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#183615 - 08/10/2003 06:39 Hot keys
edsmiata
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Registered: 18/08/2002
Posts: 544
Loc: New Jersey
I think it would be great to have the possibility to have hot keys that would allow for a direct route to a partcular function. For example..while listening to the tuner, I want to switch to a favorite playlist on the player..i can program a macro that with a touch of a button would get me onto the player and into that playlist without having to scroll through the various menus.......
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#183616 - 08/10/2003 06:54 Re: Hot keys [Re: edsmiata]
mlord
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Registered: 29/08/2000
Posts: 14472
Loc: Canada
Mmm.. it is possible to hack a button macro together that does this using Hijack ir_translate. Flakey, but it works.

On the serial port, it used to be possible to enter a FID directly and have it play -- I wonder if that still works? If it does, then I could quickly extend Hijack's ir_translate to allow translations which issue bytes to the serial port, opening up all sorts of direct possibilities there..

-ml

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#183617 - 08/10/2003 07:24 Re: Hot keys [Re: mlord]
rtundo
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Registered: 27/02/2001
Posts: 569
Loc: Albany, NY
mlord,

If you found the time to do that, I am one person whom would be greatly appreciative.

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#183618 - 08/10/2003 09:47 Re: Hot keys [Re: edsmiata]
tfabris
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Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31563
Loc: Seattle, WA
Since every button already does something, if you do this, you will give up another function in the process.

For example, if you choose one of the numbered buttons on the remote control for this purpose, you will no longer be able to perform alphanumeric searches.

Just wanted to make sure you realized this.
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#183619 - 08/10/2003 11:50 Re: Hot keys [Re: tfabris]
cushman
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Registered: 21/01/2002
Posts: 1380
Loc: Erie, CO
Long press of 4 and long press of Select Mode do not do anything by default.
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#183620 - 08/10/2003 11:51 Re: Hot keys [Re: tfabris]
matthew_k
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Registered: 12/02/2002
Posts: 2298
Loc: Berkeley, California
How about a longpress of 1? Perhaps the real solution is a longpress of 1 (or some other key) followed by another IR code to actualy select what you want to do. I havn't really thought about this too much though.

What I think would be really cool would have having a gpsapp specific remote. Yes, you'd need to have two remotes, but having one approriately labeled that would bring gpsapp to the foregound with any button press would be convenient.

Matthew

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#183621 - 08/10/2003 16:42 Re: Hot keys [Re: tfabris]
RobotCaleb
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Registered: 15/01/2002
Posts: 1866
Loc: Austin
long press of 9.
or has that been assigned something and i still dont realize it?

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#183622 - 08/10/2003 16:44 Re: Hot keys [Re: RobotCaleb]
tfabris
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Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31563
Loc: Seattle, WA
I hadn't thought about the long presses. You're right, you can ir-translate a long press of a remote button.

But for the Kenwood remote or the front panel, you'd be replacing an existing function.
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#183623 - 09/10/2003 06:02 Re: Hot keys [Re: tfabris]
mlord
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Registered: 29/08/2000
Posts: 14472
Loc: Canada
I suppose one could also multiplex several such hardwired FIDs and other stuff, onto one or more Hijack PopUp's, which could then be assigned to any button one likes. The original button functionality could be one of the PopUp choices, so no loss.. just an extra click.

Cheers

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