Does XBMC 'Eden' show volume up and down

dubstepper · 2011-12-30 02:54

Win 7
XBMC version 11.0 (eden)

The volume control up-down works fine but there is NO visual display thay the volume is going up oe down. I have tried various skins but no display.

Is this normal.

Is it possible to get a volume up and down display?

Thanks very much. XBMC really works for me.

krish_2k4 · 2011-12-30 03:10

dubstepper Wrote:Win 7
XBMC version 11.0 (eden)

The volume control up-down works fine but there is NO visual display thay the volume is going up oe down. I have tried various skins but no display.

Is this normal.

Is it possible to get a volume up and down display?

Thanks very much. XBMC really works for me.

it goes in Xperience skin.

Prof Yaffle · 2011-12-30 03:12

If I understand correctly - and in the default Confluence (the volume bar, top right)

dubstepper · 2011-12-30 03:29

Prof Yaffle Wrote:If I understand correctly - and in the default Confluence (the volume bar, top right)

Nothing shows at all. Top right / Top Left / Bottom right or left. Zero. Volume works fine though.

**jhsrennie** · 2011-12-30 10:19

It sounds as if you're adjusting the system volume not the XBMC volume. If you're using Windows and you're remote sends volume APPCOMMAND messages then the remote will change the Windows volume not the XBMC volume. Try pressing + or - on the keyboard and see if the volume control appears.

JR

dubstepper · 2011-12-30 17:08

jhsrennie Wrote:It sounds as if you're adjusting the system volume not the XBMC volume. If you're using Windows and you're remote sends volume APPCOMMAND messages then the remote will change the Windows volume not the XBMC volume. Try pressing + or - on the keyboard and see if the volume control appears.

JR

Ok. There you go. Yes. Pressing + and - brings up the volume display.

How do I correct this?

**jhsrennie** · 2011-12-31 10:08

By default XBMC for Windows ignores the volume APPCOMMAND messages. You just need to tell it to process those messages, and you do this by creating an action mapping file in your userdata folder. Press Windows-R and in the Run dialog type:

notepad "%APPDATA%\XBMC\userdata\keymaps\appcommand.xml"

Click OK, and when you're prompted to create a new file answer Yes. Copy and paste the following into Notepad:

Code:

<keymap>

  <global>

    <appcommand>

      <volume_mute>Mute</volume_mute>

      <volume_down>VolumeDown</volume_down>

      <volume_up>VolumeUp</volume_up>

    </appcommand>

  </global>

</keymap>

Close Notepad and save the changes. You should now find that the volume buttons on your remote control the XBMC volume.

JR

dubstepper · 2011-12-31 17:34

Work perfectly. Now I have volume display. Thank you very much.

Created the file in my user directory and XBMC adjusted immediately. Nice.

Noted that the XBMC volume is controlled by whatever the system volume is set to. If you have set a low system volume before starting XBMC then that becomes the maximum volume XBMC can use. If you have muted your system volume XMBC is also mute.

Which leads me to ask.

Is it possible to have XBMC control the system volume AND display that as the volume control.

**jhsrennie** · 2012-01-01 14:26

dubstepper Wrote:Is it possible to have XBMC control the system volume AND display that as the volume control.

No.

JR

StinDaWg · 2012-03-18 03:23

(2012-01-01 14:26)jhsrennie Wrote:
dubstepper Wrote:Is it possible to have XBMC control the system volume AND display that as the volume control.

No.

JR

In Windows 8 the system volume now shows up on the screen when changed, however this overlay does not appear when in xbmc. Is there anyway to implement this?

dubstepper Junior Member Posts: 4 Joined: Dec 2011 Reputation: 0	2011-12-30 02:54 Post: #1 Win 7 XBMC version 11.0 (eden) The volume control up-down works fine but there is NO visual display thay the volume is going up oe down. I have tried various skins but no display. Is this normal. Is it possible to get a volume up and down display? Thanks very much. XBMC really works for me.
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krish_2k4 Fan Posts: 576 Joined: Aug 2010 Reputation: 9	2011-12-30 03:10 Post: #2 dubstepper Wrote:Win 7 XBMC version 11.0 (eden) The volume control up-down works fine but there is NO visual display thay the volume is going up oe down. I have tried various skins but no display. Is this normal. Is it possible to get a volume up and down display? Thanks very much. XBMC really works for me. it goes in Xperience skin.
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Prof Yaffle Member+ Posts: 525 Joined: Mar 2011 Reputation: 3 Location: UK - in the middlish (mostly).	2011-12-30 03:12 Post: #3 If I understand correctly - and in the default Confluence (the volume bar, top right)
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dubstepper Junior Member Posts: 4 Joined: Dec 2011 Reputation: 0	2011-12-30 03:29 Post: #4 Prof Yaffle Wrote:If I understand correctly - and in the default Confluence (the volume bar, top right) Nothing shows at all. Top right / Top Left / Bottom right or left. Zero. Volume works fine though.
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jhsrennie Team-XBMC Developer Posts: 7,237 Joined: Nov 2008 Reputation: 117 Location: Chester, UK	2011-12-30 10:19 Post: #5 It sounds as if you're adjusting the system volume not the XBMC volume. If you're using Windows and you're remote sends volume APPCOMMAND messages then the remote will change the Windows volume not the XBMC volume. Try pressing + or - on the keyboard and see if the volume control appears. JR
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jhsrennie Team-XBMC Developer Posts: 7,237 Joined: Nov 2008 Reputation: 117 Location: Chester, UK	2012-01-01 14:26 Post: #9 dubstepper Wrote:Is it possible to have XBMC control the system volume AND display that as the volume control. No. JR
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StinDaWg Fan Posts: 328 Joined: Jul 2011 Reputation: 1	2012-03-18 03:23 Post: #10 (2012-01-01 14:26)jhsrennie Wrote: dubstepper Wrote:Is it possible to have XBMC control the system volume AND display that as the volume control. No. JR In Windows 8 the system volume now shows up on the screen when changed, however this overlay does not appear when in xbmc. Is there anyway to implement this?
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