using event system.volumeup or system.volumedown for OSD

[zeflash]

Hi

I noticed (new feature?) that EG gets volume events when I change the volume via my keyboard hardware keys.
Is there a way to get the current master volume in order to show it as OSD in an action triggered by those events? that'd be cool.

Thanks.

[Bitmonster]

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<EventGhost Version="1103">
    <Macro Name="Change Master Volume: 0.0 %" Expanded="True">
        <Action>
            System.ChangeMasterVolumeBy(0.0)
        </Action>
        <Action>
            EventGhost.ShowOSD(u'Volume: {int(eg.result)} %', None, (255, 255, 255), (0, 0, 0), 0, (0, 0), 0, 3.0)
        </Action>
    </Macro>
</EventGhost>

[zeflash]

I tried that and it didn't work (or at least it introduced another problem):
with this action, hitting the volume up or down always displays the same value, and the volume doesn't change anymore.
I might add I'm using Vista, maybe it's related.

[zeflash]

Actually, I figured something else; it's not the action of setting the volume with a 0% change, it's the fact the Keyboard.VolumeDown & Keyboard.VolumeUp are assigned to this action that prevents the volume to be set anymore.

How come? the message is trapped by EventGhost and not forwarded to the system after that?

[Bitmonster]

EG blocks every key to the system, that is currently actively assigned to a macro. Otherwise remapping of keys won't work. The solution is quite simple: change the volume with EG if you trap the keys in EG.

[zeflash]

I see. Trouble is in my case I'm using the Logitech Edge keyboard, which has a tactile zone for volume setting, and I believe its "jumps" in volume level depends on how fast I slide my finger up or down on it.
But I'll try. Either I can live without the OSD or I can live with a fixed step up/down volume setting, it's no big deal.