Apple front row app9/19/2023 ![]() I just buy a copy of QuicKeys for the Mini, and use QuicKeys as my bridge between the remote’s keystrokes and my UI’s logic, in the exact same way I’m using Sofa Control now. Do all those buttons simulate specific keystrokes predefined at the factory? If so, I can work with that. So, we say I get a HID compliant 3rd party remote and receiver I like. I’ve never been that crazy about Apple’s remote, though it does get the job done, as long as you integrate double-clicks and hold-clicks into your UI. I’m assuming that if I have to go with a 3rd party IR receiver, then using Apple’s remote will be out of the question, since without double-clicks and hold-clicks, the fuctional design of the remote is useless.įine. But there might need to be third party interfaces and you could lose some things you might use now like a long press or double tap that’s built-in to Apple’s spec.” For example, spacebar is almost always pause/play so that button should almost always work as expected. “Chucky, there’s some pretty universal keyboard shortcuts. Hell, it’s become hard to find a modem that works with OS X these days, if you like managing your landline phone from your computer as I do. When you are on a non-common-carrier platform like Apple, few or no options tend to be available to you once the Mothership exits a specific playing field. Loss of the IR port would put a real crimp in the whole OS X HTPC ecosystem, which would start to impact me over time. How would I map the remote’s button’s to the keyshortcuts I want? Wouldn’t that require OS X specific software, which would be unlikely to ever be written?īut even if I’m misunderstanding how HID compliant remotes work, and my current homebrew setup is safe, it still means that stuff like the Plex OS X client would find fewer users, and thus receive less development.Īnd since I rely on EyeTV to playback my TiVo MPEG2 files in my homebrew setup, I worry that elgato might scale back their OS X development as well. ![]() I hope you are correct, although I still don’t understand how it would work. I’ve previously run various HTPC solutions with pretty ‘dumb’ RF and IR remotes in this way.” As long as meaningful keyboard shortcuts remain in play, you will be OK with a USB receiver. My worry is that if the IR port goes away, the Plex folks won’t pay much as much attention to the OS X playback client, since less folks will use it. My worry is that if the IR port goes away, then folks like Gravity won’t write stuff like Sofa Control. ![]() If you’ve got a basic level of AppleScript proficiency, it’ll let you stitch together any kind of custom HTPC you want. I couldn’t run my ultra-groovy Mac Mini HTPC without Gravity’s Sofa Control software. But how will 3rd party OS X software makers then settle around a remote solution? If the IR port goes away, I’m sure 3rd party IR receivers will spring up. ![]() My current system is based around either Plex, or my homebrew AppleScript setup based around iTunes Cover Flow for choosing, iTunes for audio playback, and handoff to the video player of my choice for video playback. If Apple drops the IR port, here’s my worry: But at least it’s standardized, which is what I’m about to get into.) (And I say this all as someone who doesn’t really like the design of the Apple remote as a tactile dedicated remote. Obviously, media management requires something more than a tactile dedicated remote, but I’m well covered on that front.īut I’ve got zero interest in maintaining a lean-back setup without a tactile dedicated remote for main playback duty. Lean-back requires a tactile dedicated remote to meet my specs. There’s something to be said for tactile control, but there’s a ton more power available to apps.” “Chucky, do you have a smartphone? There are some very fine virtual remotes you could utilize … Heck, you might prefer it over the built-in IR. And a respectable interval of maintaining is useful for a platform’s users. I’m a bit nervous about being on Cupertino’s platform these days because they seem to have really prioritized axing of late. Microsoft seems to have indicated that WMC will be in Windows 8, just without major new features being introduced. Well, there is a big difference between axing and maintaining. “And they wouldn’t be alone, as Microsoft no longer emphasizes their fine PC-based Media Center DVR (with Netflix) experience.” The reason Apple is axing Front Row and not GarageBand is because they have a different product they want to drive their Front Row users to. I’m sure there is a very small subset of folks who use GarageBand. If there are only two platforms out there to support, very small subsets of folks can find nicely crafted solutions to their particular needs. “Yet, there’s a very small subset of folks like us who will actually use a computer as a television media center.”īut that’s the whole thing that’s nice about general purpose computers. ![]()
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