Leaving key pressed in Remote will only register one event

[cyberyaga]

I love EventGhost...

I've managed to setup XBMC with the Sony Remote control that came with my Home Theater receiver. Now I can control everything with 1 remote.

I'm Running Windows 7 x64, and my IR receiver is recognized as a "MS eHome IR Receiver". In EventGhost I have the "MCE Remote Win7" Pluggin. Everything is setup the way I want it. And it works.

Here is my Problem:
When I press a key on the remote (ex. UP) and leave it pressed it doesn't repeat. In EventGhost, when I press the same key it generates only one event

MceRemote.SIRC20.E2D39

(despite me leaving leaving the control key pressed).

I tried the same with a key that in the remote that I know repeats (channel up/down or volumen) and it only generates one event. So, if I want to scroll through my collection in XBMC, I have to keep pressing the button (which is a pain in the A$$).

Can Someone please tell me what I can do to get the keys to repeat when I leave them pressed?

Thanks in advance

IR Receiver: HP Media Center IR Receiver


IR Remote Control: Sony RM-AAP061

[dukey]

repeats work with winlirc using an mce, trouble is my 64bit plugin has had limited testing, if any lol
But you can try using it through eventghost, it should work

[jonib]

Can Someone please tell me what I can do to get the keys to repeat when I leave them pressed?

Add a Autorepeat current macro action to the macros you want to repeat.

jonib

[altainta]

hmm
I tested a lot of remotes and came on this conclusion that some remote do not repeat after they are kept pressed...
I don't know how this will help you but there are atleast 5% of the remote that will not send repeat signal. This is bad for eventghost in some cases
example if u want to add a system volume + or - for the button which doesn't send repeat code than u have to re press and repress again and again to achieve the desired result but in normal scenario it should increase when it is kept pressed.

The non-repeating button can be used for certain task though like. open app, signal events etc.

So search for a remote that send repeat signal there are many remotes. Normally NEC remotes send repeat codes also there are Common DVD remotes which sends repeat signal.

Will see if there is any technical answer to this. suffering from the same problem. And it can't be solved with Auto Repeat still have to press two times.

[dukey]

i've yet to come across a remote control that doesn't send repeats ..