[jhsrennie]

do you know how i can set that up

Have a search through the forum, or start a new thread specifically asking about Eventghost. It has many devoted users hereabouts though I'm not one of them.

JR

[djmcnz]

I've got a standard Microsoft keyboard that has basic media buttons (play,stop,skip etc) i also like to multitask and listen to music while i am browsing on the internet. is there a way i could have basic music control in xbmc while it's minimized.

Only by using something like Eventghost, which can route signals to XBMC even when it doesn't have the focus.

JR

do you know how i can set that up

Have a search through the forum, or start a new thread specifically asking about Eventghost. It has many devoted users hereabouts though I'm not one of them.

JR

Assuming you're using Windows, try this:

http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=31660

[Harald654]

I hope it's okay that I bring back this old thread again.

Does anyone know if something has changed in relation to minimize Kodi (perhaps even to the Tray)??


I use a test build of Kodi from this thread klick with "full" UPnP media support, on my tablet, to get acess to the Kodi-libary of my media pc/server (without a SQL server).

It works great, but of course Kodi must run the whole time on my media PC. basically i have no problem with that (the PC runs anyway 24hours a day) but I can not do someting else on the PC wenn Kodi runs in fullscreen mode and my graphic card does not go into low power mode.
I know that if i performs Kodi as window i can minimize it, but it's very inconvenient to switch always between window- and fullscreen-mode (especially with a remote control).

So does anyone know a solution to minimize Kodi to the Tray (or at leat to the taskbar, without leave the full screen mode)?

[djmcnz]

So does anyone know a solution to minimize Kodi to the Tray (or at leat to the taskbar, without leave the full screen mode)?

Win+M

[Harald654]

Oh, thanks

that's easier than I thought

but its only minimze Kodi to the taskbar, so i written a little programm with Autoit, to minimize Kodi to the tray.

It´s very easy, you only need the "WinSetState" Funktion :
WinSetState("Kodi","",@SW_hide) to make it hidden, and
WinSetState("Kodi","",@SW_show) to mak it visible


Here the code for my tray application, if someone wants to try (klick on the icon to hide/show Kodi):

Code:

#include <TrayConstants.au3>
;Create Traymenü-----------------------------------------
Opt("TrayMenuMode", 3)     ; Default tray menu items (Script Paused/Exit) will not be shown.
TraySetClick(16)
$TShow = TrayCreateItem("Show Kodi")
$THide = TrayCreateItem("Hide Kodi")
TrayCreateItem("")
$TExit = TrayCreateItem("Exit")
TraySetState()
TraySetToolTip("Kodi.aHide - klick to show/hide it :)")
Global $ix = 0
;-------------------------------------------------------



;Change it!
;sampling time--------------------------------------------
Global $itw = 20
;polling time (-Kodi is still active?)--------------------
Global $it , $its = 2000
;Pfad von Kodi--------------------------------------------
$Kodi = run ("C:\Program Files (x86)\Kodi\Kodi.exe")
;--------------------------------------------------------



; Wartet bis Kodi startet und verschiebt es gleich in den Tray (AutoTray at Start)
WinWait("Kodi" ,"", 20)             ; Wait for start of Kodi (max 20s)
WinSetState("Kodi","",@SW_hide)     ; minimize Kodi
;------------------------------------------------------

;Abfrageschleife---------------------------------------
While Sleep ($itw)
    $msg = TrayGetMsg()
    Select
        Case $msg = $TExit
            Exit
        Case $msg = $THide
            $ix = 0
            WinSetState("Kodi","",@SW_hide)
        Case $msg = $TShow
            WinSetState("Kodi","",@SW_show)
            $ix = 1
        Case $msg = $TRAY_EVENT_PRIMARYDOWN
            If $ix = 1 then
                WinSetState("Kodi","",@SW_hide)
                $ix = 0
            Else
                WinSetState("Kodi","",@SW_show)
                $ix = 1
            endif
    EndSelect

;Wenn Kodi beendet, auch TrayProg beenden------------
If $it = ($its/$itw) Then
    $it = 0
    If not ProcessExists($Kodi) and not ProcessExists("Kodi.exe") then
        exit
    endif
Else
    $it = ($it+1)
EndIf
;---------------------------------------------------
WEnd

You can also create a shortcut to show/hide Kodi

[gazza999]

I have Kodi installed on my laptop with a TV connected via HDMI. I want to display Kodi in fullscreen on the TV while still being able to use the laptop for other things.


With other applications, I can extend the laptop display to the TV, open the app in windowed mode and drag it on to the TV screen, then set it to fullscreen.

I cannot do this with Kodi. The only way I can seem to get Kodi on the TV is to duplicate the display, which prevents me from using the laptop for other things.


Is there a way to get this working the way I mentioned above ?

Thanks