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Mce PVR functionality versus XBMC PVR. A quick tutorial to get the best of both
« on: November 30, 2013, 05:20:38 PM »
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A quick guide on how to flit between xbmc and mce for live TV in a magical seamless and delicious way.

Definitely delicious.

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Re: Mce PVR functionality versus XBMC PVR. A quick tutorial to get the best of both
« Reply #1 on: November 30, 2013, 05:35:36 PM »
 :clap ::bow

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Re: Mce PVR functionality versus XBMC PVR. A quick tutorial to get the best of both
« Reply #2 on: November 30, 2013, 05:35:46 PM »
Thanks Paul,

Took you long enough... ;)

Can you please copy and paste your relevant EventGhost macro(s) to this forum, so as to give users a running start?  You can copy/paste eventGhost macros via xml on the clipboard in more or less the same way as you can with VC command.
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Re: Mce PVR functionality versus XBMC PVR. A quick tutorial to get the best of both
« Reply #3 on: November 30, 2013, 05:37:59 PM »
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Re: Mce PVR functionality versus XBMC PVR. A quick tutorial to get the best of both
« Reply #4 on: December 01, 2013, 05:59:30 AM »
Haha. Yummy yummy code.  Eat this...

MCE XBMC and Desktop Exclusives list:
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<EventGhost Version="1582">
    <Folder Name="Exclusives list" Expanded="True">
        <Macro Name="XBMC launched via remote change context to XBMC">
            <Event Name="MceRemote.Mce.Star" />
            <Event Name="TCP.Start xbmc" />
            <Event Name="Broadcast.vocally launch XBMC" />
            <Event Name="Broadcast.Launch XBMC" />
            <Action>
                MCE.Stop()
            </Action>
            <Action>
                MCE.Stop()
            </Action>
            <Action>
                EventGhost.TriggerEvent(u'LaunchXBMC', 0.0)
            </Action>
            <Action>
                Window.FindWindow(u'chrome.exe', u'', u'Chrome_RenderWidgetHostHWND', None, None, None, False, 0.0, 0)
            </Action>
            <Action>
                Window.Close()
            </Action>
            <Action>
                EventGhost.Wait(2.0)
            </Action>
            <Action>
                RadioSure.Close()
            </Action>
            <Action>
                EventGhost.EnableExclusive(XmlIdLink(-1))
            </Action>
        </Macro>
        <Macro Name="Start Program: XBMC.exe">
            <Event Name="Main.LaunchXBMC" />
            <Action>
                RadioSure.Close()
            </Action>
            <Action>
                System.Execute(u'C:\\Program Files (x86)\\XBMC\\XBMC.exe', u'', 0, False, 2, u'', False)
            </Action>
            <Action>
                Window.FindWindow(u'XBMC.exe', None, None, None, None, None, False, 0.0, 0)
            </Action>
            <Action>
                Window.BringToFront()
            </Action>
        </Macro>
        <Macro Name="XBMC launched via mouse change context to XBMC">
            <Event Name="Task.Activated.XBMC" />
            <Action>
                EventGhost.EnableExclusive(XmlIdLink(378))
            </Action>
        </Macro>
        <Macro Name="MCE launched via remote change context to MCE">
            <Event Name="MceRemote.Mce.LiveTV" />
            <Event Name="Broadcast.vocally launch" />
            <Action>
                XBMC2.RemoteStop()
            </Action>
            <Action>
                System.Execute(u'C:\\Windows\\ehome\\ehshell.exe', u'%windir%\\ehome\\ehshell.exe /mcesuperbar://tv?live=true /no startupanimation', 0, False, 4, u'', False)
            </Action>
            <Action>
                EventGhost.Wait(5.0)
            </Action>
            <Action>
                Window.FindWindow(u'ehshell.exe', u'Windows Media Center', u'eHome Render Window', None, None, None, False, 0.0, 0)
            </Action>
            <Action>
                Window.BringToFront()
            </Action>
            <Action>
                EventGhost.Wait(2.0)
            </Action>
            <Action>
                Window.Maximize()
            </Action>
            <Action>
                EventGhost.EnableExclusive(XmlIdLink(-1))
            </Action>
        </Macro>
        <Macro Name="MCE launched via mouse change context to MCE">
            <Event Name="Task.Activated.ehshell" />
            <Action>
                EventGhost.EnableExclusive(XmlIdLink(312))
            </Action>
        </Macro>
        <Macro Name="Desktop on display change context to Desktop">
            <Event Name="Task.Deactivated.XBMC" />
            <Action>
                EventGhost.Wait(0.0)
            </Action>
            <Action>
                EventGhost.EnableExclusive(XmlIdLink(272))
            </Action>
        </Macro>
    </Folder>
</EventGhost>
Vox commando MCE XML:
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?>
<commandGroup open="False" name="WMC Common Buttons" enabled="False" prefix="" priority="0" requiredProcess="" description="">
  <command id="210" name="jump,move,go &lt;direction&gt; &lt;#&gt;" enabled="true" alwaysOn="False" confirm="False" requiredConfidence="0" loop="False" loopDelay="0" loopMax="0" description="">
    <action>
      <cmdType>WMC</cmdType>
      <cmdString>{1}</cmdString>
      <cmdRepeat>{2}</cmdRepeat>
    </action>
    <phrase>jump,move,go</phrase>
    <payloadFromXML phraseOnly="False" use2partPhrase="False" phraseConnector="by" Phrase2wildcard="anyone" optional="False">payloads\4directionsMCE.xml</payloadFromXML>
    <payloadRange>1,20</payloadRange>
  </command>
  <command id="323" name="button-play" enabled="true" alwaysOn="False" confirm="False" requiredConfidence="0" loop="False" loopDelay="0" loopMax="0" description="">
    <action>
      <cmdType>WMC</cmdType>
      <cmdString>button-play</cmdString>
      <cmdRepeat>1</cmdRepeat>
    </action>
    <action>
      <cmdType>VC.TriggerEvent</cmdType>
      <cmdString>vc.idletimeout</cmdString>
      <cmdRepeat>1</cmdRepeat>
    </action>
    <phrase>play, resume</phrase>
  </command>
  <command id="334" name="button-pause" enabled="true" alwaysOn="False" confirm="False" requiredConfidence="0" loop="False" loopDelay="0" loopMax="0" description="">
    <action>
      <cmdType>WMC</cmdType>
      <cmdString>button-pause</cmdString>
      <cmdRepeat>1</cmdRepeat>
    </action>
    <action>
      <cmdType>VC.TriggerEvent</cmdType>
      <cmdString>vc.idletimeout</cmdString>
      <cmdRepeat>1</cmdRepeat>
    </action>
    <phrase>pause</phrase>
  </command>
  <command id="339" name="button-stop" enabled="true" alwaysOn="False" confirm="False" requiredConfidence="0" loop="False" loopDelay="0" loopMax="0" description="">
    <action>
      <cmdType>WMC</cmdType>
      <cmdString>button-stop</cmdString>
      <cmdRepeat>1</cmdRepeat>
    </action>
    <phrase>stop playback</phrase>
  </command>
  <command id="356" name="button-up" enabled="true" alwaysOn="False" confirm="False" requiredConfidence="0" loop="False" loopDelay="0" loopMax="0" description="">
    <action>
      <cmdType>WMC</cmdType>
      <cmdString>button-up</cmdString>
      <cmdRepeat>1</cmdRepeat>
    </action>
    <phrase>go up</phrase>
  </command>
  <command id="375" name="button-down" enabled="true" alwaysOn="False" confirm="False" requiredConfidence="0" loop="False" loopDelay="0" loopMax="0" description="">
    <action>
      <cmdType>WMC</cmdType>
      <cmdString>button-down</cmdString>
      <cmdRepeat>1</cmdRepeat>
    </action>
    <phrase>go down</phrase>
  </command>
  <command id="377" name="button-left" enabled="true" alwaysOn="False" confirm="False" requiredConfidence="0" loop="False" loopDelay="0" loopMax="0" description="">
    <action>
      <cmdType>WMC</cmdType>
      <cmdString>button-left</cmdString>
      <cmdRepeat>1</cmdRepeat>
    </action>
    <phrase>go left</phrase>
  </command>
  <command id="395" name="button-right" enabled="true" alwaysOn="False" confirm="False" requiredConfidence="0" loop="False" loopDelay="0" loopMax="0" description="">
    <action>
      <cmdType>WMC</cmdType>
      <cmdString>button-right</cmdString>
      <cmdRepeat>1</cmdRepeat>
    </action>
    <phrase>go right</phrase>
  </command>
  <command id="418" name="button-ok" enabled="true" alwaysOn="False" confirm="False" requiredConfidence="0" loop="False" loopDelay="0" loopMax="0" description="">
    <action>
      <cmdType>WMC</cmdType>
      <cmdString>button-ok</cmdString>
      <cmdRepeat>1</cmdRepeat>
    </action>
    <phrase>press ok, select</phrase>
  </command>
  <command id="415" name="button-back" enabled="true" alwaysOn="False" confirm="False" requiredConfidence="0" loop="False" loopDelay="0" loopMax="0" description="">
    <action>
      <cmdType>WMC</cmdType>
      <cmdString>button-back</cmdString>
      <cmdRepeat>1</cmdRepeat>
    </action>
    <phrase>go back</phrase>
  </command>
  <command id="419" name="button-fwd" enabled="true" alwaysOn="False" confirm="False" requiredConfidence="0" loop="False" loopDelay="0" loopMax="0" description="">
    <action>
      <cmdType>WMC</cmdType>
      <cmdString>button-fwd</cmdString>
      <cmdRepeat>1</cmdRepeat>
    </action>
    <phrase>fast forward</phrase>
  </command>
  <command id="438" name="button-rew" enabled="true" alwaysOn="False" confirm="False" requiredConfidence="0" loop="False" loopDelay="0" loopMax="0" description="">
    <action>
      <cmdType>WMC</cmdType>
      <cmdString>button-rew</cmdString>
      <cmdRepeat>1</cmdRepeat>
    </action>
    <phrase>rewind</phrase>
  </command>
  <command id="455" name="button-skipback" enabled="true" alwaysOn="True" confirm="False" requiredConfidence="0" loop="False" loopDelay="0" loopMax="0" description="">
    <action>
      <cmdType>WMC</cmdType>
      <cmdString>button-skipback</cmdString>
      <cmdRepeat>1</cmdRepeat>
    </action>
    <phrase>bounce backwards</phrase>
  </command>
  <command id="462" name="button-skipfwd" enabled="true" alwaysOn="True" confirm="False" requiredConfidence="0" loop="False" loopDelay="0" loopMax="0" description="">
    <action>
      <cmdType>WMC</cmdType>
      <cmdString>button-skipfwd</cmdString>
      <cmdRepeat>1</cmdRepeat>
    </action>
    <phrase>bounce forwards</phrase>
  </command>
  <command id="489" name="button-ch-plus" enabled="true" alwaysOn="False" confirm="False" requiredConfidence="0" loop="False" loopDelay="0" loopMax="0" description="">
    <action>
      <cmdType>WMC</cmdType>
      <cmdString>button-ch-plus</cmdString>
      <cmdRepeat>1</cmdRepeat>
    </action>
    <phrase>channel up</phrase>
  </command>
  <command id="501" name="button-ch-minus" enabled="true" alwaysOn="False" confirm="False" requiredConfidence="0" loop="False" loopDelay="0" loopMax="0" description="">
    <action>
      <cmdType>WMC</cmdType>
      <cmdString>button-ch-minus</cmdString>
      <cmdRepeat>1</cmdRepeat>
    </action>
    <phrase>channel down</phrase>
  </command>
  <command id="502" name="TV guide" enabled="true" alwaysOn="False" confirm="False" requiredConfidence="0" loop="False" loopDelay="0" loopMax="0" description="">
    <action>
      <cmdType>WMC</cmdType>
      <cmdString>goto TVGuide</cmdString>
      <cmdRepeat>1</cmdRepeat>
    </action>
    <phrase>TV guide, open TV guide, Launch TV guide, show TV guide, Show Guide, Guide</phrase>
  </command>
</commandGroup>
Vox commando Watch Live TV Macro:
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?>
<command id="988" name="Watch live TV" enabled="true" alwaysOn="False" confirm="False" requiredConfidence="0" loop="False" loopDelay="0" loopMax="0" description="">
  <action>
    <cmdType>EventGhost.Send</cmdType>
    <cmdString>vocally launch&amp;&amp;MCE</cmdString>
    <cmdRepeat>1</cmdRepeat>
  </action>
  <action>
    <cmdType>TTS.Speak</cmdType>
    <cmdString>Preparing the Television|Launching Media Center|Tuning in now</cmdString>
    <cmdRepeat>1</cmdRepeat>
  </action>
  <action>
    <cmdType>Sound.PlayWav</cmdType>
    <cmdString>\VOX\Sounds\Acknowledge.wav</cmdString>
    <cmdRepeat>1</cmdRepeat>
  </action>
  <action>
    <cmdType>VC.TriggerEvent</cmdType>
    <cmdString>Normal volume level</cmdString>
    <cmdRepeat>1</cmdRepeat>
  </action>
  <action>
    <cmdType>VC.Standby</cmdType>
    <cmdString />
    <cmdRepeat>1</cmdRepeat>
  </action>
  <action>
    <cmdType>VC.DisableGroup</cmdType>
    <cmdString>XBMC Simple actions</cmdString>
    <cmdRepeat>1</cmdRepeat>
  </action>
  <action>
    <cmdType>VC.DisableGroup</cmdType>
    <cmdString>XBMC plugins</cmdString>
    <cmdRepeat>1</cmdRepeat>
  </action>
  <action>
    <cmdType>VC.DisableGroup</cmdType>
    <cmdString>XBMC TV</cmdString>
    <cmdRepeat>1</cmdRepeat>
  </action>
  <action>
    <cmdType>VC.DisableGroup</cmdType>
    <cmdString>XBMC Movies</cmdString>
    <cmdRepeat>1</cmdRepeat>
  </action>
  <action>
    <cmdType>VC.EnableGroup</cmdType>
    <cmdString>WMC Common Buttons</cmdString>
    <cmdRepeat>1</cmdRepeat>
  </action>
  <phrase>Watch live TV, I want to watch live TV, I want to watch lyve TV, watch lyve TV</phrase>
</command>
I think most of that will work right off the bat for people as long as they have installed the following Macros into Eventghost:
MCE
XBMC2

Thanks,

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Re: Mce PVR functionality versus XBMC PVR. A quick tutorial to get the best of both
« Reply #5 on: December 01, 2013, 06:00:49 AM »
I can't post the contexts folder unfortunately as it exceed the forums 20000 character limit.  :bonk

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Re: Mce PVR functionality versus XBMC PVR. A quick tutorial to get the best of both
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Re: Mce PVR functionality versus XBMC PVR. A quick tutorial to get the best of both
« Reply #7 on: December 01, 2013, 09:51:27 AM »
Thanks.  I hope there is nothing security related in there?
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Re: Mce PVR functionality versus XBMC PVR. A quick tutorial to get the best of both
« Reply #8 on: December 01, 2013, 11:06:28 AM »
Oops, not any more!  :bonk

I'd left some stuff in the Eventghost tree I'd forgotten about but it's been replaced now.

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