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[Raysy]

I made a small configuration script to use with RW Key Factory, an open source key mapper for X10-based remote controls like ATI Remote Wonder (http://rwkeymaster.sourceforge.net/).

The program was also mentioned before in this forum (http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=41723.0, http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=24618.0, http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=27341.0, http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=26015.0)

But RW Key Factory is very powerful and a bit tricky

To everything glynor just said: DITTO for me! I am not a power user and don't have the knowledge or inclination to use some other program to make the RW work in MC 11 when it worked perfectly in previous versions of MC and now seems to broken in MC 11. It worked out of the box before, why doesn't it now in v11??

Works with:
ATI Remote Wonder (tested)

Works probaby with other X10-remotes like:
ATI Remote Wonder Plus
ATI Remote Wonder II
Medion RF X10 Remote Control
BMB Electronics Take Control 8-in-1
Marmitek EasyControl 8
X-10 5 in 1 Universal Remote Control UR73A
Packard Bell X10 Remote Control

Perhaps look up the driver details of your remote control in the device manager. If it uses X10ufx2.sys by X10 Wireless Technology Inc. you have a chance it works. Latest version of I found X10ufx2.sys is 6.0.0.210.

Why?
- Offical JRiver plugin (http://accessories.jrmediacenter.com/mediacenter/accessories.php) „X10 MP3“ does not work with my system (MC 12, Vista / I can start the plugin, but no reaction) and „X10 Mouse“ only supports the left-click, right-click and directions pad.
- ATI only provides four outdated plugins (like Winamp 2) as dlls, and you can manually only set the „A“to „F“buttons with their tool. If you know C language, you can download their AMMO SDK to program you own dll. I can‘t!
- There are third-party dlls for many players, but not for any version of JRiver Media Center (http://remotew.free.fr/plugins.htm)
- Girder starts at 50 $, but the remote itself costed me only 20 € at eBay.
- RW Key Factory is open-source under GPL (http://rwkeymaster.sourceforge.net). No installation needed!
- Works also with RW Key Master, a lightweight, no-installation, GPL-licensed alternative to the ATI Remote Wonder tool and the tools other X10-OEMs provide. It has more options and an event log, too.

How?

1. Download and unpack RW Key Factory (http://rwkeymaster.sourceforge.net/)

2. Download and unpack my configuration script JRiverMediaCenter.rwc (http://www.filedropper.com/jrivermediacenter)

3. A. In case you want to use the ATI Remote Wonder tool (if you have a ATI remote), start it, rightclick on the tray symbol, open „settings“ and then „plug-ins“. Click on „Import“and open RWKeyFactory.dll. Then click on „Configure“.
3. B. In case you want to use RW Key Master (http://rwkeymaster.sourceforge.net/), download and unpack it, start it, rightclick on the tray symbol, open „Configure“ and „Plugins“. Click on „Add“and open RWKeyFactory.dll. Then click on „Configure“.

4. Click in RWKeyFactory on „Load configuration“ and open JRiverMediaCenter.rwc. Click on „Ok“.

5. Start JRiver Media Center.
To use it, Media Center has to be in focus (MC has to be the “active” window).


You can also use the free „ATI Remote Wonder Key Mapper“ (http://www.bumderland.com/KeyMapper.html), but it‘s not open-source and has less options [Yeah, right ;-)].

Regards,

Michael

[Raysy]

The script is far from perfect, many shortcuts of MC have no counterpart on the remote control and some buttons on the remote aren't useful with MC. But you can change the script with RW Key Factory to your flavor!

[Melloware]

The script is far from perfect, many shortcuts of MC have no counterpart on the remote control and some buttons on the remote aren't useful with MC. But you can change the script with RW Key Factory to your flavor!

Or you could use Intelliremote which supports all X10 remotes and has a built in JRiver Media Center profile already that will automagically switch to that profile when you focus on the J River application.  Handles all the default J River commands and is customized easily to your liking.

http://www.intelliremote.com

[Raysy]

Or you could use Intelliremote which supports all X10 remotes and has a built in JRiver Media Center profile already that will automagically switch to that profile when you focus on the J River application.  Handles all the default J River commands and is customized easily to your liking.

Yes, an a 24 $ price tag.

[Melloware]

Yes, an a 24 $ price tag.

Yep you can scratch by with RW KeyMaster or EventGhost for FREE no doubt.  You could drop 50$ for Girder.  I think Intelliremote beats them all, works out of the box, completely customizable per application, can control anything you can do in Windows, can control your X10 lighting, has an iPhone/iPod Touch front end for when you don't have your X10 remote handy and is 100% pain free to customize.... 

I think 24$ is a good price point but that's just my two cents.  If RW keymaster does the trick for you then you should definitely stick with it.  I just know that a lot of people use more than 1 Windows application or media application and hate having to swap RW Keymaster scripts to use different apps.
 

[Griff]

Melloware:

Does your software support remote ids ?

I looked at your docs and didnt see anything.

Thanks

[Melloware]

Does your software support remote ids ?

Remote Id's?  Not sure what you mean?  Do you mean if you had two different X10 remotes would it work for both of them?  If that is what you mean then YES it will.

[Griff]

I have 4 remote wonders in the house.

I can change the id for each remote so they do not conflict with each other.

With the remote wonders you can select a number from 1 to 16 as a id.

So you are saying your software can handle this ?

[Melloware]

well Intelliremote is shareware so if it doesn't work just uninstall it...but yes it should handle it.  I monitor all incoming x10 signals from any remote coming through the x10 DLL and perform whatever action u assign.   So it doesn't matter to me what remote ID you assign to each remote I actually ignore that value and just care about what button you press.