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Re: [ECS] Keyboard-Event Mark Gilmore Wed, 30 Jun 1999 05:58:32 -0700

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We are not communicating:
What do you want ECS to do when you set it to ACTIVE ?
Why would you do such a thing ?

Kevin Keast wrote:
> 
> You can set it to active and it works: In the Group editor, but not the Event Editor.
When you set it to ACTIVE ECS sends the designated window the designated key (as setup
in the keyboard-event item).
> 
> Why?  So I can use an x-10 keypad to send WINAMP a CNTRL X to start/stop the winamp
playing through my intercom system. (WINAMP is running on the same machine).
> 
> OR
> 
> Stop WINAMP when an incomming call arrives so ECS can use the sound card to announce
the caller.
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> Kevin, d8)
> libertyc@prodigy.net
> keastk@ele.uri.edu
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> On Tue, 29 Jun 1999 12:01:51   Mark Gilmore wrote:
> >But why are you trying to set it to ACTIVE ?
> >What would you have ECS do ?
> >
> >Kevin Keast wrote:
> >>
> >> Mark,
> >>
> >> I want to be able to control another program by sending it keystrokes-just as the
doc says.  The doc file indicates that you can use this item type to send keystrokes
or even simulate mouse activity in other windows programs.  So that is what I was doing.
 It works too, but I have to set the state of the item in the Group editor. (I would
like to set it in the EVENT editor too so I can use my remotes)  I also used the app
(forget the name) that finds the actual names of the windows and set up an item to send
keystrokes any program. (I hade to use the Windows CLASS: for some of the items)  This
will allow me to control programs like WINAMP and my ATI-TV tuner.
> >> ---
> >> Kevin, d8)
> >> libertyc@prodigy.net
> >> keastk@ele.uri.edu
> >>
> >> On Tue, 29 Jun 1999 06:26:18   Mark Gilmore wrote:
> >> >Kevin, ACTIVE is a read-only/status state (not intended for SET).
> >> >What are you trying to do ??
> >> >
> >> >Kevin Keast wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> Hi Mark,
> >> >>
> >> >> I sent an e-mail to the list while you were gone.  Hope you are feeling better.
> >> >>
> >> >> I have a question on the keyboard-event item.  I can create a keyboard event
item, for example to send keystrokes to my winamp program.
> >> >> I am unable to set my keyboard-event item to active in the event editor:  Illegal
command or something like that.  But, when I bring up the keyboard-event item in the
GROUP EDITOR I can set it to active and it sends the keystroke to the external program
and then returns to its idle state. I think it is version 4.1.025.  Is this a bug?
> >> >> ---
> >> >> Kevin, d8)
> >> >> libertyc@prodigy.net
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