Re: [misterhouse-users] Making on screen GUI for MH

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That is interesting.  I can imagine modifying Bruce's menu web interface so
that the first button in each row has a unique access key and the keys are
always in the same order (alt-a, alt-b, etc.).  Then you have some code that
intercepts the infrared signals and keeps track of the current row.  When
you send a down arrow, it figures out the access key for the next row and
sends that to IE.  If you hit right arrow, it sends a Tab.  Left arrow sends
Shift-Tab.  And a button for Enter.

Okay, I know it's a hack.

----- Original Message -----
From: "scott reston" <sc...@th...>
To: "misterhouse folks" <mis...@li...>
Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 10:41 AM
Subject: Re: [misterhouse-users] Making on screen GUI for MH

> something to chew on - i do a lot of web work for universities and such
where i'm required to implement ADA compliancy (easy to read/nav with screen
readers, etc). a little
> known feature of IE (not sure about NS) is that you can apply a modifer to
form elements to enable selecting them by hot-key. for instance:
>
> <input type="text" name="foo" accesskey="N">
>
> on IE, hitting Alt-N would select this input field. this may or may not be
useful. perhaps one of the smarter remotes can send the IR equivalent of an
Alt-N combination...
>
>
> s:r
> scott reston
> sc...@th...
> http://scott.therestons.com/
>
> On Fri, 31 May 2002 18:08:42 +0200, Robert Rozman wrote:
>
> >Hello,
> >
> >thanks for response. I thought of that chance. The problem is that I'd
like
> >to do that on screen (viewing the whole thing on TV with TV remote in my
> >hand), so still I didn't figured how to control web interface via
keyboard.
> >I know this could be made with keyboard on IE, but traversing isn't as
easy
> >as it is on example programs I defined.
> >
> >With LCD menus we could do that cause interacting with Tk window is a lot
> >easier. So at the moment comfort browsing web page with IR remote is the
> >problem.
> >
> >I tried already to control IE from Perl (like starting browser at some
> >specified address, but IE keeps asking non relevant questions when you're
> >off line - like would you like to go online, etc - and that messes up
view
> >of web page).
> >
> > On the other hand I fully agree that web page is one of the best all
round
> >solutions.
> >So I'm prepared to put some effort in it.
> >
> >Any opinion ?
> >
> >Regards,
> >
> >Robert Rozman
> >ro...@fr...
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Bruce Winter" <br...@mi...>
> >To: "Misterhouse-Users" <mis...@li...>
> >Sent: 31. maj 2002 15:38
> >Subject: RE: [misterhouse-users] Making on screen GUI for MH
> >
> >
> >> > for a longer time I'm thinking about on screen gui for tv-out
> >> > oriented Misterhouse
> >> > computers, so MH could be run on thin clients all over house with
> >> > nice on screen
> >> > guis, that could be browsed over few keystrokes on IR remote
> >> > (possibly over TV card
> >> > on computer) or keyboard or any remote control device or network.
> >> >
> >> > ...
> >> >
> >> > So questions and thoughts about implementation that arise :
> >> > - Could something similar be done in TK (that would mean same GUI
> >> > under different
> >> > OSes),
> >> > - Could we add some formatting directives to  LCD menu system to
cancel
> >> > preformatting for LCD and maybe formatting menu entries into rows
?...)
> >> > - Could we use Walking menus for this (through tk interface ) ?
> >> >
> >> > I'd like to hear some opinions or info about any effort of doing
> >> > something similar.
> >>
> >> Do you think we could do what you want with a web interface?   In 2.68,
I
> >> re-wrote the web menu interface.  If you have not tried it out yet, you
> >can
> >> browse ours here:
> >>
> >>  http://misterhouse.net:8080/bin/menu.pl
> >>
> >> It is only simple buttons, but it does allow for pretty quick
navigation
> >up
> >> and down menus.   Pretty easy to update and very quick debuging, as the
> >> web/bin code is evaluated on every use.   We could add icons to the
> >buttons,
> >> maybe allowing for a icon directive in the menu  files.   Right now I
> >simply
> >> distinguish 2 types of buttons.   Those with further menus under them,
and
> >> those that will execute an action (those get a simple frame drawn
around
> >> them).
> >>
> >> Bruce
> >>
> >>
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