HouseBot

Ok, been trying to make this thing usable, and it really does ALMOST work. However, there are a few usability issues that I think could be addressed- they're either features or bugs, so I'll call them features (free program you know!) Ok, this is all CE client stuff... 1) if you power off the device...

Say we had a control we could put on a theme - a touchpad-ish kinda box. Now, this box would act just like a touchpad - you drag your mouse in it (or your stylus on a CE device) and that translates into mouse moves on the server. Taps (or maybe a new button action?) would be a left mouse click. That...

I was just exposed to HB myself but I have started working on an inteface to ATI MMC 7.x. <snip> What I would like is some feedback on creating a sort of protocol based on a grouping of functionality and devices so I can make this as inuitive as I can. Any takers? Well, I am pretty far along on thi...

Got girder, got it working with housebot - sweet. Thanks!

When the device sleeps with the remote displayed, pressing power to wake it up shows just a blue screen... pressing a hard button repaints the screen.



Also, can you tell me what 'buttons' on the theme editor correspond to which hard buttons on the ppc?

Another alternative would be to use Girder to control PowerDVD and use HouseBot to control Girder using the "Girder Bridge" Device. Girder is MUCH better at controlling apps with Windows Messages.[/b] Wow, like full circle :D - I came here from Girder - now I need to go back to Girder to ...

First off, let me say COOL TOOL! This thing is perfect for my HTPC accplication - I was doing this myself using ATI MMC's generic remote API and a self-written http servlet, which kinda worked but was imperfect. I THINK this will be perfect, if only I can get it to do what I want. So, I have been wo...