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25.09.2013 05:52:06

How do I set default menu that comes up when I long press "MENU" button on Apple Remote?

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Hi -

I must have done something to change the operation of my Remote Buddy setup, but I can't seem to figure out how to repair it.

I have a main menu I've set up. I want to bring it up when I long press "menu" on my apple remote. It is:

Applications >
Audio & Video >
Files >
Input Devices >
System >

This menu used to come up when I held down the "menu" button.

Now, instead, when I hold down the "menu button I get:

< Hide Menu

I press LEFT ARROW on remote:

Audio & CD/DVD >
Audio Hijack Pro >
< Default Behavior >
DVD Player >
EyeTV >
(etc.)

I press LEFT ARROW on remote:

< Behaviors >

I press LEFT ARROW on remote:

Applications >
Audio & Video >
Files >
Input Devices >
System >

This is the main menu I want to come up in the first place, not the earlier one, from which I have to navigate backwards to get where I want to be.

How do I specify which menu is supposed to come up when I long press the "menu" key?

Thanks...

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

General

How do I navigate the Remote Buddy menu? (FAQ015E0170)
To navigate the menu, you can use the following button presses:
"Left" - up by one level in the menu
"Right" and "Play" - choose the current entry
"Left hold" - go to the main menu
"Plus" and "Minus" - scroll through the entries
"Menu hold" - jump to the first entry of the current menu
"Menu" - fade in/out the onscreen menu

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 - 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

25.09.2013 06:09:58

Re: How do I set default menu that comes up when I long press "MENU" button on Apple Remote?

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UPDATE: I think I fixed my problem, but it's kind of strange to describe...

In the "Menu Layout" preferences item, I navigated to my top menu, the one I want to open up on long menu button press. I was rearranging the menu items, and when I moved one of the items ("Audio & Video"), it uncovered another item ("Behaviors") which seemed to be hidden underneath the "Audio & Video" item. So I deleted the "Behaviors" item, and my menu operation now works correctly!

I couldn't believe that I saw that correctly, but I went to my second computer, which had the exact same problem (because I had duplicated preferences between machines), performed the same procedure, and it fixed that machine too.

Weird. But apparently ok now (fingers crossed)...

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