isRemoteKeyPressed

Question

I'm trying to capture the remote key presses in a springboard, but I'm only getting a response from the right (5) and left (4) buttons. I've used the up, down and info (*) buttons with an imagecanvas, but I can't seem to get it right with a springboard screen. I've tried numerous iterations, but nothing is returning a response. Shouldn't the following print more than just the right and left button presses? I've also tried isButtonInfo with no luck either. Can someone explain the right usage?

        if type(msg) = "roSpringboardScreenEvent" then
            if msg.isScreenClosed()
                print "Screen closed"
                exit while
            else if msg.isRemoteKeyPressed() 
                print "Remote key pressed"

RokuJoel · Answer

The only buttons available on roSprinboard with isRemoteKeyPressed() are the left and right buttons. Otherwise, you are looking for msg.IsbuttonPressed() with msg.getindex() to tell you which buttons *on the screen* were pressed.

if type(msg)="roSpringboardScreenEvent" then
     if msg.isbuttonpressed() then
         ndx=msg.getindex()
         if ndx=0 then 
                     ?"button number: ";ndx;" pressed"
         else if msg.getindex()=1 then
                     ?"button number: ";ndx;" pressed"
        end if
     else if msg.isremotekeypressed()
        key=msg.getindex()
        ?"Key Number: ";key;" Pressed"
    end if
end if

- Joel

agmark · Answer

Is the info (*) button available on any screen other than an imagecanvas?

RokuChris · Answer

"agmark" wrote:Is the info (*) button available on any screen other than an imagecanvas?Off the top of my head, the (*) button raises...isListItemInfo() on roPosterScreenisRemoteKeyPressed() on roGridScreenroUniversalControlEvent on roScreen...there may be others that I'm forgetting.

agmark · Answer

Thanks Chris.  Tried isListItemInfo() on roPosterScreen and it responds.  That's where I'll use it.  I don't have a Roku1, but I assume the info button is strickly Roku2?

RokuChris · Answer

"agmark" wrote:Thanks Chris.  Tried isListItemInfo() on roPosterScreen and it responds.  That's where I'll use it.  I don't have a Roku1, but I assume the info button is strickly Roku2?The (*) button works with any Roku since firmware 2.7. See section 2.4 of the Component Reference.

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