However - Lion as ruined the wake from sleep feature. As documeted elswhere, the screen will not wake the system. I am aware the current version of remote buddy fixes this.

So this is my question - can I install remote buddy but keep the exact functionality I currently have with my apple remote. By that I mean when I am in the OS and press menu, I want plex to open automatically as it already does. I don't want an extra remote buddy menu to go through before plex opens.

Is there a way to maintain this fuctionality (i.e. no remote buddy menus) but also get the benefit of remote buddy waking up the screen when it goes to sleep? If so - can you please document how to do this?

Thanks! 
Josh 

You can pass through all Apple Remote events directly to the system using Remote Buddy's Virtual Remote. For this, you can follow the pictured "Harmony" Q&A here:

http://www.iospirit.com/blog/article/131/Remote-Buddy-and-Boxee-Plex-and-XBMC/

However, to just pass through button presses to the system, assign the Virtual Remote actions directly at Prefs > Mapping > Global mapping, not at Prefs > Mapping > Plex as in the Q&A.

Best regards, 
Felix Schwarz 

can you just clarify what the difference is between following the pictures in the link you posted, and following your qualifying statement after (i.e. have the events sent straight to the system) - what does all this mean?

And can I just confirm - will doing this mean I can push "menu" on my apple remote and just have plex open as it currently does without remote buddy installed, and not have the remote buddy menu system open?

Sorry I am very new to this! 
Thanks 
Josh

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If, however, instead you assign these actions under "Global mapping", they are always active - regardless of what application is currently active.

Remote Buddy uses its own event and driver infrastructure that's located on level above the OS X event system. When using actions from Remote Buddy's Virtual Remote, what happens is that Remote Buddy synthesizes events and passes them "down" to the OS X event system for the Apple Remote.

Since I don't know your setup in detail, though, and the stock OS X Apple Remote driver provided by Apple has so many error sources that are completely unrelated to and outside of control of Remote Buddy, I can't give you any confirmation of anything, though. There are simply too many factors to consider - including, but not limited to other applications you have installed that may try to get exclusive access to the OS X Apple Remote driver at the same time Plex does.

You don't need to buy Remote Buddy in order to just try things out, though. We have a free, 30 day trial version available for download from the Remote Buddy website with which you can try out everything in your particular setup without spending any money.

Best regards, 
Felix Schwarz 

I have another question though - how can I do the following

1. Hold down menu to open remote buddy main menu (already doing) 
2. Have as the first 2 options in favourites: PLEX and EYETV 
3. When plex is open, plex gets all control (already doing) 
4. When eyetv is open, eye tv gets all control (at the moment I cant even get eye tv to be controlled by my apple remote.)

thanks!!

P.s. It seems that if the eyetv remote recover is turned off then I get apple remote control - however every time I open eyetv, the eyetv remote receiver reactivates, stoping me from using my apple tv remote (as the USB is behind my iMac monitor and as such out of line of sight). Can I have a setting to always turn the eye tv remote receiver off? Of at least another way to get access to eyetv using the apple remote

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