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mcq:
Hi Hendrik - thank you for joining.

Most of Theatre View's screens work very well with a mouse - except for the lack of windowing or minimising.

The vast majority of people use a mouse all the time, being either MS Windows or Mac users.
Indeed Standard view would be a nightmare without a mouse.

'Keyboard Shortcutters' are the niche folk in this world - not mouse users, by a very large factor - unless they're developers or coders.

That most Theatre View screens - except the player - haven't been 'Window mode' enabled is a fact of where we are, not really a reason for not doing it.

I don't believe it is necessary to re-arrange any of the screens involved.
By supporting the 'on mouse over' call, this can then float the small set of required buttons over the existing screen (pic) and then, since they then have focus, actioning the change.

With all the skills I see displayed in the various design functions of MC, I find it hard to believe that such a change would be that difficult.

If it really is, if, then would you please implement a poor mans 'half way house' where the 'on mouse over' function displays just a Minimise button  - that is much easier as the button simply has to action 'minimise' without the screens being modified in any way.
The mouse can then restore FS by clicking on it in the task bar.

That doesn't give windowing but it does speed up the actions required without losing one's position in the relevant Theatre view screen.
Equally important it does not require the use of keyboard and - thinking of others - only requires the use of one hand.

I'd appreciate it if you could take this on board please - thank you. 

P.S. - For some reason the Attachements and other options button, doesn't show the ability to attache a pic - I'll try and send it separately

cncb:
@mcq  This works pretty well for me.  Go to Tools > Options > Remote control > Commands > Add.  Add a Minimize command as in the attached screenshot.  After you add this command, select it in the list, click on Start Learning, press a button on your remote control, and then click Stop Learning.  A Maximize command already exists, so learn a different button for this command.  Then, press the learned Minimize remote button to use your mouse in other programs and when done press the learned Maximize button on your remote to return to Theater View.

mcq:
Thanks @cncb - I'll give that a try.

Do you have a list of buttons that are already mapped and to what functions please?

Incidentally how come you could add a pic and I can't - are there rights set on this page or something?

mcq:
@cncb

I see that the Run command is for MC32.exe, but the executable is MC31.exe

Is this intentional?

Does it also mean that this will have to be done for each MC revision or do you intend to incorporate Minimise it in the default list?

Even if it's in the default list - does the remote have to be re-learnt every time there's a change in MC?

cncb:
Yes, "MC31.exe" will have to be changed when you upgrade the version, but you will just have to edit the command, not do it all over again.  There is no re-learning necessary.  We might be able to put Minimize in the default list.  I will have to check.

I don't know of a default mapping list.  You might just have to try the buttons.
 
Are you a new forum member?  You may just have to wait a while until you can attach images.

 

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