2011-01-19, 18:55
You can turn debug mode on in XBMC and get the key numbers by watching the XBMC log file. Forum admins/devs also randomly post key code descriptions in this thread for seemingly no reason 
But, I'm not sure the Boxee Remote is capable of sending keydowns, so it knows that you are holding a button down. When you press ALT or SYM on the remote, I don't think it actually sends anything to the host, like a normal keyboard would. This is a battery life feature, and I only personally know of one remote in existence that actually has keydown/keyup functionality.
You might have to resort to using an alternate key as a SHIFT modifier, that gets triggered by AutoHotKey. Maybe when you press and release the period key, the script holds down the SHIFT key for like 10 seconds automatically.
Unrelated note: I used XBMC at a friends house for a while yesterday, and it was bloody painful to be without my Boxee remote.
But, I'm not sure the Boxee Remote is capable of sending keydowns, so it knows that you are holding a button down. When you press ALT or SYM on the remote, I don't think it actually sends anything to the host, like a normal keyboard would. This is a battery life feature, and I only personally know of one remote in existence that actually has keydown/keyup functionality.
You might have to resort to using an alternate key as a SHIFT modifier, that gets triggered by AutoHotKey. Maybe when you press and release the period key, the script holds down the SHIFT key for like 10 seconds automatically.
Unrelated note: I used XBMC at a friends house for a while yesterday, and it was bloody painful to be without my Boxee remote.
