Action that changes plug ins / start / opens an EG Tree?

[Biff]

How could you open (and close the currently active EG Tree if necessary) by remote control one of your own (predefined) EG Tree files containing other plug ins (or the same plug ins having other keys / key sets toggled), so that you can use the same keys sending other actions?

So, it would be the same, I assume, as if you would use different profiles.

[jonib]

How could you open (and close the currently active EG Tree if necessary) by remote control one of your own (predefined) EG Tree files containing other plug ins (or the same plug ins having other keys / key sets toggled), so that you can use the same keys sending other actions?

So, it would be the same, I assume, as if you would use different profiles.

Add action\EventGhost\Enable an item, Disable an item and Exclusive enable a folder/macro.

jonib

[Biff]

Thank you, jonib,

Yes, that seems to work like I think, so in this way you can have different "profiles", if I see right.

Thanks again.

[jonib]

Yes, that seems to work like I think, so in this way you can have different "profiles", if I see right.

Then you can use "process watcher" or "task create/switch events" plugins to detect what "profiles" to activate automatically.

jonib

[Biff]

Then you can use "process watcher" or "task create/switch events" plugins to detect what "profiles" to activate automatically.

Sorry, I do not understand, these plug ins already are in EG, obviously, and what does that mean, to detect profiles etc. How does it work?

[jonib]

Then you can use "process watcher" or "task create/switch events" plugins to detect what "profiles" to activate automatically.

Sorry, I do not understand, these plug ins already are in EG, obviously, and what does that mean, to detect profiles etc. How does it work?

They create events for when you start/stop programs, windows becomes active/inactive and other events too. So you can for example enable all XBMC macros when you get the "start XBMC" event or XBMCs window becomes active or any other program/window.

jonib

[Biff]

That is great, good to know, thank you, I will try it by the next occasion.

By the way, is there a portable version of EG?

[jonib]

That is great, good to know, thank you, I will try it by the next occasion.

You should checkout the Example.xml example EventGhost config (In EventGhosts install dir) as it contains an example to control different programs, automatically enabling configs when they come in focus.

jonib

[Biff]

You should checkout the Example.xml example EventGhost config (In EventGhosts install dir) as it contains an example to control different programs, automatically enabling configs when they come in focus.

OK, I will just do it.

I assume, there does not exist a portable version of EG and it cannot be used portable.

[Biff]

Then you can use "process watcher" or "task create/switch events" plugins to detect what "profiles" to activate automatically.

To use different "profiles" in any case I have to assign different actions to the same keys, e.g. "Play" to start playing foobar and "Play" to start playing XBMC and so on, is that right?

[jonib]

Then you can use "process watcher" or "task create/switch events" plugins to detect what "profiles" to activate automatically.

To use different "profiles" in any case I have to assign different actions to the same keys, e.g. "Play" to start playing foobar and "Play" to start playing XBMC and so on, is that right?

Yes. Look in the Example.xml as it shows one way to do it.

jonib

[jonib]

I assume, there does not exist a portable version of EG and it cannot be used portable.

I haven't seen a portable version so don't know if it exists. I don't know if it's possible to make it portable, sorry. You could always try to copy the EventGhost files to another computer and see if it works or what it complains about.

jonib

[Biff]

Thanks, will just try it out.

[Biff]

Then you can use "process watcher" or "task create/switch events" plugins to detect what "profiles" to activate automatically.

I added these two plug ins, but when I have foobar opened, its window is in front, XBMC is accessed by pressing the keys of the remote control.

The volume control buttons toggled with the volume of foobar do not work with foobar, no reaction.

What might be the reason for it?

[jonib]

I added these two plug ins

You only need one of the plugins you can probably disable "Process Watcher".

but when I have foobar opened, its window is in front, XBMC is accessed by pressing the keys of the remote control.

You need to use the events you get when a window gets in focus to activate/deactivate the folders containing the macros. Like "Task.Activated.foobar200" and "Task.Activated.XBMC".

The volume control buttons toggled with the volume of foobar do not work with foobar, no reaction.

Don't know have not used it.

What might be the reason for it?

You can't just add a plugin and expect EventGhost to do what you want. You really need to look at the "Example.xml" file included with EventGhost as it is an example of how to control several programs by enabling/disabling the folders with the program specific macros.

Edit: look at these threads here and here. There are a bunch of other threads too if you search.

jonib