Multiple remote blocks

[Olivier P. <ml....@fr...>]

Hi all,

I am the owner of a multi-function remote: it can be used to pilot a TV,
a DVD reader or a VCR (using a set of buttons to choose which one is
targeted).

While recording it, I noticed that most keys were associated with
different pulses with respected to the chosen target (that's typically
the case for the 0..9 digits). Hence, I used a set of "remote" blocks in
my lircd.conf file, one for each target.

I would like to know what is the best practice for naming my keys in
this situation: can I use the same name for a given button in each
"remote" block? Or should I use unambiguous ones, but appending a prefix
to each as an example (POWER_TV, etc...)?

For readability purpose, I would prefer the first option (I see that
this works properly in irw, where the button name and the target are
displayed). In this case, what is the syntax express this target/button
pair in ~/.lircrc files?

Best regards,
Olivier Parisy.