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I'm also interested in finding a solution for a remote. I bought the flirc product and programed my old apple tv2 remote to function, but I was unable to get the context menu or volume control as I had been with the apple tv2 running lodi. i see the remotes linked here have volume control, but what about accessing context menus?
I'm new to raspberry pi, so I don't know much about tinkering with it, but I am willing to figure things out.
Any help is appreciated.
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2015-02-24, 06:11
(This post was last modified: 2015-02-24, 06:38 by jschissel82.)
there is no active button on the apple tv2 remote. only select, up, down, left, right, play/pause, and menu. with the apple tv2, the up and down also functioned as volume when it wasn't being used to select (while playing video for example), or the select button, when pressed and held without releasing, it provided context menu settings. i guess these buttons provided dual functions. i don't see how to program that on the flirc app. maybe there is a way and i just don't know?
i don't have another remote to use for this. my TV remote does not have a multifunction setting, so pressing buttons there will invoke my TV to either respond or tell me the button is not available. CEC does not provide these functions, either. So, I don't know what else to do except purchase a new remote. I just want to make sure it can do volume control and context menu's, because i find myself switching between CEC and my iPhone XBMC remote app and would prefer to have a real remote control that works without all the hassle. and volume control, that works with neither my TV remote through CEC or iPhone app.
edit: i dug a little deeper, and with the apple tv2 remote, it is considered a "long press" which seems to have not been implemented in flirc, so i am out of luck. and until i get a remote that works, i can't use my sound system either because volume control isn't being handled by kodi. getting up every few minutes to adjust the volume knob when scenes go from action to monologue gets old. i'm a disabled vet on a fixed income. buying all state of the art systems isn't feasible when the ones i have already work fine.
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nickr
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Menu is the obvious button to bring up a menu.
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Hi nickr, thanks but menu was the only option to go back or exit an add-on. I just want to find a remote that will work and allow me to access context menus (left click with computer mouse for example) and volume. I'm sure you know the context menu is necessary for adding items to favorites, etc.
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Yes with menu doing back or ESC, you don't have anything left. Bummer. Long press would be good. If you want a cheap remote look for a sapphire. Pm me and when I get home I'll post a link.
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He'll still have the issue with long press on the Apple remote, I think. The ATV2 and Mac OS X will see long press as another button, but I think the flirc will just see it as a repeating button.
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ah yes, haven't seen the long press issue
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Thanks, nick, looks great. I'll try it.
