On 28/10/2010 20:06, John Molohan wrote: > On 28/10/2010 19:59, John Molohan wrote: >> On 28/10/2010 16:36, Stephen Rowles wrote: >>> On 27/10/2010 21:35, John Molohan wrote: >>>> I did want to redesign the web remote to make it look a bit more native >>>> when used on a phone which is the most likely use case. I'll just have >>>> to try find a few precious free minutes :). I think it's worth it unless >>>> someone can whip up a native android remote in the mean time? >>>> >>>> I think it's probably a good idea to post your announcement to the users >>>> list too. >>>> >>>> John >>> I can write Anrdoid apps (I've written one or two, nothing I've >>> published yet), but the talking to Freevo point has always been >>> something I've wondered about. >> I've been using xmbc's Android remote for the last week or so and I have >> to say it's great. I've had the Microsoft IR remotes for the last few >> years but being able to control your media centre from your phone is >> much handier and saves on buying a dedicated remote. If you can get one >> written for freevo it'd be a fantastic addition. >>> So assuming someone could write android apps... and I'm not saying I >>> have any time to write one.. but assuming I was going to try and write >>> one, how would I go about talking to Freevo? Any pointers on talking to >>> Freevo from Java? (or indeed has someone done it already and I can look >>> at the code?). >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Steve. >> I was wondering the same myself. I'll try have a look over the wiki or >> the code if I get some time, if I find anything I'll let you know. >> >> John > From a quick look at local_conf.py there's the following entries about > remote control. I have no experience with either but maybe others can > comment? > > # > # Remote control daemon. The server is in the Freevo main application, > # and the client is a standalone application in rc_client/ > # > # ENABLE_NETWORK_REMOTE = 1 > # REMOTE_CONTROL_HOST = '127.0.0.1' > # REMOTE_CONTROL_PORT = 16310 > > > # > # Remote control daemon. Similar to the one above, but uses TCP instead > # of UDP. It is possible to send commands with a telnet client. > # > # ENABLE_TCP_NETWORK_REMOTE = 0 > # REMOTE_CONTROL_TCP_HOST = '127.0.0.1' > # REMOTE_CONTROL_TCP_PORT = 16311 > > John Testing the latter seems to be the way to go. I have it running on localhost but you could change that and control freevo from your wifi enabled Android.
[j...@localhost ~]$ telnet 127.0.0.1 16311 Trying 127.0.0.1... Connected to localhost.localdomain (127.0.0.1). Escape character is '^]'. DOWN UP SELECT EXIT DOWN DISPLAY All the standard remote mappings seem to work. Hope this helps. John ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nokia and AT&T present the 2010 Calling All Innovators-North America contest Create new apps & games for the Nokia N8 for consumers in U.S. and Canada $10 million total in prizes - $4M cash, 500 devices, nearly $6M in marketing Develop with Nokia Qt SDK, Web Runtime, or Java and Publish to Ovi Store http://p.sf.net/sfu/nokia-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Freevo-devel mailing list Freevo-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-devel
