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DJRumpy · (This post was last modified: 2012-03-27, 03:35 by DJRumpy.)

I'm trying to remap the 4 colors on my harmony remote (red, yellow, blue, green) to these functions in XMBC 11.1 via remote.xml in

/Applications/xbmc.app/Contents/Resources/XBMC/system/keymaps/remote.xml

They pull up various system menu's instead.

Am I missing something obvious?

<red>XBMC.RestartApp</red>
<green>XBMC.CleanLibrary(video)</green>
<yellow>XBMC.VideoLibrary.Search</yellow>
<blue>XBMC.UpdateLibrary(video)</blue>

jmarshall · 2012-03-27, 04:28

The Debug Log will show you what's being executed - once you know that, take a nosy through the other XML files.

Note that you'll want to make any changes in userdata/keymaps/remote.xml as that will then override the system one.

DJRumpy · 2012-03-27, 04:37

I'll give the debug log a try. I did see the option to use the user specific remote.xml but didn't find one. I assume I have to create it, but wasn't sure how much of the structure I needed to create to add the few keys that I need above. Do I recreate the <global><remote> bit, or just put the specific section for <remote>?

Thanks

jmarshall · 2012-03-27, 04:49

You need only add the sections that you require. It does have to have the same structure though (i.e. <remove><section><keys> ... </section></remote>)

DJRumpy · (This post was last modified: 2012-03-27, 19:26 by DJRumpy.)

Not sure if I'm doing this correctly. I've enabled debugging, and opened the library list, then actuated the programmed button. This is the output int he log when I do this:

11:56:35 T:2890056384 DEBUG: Activating window ID: 10004
11:56:36 T:2890056384 DEBUG: ------ Window Deinit (MyVideoNav.xml) ------
11:56:36 T:2890056384 DEBUG: ------ Window Init (Settings.xml) ------
11:56:36 T:2890056384 INFO: Loading skin file: Settings.xml

Specifically this was for this entry that I added to the remote.xml: <green>XBMC.CleanLibrary(video)</green>

The others report similar output.

Also, if I create these minor tweaks in the user data keycaps folder, should it look like this:

Code:
<remote>

    <red>XBMC.RestartApp</red>

    <green>XBMC.CleanLibrary(video)</green>

    <yellow>XBMC.VideoLibrary.Search</yellow>

    <blue>XBMC.UpdateLibrary(video)</blue>

</remote>

or like this?

Code:
<global>

    <remote>

        <red>XBMC.RestartApp</red>

        <green>XBMC.CleanLibrary(video)</green>

        <yellow>XBMC.VideoLibrary.Search</yellow>

        <blue>XBMC.UpdateLibrary(video)</blue>

    </remote>

</global>

I did find this in the log when I searched for 'remote' though (I verified that remote.xml does indeed have the opening and closing <remote></remote> tags);

Code:
17:53 T:2890056384    INFO: Loading special://xbmc/system/keymaps/joystick.AppleRemote.xml

17:53 T:2890056384    INFO: Loading special://xbmc/system/keymaps/joystick.PS3.Remote.Keyboard.xml

17:53 T:2890056384    INFO: Loading special://xbmc/system/keymaps/joystick.WiiRemote.xml

17:53 T:2890056384    INFO: Loading special://xbmc/system/keymaps/remote.xml

17:53 T:2890056384    INFO: Loading special://masterprofile/keymaps/remote.xml

17:53 T:2890056384   ERROR: special://masterprofile/keymaps/remote.xml Doesn't contain <keymap>

17:53 T:2890056384    INFO: Loading special://profile/keymaps/remote.xml

17:53 T:2890056384   ERROR: special://profile/keymaps/remote.xml Doesn't contain <keymap>

17:54 T:2957651968    INFO: Video scan was stopped or finished ... restoring FindRemoteThumbs

The only other reference I found in remote.xml to the color keys was in the <Teletext></Teletext> section.

Last but not least, I'm also assuming if I do place this in UserData\keymaps, I would name it remote.xml rather than keymap.xml?

Thanks again!

DJRumpy · (This post was last modified: 2012-03-27, 19:32 by DJRumpy.)

Some progress. I added <keymap> tags to my custom remote.xml in my homedir UserData/keymaps/ and that error cleared.

Now I see these errors insead:

12:28:01 T:2890056384 INFO: Loading special://xbmc/system/keymaps/joystick.AppleRemote.xml
12:28:01 T:2890056384 INFO: Loading special://xbmc/system/keymaps/joystick.PS3.Remote.Keyboard.xml
12:28:01 T:2890056384 INFO: Loading special://xbmc/system/keymaps/joystick.WiiRemote.xml
12:28:01 T:2890056384 INFO: Loading special://xbmc/system/keymaps/remote.xml
12:28:01 T:2890056384 INFO: Loading special://masterprofile/keymaps/remote.xml
12:28:01 T:2890056384 ERROR: Window Translator: Can't find window remote
12:28:01 T:2890056384 INFO: Loading special://profile/keymaps/remote.xml
12:28:01 T:2890056384 ERROR: Window Translator: Can't find window remote

jhsrennie · 2012-03-28, 10:56

Can you post your special://masterprofile/keymaps/remote.xml here.

JR

DJRumpy · (This post was last modified: 2012-03-28, 13:34 by DJRumpy.)

This is all I have in it. Thanks.

Code:
    <remote>

        <red>XBMC.RestartApp</red>

        <green>XBMC.CleanLibrary(video)</green>

        <yellow>XBMC.VideoLibrary.Search</yellow>

        <blue>XBMC.UpdateLibrary(video)</blue>

    </remote>

    <teletext>

        <red>XBMC.RestartApp</red>

        <green>XBMC.CleanLibrary(video)</green>

        <yellow>XBMC.VideoLibrary.Search</yellow>

        <blue>XBMC.UpdateLibrary(video)</blue>

    </teletext>

**Hitcher** · 2012-03-28, 13:35

As Jonathan said you need the same structure.

PHP Code:
<keymap>
    <global>
        <remote>
            <red>XBMC.RestartApp</red>
            <green>XBMC.CleanLibrary(video)</green>
            <yellow>XBMC.VideoLibrary.Search</yellow>
            <blue>XBMC.UpdateLibrary(video)</blue>
        </remote>
        <teletext>
            <red>XBMC.RestartApp</red>
            <green>XBMC.CleanLibrary(video)</green>
            <yellow>XBMC.VideoLibrary.Search</yellow>
            <blue>XBMC.UpdateLibrary(video)</blue>
        </teletext>
    </global>
</keymap> 

DJRumpy · (This post was last modified: 2012-03-28, 13:40 by DJRumpy.)

Thanks. I was worried that might be the case. I'll edit it now. Stay tuned...

The relaunch had a better looking log this time (thanks for that). No errors loading remote.xml. Unfortunately the mapping doesn't seem to be taking. When I use the 'clean library' button mapped to <green>, the log just shows this:

06:38:18 T:2890056384 DEBUG: Activating window ID: 10004
06:38:18 T:2890056384 DEBUG: ------ Window Deinit (MyVideoNav.xml) ------
06:38:18 T:2890056384 DEBUG: ------ Window Init (Settings.xml) ------
06:38:18 T:2890056384 INFO: Loading skin file: Settings.xml
06:38:20 T:2890056384 DEBUG: ------ Window Init (Pointer.xml) ------
06:38:20 T:2890056384 DEBUG: ------ Window Deinit (Pointer.xml) ------

Horscht · 2012-03-28, 14:44

Can you provide a pastebin of your Lircmap.xml file? Also, open a SSH session and open the programm "irw" and press the green button. What does irw tell you is pressed?

DJRumpy · 2012-03-28, 15:32

Here's the pastbin of Lircmap.xml: http://pastebin.com/ZhHUs0Fk

Where is the IRW executable?

Horscht · 2012-03-28, 15:43

Thinking about it, the better question is: What OS are you actually using? In Linux, irw is contained in the PATH, i.e. it can be run from a terminal by simply typing "irw". I think for Windows, lirc is not used and lircmap is irrelevant.

DJRumpy · 2012-03-28, 16:43

OS X Lion 10.7.3.

Horscht · 2012-03-28, 20:14

ok, I am sorry then. I am not sure if OS X even uses lirc.