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06.09.2009 22:51:46

Feature request: auto-highlight in Mapping display?

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I wonder if it would be possible in the Mapping screen to have the command in the list highlight when that command is received from a remote? This would make it much easier to configure programmable remotes such as the Harmony remote to use multiple virtual Apple remotes.

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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 - Harmony® Smart Control

When the Harmony Hub connects to my Mac, I'm asked for a PIN. (FAQ015E0262)
Please enter 0000.

User

07.09.2009 14:39:38

Re: Feature request: auto-highlight in Mapping display?

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Programming the Harmony remote is easy once you have this list :)

https://secure.iospirit.com/support/forums/remotebuddy/singlethread/13590/?&clshop_id=8

User

07.09.2009 16:40:28

Re: Feature request: auto-highlight in Mapping display?

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Yes, I have the list of the Plex Harmony assignments and have used it. But it still means going through the list, looking each command up, and scrolling through the list of Apple remotes. It is a lengthy, error-prone process, and you have to do this for every program.

It would be a lot easier and faster if I could simply point the remote at my Mini, hit each button in turn, have the corresponding Apple Remote command highlight on the screen, and then select the behavior that I want for that button in that particular program.

User

11.09.2009 15:07:31

Re: Re: Feature request: auto-highlight in Mapping display?

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Thanks for your feedback.

I've added it to the idea pool.

Best regards,
Felix Schwarz

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03.10.2009 04:17:10

Re: Feature request: auto-highlight in Mapping display?

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Felix,

Have you given any more thought to getting Logitech to set up a "Remote Buddy" device in the Harmony database that emulates multiple Apple remotes, and directly supporting it in the mapping screen? I remember that was something that some of us Plex users had suggested a while back. That would also make mapping a lot easier.

User

03.10.2009 05:40:30

Re: Feature request: auto-highlight in Mapping display?

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I second this. Googling forums to find the list is kind of obscure. When I point a remote at the computer that is or mimics an Apple Remote, it would be much more helpful to see what Remote Buddy thinks its receiving. And the most intuitive way I could think of is to highlight the relevant button in the Mapping panel and also show the Remote ID.

User

05.10.2009 10:22:41

Re: Re: Feature request: auto-highlight in Mapping display?

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Thanks for asking.

As much as I'd like to share my status on this with you, I've made the
general decision to no longer pre-announce anything. Time schedules
change, as does the market and development priorities. The development
of particular features can take longer (sometimes much longer) than
expected or transform into something entirely new. For these reasons,
pre-announcements are bound to raise false expectations and always
lead to disappointments with at least a few people. This is something
I'd like to avoid. Therefore, I prefer to announce features only the
day they are actually available to the general public.

Best regards,
Felix Schwarz

User

05.10.2009 10:23:31

Re: Re: Feature request: auto-highlight in Mapping display?

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As far as the Remote ID is concerned, RB is already doing this. When
you go to Prefs > Hardware > Built-In Receiver and have "Support for
multiple remotes" enabled, Remote Buddy always highlights the entry of
the corresponding remote when you press a button.

Best regards,
Felix Schwarz

User

05.10.2009 15:10:15

Re: Feature request: auto-highlight in Mapping display?

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For anyone else who's dealing with trying to figure out multiple remotes, here's how I did the detective work for all the buttons the Plex guys set up. I started with a completely clean Remote Buddy setup, went into the Global mapping and set up/down/left/right to move the mouse cursor in the appropriate direction, set menu to turn the volume up, and set play to turn the volume down. I then went to the multiple remote setup screen and started pressing buttons on the Harmony. Remote Buddy would highlight the remote ID, and I could tell by the mouse cursor movements or the volume control display which button press was being received. It only took a few minutes to figure out all the buttons that way.

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