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Title: Theater view keyboard / remote control
Post by: Soundman on January 21, 2007, 01:15:56 am

Hello.  In Theater view, how do I make the context menu appear on an item using only the keyboard?

Or from a Windows Command message that can be sent via PostMessage (i.e. from Girder)?

Thanks!

Title: Re: Theater view keyboard / remote control
Post by: Soundman on January 21, 2007, 02:35:44 am

Well, I guess I get to answer my own question, for once!  ;D

The key to make the context menu appear in Theater View is the special "Application Menu" key.  I did not find it at first because the wireless keyboard I use with my HTPC does not have this key!  :'(

After poking around the web, I finally found the KeyCode to use with the Windows Message Command to "send" the Menu key to MC12 from Girder:
wParm is 27000 (The MediaCenter command for "send a keystroke").  The lParm is 57437 (0xe05d), which is the scan code for the Menu key.

For reference, I found the key codes for "special" keys here: http://www.win.tue.nl/~aeb/linux/kbd/scancodes-6.html .  I also found key codes for some of the "normal" keys here: http://flash-creations.com/notes/asclass_key.php .  I have not yet found a single reference for all key codes.  For example, I can't figure out how to send "Alt-Right Arrow" (although I have worked around the need to do so in my setup).

I hope some others may find this information useful.
-- Soundman

Title: Re: Theater view keyboard / remote control
Post by: zirum on January 22, 2007, 10:49:02 am

I did!

Thanks alot, mate :D