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27.12.2010 20:40:17

Adding scripts or actions to Main Menu items

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Hello,

I'm not able to find anything already posted on this. I'm looking for the ability to add some custom actions to the selections in the Main Menu. For example, The open application is PLEX. When I hit the EYE TV selection in the RB main menu, I'd like Plex to QUIT and EYETV to open. Without this ability, PLEX fullscreen won't relinquish the foreground and EYETV uselessly opens in the background. As a workaround, I have to toggle from fullscreen on PLEX, then launch EYE TV. This kind of procedure is a little too "heady" for the rest of the family.

Thanks for your input.

Brad

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

Configuration

How do I add a new action to a Behaviour - f.ex. an emulated key press or AppleScript? (FAQ015E0153)
1) Open the Remote Buddy Preferences via the pulldown-menu and choose "Mapping".
2) Choose the mapping you want to modify.
3) Select "Custom actions" for the button you want to map to an action of your own.
4) Create the action you need using the appearing editor.

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.

Hardware - EyeTV Receiver

Which receivers are supported? (FAQ015E0211)
The latest info on hard- and software-requirements including info on support hardware can be found on the dedicated page for EyeTV receivers.

Please consider making use of the free Remote Buddy trial version to test your device for compatibility directly on your computer.

User

30.12.2010 19:25:01

Re: Adding scripts or actions to Main Menu items

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Thanks for asking.

You could create a custom action containing AppleScript to quit Plex and launch EyeTV:

tell application "EyeTV" to activate
tell application "Plex" to quit

Be sure to check the "globally available" checkbox for the action and you can also add it as a menu entry.

Best regards,
Felix Schwarz

User

05.01.2011 12:24:52

Re: Adding scripts or actions to Main Menu items

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I had the same issue and I managed to define an action using Applescript similar to above and assign it to one of my remote buttons, but I don't understand yet how to include it in the top menu. Could you give us some advice please Felix?

Kind regards,
Jurgen

User

18.01.2011 13:02:02

Re: Re: Adding scripts or actions to Main Menu items

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Thanks for asking.

To include an action in the menu, ensure it's "Globally available" checkbox is ticked. You can then just add it to the menu at Prefs > Menu by dragging it from the Item Library on the left.

Best regards,
Felix Schwarz

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