Remote Buddy is a very cool app, but there is no Documentation on how to set up behaviors. I want to be able map behaviors to change the channels. Now I only can change the volume. Maybe sling media should release a set of behaviors for Remote Buddy and solve my problems. It would be nice to just kick back and watch slingbox. If anyone know how to map behaviors please post some solutions.
I programmed the Apple remote to control the SlingPlayer Mac (without programming experience) using the demo version of Remote Buddy. The new version of Remote Buddy comes with a very simple "Behaviour Construction Kit" that allows you to add remote control functions to installed software. The developer's site (iospirit.com) has great QuickTime videos (in English) that show you how to use Remote Buddy and the construction kit. "Programming" your remote is mostly drag and drop.
I added Play/Pause, FF, Rew, Toggle FullScreen and volume controls. The remote is most responsive in SlingPlayer Control Mode.
Remote Buddy (60 day trial).
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/productivity_tools/remotebuddy.html
November 9, 2006 1:45 PM
OKAY, I figured it out. Read FAQ #10:
This should make your remote work with your slingbox. Yeah!
November 10, 2006 1:33 AM
2. From the Behaviour Construction Kit "Action Factory" tab add brief metadata and the keystroke equivalent for the action you want to program. Here are the actions I programmed with the associated shortcut keystrokes from the SlingPlayer menu:
Glad you got it working. There's a great QuickTime demo video on the iospirit (Remote Buddy) site that gives step by step instructions on how to program the remote control behaviors:
http://www.iospirit.com/index.php?mod...The rough procedure is as follows:
1. Make a list of the shortcut keys from the SlingPlayer menu.2. From the Behaviour Construction Kit "Action Factory" tab add brief metadata and the keystroke equivalent for the action you want to program. Here are the actions I programmed with the associated shortcut keystrokes from the SlingPlayer menu:
- Rewind -->R
- FastForward-->F
- FullScreen --->Command+F
- Pause-->U
3. In the Behaviour Factory tab, program the action by dragging the SlingPlayer Icon to the Specification and Metadata screen.
4. Add each action in the behavior, then choose the button on the remote that you want to perform the action. You can easily change the actions and buttons if you don't like the way they work.
My Apple Remote key mapping :
- Plus - Increase System Volume
- Minus - Decrease System Volume
- Left - Rewind [SlingPlayer]
- Right- Fast Forward [SlingPlayer]
- Play/Pause - Play [SlingPlayer] (to exit pause state)
- Play/Pause [held] - Pause [SlingPlayer]
- Menu [held] - Full Screen [SlingPlayer]
The Apple remote was working with the SlingPlayer and my MacBook Pro in less than an hour (with the preview version of Remote Buddy)
November 10, 2006 3:11 PM
I am using the KEYSPAN FRONT ROW CONTROL Remote on a PowerBook G4.
Remote Buddy is awesome. I bought the license because it worked so well. Now I sit back and Sling to my projection TV! I works well with other apps too. It's a great solution for your mac.
My KEYSPAN FRONT ROW CONTROL Remote key mapping :
- Plus - Channel +
- Plus [held] - Increase System Volume
- Minus - Channel -
- Minus [held] - Decrease System Volume
- Left - Cursor Left
- Left [held] - Rewind [SlingPlayer]
- Right - Cursor Right
- Right [held] - Fast Forward [SlingPlayer]
- Play/Pause - Pause [SlingPlayer]
- Play/Pause [held] - Play [SlingPlayer] (to exit pause state)
FYI: Remote Buddy doesn't recognize the "enter" button keystroke. Does anyone have a solution for this? Also, where can I find a proper keyboard shortcut list for the Mac? I found one list in the forums but some of the mappings are incorrect. If someone could post a complete list here that would rule.
November 10, 2006 6:51 PM
yeah I'm having the same "enter" button problem and I think i posted something about the keyboard shortcuts in SPM in another thread somewhere
November 11, 2006 1:39 AM
I'm assuming you need the enter key to change channels. In the SlingBox A/V set-up, there's a check box to enable an enter key press after channel changing. I wonder if that would add the "enter" keystroke for you at the appropriate time.
November 12, 2006 12:58 PM
Can anyone tell me how to add the SlingPlayer to the menu so I can access it? I think I added the behaviors correctly but when I add the Sling Player to the menu, Remote Buddy treats it like a folder with data instead of an application
June 13, 2008 6:03 AM
If you want to active a function that does not have a keyboard mapping you can use applescript behavior. For example, this is the applescript to tell SlingPlayer to change the video input to the first one for a Slingbox Pro.
tell application "System Events"
tell process "SlingPlayer"
tell menu bar 1
tell menu bar item "Slingbox"
tell menu "Slingbox"
tell menu item "Video Input"
tell menu "Video Input"
click menu item 1
end tell
end tell
end tell
end tell
end tell
end tell
end tell
Hope this helps.
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