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greubel
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Roku Screensaver

Internally I have my own screensaver and in version 3.x of the SDK, it was possible to
inhibit the Roku screensaver by periodically creating and displaying a new screen.

But in version 4.x, this fails to stop the Roku screensaver.

Is it possible to inhibit the Roku screensaver ?
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TheEndless
Channel Surfer

Re: Roku Screensaver

I cheated in one of my channels by periodically sending an "A button" key press via ECP, so that might be an option.

NOTE: The A button doesn't exist in 3.1, so if you did go this route, you might want to pick a different button that you're not using in the channel in order for it to work with all firmwares.
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Instant Watch Browser (NetflixIWB), Aquarium Screensaver (AQUARIUM), Clever Clocks Screensaver (CLEVERCLOCKS), iTunes Podcasts (ITPC), My Channels (MYCHANNELS)
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greubel
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Re: Roku Screensaver

That appears to have done the trick !
But instead of sending in a button, I send in a key stroke ( /keypress/Lit_X ) and ignore it.

Thanks !
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gonzotek
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Re: Roku Screensaver

"TheEndless" wrote:
I cheated in one of my channels by periodically sending an "A button" key press via ECP, so that might be an option.

NOTE: The A button doesn't exist in 3.1, so if you did go this route, you might want to pick a different button that you're not using in the channel in order for it to work with all firmwares.
Hey, are you talking about the A and B buttons on the gaming remote? I didn't know these were available, I haven't seen them documented anywhere. Are you just sending 'roku:8060/keypress/A' ?
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TheEndless
Channel Surfer

Re: Roku Screensaver

"gonzotek" wrote:
"TheEndless" wrote:
I cheated in one of my channels by periodically sending an "A button" key press via ECP, so that might be an option.

NOTE: The A button doesn't exist in 3.1, so if you did go this route, you might want to pick a different button that you're not using in the channel in order for it to work with all firmwares.
Hey, are you talking about the A and B buttons on the gaming remote? I didn't know these were available, I haven't seen them documented anywhere. Are you just sending 'roku:8060/keypress/A' ?

Yep and yep. They're not documented. I just thought it was worth trying them and found they worked, but only on the Roku 2.
My Channels: http://roku.permanence.com - Twitter: @TheEndlessDev
Instant Watch Browser (NetflixIWB), Aquarium Screensaver (AQUARIUM), Clever Clocks Screensaver (CLEVERCLOCKS), iTunes Podcasts (ITPC), My Channels (MYCHANNELS)
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gonzotek
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Re: Roku Screensaver

"TheEndless" wrote:
"gonzotek" wrote:
"TheEndless" wrote:
I cheated in one of my channels by periodically sending an "A button" key press via ECP, so that might be an option.

NOTE: The A button doesn't exist in 3.1, so if you did go this route, you might want to pick a different button that you're not using in the channel in order for it to work with all firmwares.
Hey, are you talking about the A and B buttons on the gaming remote? I didn't know these were available, I haven't seen them documented anywhere. Are you just sending 'roku:8060/keypress/A' ?

Yep and yep. They're not documented. I just thought it was worth trying them and found they worked, but only on the Roku 2.
Thanks and Cheers!

/edit: Cool, I've got the developer build of Remoku working with the A/B buttons mapped to the keyboard :). Now I just have to find some way to squeeze them into the already cramped UI 🙂
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