[WINDOWS] Official HOW-TO use a Logitech Harmony Remote with XBMC

henningdalgaard Wrote:great guide

Suggestions:
explain how to use advanced buttons and how xml files work for dummies (like me)

explain the sortcut trick for those who don't want to edit xml to launch xbmc:

"Create a shortcut to XBMC. Assign F6 or another hotkey to that shortcut in the Shortcut properties, then map that key to a button on the harmony."

I appreciate your feedback. I will post the hotkey trick for launching XBMC, but if you read the guide, you'll notice that its geared at Win7 which used the Windows button and a number (Win+#) to launch things from the task bar.

As for using XML, please read the wiki.

I will be asking an admin to move your post and mine the other page

sufreak Wrote:I will post the hotkey trick for launching XBMC, but if you read the guide, you'll notice that its geared at Win7 which used the Windows button and a number (Win+#) to launch things from the task bar.

I too have the same question on the (Win+#) key with the Harmony, I'm not aware of how I can send two keystrokes at the same time. ?

How would i program it to use Win+# or Alt+F4, I am using Win7. Thanks for any help.

Freakish Wrote:I too have the same question on the (Win+#) key with the Harmony, I'm not aware of how I can send two keystrokes at the same time. ?

How would i program it to use Win+# or Alt+F4, I am using Win7. Thanks for any help.

See this
http://forum.xbmc.org/showpost.php?p=749...tcount=364

bodhi Wrote:See this
http://forum.xbmc.org/showpost.php?p=749...tcount=364

Yes that seems to require an MCE Keyboard, which from what I've read before about the harmony, is the only way to achieve multiple keystrokes.

I don't have the actual MCE Keyboard, only the Harmony with the MCE KB profile. So i don't believe it's possible to start or close XBMC without a physical MCE KB. I can think of renaming, registry entry or eventghost as possible workarounds, but thought the OP may already know of one. Thanks for the link anyway.

Freakish Wrote:Yes that seems to require an MCE Keyboard, which from what I've read before about the harmony, is the only way to achieve multiple keystrokes.

I don't have the actual MCE Keyboard, only the Harmony with the MCE KB profile. So i don't believe it's possible to start or close XBMC without a physical MCE KB. I can think of renaming, registry entry or eventghost as possible workarounds, but thought the OP may already know of one. Thanks for the link anyway.

No. You don't need a keyboard. You need a MCE SE profile (Not MCE Keyboard profile). Look at posts previously in that thread.

bodhi Wrote:No. You don't need a keyboard. You need a MCE SE profile (Not MCE Keyboard profile). Look at posts previously in that thread.

Have you actually got it working? The link you provided clearly states "you'll need the device MCE SE keyboard." If you know of a way to do it with just the profile, please share, as i do not.

Freakish Wrote:Have you actually got it working? The link you provided clearly states "you'll need the device MCE SE keyboard." If you know of a way to do it with just the profile, please share, as i do not.

Yes! See this post. You're in the wrong thread:grin:This is the "Official" thread Work-In-Progress. This linked post is in the current thread. Please ask questions there, until this "Official" thread is done. I know it is confusing to have 2 threads.

And btw, in Harmony terminology, whenever you refer to a "device", it means a Harmony device (i.e. so device MCE SE keyboard is not the actual keyboard, but a device with a profile inside Harmony database).

sufreak Wrote:....
I will be asking an admin to move your post and mine the other page

You'll have to do the same to my posts and freakish's posts, too or we can just edit the content to "reserved"? whichever you'd like.

sufreak Wrote:Now, repeat the ‘Add Device’ process, this time select:

Select: Computer – Media Center PC – Microsoft – “Windows Media Center”
Add this device and name it MCE Keyboard

Just FYI, I don't know if it is because I have a Harmony One or not, but when I added the device called "Windows Media Center" Harmony only gave me the options for a normal MCE remote, and not an MCE keyboard. In order to get an MCE Keyboard (ie have letters and the escape/backspace key, etc) I had to follow the same steps, and instead of putting "Windows Media Center" i entered "MCE Keyboard".

Now everything works a treat with your guide.

feerlessleadr Wrote:Just FYI, I don't know if it is because I have a Harmony One or not, but when I added the device called "Windows Media Center" Harmony only gave me the options for a normal MCE remote, and not an MCE keyboard. In order to get an MCE Keyboard (ie have letters and the escape/backspace key, etc) I had to follow the same steps, and instead of putting "Windows Media Center" i entered "MCE Keyboard".

Now everything works a treat with your guide.

It's not just the harmony one, I've got the 520 and I had the same problem.