XP MCE Remote with XBMC for Win?

[yazoo]

Will XP MCE Remote work with XBMC for Win? I prefer this to Microsofts MCE.

[anyo]

I don't think that its been ported over yet from the linux build (which does work I know)... I know you could use girder or something like that for now to map the remote buttons to keyboard presses for the corresponding controls.

[phunqe]

Try HIP http://www.byremote.com.au/HIP/

[kricker]

...or try EventGhost.

[anyo]

Originally Posted by phunqe

Try HIP http://www.byremote.com.au/HIP/

I'm trying out HIP... so far pretty good, but the up/down/left/right doesn't work when I assign it to the corresponding arrow buttons on the keyboard... any trick you know of special for that?

[anyo]

Originally Posted by anyo

I'm trying out HIP... so far pretty good, but the up/down/left/right doesn't work when I assign it to the corresponding arrow buttons on the keyboard... any trick you know of special for that?

oh btw i'm not using the mce remote.. i'm just using my universal remote and a usb-uirt to receieve the signals if that makes a difference

[Hitcher]

Originally Posted by anyo

oh btw i'm not using the mce remote.. i'm just using my universal remote and a usb-uirt to receieve the signals if that makes a difference

I have the same set up but couldn't figure out how the hell you assign keys to remote button presses. Could you help me out please?

And as to your problem - have you tried 'SHIFT+4', 'SHIFT+8', etc?

[ezechiel1917]

I'm using Harmony 555 (setup as device HauppaugeWinTV-PVR-350 in Logitech Harmony software) with WinLIRC (Hauppauge_350.cf) and scripted AutoHotKey. Works like charm!

AutoHotKey script looks like this:

Play:
ifWinActive, XBMC
{
send {p}
}
else
{
WinActivate
}
return

[anyo]

Originally Posted by Hitcher

I have the same set up but couldn't figure out how the hell you assign keys to remote button presses. Could you help me out please?

And as to your problem - have you tried 'SHIFT+4', 'SHIFT+8', etc?

I ended up using eventghost... worked great for me...

But if you are trying to use HIP, all you do is pick xbmc as one of the programs you want to control. then add "values" at the bottom of the screen. Give it some description and key name that makes sense to you. Then for "primary command" just put in the letter p for things like play, and etc for each respective button. But for other buttons like enter, tab, direction (which in particular I had problems with) you just enter in that box things like {tab} {enter} {up} {right} etc

hope that helps

[mfsav2]

Can you post here your configuration files?
it would help a lot!

Mf