[Support MPRIS 2.2 on Linux]

Hello,

 

on Linux, there is a specification for supporting 'Media Player Remote Interfacing' [http://specifications.freedesktop.org/mpris-spec/latest/]. Very many Linux Media Player really adhere to this specification (e.g. vlc, banshee, rhythmbox). Sometimes, a plugin is needed, for example XMBC needs http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Add-on:MPRIS_D-Bus_interface .

 

It would be very cool if Flirc would support MPRIS 2.2 on Linux. I guess that this would beak down to the following:

 

• Provide a special keyboard layout in the Flirc application the could map the MPRIS functionality.
• Provide a software daemon that translates the Flirc dongle (emulated) key strokes to MPRIS DBus events.

Kind regards,

 

aanno

[Configuration File Format]

Hallo,

 

is there someone aware of the technical details of the configuration file format handled by the Flirc application?

 

Kind regards,

 

aanno

[Support for Keyboard Multimedia Keys]

Hello,

 

as far as I understand the flirc USB dongle translates IR remote control signals to (emulated) keyboard keycodes (non-technical: key strokes).

 

There are many 'real' keyboards with special 'multimedia keys' on it (extra keys for play/pause, forward, backward, etc.). However the current Flirc application does not support mapping to such a keycode (even when mapping with 'full keyboard').

 

I would suggest that the Flirc application should be improved to support 'extended keyboard', so that you can define a mapping from RCs keys to (emulated) multimedia keys.

 

Kind regards,

 

aanno