help with one button two actions please

[atri7202]

so i have a remote and i'm using winlirc with eventghost to control my lights on / off and i would only like to use one button to do so is there any way possible to do this? thanks in advance!!

[jinxdone]

You can do multiple actions in one macro and then trigger the macro with one event. Basically doing multiple things with one button push is not a problem at all..

What do you use to control the lights? Do you know the state of the lights in EG (are they on/off?) or do you just toggle them? Tell us more about your setup so we might be able to help.

[atri7202]

i would like to toggle my lights between on and off im using the CM11A plugin and winlirc to receive the events

[jinxdone]

Well, can you turn the lights on/off at all? Does the CM11A work? If it does then just put more than one of the turn on/off commands in one macro.

I don't see what the problem is..

[atri7202]

Well, can you turn the lights on/off at all? Does the CM11A work? If it does then just put more than one of the turn on/off commands in one macro.

I don't see what the problem is..

i don't catch your drift maybe its something i don't know that i haven't learned yet, but i did as you said and all it did was turn my lights on then off there is no toggle on/off command for the cm11a just on and off
yes the cm11a plugin works and all

[jinxdone]

Oh! So you want to essentially create a toggle button? I was somehow thinking you want to turn on or off X number of lights with a single press of a button.


Here is a quick example of a toggle switch with the enable/disable actions.

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<EventGhost Version="851">
    <Folder Name="On/Off toggle" Expanded="True">
        <Macro Name="On" id="1728" Expanded="True">
            <Event Name="Keyboard.Space" />
            <Action Name="Action 1">
                EventGhost.ShowOSD(u'Action 1', u'0;-24;0;0;0;700;0;0;0;1;0;0;2;32;Arial', (255, 255, 255), (0, 0, 0), 0, (0, 0), 0, 3.0, False)
            </Action>
            <Action>
                EventGhost.EnableItem(XmlIdLink(1730))
            </Action>
            <Action>
                EventGhost.DisableItem(XmlIdLink(1728))
            </Action>
        </Macro>
        <Macro Name="Off" id="1730" Enabled="False" Expanded="True">
            <Event Name="Keyboard.Space" />
            <Action>
                EventGhost.ShowOSD(u'Action 2', u'0;-24;0;0;0;700;0;0;0;1;0;0;2;32;Arial', (255, 255, 255), (0, 0, 0), 0, (0, 0), 0, 3.0, False)
            </Action>
            <Action>
                EventGhost.EnableItem(XmlIdLink(1728))
            </Action>
            <Action>
                EventGhost.DisableItem(XmlIdLink(1730))
            </Action>
        </Macro>
    </Folder>
</EventGhost>

[atri7202]

AHA! that's very clever would have never thought of that myself. thanks jinx for the help, this will clean up my remote interface alot
thanks once again my setup is almost done thanks to your help, will post vid after its all said and done.