Windows HOW-TO use Logitech Harmony Universal Remote Control without EventGhost

cryodream · 2010-12-03 02:57

Hey guys, anyone can help me to remove (or at least reduce to minimum) the delay between Harmony One button key presses? I've made a little script to show me how long a delay (in ms) I have between key presses. A test is done by holding a key/button "1" on the regular keyboard and then on Harmony One.

Code:

Keyboard: 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33

Harmony One: 317 314 330 315 317 313 317 314 330 316 315 317 313 316 328 316 315 318 313 316 330

Now I know that probably remote can never be as fast as USB keyboard, but 300+ milliseconds delay, c'mon. It's just too annoying when I need to scroll thgrough movies or tv shows in XBMC...

If anyone can help me to reduce that, I would be eternally gratefull Big Grin

ycomp · 2010-12-05 01:06

is there any way to program a button to pop up the favorites sidebar?

tgoecks · 2011-04-07 02:04

adsoto Wrote:I am still working on how to seamlessly switch between applications but thanks to all of the info in this forum/Logitech forums it now looks feasible.

sdsoto, did you ever figure out a solution to do this?

evlo · 2011-04-08 11:47

Hello, i have harmony one and RC6 (microsoft MCE) reciver connected to my PC. I tried mce plugin for XBMC, but i don't like the behavior of back and clear button, i want one button just like backspace on keyboard to work everywhere. I can use eventghost to do this. But then there is problem with delays. I have set 0ms input delay in harmony setup, but it reacts in very odd way.

BTW is there any way to get get number buttons working for searching in lists like it is on cell phones?

My PC is setup as MicrosoftMCE-1039 in harmony setup.

Lastly and mostly for visual appeal in harmony setup i would like not to have setup input for PC in harmony setup.

What bother me most is responses to keypresses that are even worse with eventghost MCE plugin Sad

borchgrevink · 2011-04-12 21:17

So, what kind of device is the remote when I add a device to the Harmony software?

Is it a computer > microsoft >mce keyboard, or something else?

akademiks · 2011-04-16 02:06

Hey guys, anyone know if it's possible to program an ALT+F4 function in the Harmony so I can close XBMC during the time that it has frozen?

evlo · 2011-04-16 02:11

Eventghost

borchgrevink: mce keyboard is said to work best, i'm using something like mce remote se, it works too.

borchgrevink · 2011-04-16 08:52

evlo Wrote:Eventghost

borchgrevink: mce keyboard is said to work best, i'm using something like mce remote se, it works too.

What combination of delay and retries do you use?

evlo · 2011-04-16 13:26

Can't help you with these, since i still did not found the optimal combination Sad

- currently i'm trieng interkey 0 and retries 1.

timmi1000 · 2011-04-16 14:17

If you want to have a combination like Alt+F4 choose the following in the Harmony Software: Computer-Media Center PC-Microsoft-Windows Media Center SE

In this profile you can find a lot of combinations, also Alt+F4.

ycomp Junior Member Posts: 10 Joined: Dec 2010 Reputation: 0	2010-12-05 01:06 Post: #172 is there any way to program a button to pop up the favorites sidebar?
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tgoecks Junior Member Posts: 6 Joined: Mar 2011 Reputation: 0	2011-04-07 02:04 Post: #173 adsoto Wrote:I am still working on how to seamlessly switch between applications but thanks to all of the info in this forum/Logitech forums it now looks feasible. sdsoto, did you ever figure out a solution to do this?
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borchgrevink Junior Member Posts: 21 Joined: Mar 2011 Reputation: 0	2011-04-12 21:17 Post: #175 So, what kind of device is the remote when I add a device to the Harmony software? Is it a computer > microsoft >mce keyboard, or something else?
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akademiks Junior Member Posts: 9 Joined: Mar 2010 Reputation: 0	2011-04-16 02:06 Post: #176 Hey guys, anyone know if it's possible to program an ALT+F4 function in the Harmony so I can close XBMC during the time that it has frozen?
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evlo Senior Member Posts: 104 Joined: Jun 2009 Reputation: 0	2011-04-16 02:11 Post: #177 Eventghost borchgrevink: mce keyboard is said to work best, i'm using something like mce remote se, it works too.
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borchgrevink Junior Member Posts: 21 Joined: Mar 2011 Reputation: 0	2011-04-16 08:52 Post: #178 evlo Wrote:Eventghost borchgrevink: mce keyboard is said to work best, i'm using something like mce remote se, it works too. What combination of delay and retries do you use?
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evlo Senior Member Posts: 104 Joined: Jun 2009 Reputation: 0	2011-04-16 13:26 Post: #179 Can't help you with these, since i still did not found the optimal combination - currently i'm trieng interkey 0 and retries 1.
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timmi1000 Junior Member Posts: 30 Joined: Nov 2010 Reputation: 0	2011-04-16 14:17 Post: #180 If you want to have a combination like Alt+F4 choose the following in the Harmony Software: Computer-Media Center PC-Microsoft-Windows Media Center SE In this profile you can find a lot of combinations, also Alt+F4.
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