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13.07.2006 18:28:34

My only complaint & suggestion

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I think it's a bad idea to add Front Row integration within Remote Buddy.

There should be a toggle under the menu bar to enable or disable File Buddy. That way one can switch between Apple's remote options (Front Row) and File Buddy's options (application specific options). I know I can simply Quit File Buddy, but that doesn't seem like an elegant option.

This would make the product less confusing to it's customers.

Also, I hope that the "Send Feedback..." option will be disabled on the 1.0 release version... :)

Thanks for listening.

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.
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.

User

14.07.2006 02:36:02

Re: My only complaint & suggestion

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Hello Joe,

thanks for your thoughts.

There is a reason why Front Row is integrated directly by emulating
keystrokes: compatibility. It's the only way to ensure Front Row
works with whatever remote control will be supported in the future.

What you suggest works fine for the Apple Remote and also for the
Keyspan RF Remote for Front Row. But it will not work for other
sources of remote control input.

I'll think about replacing the feedback option with a new "Send
praise .." option ;-) .. but .. seriously: this product to a great
part lives from the feedback and ideas of its users, so this is
probably not a good idea. If you find it really annoying, I may add a
checkbox to remove it from the menu in the final version, though ;-)

Best regards,
Felix

User

15.07.2006 01:07:01

Re: Re: My only complaint & suggestion

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I'd recommend just making it a lower option is all. I love the product and
will certainly be ordering a copy next week.

I do wish that I had the option to disable Remote Buddy without quitting it
and a checkbox to remove Front Row from the list of application within it.
That would solve my issues - but however you proceed I think you have a hit
on your hands.

-joe

On 7/13/06 8:36 PM, "Felix Schwarz" <felix.schwarz@iospirit-gmbh.de> wrote:

Hello Joe,

thanks for your thoughts.

What you suggest works fine for the Apple Remote and also for the
Keyspan RF Remote for Front Row. But it will not work for other
sources of remote control input.

Best regards,
Felix

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