Logitech Media Remote S510

[rollercoaster]

The remote in question -

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/6708/logitechcordlessdesktop.jpg (http://img27.imageshack.us/i/logitechcordlessdesktop.jpg/)


Software - Logitech Setpoint modified with uberOptions (http://www.uberoptions.net)

http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/2492/captureeed.png (http://img708.imageshack.us/i/captureeed.png/)


Problem -
The selection does not move up or down when using the wheel on the remote. (as it should when using the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys on the keyboard are pressed). The Left/Right works fine.

I have tried all the various options available in the software and none of them work properly.

Ideally, "Wheel:Up/Down Keys" should work as with that option the scroll action of the remote generates the Up and Down arrow key strokes.

When selecting the "Wheel:Scroll" option, it works partially but the action is as a mouse's scroll wheel and it doesn't navigate to the end of lists but only to the first item on the last 'page' of the list. If you know what I mean.

Help for the love of god! :(
Is there some config file I can modify so that BOXEE reacts to the remote's key events?

Is there any software/tool I can run to show you more information. I am a techie so please help me investigate and solve this.

Environment: Windows 7, BOXEE latest fresh install (first time actually and in love with it)

Thanks in advance. I tried to be thorough with the information. Home some one can help. :(

[boikej]

Hi, saw your post because I've been looking for a more elegant solution than what I hacked together.

I use the same setup -- Logitech Media keyboard/remote with UberOptions. My hacked work-around to be able to navigate Boxee with the remote is using UberOptions to re-assign the Zoom +/- bar on the right side of the remote to be true up/down keystrokes. And the Rotate button on the remote becomes my Esc keystroke.

You never use the Zoom and Rotate buttons on the remote anyway, right?

With those keystroke assignments and the working left/right on the remote, I can get around Boxee pretty well. Still wish the scroll wheel worked in Boxee like it should, don't quite know why it doesn't...

[rozza]

I had this same problem.
I solved it by using another program to intercept the commands and change them to a format that boxee would understand.
AutoHotkey is designed for hotkeys and it's really good for this type of thing. The script sits in your system tray and only does its thing when Boxee is running.

I was using XBMC at the time (which you might know is basically the same thing as boxee) so I have tried to change the titles to match etc but you might need to do some fiddling yourself.



#InstallKeybdHook
#InstallMouseHook

#IfWinActive Boxee ;You might need to change that bit

Wheelup::
send {Up down}
send {Up up}
Return



Wheeldown::
send {Down down}
send {Down up}
Return

;I setup the X button to send alt-F4, this makes it work in boxee
!F4::
send {s down}
send {s up}
Return

vkB05::Esc ;this should make "back" work



Copy this text to notepad and save as boxee.ahk. You'll need AutoHotkey installed to run it. You'll probably want to get windows to launch it on startup.

And then configure setpoint with alt-f4 etc.


If anyone can figure out a way of doing the same thing but in linux, please, please let me know...

[gsmayes]

I copied the above text and the middle wheel still isn't working up/down.

I used autohotkey previously to get get the S510 remote working in xbmc, and had it working flawlessly. I want to switch to boxee for the netflix streaming support.

[boikej]

I tried that code too and it didn't work. I created a simpler script for the remote using tips from around the AHK forums. It works great. I'll post when I get to my HTPC.

UPDATE:

Here's the code I'm using in a boxee.ahk script. You should be able to paste this into a new or existing AHK script template. Use UberOptions to set the remote's buttons to the keys you see below, e.g. 'x' button should be mapped to Alt-F4 in UberOptions; Zoom+ is set to F10, etc. This works like a charm for me.


#IfWinActive BOXEE

vkB05::Esc
vk26::Up
vk28::Down
!F4::s ; x button
Media_Play_Pause::p
Media_Stop::x
Media_Next::.
Media_Prev::,
F10::PgUp ; Zoom in button
F11::PgDN ; Zoom out button
F12::h ; Photo flip button

#IfWinActive

[acid307]

hi guys, ive been able to map all the keys using the last config with auto hot key etc, but i just cant get the scroll wheel to work. My set point just give the options for wheel:scroll wheel:zoom wheel:up/downkeys other:generic buttons other:donothing. i would have though the the up down keys would work but unfortunatly that setting does. and when you select the generic buttons it brings up no input options to specify what buttons. Im stumped if anyone could help me with how to change this so the scroll wheel works i would greatly appreaciate this.

Many thanks