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More => Old Versions => Media Center 11 (Development Ended) => Topic started by: urlwolf on December 06, 2004, 06:04:47 am
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Hi,
I would like to controlling MC with keyboard shortcuts while minimized. For example, if I don't like a song I'd like to be able to dot Ctrl + N (next) without having to do any clicking.
Is that possible?
I have a freeware program shortkeyz that can maps keypresses to applicaitions launching, etc. Is there anything that can be added to a cmd call to make MC to go to the next song. Example
(fake)
c:\path\to\MC\MC.exe -NEXT
(\fake)
I'm sure there must be a way to do it. If MC can interact with remotes, Tivo, etc, this has to be possible :D
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Did you try Rhino's Playing Now plug in?
I think it can do that....
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yes, but it takes up a lot of screen real state.
I'm sure there is a simple solution...
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Too much screen real estate?
You should check out the skins available for download. Some are only 1/4" tall.
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I know, I use lowerRight;
But do you know some way or form to send then the "Next" command using shortcuts, without having to change focus to them (by cllcking)?
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i'll send you a program I wrote for doing this - but warning, it was not intended to be public, so it is not very userfriendly ;)
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Hi,
I would like to controlling MC with keyboard shortcuts while minimized. For example, if I don't like a song I'd like to be able to dot Ctrl + N (next) without having to do any clicking.
Is that possible?
I have a freeware program shortkeyz that can maps keypresses to applicaitions launching, etc. Is there anything that can be added to a cmd call to make MC to go to the next song. Example
(fake)
c:\path\to\MC\MC.exe -NEXT
(\fake)
I'm sure there must be a way to do it. If MC can interact with remotes, Tivo, etc, this has to be possible :D
Check the Developer's Zone -- almost any MC command can be fired from the command line. ( http://www.musicex.com/mediacenter/devzone.html )
Another option is a keyboard with media keys on the top.
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Hi,
I would like to controlling MC with keyboard shortcuts while minimized. For example, if I don't like a song I'd like to be able to dot Ctrl + N (next) without having to do any clicking.
Is that possible?
I have a freeware program shortkeyz that can maps keypresses to applicaitions launching, etc. Is there anything that can be added to a cmd call to make MC to go to the next song. Example
(fake)
c:\path\to\MC\MC.exe -NEXT
(\fake)
I'm sure there must be a way to do it. If MC can interact with remotes, Tivo, etc, this has to be possible :D
Check the Developer's Zone -- almost any MC command can be fired from the command line. ( http://www.musicex.com/mediacenter/devzone.html )
Another option is a keyboard with media keys on the top.
I bought one (labtec) but the keys don't work.
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Check the Developer's Zone -- almost any MC command can be fired from the command line. ( http://www.musicex.com/mediacenter/devzone.html )
Another option is a keyboard with media keys on the top.
As I've alluded to elsewhere, the problem is that doing so, unminimizes MC.
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Are the skins for Playing Now still available somewhere? I have been unable to find them . . .
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i'll send you a program I wrote for doing this - but warning, it was not intended to be public, so it is not very userfriendly ;)
Excellent program! it does exactly what I had in mind. And very good choice of shortcuts.
Thanks!
This is why I love this forum!
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Are the skins for Playing Now still available somewhere? I have been unable to find them . . .
I think Marko did most of them,
http://www.theganghut.co.uk/
Drowbe did a couple as well, I am not sure if they are still posted anywere...
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Hi,
I use to get around this by using HotKey Plus (http://www.brianapps.net/hotkeyplus/). Its freeware :).
So using mjextman commands I can do nearly everything from the desktop. For example for Win + Alt + P I have a command line of %SYSTEMROOT%\System32\mjextman.exe, a Parameter of /Command Play and a working directory of %SYSTEMROOT%\System32. So allowing mysel to starting playing the Playing Now list.
Also for me anyway, does not unminimise the application.