Windows Media Center (MCE) - Beta

[itauditor]

That did it ! Fantastic!

thanks a bunch

[lappen]

Hi

Im' trying to use the start or home event/action but they won't work unless mce is started. I thought they were used to start MCE? If not any suggestions on how to start MCE through eventghost?

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[roleyrev]

Hi Check out:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/wind ... -shortcuts

Use the EG window control macro to emulate the key sequience to start MCE:

Windows Key+ALT+ENTER

that should do the trick

Cheers

John

[Livin]

simple... All you need to do is launch C:\Windows\ehome\ehshell.exe

there are all sort of command line options too...

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library ... 89052.aspx

I always skip the animation and go directly to the either Recorded Shows or TV Guide depending on what remote button I press. Very useful!

[barnabas1969]

After installing the MCE Remote plugin for Vista/7 (see here), and the associated background service, I found it easier to just add the HID registry keys back into the registry. This makes the remote control send commands to Media Center just like it did before I installed EG... plus, EG gets the events from the button presses so I can trigger macros. Adding the HID registry keys back into the registry makes the plugin being discussed in this thread unnecessary.

In other words, when you add the HID registry keys back into the registry, the EG plugin for MCE Remote (Vista/7) no longer prevents those IR commands from being sent to Media Center.

The reason I wanted to use the MCE remote plugin for Vista/7 was so that I could use the MCE IR dongle to detect key presses from any remote, not just the MCE remote. For example, I can program my remote to send an IR code from a component that I don't even own and then use that IR code in EG to trigger a macro. I have buttons defined on my remote's touch-screen that go directly to Netflix, Hulu, MCE Sleep Timer, etc. There are no keyboard shortcuts for these in Media Center. What I did was I used a "PC Remote" (not the MCE remote) commands for F1, F2, F3, etc. Media Center ignores these commands... but EG sees them and runs the command-line for ehome.exe to navigate directly to Netflix, runs the HuluWatcher.exe for Hulu, and stuff like that.

Doing it my way (adding the HID registry keys back into the registry) also gives me back the fast-scroll feature in Media Center. For example, if you use this MCE plugin to send the keyboard key <Right-Arrow> to Media Center, even if you have it set to repeat the button... Media Center will never fast-scroll through the guide. This is because Media Center needs to detect that you are holding down the button in order to start fast-scroll.

[Misugi]

To fix the problem of the action "MCE: Start", personally I have just modify the code in the file "plugins\MCE\__init__.py" as bellow :

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    def __call__(self):
        if self.value > '{Win+':
            eg.SendKeys(None, self.value, False)
        else:
            hwnds = FindMCE()
            if len(hwnds) != 0:
                eg.SendKeys(hwnds[0], self.value, False)
            else:
                self.PrintError("MCE is not running")
                return

[muzicman0]

After installing the MCE Remote plugin for Vista/7 (see here), and the associated background service, I found it easier to just add the HID registry keys back into the registry. This makes the remote control send commands to Media Center just like it did before I installed EG... plus, EG gets the events from the button presses so I can trigger macros. Adding the HID registry keys back into the registry makes the plugin being discussed in this thread unnecessary.

In other words, when you add the HID registry keys back into the registry, the EG plugin for MCE Remote (Vista/7) no longer prevents those IR commands from being sent to Media Center.

The reason I wanted to use the MCE remote plugin for Vista/7 was so that I could use the MCE IR dongle to detect key presses from any remote, not just the MCE remote. For example, I can program my remote to send an IR code from a component that I don't even own and then use that IR code in EG to trigger a macro. I have buttons defined on my remote's touch-screen that go directly to Netflix, Hulu, MCE Sleep Timer, etc. There are no keyboard shortcuts for these in Media Center. What I did was I used a "PC Remote" (not the MCE remote) commands for F1, F2, F3, etc. Media Center ignores these commands... but EG sees them and runs the command-line for ehome.exe to navigate directly to Netflix, runs the HuluWatcher.exe for Hulu, and stuff like that.

Doing it my way (adding the HID registry keys back into the registry) also gives me back the fast-scroll feature in Media Center. For example, if you use this MCE plugin to send the keyboard key <Right-Arrow> to Media Center, even if you have it set to repeat the button... Media Center will never fast-scroll through the guide. This is because Media Center needs to detect that you are holding down the button in order to start fast-scroll.

How do you add the HID registry keys back? I think this will resolve the issues I'm having...

[barnabas1969]

@muzicman0: Download the attached text file. Rename it to change the file extension to .reg, and double-click it.

[muzicman0]

barnabas1969: Thanks!

Just to be sure though, this will work on any MCE remote? Just want to make sure it's not brand specific...

mm0

[barnabas1969]

Yes, any MCE remote.

[steve1977]

Digging out a very old thread, but hope that the developer is still around?!

My problem is that the plugin checks whethe MCE is running and otherwise does not pass on the keyclick. Is there any way tp disable the "MCE-check"?

Context is that I am running Mediabrowser3 on Win7x64. Mediabrowser uses the MCE keymap. Please note that I am not using the MCE remote, but need this plugin for the MCE keymap.

Thanks!!!

[arjanm]

My problem is that the plugin checks whethe MCE is running and otherwise does not pass on the keyclick. Is there any way tp disable the "MCE-check"?

Context is that I am running Mediabrowser3 on Win7x64. Mediabrowser uses the MCE keymap. Please note that I am not using the MCE remote, but need this plugin for the MCE keymap.

I'm not the developer of this plugin, but I will try to help you,

This is a part of the original code:

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FindMCE = eg.WindowMatcher(u'ehshell.exe', u'Windows Media Center', None, None, None, 1, False, 0.0, 0)

class hotKeys(eg.ActionClass):
    def __call__(self):
        hwnds = FindMCE()
        if len(hwnds) != 0:
            eg.SendKeys(hwnds[0], self.value, False)
        else:
            self.PrintError("MCE is not running")
            return

The plugin uses EventGhost to find the window of MCE.
You can edit the code and use a new variable to be checked:

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FindMediabrowser3 = eg.WindowMatcher(u'mediabrowser3process.exe', u'Media Browser 3 Windows Title', None, None, None, 1, False, 0.0, 0)

class hotKeys(eg.ActionClass):
    def __call__(self):
        hwnds = FindMediabrowser3()
        if len(hwnds) != 0:
            eg.SendKeys(hwnds[0], self.value, False)
        else:
            self.PrintError("Mediabrowser3 is not running")
            return

To edit the plugin, remove the plugin from EG, find the plugin folder, delete the _init_ .pyc, edit the _init_.py and import the plugin in EG.

I did not test these code adjustments, use at your own risk.

[steve1977]

Unfortunately, this does not work. When installing the revised plugin, I am getting the following error message:

Traceback (most recent call last) (1640):
File "C:\Program Files (x86)\EventGhost\eg\Classes\PluginInstanceInfo.py", line 153, in CreateInstance
plugin.__init__()
File "C:\Program Files (x86)\EventGhost\plugins\MCE\__init__.py", line 124, in __init__
self.windowMatch = FindMCE
NameError: global name 'FindMCE' is not defined

[arjanm]

Unfortunately, this does not work. When installing the revised plugin, I am getting the following error message:

Traceback (most recent call last) (1640):
File "C:\Program Files (x86)\EventGhost\eg\Classes\PluginInstanceInfo.py", line 153, in CreateInstance
plugin.__init__()
File "C:\Program Files (x86)\EventGhost\plugins\MCE\__init__.py", line 124, in __init__
self.windowMatch = FindMCE
NameError: global name 'FindMCE' is not defined

The line "self.windowMatch = FindMCE" should be replaced by "self.windowMatch = FindMediabrowser3".