Front Row/Remote

Sat Apr 22 15:41:03 EDT 2006

Tom/Ian -

Thanks for the help on this.  What I really want though, is not to  
control Front Row, but to "subvert" it altogether.  I want to steal  
the input from the remote control so that I can do useful things with  
Rev instead.

Specifically, I'd like the menu button on remote to bring a Rev  
window to front that could act as an alternative to the Front Row  
menu.  On it I could put buttons for my slideshow program, an  
internet radio menu etc...

I wish Apple had made the remote control accessible to third-party  
developers (to maybe tie-in to Front Row) e.g. there is a really neat  
Digital TV USB adapter (Miglia TVMini) which would seem an obvious  
extension to the Front Row ethos.  The addition of being able to  
watch TV as well as video/DVD seems sensible.  But there is no way of  
adding this to Front Row. Shame.

Chris

On 22 Apr 2006, at 18:19, Thomas McGrath III wrote:

> Chris,
>
> I pulled this out of that script:
>
> on navigate(this_key)
> 	if this_key is in rightKeys then
> 		tell application "System Events"
> 			keystroke (ASCII character 29)
> 		end tell
> 	else if this_key is in leftKeys then
> 		tell application "System Events"
> 			keystroke (ASCII character 28)
> 		end tell
> 	else if this_key is in upKeys then
> 		tell application "System Events"
> 			keystroke (ASCII character 30)
> 		end tell
> 	else if this_key is in downKeys then
> 		tell application "System Events"
> 			keystroke (ASCII character 31)
> 		end tell
> 	end if
> end navigate
>
> And it seems after activation you can control FrontRow with  
> keystrokes and if you can do that then we can do it i REV.
>
> HTH
>
> Tom
>
>
> On Apr 22, 2006, at 1:16 PM, Thomas McGrath III wrote:
>
>> Chris,
>>
>> I found an applescript for controlling FrontRow via Applescript at:
>>
>> http://homepage.mac.com/mikemunson/mobile/Front%20Row% 
>> 20Remote.applescript
>>
>> It may rely on another app if I read the code right but this is  
>> doable and also I found some control scripts at Sailing CLicker's  
>> forums too.
>>
>> Check it out and see if you can extract from it.
>>
>> TOm
>>
>>
>> On Apr 22, 2006, at 12:33 PM, Chris Carroll-Davis wrote:
>>
>>> Tom -
>>>
>>> Good suggestion - I rushed off to try.  But unfortunately no  
>>> joy.  Front Row is a very non-standard app and doesn't seem to be  
>>> at all scriptable. Blast.
>>>
>>> I am expecting to be beaten by this one!
>>>
>>> C
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 22 Apr 2006, at 15:33, Thomas McGrath III wrote:
>>>
>>>> Chris,
>>>>
>>>> If you approach this from the software side you might have  
>>>> better luck. Open up Applescript editor and see about the  
>>>> Dictionary for Front Row. I don't have Front Row so I can't tell  
>>>> what features are available for third party apps via AS.
>>>>
>>>> Then if there are messages for FR from within AS then you can  
>>>> arrange them and control them from within Rev.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> HTH - Let us know,
>>>>
>>>> Tom
>>>>
>>>> On Apr 22, 2006, at 10:13 AM, Chris Carroll-Davis wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hello all -
>>>>>
>>>>> Anyone have any suggestions on how I might be able to intercept  
>>>>> input from the Apple remote control?
>>>>>
>>>>> I have to say I am mightily unimpressed with Front Row.  After  
>>>>> you get past the initial wow factor of the whizz-bang carousel  
>>>>> effect, the rest of the interface (i think) is very limited.   
>>>>> E.g. to select shared music is a couple of presses down, even  
>>>>> though that is all I *ever* want to do (I have no music stored  
>>>>> locally on the MiniMac).  Then when I do get to choose a track,  
>>>>> I am stuck with the track name/artist in enormous white  
>>>>> lettering. Yuk.
>>>>>
>>>>> Front Row might be fine to cover general use for most users,  
>>>>> but I (having access to Rev's abilities) could do much better  
>>>>> for my own *personal* set up.  E.g. I could (and have) use Rev  
>>>>> to do custom still/video slideshow or make internet radio  
>>>>> interface - but I wish I could hijack the remote control!!!
>>>>>
>>>>> I have tried switching on the message watcher and pressing  
>>>>> buttons on the remote in the hope that it might trigger  
>>>>> something (e.g. rawkeydown) but nada.
>>>>>
>>>>> Any ideas?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Chris
>>>>>
>>>>>
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