DKP question

tnkrer · Post by **tnkrer** » Sat Sep 28, 2013 7:01 pm

I am trying to create dkp on number keys. I want single press of the key to give me the number while double key press should send shift number. My first attempt failed since I put the number itself for single key.

Now I am thinking that I will move numbers to shift shift numbers and send shift shift number for single press of the number. Would this be the ideal way to do it?

Also once I set it up like that, what would happen when l press the number key for a long time?

Thanks

mdavej · Post by **mdavej** » Sat Sep 28, 2013 7:16 pm

I wouldn't do that. How will you use repeated numbers? Why not LKPs for shifted numbers, but move shifted number functions to xshift number? So short side would be shifted number which defaults to the original number due to shift cloaking, then make the long side the xshifted number, where you moved your former shifted number functions.

tnkrer · Post by **tnkrer** » Sat Sep 28, 2013 7:24 pm

This requirement is for my HTPC. So here is how I have set numbers right now. (These signals are translated by eventghost to whatever I want it to be)

1-9 regular numbers when pressed
In certain situations, the numbers move the mouse on screen in different directions. (I need 8 directions, so 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9 are used.) So I need the capability to keep pressing a number and keep the mouse moving in the same direction.

shift-number starts an application. (windows media player, xbmc, foobar etc)

I was thinking that in addition to shift number, if I do dkp, it will be easier for me.

LKP will not work for me since I need to keep sending the number multiple times when pressed for long time ..

mdavej · Post by **mdavej** » Sat Sep 28, 2013 7:50 pm

In that case, just make a button that toggles between number mode and mouse mode. Say your HTPC is the CBL device and mouse is AUX. Make a ToadTog Toggle with On-Off side Dev_TV, Set_Chan, and the Off-On side Dev_AUX, Set_Chan. Making the numbers do double duty based on the type of press is asking for trouble.

Post by **vickyg2003** » Sun Sep 29, 2013 5:02 am

If you don't have any extra devices, you could have the toad tog trigger a multiplex. That's what I do when I need the keys to work differently in different modes.

Just make sure that your original device selection puts the buttons in the mode that your regular users will want to use.

tnkrer · Post by **tnkrer** » Mon Sep 30, 2013 5:37 am

mdavej,
In this case, my remote signals are being interpreted by eventghost. So I have a lot more capabilities at my disposal to let the same signal do double duty. So far (7+ years of using HTPC) it has not caused any user errors

The idea of using another device is good though. Vicky, I have three devices that I am not using. So I could use those .. hmm.

At the moment, I decided to use the 8 unused buttons at the bottom of this remote for my HTPC apps. So my problem is solved. (I went from 15-2117 to RCA RCRP05B, so gained a lot of unused buttons)