Keymap for Apple remote with big step (download link)

Thanks! I didn't even think about setting up custom gestures from the iPhone to be specific keystrokes. I will have to toy around with my own custom keymap.

Reverb Wrote:Nice work, but doesn't it make more sense if you did"
right key> forward
left key> backward

The right and left keys are already mapped to 30 second skip.

Apple TV 1G has the ability to add more remote buttons from another remote so you don't have to rely on the press and hold method.

After adding the custom remote buttons in the apple tv settings screen xbmc translates those key presses to Button ID 70,71,72,73,74,75,76,77 & 78

I hope to be able to do the same for ATV2, as I just bought 5 of them, 1 for every room in my house.

I set up my joystick.AppleRemote.xml 2 years ago for ATV 1G (see code below)
I love the added functionality, in full video I have stop and 2 size step back/foward modes

in Video file mode I have a context menu, info, delete, back and root buttons

And in file manager mode (MY Files) I have highlight, copy, move and delete which work great
here's my code, I put it on my ATV2 but no joy yet.

chuckkay Wrote:Apple TV 1G has the ability to add more remote buttons from another remote so you don't have to rely on the press and hold method.

After adding the custom remote buttons in the apple tv settings screen xbmc translates those key presses to Button ID 70,71,72,73,74,75,76,77 & 78

I hope to be able to do the same for ATV2, as I just bought 5 of them, 1 for every room in my house.

I set up my joystick.AppleRemote.xml 2 years ago for ATV 1G (see code below)
I love the added functionality, in full video I have stop and 2 size step back/foward modes

in Video file mode I have a context menu, info, delete, back and root buttons

And in file manager mode (MY Files) I have highlight, copy, move and delete which work great
here's my code, I put it on my ATV2 but no joy yet.

Code:

- <keymap>
- <global>
- <joystick name="AppleRemote">
- <!--  plus      
  -->
  <button id="1">Up</button>
- <!--  minus      
  -->
  <button id="2">Down</button>
- <!--  left      
  -->
  <button id="3">Left</button>
- <!--  right      
  -->
  <button id="4">Right</button>
- <!--  play/pause
  -->
  <button id="5">Select</button>
- <!--  menu      
  -->
  <button id="6">PreviousMenu</button>
- <!--  hold play  
  -->
  <button id="7">Fullscreen</button>
- <!--  hold menu  
  -->
  <button id="8">ContextMenu</button>
- <!--  old buttons (ATV <2.2)
  -->
- <!--  hold left  
  -->
  <button id="9">BigStepBack</button>
- <!--  hold right
  -->
  <button id="10">BigStepForward</button>
- <!--  Learned remote buttons (ATV >2.3)
  -->
- <!--  Play
  -->
  <button id="70">Play</button>
- <!--  Pause
  -->
  <button id="71">Pause</button>
- <!--  Stop
  -->
  <button id="72">Stop</button>
- <!--  Pageup
  -->
  <button id="73">SkipPrevious</button>
- <!--  Pagedown
  -->
  <button id="74">SkipNext</button>
- <!--  Rewind
  -->
  <button id="75">Rewind</button>
- <!--  Forward
  -->
  <button id="76">FastForward</button>
- <!--  Back
  -->
  <button id="77">ParentDir</button>
- <!--  Tools
  -->
  <button id="78">ContextMenu</button>
- <!--  few gestures from Apple's iPhone Remote (ATV > 2.3 ?)
  -->
- <!--  SwipeLeft  
  -->
  <button id="80">Left</button>
- <!--  SwipeRight  
  -->
  <button id="81">Right</button>
- <!--  SwipeUp  
  -->
  <button id="82">Up</button>
- <!--  SwipeDown  
  -->
  <button id="83">Down</button>
  </joystick>
  </global>
- <Home>
- <joystick name="AppleRemote">
  <button id="6">Fullscreen</button>
  </joystick>
  </Home>
- <MyMusicPlaylist>
- <joystick name="AppleRemote">
  <button id="6">Playlist</button>
  </joystick>
  </MyMusicPlaylist>
- <MyMusicPlaylistEditor>
- <joystick name="AppleRemote">
  <button id="5">ContextMenu</button>
- <!--  FIXME?
  -->
  <button id="6">Playlist</button>
  </joystick>
  </MyMusicPlaylistEditor>
- <MyMusicFiles>
- <joystick name="AppleRemote">
  <button id="6">ParentDir</button>
  </joystick>
  </MyMusicFiles>
- <MyMusicLibrary>
- <joystick name="AppleRemote">
  <button id="6">ParentDir</button>
  </joystick>
  </MyMusicLibrary>
- <FullscreenVideo>
- <joystick name="AppleRemote">
  <button id="1">BigStepForward</button>
  <button id="2">StepBack</button>
  <button id="3">SmallStepBack</button>
  <button id="4">StepForward</button>
  <button id="5">AspectRatio</button>
  <button id="6">OSD</button>
  <button id="78">Info</button>
  <button id="77">BigStepBack</button>
  </joystick>
  </FullscreenVideo>
- <FullscreenInfo>
- <joystick name="AppleRemote">
  <button id="6">Close</button>
  <button id="77">Close</button>
  <button id="78">Close</button>
  </joystick>
  </FullscreenInfo>
- <PlayerControls>
- <joystick name="AppleRemote">
  <button id="6">Close</button>
  </joystick>
  </PlayerControls>
- <Visualisation>
- <joystick name="AppleRemote">
  <button id="1">VolumeUp</button>
  <button id="2">VolumeDown</button>
  <button id="3">SkipPrevious</button>
  <button id="4">SkipNext</button>
  <button id="5">XBMC.ActivateWindow(MusicOSD)</button>
  <button id="6">Fullscreen</button>
  </joystick>
  </Visualisation>
- <MusicOSD>
- <joystick name="AppleRemote">
  <button id="6">Close</button>
  </joystick>
  </MusicOSD>
- <VisualisationSettings>
- <joystick name="AppleRemote">
  <button id="6">Close</button>
  <button id="77">PreviousMenu</button>
  </joystick>
  </VisualisationSettings>
- <VisualisationPresetList>
- <joystick name="AppleRemote">
  <button id="6">Close</button>
  </joystick>
  </VisualisationPresetList>
- <SlideShow>
- <joystick name="AppleRemote">
  <button id="1">ZoomIn</button>
  <button id="2">ZoomOut</button>
  <button id="3">PreviousPicture</button>
  <button id="4">NextPicture</button>
  <button id="5">Info</button>
  <button id="6">Stop</button>
  </joystick>
  </SlideShow>
- <ScreenCalibration>
- <joystick name="AppleRemote">
  <button id="5">NextCalibration</button>
  </joystick>
  </ScreenCalibration>
- <SelectDialog>
- <joystick name="AppleRemote">
  <button id="6">Close</button>
  <button id="78">ContextMenu</button>
  </joystick>
  </SelectDialog>
- <VideoOSD>
- <joystick name="AppleRemote">
  <button id="6">Close</button>
  <button id="77">Close</button>
  </joystick>
  </VideoOSD>
- <VideoMenu>
- <joystick name="AppleRemote">
  <button id="6">OSD</button>
  </joystick>
  </VideoMenu>
- <OSDVideoSettings>
- <joystick name="AppleRemote">
  <button id="6">Close</button>
  <button id="77">PreviousMenu</button>
  </joystick>
  </OSDVideoSettings>
- <OSDAudioSettings>
- <joystick name="AppleRemote">
  <button id="6">Close</button>
  <button id="77">PreviousMenu</button>
  </joystick>
  </OSDAudioSettings>
- <VideoBookmarks>
- <joystick name="AppleRemote">
  <button id="6">Close</button>
  <button id="77">Close</button>
  </joystick>
  </VideoBookmarks>
- <MyVideoLibrary>
- <joystick name="AppleRemote">
  <button id="6">ParentDir</button>
  <button id="77">ParentDir</button>
  </joystick>
  </MyVideoLibrary>
- <MyVideoFiles>
- <joystick name="AppleRemote">
  <button id="6">Info</button>
  <button id="77">ParentDir</button>
  <button id="78">ContextMenu</button>
  <button id="76">Queue</button>
  <button id="72">Delete</button>
  </joystick>
  </MyVideoFiles>
- <MyVideoPlaylist>
- <joystick name="AppleRemote">
  <button id="6">Playlist</button>
  <button id="77">Playlist</button>
  <button id="72">Delete</button>
  <button id="73">MoveItemUp</button>
  <button id="74">MoveItemDown</button>
  </joystick>
  </MyVideoPlaylist>
- <VirtualKeyboard>
- <joystick name="AppleRemote">
  <button id="6">Close</button>
  <button id="78">Enter</button>
  <button id="77">BackSpace</button>
  <button id="71">Shift</button>
  <button id="70">Space</button>
  <button id="75">CursorLeft</button>
  <button id="76">CursorRight</button>
  </joystick>
  </VirtualKeyboard>
- <ContextMenu>
- <joystick name="AppleRemote">
  <button id="6">Close</button>
  <button id="78">Close</button>
  </joystick>
  </ContextMenu>
- <FileStackingDialog>
- <joystick name="AppleRemote">
  <button id="6">Close</button>
  </joystick>
  </FileStackingDialog>
- <MusicInformation>
- <joystick name="AppleRemote">
  <button id="6">Close</button>
  </joystick>
  </MusicInformation>
- <MovieInformation>
- <joystick name="AppleRemote">
  <button id="6">Close</button>
  <button id="77">Close</button>
  </joystick>
  </MovieInformation>
- <PictureInfo>
- <joystick name="AppleRemote">
  <button id="3">Left</button>
  <button id="4">Right</button>
  <button id="6">Close</button>
  </joystick>
  </PictureInfo>
- <MyFiles>
- <joystick name="AppleRemote">
  <button id="78">ContextMenu</button>
  <button id="74">Highlight</button>
  <button id="77">ParentDir</button>
  <button id="72">Delete</button>
  <button id="70">Move</button>
  <button id="76">Copy</button>
  </joystick>
  </MyFiles>
  </keymap>

Tell me you didn´t

I have two in my bathroom.

Thanks man, great keymap, very useful.

Shoesy Wrote:I have two in my bathroom.

Snob....

Ok...

N00b on the mapping thing here

Just dumb question:

I have an ATV2, and so far I find it very useful the way it is, the only thing I'll change it's this:

Press PLAY for x seconds = Info Bar (while playing)

How can I add that to the map (and consequently to the custom map)

Thanks in advance

Kaiserlein Wrote:Hey guys,
...
you can download the file here:

https://public.me.com/minius/de/

just put the file in: /Applications/XBMC.frappliance/XBMCData/XBMCHome/system/keymaps/
while overwriting the original one.

In case you don't like it that way, be sure to save the original file somewhere on your computer.

Also be sure when doing this, you are not in XBMC and restart lowtide afterwards (or: Killall AppleTV).

Greets.

When I click on the above url apple.com tells me my browser is not supported. I think they mean my OS is not supported since I have ff 3.6.13, but I am running on Ubuntu Linux. Is there some other place you could post the file?

Thanks.

chuckkay Wrote:Apple TV 1G has the ability to add more remote buttons from another remote so you don't have to rely on the press and hold method.

After adding the custom remote buttons in the apple tv settings screen xbmc translates those key presses to Button ID 70,71,72,73,74,75,76,77 & 78

I hope to be able to do the same for ATV2, as I just bought 5 of them, 1 for every room in my house.

I haven't received my ATV2 yet but have saved the forum link from when I did this for my ATV1 used with a Harmony Remote.

It might help in figuring out how to map the newly learned keys into XBMC.