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Disable XBMC "stealing" HW Volume buttons? - peol - 2013-01-30
Is it possible to disable/remap this functionality? I find it extremely annoying that I can't control my system audio anymore (having to cmd+tab just to do that), especially when + / - are so close...
I couldn't find any info on the wiki and I tried looking at the github history but couldn't find any other related commits after this: https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/commit/2a072834f38bed0bae98df829c15e1aa48e42f2e
Cheers,
Andrée
Disable XBMC "stealing" HW Volume buttons? - Memphiz - 2013-01-30
Well the commit you picked up is the right one. Its really hard to predict what annoys users. Sry that this commit/changd annoys you but we did it to sync up with other platfroms where the volume control got into xbmcs hand aswell.
The thinking is - adapt the os volume to the max you wanna have and let xbmc use the range from mute to os volume.
So for frodo you have to take it - maybe i'm kicking some internal discussion on how to handle it (but it doesn't matter how we do this - there will be users who are getting annoyed by our decisions...).
RE: Disable XBMC "stealing" HW Volume buttons? - peol - 2013-01-30
@Memphiz: No worries, I didn't mean to sound "complainy", it just felt odd to change the behavior so radically without an "escape route" this close to the release. I guess I'll have to survive
RE: Disable XBMC "stealing" HW Volume buttons? - askoeho - 2013-01-31
I also liked that XBMC did not steal the HW volume buttons.
Quote:The thinking is - adapt the os volume to the max you wanna have and let xbmc use the range from mute to os volume.
If I max up my laptop's volume before starting XBMC I will get all system sounds VERY LOUD from the speaker (for example if a mail is received).
+1 for having a possibility to disable this feature.
RE: Disable XBMC "stealing" HW Volume buttons? - ConfusedTA - 2013-01-31
I see there are two options here:
1) XBMC takes control of volume commands
2) XBMC lets the OS take control of volume commands
Could both be implemented, and added as an option in the settings, somewhere?
RE: Disable XBMC "stealing" HW Volume buttons? - davilla - 2013-01-31
Yea, and while we are at it, lets add another dozen settings to GUI settings and make this even more confusing to setup.
RE: Disable XBMC "stealing" HW Volume buttons? - Memphiz - 2013-01-31
Bah - i hate you all ... *leaves the building ...*
RE: Disable XBMC "stealing" HW Volume buttons? - Ned Scott - 2013-01-31
Make it just for media keys and put the settings in Input Devices. There's almost nothing there. Default to XBMC uses media volume keys.
RE: Disable XBMC "stealing" HW Volume buttons? - Memphiz - 2013-02-01
settings are so annoying to change - but yeah will do ... at some point i feel like doing this slave work
RE: Disable XBMC "stealing" HW Volume buttons? - davilla - 2013-02-01
(2013-01-31, 21:24)Memphiz Wrote: Bah - i hate you all ... *leaves the building ...*
Come back Elvis
RE: Disable XBMC "stealing" HW Volume buttons? - jmarshall - 2013-02-01
What actually happens when these keys are pressed? Is it keymappable?
RE: Disable XBMC "stealing" HW Volume buttons? - Memphiz - 2013-02-01
See https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/blob/master/xbmc/main/osx/SDLMain.mm line 445.
We intercept the OS notifications and map it to a virtual key.
RE: Disable XBMC "stealing" HW Volume buttons? - seals - 2013-02-02
Thanks for considering adding this setting...I watch xbmc on my laptop, and now I need to hit \ to make xbmc not full screen, switch to a different app, change the volume, then switch back to xbmc and maximize
RE: Disable XBMC "stealing" HW Volume buttons? - Memphiz - 2013-02-02
Shortcut - you should be able to Switch Apps without making xbmc windowed (apple+tab - Volume change - apple +Tab) - Even "Show Desktop" might work F11
RE: Disable XBMC "stealing" HW Volume buttons? - HannahPearl - 2013-02-04
I spent my day futzing around with this, and I totally (and unexpectedly) SOLVED IT for myself. See this commit and my comments to it: https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/commit/6bb569c17c58c5ebc4532cc11404efe4bc70732a#commitcomment-2551872. You'll have to compile your own XBMC code, but that's not hard. If you're on a Mac, the directions are right here: https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/blob/Frodo/docs/README.osx
I can't tell you how excited I was when I hit the Volume Up button and heard that little system-wide chirp. Success!