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More => Old Versions => Media Center 16 (Development Ended) => Topic started by: Osho on October 10, 2011, 04:56:57 pm

Title: Play/pause depending on muting of the volume via keyboard volume mute button
Post by: Osho on October 10, 2011, 04:56:57 pm: I have been using Spotify lately and one of its features that I have grown to like is: when one mutes the volume (typically via keyboard volume mute button), the playback pauses. When one unmutes the volume, the playback resumes.

Has anyone been able to configure MC to work in similar manner? I would imagine someone with knowledge of DOS scripts and/or some hidden MC feature may know how to do this.

Thanks,
Osho
Title: Re: Play/pause depending on muting of the volume via keyboard volume mute button
Post by: Matt on October 10, 2011, 05:05:49 pm: Why not pause instead of mute if you want playback paused?
Title: Re: Play/pause depending on muting of the volume via keyboard volume mute button
Post by: Osho on October 11, 2011, 02:48:45 am: Quote from: Matt on October 10, 2011, 05:05:49 pm
Why not pause instead of mute if you want playback paused?

Two reasons:

1. On my laptop keyboard, I have mute button but no dedicated play/pause button.
2. It would be consistent with how Spotify works. This way, either of my main 2 audio apps are playing, I can mute volume to play/pause

Thanks,
Osho
Title: Re: Play/pause depending on muting of the volume via keyboard volume mute button
Post by: JimH on October 11, 2011, 06:46:07 am: Quote from: Osho on October 11, 2011, 02:48:45 am
1. On my laptop keyboard, I have mute button but no dedicated play/pause button.
The space bar will pause MC.
Title: Re: Play/pause depending on muting of the volume via keyboard volume mute button
Post by: mojave on October 11, 2011, 09:08:22 am: Quote from: JimH on October 11, 2011, 06:46:07 am
The space bar will pause MC.
In Standard View the space bar does nothing. In Theater View the space bar restarts playback from the beginning of the current item. In Display View the space bar pauses JRiver.

I wish the space bar paused playback in Theater View, too.
Title: Re: Play/pause depending on muting of the volume via keyboard volume mute button
Post by: Osho on October 11, 2011, 01:53:17 pm: Quote from: mojave on October 11, 2011, 09:08:22 am
In Standard View the space bar does nothing. In Theater View the space bar restarts playback from the beginning of the current item. In Display View the space bar pauses JRiver.

I wish the space bar paused playback in Theater View, too.

In addition, using space requires that MC16 window is in focus. I like the volume mute button playing/pausing for Spotify especially because it works whether Spotify window is in focus or not. That way, when I am in office, someone stops by to talk about something, I can hit mute and playback stops. When they are gone, I hit mute again and playback and sound both starts :). Beautiful!

Thanks,
Osho
Title: Re: Play/pause depending on muting of the volume via keyboard volume mute button
Post by: rick.ca on October 11, 2011, 04:22:01 pm: Quote from: Osho on October 11, 2011, 02:48:45 am
1. On my laptop keyboard, I have mute button but no dedicated play/pause button.

Create a global keyboard shortcut for Play/Pause (MCC 10000). You might even be able to map it to your Mute button. ;)
Title: Re: Play/pause depending on muting of the volume via keyboard volume mute button
Post by: Osho on October 11, 2011, 09:39:36 pm: Quote from: rick.ca on October 11, 2011, 04:22:01 pm
Create a global keyboard shortcut for Play/Pause (MCC 10000). You might even be able to map it to your Mute button. ;)

How exactly one does this?

Thanks,
Osho
Title: Re: Play/pause depending on muting of the volume via keyboard volume mute button
Post by: rick.ca on October 11, 2011, 11:15:15 pm: See Custom Keyboard Shortcuts (http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=53488.0).

Mapping the command to your Mute button is a bit of a stretch. I suppose that would require a keyboard driver that allows such things. But you can create whatever keyboard shortcut that works for you. The main requirement is that it not conflict with a shortcut mapped by Windows or any other application you're likely to be using.