2012-04-29, 14:06
I have written a very basic XBMC Launcher Windows application to enable users of MCE Remotes to start XMBC using a single key press. It does require a little knowledge of how shortcut keys work on desktop icons but, apart from that, that's it.
The program will look in the default installation directory to try and find XBMC (that's C:\Program Files\XBMC\ or C:\Program Files (x86)\XBMC\) and if it finds it it will launch it. If it can't find XBMC it will ask you to browse for XBMC and will store the path you select. However, as the program stores this information in the registry, you would need to run the program the first time as an administrator (right click the icon and select "Run as administrator"). This ONLY needs to be done to set up XBMCLauncher if you don't store XBMC in the default location.
If XBMC is already running then XBMCLauncher will simply restore the XMBC window/screen rather than launch another copy (which I don't think XMBC allows anyway).
Anyway, if anyone is interested in using/testing it, please let me know and I'll make it available.
On a side not, I am also writing an GUI application to configure MCE remotes. This program is called XBMCGreenButton but right now, it's still in it's early stages, but here's a screen shot of the configuration to (hopefully) wet your appetite.
PS: Where do I create/edit my signature? Blowed if I can find it in my control panel!!!
The program will look in the default installation directory to try and find XBMC (that's C:\Program Files\XBMC\ or C:\Program Files (x86)\XBMC\) and if it finds it it will launch it. If it can't find XBMC it will ask you to browse for XBMC and will store the path you select. However, as the program stores this information in the registry, you would need to run the program the first time as an administrator (right click the icon and select "Run as administrator"). This ONLY needs to be done to set up XBMCLauncher if you don't store XBMC in the default location.
If XBMC is already running then XBMCLauncher will simply restore the XMBC window/screen rather than launch another copy (which I don't think XMBC allows anyway).
Anyway, if anyone is interested in using/testing it, please let me know and I'll make it available.
On a side not, I am also writing an GUI application to configure MCE remotes. This program is called XBMCGreenButton but right now, it's still in it's early stages, but here's a screen shot of the configuration to (hopefully) wet your appetite.
PS: Where do I create/edit my signature? Blowed if I can find it in my control panel!!!