Control Thunar with LIRC

Dethredic · 2009-11-09 21:30:42

Is possible to make LIRC control thunar? (like the arrow keys do: move from 1 file to the next). I also want the back button to up 1 directory.

I would also like to make one of my remote buttons send "alt tab".

thanks in advance

Last edited by Dethredic (2009-11-10 21:44:10)

decaturguy · 2009-11-09 23:05:58

http://www.lirc.org/html/irxevent.html

Dethredic · 2009-11-10 05:30:57

ahh, thanks!

edit: ok I did some playing with it but I can't seem to get some things:

stuff in bold isn't working.

begin
prog = irxevent
button = Aspect
config = Key f MPlayer
end
begin
prog =
button = Power
config =
end
begin
prog =
button = Radio
config =
end
begin
prog = irexec
button = Music
config = mpc toggle
end
begin
prog = irexec
button = Videos
config = thunar
end
begin
prog = irxevent
button = Pause
config = Key p MPlayer
end
begin
prog = irxevent
button = Play
config = Key p MPlayer
end
begin
prog = irxevent
button = Stop
config = Key Enter MPlayer
end
begin
prog =
button = Forward
config =
end
begin
prog =
button = Skip
config =
end
begin
prog =
button = Replay
config =
end
begin
prog =
button = Rewind
config =
end
begin
prog = irxevent
button = OK
config = Key Enter CurrentWindow
end

begin
prog = irxevent
button = Up
config = Key Up CurrentWindow
end
begin
prog = irxevent
button = Down
config = Key Down CurrentWindow
end
begin
prog = irxevent
button = Left
config = Key Left CurrentWindow
end
begin
prog = irxevent
button = Right
config = Key Right CurrentWindow
end
begin
prog =
button = Back
config =
end
begin
prog = irxevent
button = VolUp
config = Key 0 MPlayer
end
begin
prog = irxevent
button = VolDown
config = Key 9 MPlayer
end
begin
prog = irxevent
button = Mute
config = Key m MPlayer
end
begin
prog =
button = ChanUp
config =
end
begin
prog =
button = ChanDown
config =
end
begin
prog = irxevent
button = Home
config = Key alt-Tab RootWindow
end
begin
prog = irxevent
button = More
config = Key v MPlayer
end
begin
prog =
button = Red
config =
end
begin
prog =
button = Green
config =
end
begin
prog =
button = Yellow
config =
end
begin
prog =
button = Blue
config =
end

Last edited by Dethredic (2009-11-10 13:13:24)

decaturguy · 2009-11-10 14:15:02

Hi!
I can't help you with stuff in bold thats not working but mplayer, xine, mythtv.. has lirc support so you don't need irxevent.
here is my mplayer config in .lircrc

#MPlayer
begin
   prog = mplayer
   button = Clear
   config = quit
end
           
begin
   prog = mplayer
   button = Home
   config = osd
end
                  
begin
   prog = mplayer
   button = Left
   config = seek -10
   repeat = 1
end
                                 
begin
   prog = mplayer
   button = Right
   config = seek +10
   repeat = 1
end

begin
   prog = mplayer
   button = Rewind
   config = seek -60
   repeat = 1
end

begin
   prog = mplayer
   button = Forward
   config = seek +60
   repeat = 1
end

begin
    prog = mplayer
    button = Pause
    config = pause
end

begin
    prog = mplayer
    button = Play
    config = pause
end
                                    
begin
   prog = mplayer
   button = VolUp
   config = volume +1
   repeat = 1
end

begin
   prog = mplayer
   button = VolDown
   config = volume -1
   repeat = 1
end

begin
   prog = mplayer
   button = Mute
   config = mute
end

begin
    prog = mplayer
    button = OK
    #repeat = 3
    config = vo_fullscreen
end

Dethredic · 2009-11-10 17:28:05

Thanks, I may use some of those but I plan on writing scripts so that depending on if the mode is set to music / movies it will do something different (they are mainly just there for testing).

I changed the alt-tab entry to CurrentWindow and I got tabs, so I am assuming that the rootwindow doesn't work with openbox. I changed the Key Enter CurrentWindow to Key Return CurrentWindow and that worked.

decaturguy · 2009-11-10 19:25:30

I'm glad it worked out for you.
Here is another cool lirc program called irexec
http://www.lirc.org/html/irexec.html

it can do things like.

### Start XBMC and VDR
begin
        button = Print
        prog   = irexec
        config = /home/username/bin/mediacenter
end

##Amarok
begin
 prog = irexec
 button = Play
 config = dcop amarok player play
end

Dethredic · 2009-11-10 21:47:04

Alright, there is only one thing I am still struggling with.
begin
prog = irxevent
button = Right
config = Key Right CurrentWindow
end

That works fine, but it also allows these commands to be sent to my mplayer window which is not what I want. I tried getting thunar's window name, but it doesn't seem to allow spaces, wildcards or quotes so I have yet to be successful.

Finally is there a better way to do the back button (go up 1 dir) than writing a short script that gets the current dir, kills thunar and opens up a new one in the dir one up?

Thanks in advance.

Last edited by Dethredic (2009-11-10 21:49:19)

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Control Thunar with LIRC

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Re: Control Thunar with LIRC

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