User

11.08.2010 22:22:50

I would like to use RB solely to use the Apple IR Remote to control a headless Mac Mini. Therefore, I do not want RB to display a menu in response to key presses. I simply want a specified key on the Apple IR Remote to send a specified keystroke to a specified application, regardless of which application is frontmost.

I believe I'm quite literate re computers and generally, but I cannot figure out how to do this from the built-in Help.

Thanks for your help! 

User

23.08.2010 09:55:46

Thanks for asking.

If you *really* only want to control *a single* application, you can do this by:

1) Creating the respective keystroke actions at Behaviour Construction Kit > Action Factory.

2) Checking the "globally available" checkbox for the actions you created.

(please see the Help's How-To section for more step by step instructions on 1+2, if needed)

3) Go to Prefs > Mapping > Global mapping and assign your actions to the buttons of your choice (your actions are available under the "Miscellaneous" category in the popup). To turn off the Remote Buddy menu, be sure to remove the mapping of the Menu button to "Open Remote Buddy menu".

Best regards, 
Felix Schwarz 

User

03.09.2010 07:14:47

Hi. 
I saw this thread and i am up to the same Mac Mini setup.

What I want to do without having the monitor or tv on is change audio output source between HDMI output and analog built in speaker output.

Is it possible to directly map the "HDMI audio output" globally to one button on the remote and analog to another button?

How do I do that? 

User

03.09.2010 11:46:11

Thanks for asking.

There currently aren't any actions that allow changing the audio output in Remote Buddy. These changes can currently only be made in the Remote Buddy menu.

Best regards, 
Felix Schwarz 

User

03.09.2010 13:41:49

Hi. 
Thanks for your answer. My solution to the problem was to create a applescript which toggle the two soundsources. Then create a new behaviour with applescript and assign that behavior to a button. In my case pressing and holding the up button on the apple remote. 
In case anybody else have the same problem. Here is the script. Possibly you have to make local adjustments on it to make it work: 
Create a new behaviour and paste this applescript.

tell application "System Preferences" 
activate 
set current pane to pane "com.apple.preference.sound" 
end tell

tell application "System Events" 
tell application process "System Preferences" 
tell tab group 1 of window "Sound" 
click radio button "Ljud ut" 
if (selected of row 2 of table 1 of scroll area 1) then 
set selected of row 1 of table 1 of scroll area 1 to true 
set deviceselected to "Earphones" 
else 
set selected of row 2 of table 1 of scroll area 1 to true 
set deviceselected to "SAMSUNG" 
end if 
end tell 
end tell 
end tell

tell application "System Preferences" to quit