Tom -

Good suggestion - I rushed off to try. But unfortunately no joy. Front Row is a very non-standard app and doesn't seem to be at all scriptable. Blast.

I am expecting to be beaten by this one!

C



On 22 Apr 2006, at 15:33, Thomas McGrath III wrote:

Chris,

If you approach this from the software side you might have better luck. Open up Applescript editor and see about the Dictionary for Front Row. I don't have Front Row so I can't tell what features are available for third party apps via AS.

Then if there are messages for FR from within AS then you can arrange them and control them from within Rev.


HTH - Let us know,

Tom

On Apr 22, 2006, at 10:13 AM, Chris Carroll-Davis wrote:

Hello all -

Anyone have any suggestions on how I might be able to intercept input from the Apple remote control?

I have to say I am mightily unimpressed with Front Row. After you get past the initial wow factor of the whizz-bang carousel effect, the rest of the interface (i think) is very limited. E.g. to select shared music is a couple of presses down, even though that is all I *ever* want to do (I have no music stored locally on the MiniMac). Then when I do get to choose a track, I am stuck with the track name/artist in enormous white lettering. Yuk.

Front Row might be fine to cover general use for most users, but I (having access to Rev's abilities) could do much better for my own *personal* set up. E.g. I could (and have) use Rev to do custom still/video slideshow or make internet radio interface - but I wish I could hijack the remote control!!!

I have tried switching on the message watcher and pressing buttons on the remote in the hope that it might trigger something (e.g. rawkeydown) but nada.

Any ideas?


Chris


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