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[raldo]

I just upgraded and discovered that at some point the f11 button changed its function from cycling through views to standard view fullscreen.

So,  I now need to somehow map the logitech Menu button via, say f10 (a built in map in the logitech app), to ctrl+4.

How would I go about to do this, anyone?

[marko]

Hi Raldo,
There's a "Set Mode - Theater View" command you could teach MC...



Would that do for you?
Select it as shown above, click the "Start Learning" button at the top, press the menu button on the remote, click "Stop Learning" and OK your way out.

-marko.

[8139david]

On a computer, what do you need so that a Logitech Harmony can serve as remote contro for MC?
A special usb-based receiver for the instructions of the Logitech Harmony?
(I have the Logitech Harmony 650.)

[raldo]

This doesn't work. I suspect it is because the Harmony transmits ir codes which emulate as keyboard codes.  On the Intel nuc.

So I basically need to map f10 to ctrl+4.

[AndrewFG]

Program the Logitech to send the “Windows Media Center - Green Button Key” command.

[rec head]

I have had this problem for a long time.

My Harmony remote controls the HTPC via bluetooth. The MC Remotes option to Learn won't learn the command. I just tried adding the Green button and it didn't work.

I have found the easiest option is just to have the Harmony send the Alt+F4 to close MC then just open MC back up. It is pretty quick. It would be nice if MC could just reassign quick keys. Then I could just use some unused to Harmony command to switch to Theater View.

[TheShoe]

check out the flirc device.  it allows you to map the harmony to any keyboard combo/key you want. 

i use it with my old Harmony One.  initial setup with the Harmony software was difficult but the results are excellent

[rec head]

I'm using the Harmony Ultimate which is one of their hub based remotes. I actually have an IR receiver for the HTPC but for whatever reason the Harmony software kept making me connect via BT. AFAIK the HTPC sees the Harmony as a BT keyboard. Things were easier with IR.

[marko]

I feel a wee bit lucky... Our Logitech Harmony more or less just works. Initial setup took about fifteen minutes, a few days of usage to fine tune it.

With some commands and auto hotkey scripts mapped, flitting around theater view is simplicity itself. Among the best seventy quid we ever spent.

Sorry I couldn't be more helpful.

-marko

[raldo]

I attempted to change the function for F10 by changing the line in resource,xml to

    <Entry Key="F10" Command="22000" Param="4" />

I also copied the xml into a new folder Custom Resources parallel to Default resources (based on the WIKI) (It dawned upon me that I had similar issues on another htpc with a different remote almost 10 years ago!)

This seems not to work though.

[muzicman0]

I also had no issues setting up the Harmony remote using IR.  Another option would be to use Event Ghost (which I do), with the IR reciever.  Then you could literally set the Harmony to almost any DVR device type remote, and map the commands using Event Ghost.  I use a combination of keyboard commands (for things like left and right), and MCC Commands, depending on what I am doing.

[rec head]

Maybe I just made the wrong choice when setting up my remote. I don't even know why I had to re-add the computer. Maybe when upgraded to Win10? Anyway that is how it went. Now my remote is customized enough that I don't want to bother redoing it.

I just added the F7 to my remote's screen. It brings up the guide but it is easy enough to back out of and then I'm in Theater View. It would still be nice if MC allowed us to change the keyboard shortcuts. With all the crazy customizing MC allows it seems like something that would have been available years ago.

[marko]

I attempted to change the function for F10 by changing the line in resource,xml to

    <Entry Key="F10" Command="22000" Param="4" />

I also copied the xml into a new folder Custom Resources parallel to Default resources (based on the WIKI) (It dawned upon me that I had similar issues on another htpc with a different remote almost 10 years ago!)

This seems not to work though.

I think you might have hit the post there...

Maybe try again, using 22001

It should work...

[raldo]

I think you might have hit the post there...

Indeed. The following works ("param" was wrong):

    <Entry Key="Shift;Tab" Command="22000" Param="3" />