User

22.04.2010 14:32:33

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Thanks but I know this setting and this does not help. Should I reinstall RB? How can I safe my custom settings?
Thanks Christian

User

22.04.2010 15:19:47

Re: Re: Mouse pointer position at startup

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A reinstallation of Remote Buddy wouldn't make any difference.

Please note that what this option does is to reposition the mouse cursor after the system woke up in case the mouse cursor is in the top-left corner of the screen.
Things like turning off/on the display while the computer is running don't trigger this reaction.

Best regards,
Felix Schwarz

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