[IDEA] Remote control

[Nessor]

Hi!
I don't know if this was discussed here on the forum before, i couldn't find anything. Is there a way to control the UI with a remote control instead of a mouse? I can control the playback of moode, but i think it will be great if we can control the whole interface.

[Tim Curtis]

Why not just use your Smartphone?

[Nessor]

Why not just use your Smartphone?

I do from time to time. I just though some extra functionality won't hurt. Dedicated remote control can be way faster to access and control the player.

[TheOldPresbyope]

@Nessor 

So originally you asked

Is there a way to control the UI with a remote control instead of a mouse?

I'm having trouble figuring out just what it is you want. What do you imagine this remote control would be?

Regards,
Kent

[Tim Curtis]

Moode has a builtin service called triggerhappy that can be used to program the buttons of a remote control device. It comes preconfigured to control a basic USB volume knob.  Below is the config file.

/etc/triggerhappy/triggers.d/media.conf

Code:

KEY_VOLUMEUP     1 /var/www/util/vol.sh -up 1
KEY_VOLUMEDOWN   1 /var/www/util/vol.sh -dn 1
KEY_MUTE         1 /var/www/util/vol.sh -mute

Search the Forum for "triggerhappy" to find threads showing the configuration for various remote control devices. Here's an example: https://moodeaudio.org/forum/showthread....9#pid48649

And as @TheOldPresbyope mentioned try to describe what you want. There are many, many different types of remotes out there.

[Nessor]

Moode has a builtin service called triggerhappy that can be used to program the buttons of a remote control device. It comes preconfigured to control a basic USB volume knob.  Below is the config file.

/etc/triggerhappy/triggers.d/media.conf

Code:

KEY_VOLUMEUP     1 /var/www/util/vol.sh -up 1
KEY_VOLUMEDOWN   1 /var/www/util/vol.sh -dn 1
KEY_MUTE         1 /var/www/util/vol.sh -mute

Search the Forum for "triggerhappy" to find threads showing the configuration for various remote control devices. Here's an example: https://moodeaudio.org/forum/showthread....9#pid48649

And as @TheOldPresbyope mentioned try to describe what you want. There are many, many different types of remotes out there.

Yes, i know all that and it's already done. All these are the basic playback controls. As i wrote in my first post, is there a way how to control the whole user interface? Like to access the Library screen, the Settings, to navigate in them? As an example i can give LibreElec, you can access the whole user interface by few different ways, one of them is with a regular TV remote control.

[Tim Curtis]

Its only possible via the WebUI.

[TheOldPresbyope]

@Nessor

So are you stepping up to embark on a project to replicate this behavior in moOde?

As for me, I detest waving my LG smart controller around to select things on my TV, especially if text input is required. No way I'm going to do that with moOde when I can use a phone/tablet/laptop or the local display on a touchscreen.

YMMV, as they say.

Regards,
Kent