Boxee keyboard events

**eteles** · March 15th, 2012, 10:15 AM

Hi,

I have reviewed lots of discussions about using the keyboard mode of boxee on a html5 application, but can someone please post a simple but complete example on how to detect something as simple as boxee.onKeyboardKeyRight ?

Currently, my home html file enters boxee keyboard mode through:

Code:

boxeeAPI.keyboardMode();

The controller javascript is being imported obviously:

Code:

<script type='text/javascript' src='lib/js/boxee-api.js'></script>

Now, the problem is, that on the above javascript I have the following function that simply does not work:

Code:

  boxee.onKeyboardKeyUp = function () {
          boxee.exec("showNotification('Key pressed')");
  };

Also tried:

Code:

  boxee.onKeyboardKeyUp = function () {
          alert("Test");
  };

Can anyone please help?

Thanks in advance.

**hitolaus** · March 15th, 2012, 11:04 AM

I think your problem is that you call boxee.onKeyboardKeyUp... in DOM context instead of control script context. Try to read http://developer.boxee.tv/Control_Script_Context.

I map the the navigation keys to arrow keys to allow testing in a regular webbrowser

Here is a complete working example

Code:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
	<head>
		<title>Boxee Test</title>
		<meta charset="UTF-8" />
	</head>
<body>

    <script type='text/javascript' src='http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.6.4/jquery.min.js'></script>
    <script type="text/javascript" src="boxee-api.js"></script>
	<script type="text/javascript">
	$(function () {
		boxeeAPI.keyboardMode();
	
		function setupPlayer() {
			boxee.onKeyboardKeyLeft  = function() {browser.keyPress(browser.KEY_LEFT)};
			boxee.onKeyboardKeyRight = function() {browser.keyPress(browser.KEY_RIGHT)};
			boxee.onKeyboardKeyUp    = function() {browser.keyPress(browser.KEY_UP)};
			boxee.onKeyboardKeyDown  = function() {browser.keyPress(browser.KEY_DOWN)};
			boxee.onKeyboardKeyEnter = function() {browser.keyPress(browser.KEY_RETURN)};
			boxee.onKeyboardKeyBack  = function() {browser.keyPress(browser.KEY_ESCAPE)};
		}
	
		// Register in Control Context (see http://developer.boxee.tv/Control_Script_Context)
		boxee.exec(setupPlayer);
		// Execute in Control Context (see http://developer.boxee.tv/Control_Script_Context)
		boxee.exec("setupPlayer()");
		
		// Browser control
		$(document).keydown(function(e) {
			var code = (e.keyCode ? e.keyCode : e.which);
	
			switch(code) {
			case 13:
				boxeeAPI.notify("Enter",1);
				break;
			case 27:
				boxeeAPI.notify("Back",1);
				break;
			case 37:
				boxeeAPI.notify("Left",1);
				break;
			case 38:
				boxeeAPI.notify("Up",1);
				break;
			case 39:
				boxeeAPI.notify("Right",1);
				break;
			case 40:
				boxeeAPI.notify("Down",1);
				break;
			}
		});
	});
	</script>
</body></html>

**eteles** · March 15th, 2012, 11:41 AM

Hi hitolaus,

You are absolutely right. We have been stuck with this for two days.

Thanks a lot for your help.

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