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General => Users => Topic started by: srfitzger on June 20, 2011, 08:03:37 pm
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A few questions seeking guidance.
I have a working Core working along with a GCE 100. I can make a scenario to turn on my TV/satellite box/receiver with a touch of a button via IR blaster on the GCE 100.
Is there a default remote GUI for the web orbiter I can utilize? I.E On the web orbiter, I would click devices then chose "Living Room TV". I would like a remote to show up (arrows, a few buttons etc) so I can control the TV/Receiver/Satellite box via the GCE 100 with an on-screen remote per say. Is this something easily doable?
Or would I have to
a) use orbiter designer to make a remote template
b) upload template then map each template button to an IR code for the up/down arrows/buttons etc?
As a side note, I am doing this as a POC as we are building a 6,000 sq ft house which is done in April. I plan on controlling 3 floors, over 40 lights, 12 audio zones, home theater, therm, hvac, irrigation, blinds and roughly 30 A/V devices. I have 9 months to figure out this system so baby steps. My next step is figuring out the above :).
Thanks in advance,
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You will need to build a remote in Designer. Please watch my Designer screencasts, they're linked in the Developers Guide on the wiki:
http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Developers_Guide#9.3_Skinning_and_User_Interface
-Thom
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I've used one of the existing remotes to control a set top box. and added one or two buttons that I needed that weren't there.
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problem is, these changes need to be checked in as screens, so that they an be used out of the box. I do not want 50,000 different one offs, that you all have to redo each time you install.
-Thom