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where is the pdf viewer located that LB uses???

Firstly, if I'm in the wrong area, I apologize and will repost in the designated area if instructed to do so. So, I have a Kodi+LB/BB HTPC I've been working on for sometime now. I have everything controllable using my media center remote and gamepads. I'm considering buying this awesome HDMI dongle called the pulse-eight HDMI CEC USB. I assume most people already knows what CEC is and that PC's don't natively support it(sans NUCs). In comes this neat little device. It allows the standard tv remote to control Kodi and is configurable by editing a Kodi xml. The way it works is by utilizing the libCEC library to interpret the signals received through CEC using your TV or AVR remote. Kodi has CEC integrated out of the box. This got me to asking myself, "would this be possible with launchbox/bigbox?" If someone (far more talented than I), could create a plugin that implements/intercepts CEC's signal and translates it keystrokes that LB understands, possibly with configurable controls through an ini or very basic UI. I wish I was more talented and could write a simple program to do this, I'm just a simple peasant that barely can write AHK scripts and batch files. ?. I'm looking forward to responses in regards to this. PS, if anybody is wondering why I want to integrate this into my setup when I have a remote setup to control everything, I am unlike many people. Lol. I love having a plethora of control options with my setup. So anybody using my setup can control it without popping an aneurysm. I have numerous 8bitdo classic controllers for each of my classic systems, DS4 for PS 1,2,3, PSP, WiiU and Switch games, Xbox 360 arcade stick for mame and other fighting games, XBONE controller+chatpad for everything in-between. I'm getting ready to take the dive and buy a Google home mini+logitech harmony hub for voice control/automation over my entire Home theater/HTPC setup (as well as lighting, for that home theater aesthetic ?) ...using the dongle I'm posting about will give me added control without having to fiddle while changing between devices. Note: whether the remote or harmony hub control is set to my AVR, TV or PC, it will (ideally) still receive the Up, Down, Left, Right, Enter, Escape (exit) and Back(space) key presses and the HTPC receive the corresponding keystrokes. How that made sense. Lol

So, I would suggest you checking out rocketlauncher. It is overwhelming for beginners, however, it's very powerful. Even if you don't implement it into your lb setup, you can learn how it launches games and with that, this can learn a lot about using AHK. I'm not near my setup right now to type out a test script for you but you can create a blank AHK script and run it, from there you can right click on it in the system tray and go to WindowSpy. Then launch your game in dolphin, it will give you the window title that's needed to create a launcher script. If you want, you can pm me and I'll try to get you straightened out, I see a lot of trial and error with this ?. What say you, @JoeViking245 about this.

Apologies for Necroposting, I did not want to create another thread. I am sure some of you have seen the Crash Bandicoot Collection floating around "teh interwebz" over the years. Does anybody know how to achieve this? I am basically looking for a way to combine a few images that are all unrelated. ie: Mortal Kombat Trilogy, MK3, Street Fighter Alpha 3 etc. into a single iso for use in an emu. I ultimately want to have a few multi-game isos for fighting, platformers and rpg to name a few. I am looking to use this on the psx emu on the wii called Wiisxrx. I am trying to make the system as child proofed as possible.

? what the?....how on earth did you ever learn that? I seriously couldn't find an answer for file renaming with AHK.

WOW! THANK YOU SO MUCH! This is almost exactly what I needed. From the looks of it, it is looking like it's moving the config rather than copying it. Am I reading this correctly? Now...the only thing left, is renaming the profiles...or am I just not seeing that? I haven't had my rockstar this morning yet. SO I am not fully awake. That's my story and I am sticking to it.

Lol, I knew you would be the one to chime in on this, I didn't want to burden you with a private message. So, I have yuzu functioning as is. It loads games just fine in rocket launcher as well. The emu doesn't have per game configs baked into it though, that's why I am trying to achieve this through AHK. RocketLauncher loads games through AHK scripts and is very aesthetically appealing while doing what it does. Using it and setting it up is not for the faint of heart or easily discouraged.However, I have made some basic modules (ahk scripts) in the past and is how I got my feet wet in AHK. Anyhow, dolhpin emu doesn't have a pergame controller config system that you can setup without fiddling with the controls menu, so they baked function that into the module, same with per game memory cards in PCSX2. The issue is, it does ini read/writes and if I start doing that, I will break the functionality of Yuzu's script. So I am wanting to do it the quick and dirty way, which is just copying and renaming and at the end, reverting back to the default config. Doing it this way would allow for the functionality that already in the Yuzu module to function as intended while adding this functionality, which others seem to be clamoring for. Would you mind if I sent you a message with the scripts to see what I am trying to acheive?

Hey all, I'm back with a new problem that I can't seem to get my head wrapped around. I want to add controller profile functionality to my rocketlauncher module for yuzu. I have reached out on that forum but they aren't helpful, they tell me to check out another module. I am trying to avoid ini read/write to maintain original script finctionality. To avoid redundancy, the link to my post can be found here. I want to keep things simple. I want to have all my config files in a folder called Profiles within "yuzu/user/config" and each config be named after the game. When a game is set up in RL (which I have already added the functionality to the menus, quite simple actually, it's the module that I need help with), it would backup the original qt-config.ini file, grab the profile ini, rename it to qt-config.ini and pace it in the "yuzu/user/config" directory, then upon exiting the game, it would replace the original qt-config.ini. I think that possibly having an ini named default in the profiles directory would work, but it may be redundant...or backing up the original would be....I just want to keep it short, sweet and basic. If someone would be so kind as to help me on this, I would greatly appreciate it. All credit will be given and I will happily share my finished product with anybody interested.

nice, checking it out now

Can you please share this as a template? Possibly just the XBONE with the empty boxes? Or all? Actually all of it would be great to tweak to my liking. Thanks in advance, my gaming bretheren! You need to go into the fade settings on global and adjust the location and spacing of everything

This is excellent! So, I have been helped by 3 people so far and with what I have been given, I can imagine how it will be accomplished. Then I got the idea of making it scan the "mod" folder and output an ini or txt file with folders and files being preserved like: folder\folder1\mod.dll folder\folder2\mod32.dll folder\mod1.dll the first folder being the root of the directory. Then the script would use that as a checklist. Isn't that an "iniread" or something like that? So I am not the most skilled scripter. However when toying around with other's scripts and seeing the patterns, I am capable of making things work. I want to release this to the world, there are too many convoluted methods and not enough hdd space. It would be so simple to create additional mod folders, while keeping them all centralized and tidy. So, any time a user wants to add a new/different set of mods, they would just copy the script, create a new folder like "GTAV DOJ" edit the launcher and it would do the rest. Would it be better to copy or move though? Copying to the GTA V folder ensures nothing gets lost. Moving is faster and ensures settings would be retained. One last note and it may be a lot, but I was thinking if I am wanting to (eventually) add support for multiple mods, wouldn't it be good to have it scan the gta v folder (clean install)? Let that be the "clean" launcher, then the other launchers would use the same .ini or .txt to know what belongs and doesn't? IDK, tons of ideas without enough knowledge or experience.

I am struggling. Here is a link to my post at the AHK forums....so I am not being redundant. I am confused with the order of operations. If I could have 2 basic scripts to start off with, one that when launched, checks for a single file, if its present, it moves the file to an external directory then proceeds to launch gta v. The other, checks for the same file and if it's absent, copies it to the GTA V directory then launches GTA V. I could add all the other files/folders if I just had something for starters.

this is quite simple. Run, "path to your game executable' run, "path to fullscreen excutable" Sleep, 1000 ; 1 second delay for pressing f3, adjust as needed send{F3} return esc::exitapp ;escape exits the script. Alternatively, you can just take the "esc::" off and it will automatically close. I added the esc key to end it so you can see if its working and edit it on the fly. Once it is to your liking, you can remove the esc key. you can also do a winwait if you know how to get the window name using windowspy

Thank you for the quick reply. I have used joy2key numerous times in the past. However that doesn't fit the bill. I need keypresses to emulate joystick input

Hello all! I hope life is treating you guys well. I hope the stay at home order isn't wearing on your sanity. I'm getting here with an ahk/gamepad question. However it's not a game related question. Hopefully when YOU are reading this, you see the value in this and a lesson for me and someone else to learn from. Without further ado, here's my novel question. I'm hoping YOU may have the answer or at least the insight to point me in the right direction. I'm looking to have my HTPC remote send movement from the right joystick with presses of the UP, DOWN, LEFT & RIGHT buttons of my remote. The buttons just send the keyboard arrow keys, so that it's native keyboard input. My idea is using vJOY. I only want it to send the right joystick (U,D,L,R) movement when I am using the Netflix app from the Microsoft Store. I no issue with launching and exiting apps using AHK. What I'm wondering is, is it possible to "load" a vJOY profile through ahk then unload it with my exit hotkey? It seems plausible and easy enough.... For someone with experience and knowledge of the program. I've never used vJOY, 'cause TBQH, it went right over my head when I was trying to understand what I could do with vJOY and never bothered trying again, thinking I'd never need to use a virtual joystick... Until now. On a final note, I have also started attempting to educate myself with the AHK Xinput wrapper. Sadly, from my understanding, AHK cannot emulate/send joypad input with standard key presses. Correct me if I'm wrong and help she's some light on this for me. Take care and I look forward to some input. Ok...I could help myself with that one. I love a good pun. They're the best dad jokes.

Hey, great work! Do you have any others you could share?

I agree wholeheartedly, AHK is amazing. It is so robust in what it can accomplish. I love that if it is limited in some way, someone can create their own library and give it additional functionality. I have been thinking about "graduating" as well. I have been using ahk since hyperspin and hyperlaunch 1.0 days. I considered myself to be ok back then. Only using it for hyperspin, limited my scope of knowledge though. Now I am trying to automate many functions through keypresses and find myself becoming better than "ok". I believe before graduating to C#, I should try my hand at .vbs (not sure what it's actual name is). I have a feeling that doing this will greatly expand my knowledge and what my HTPC can accomplish. Then try C#. Thanks for the link. Checking it out right now. Are you on Facebook? I would like to connect, if you're ok with that.

So, you and I are on the same page. with many things here. I actually am running a portable install of chrome for YouTubeKids, and Youtube on tv. That is why I have these little launchers. It launches in kisok mode, and the youtube on tv launcher uses a Samsung Smart Tv user agent string. Speaking of, I am trying to figure out how to do the same for spotify on the smart tv's. All of those apps are just a web browser wrapped 'app'. That's how youtube on tv works. I just cant figure out what web addy spotify uses for the app. Anyhow, I am getting off topic. So your suggestions for the mouse click sounds gave me an idea. Last night i figured out how to add SMS style input (tapping the numbers to cycle through each letter to spell a word) to my remote using AHK and I wanted and audible click for each button press. So I did some searching and found how to make it play an audio file with each tap. I imagine that it will be on the same lines as this for my mouse click. So, that is sorted. I still can't figure out how to change the link hand. The main reason why I want to achieve this through AHK is the abilityt to make the cursor much bigger than what the system does. While I am here, do you know how I would use ahk to send an input after holding a key down? So i told you how i setup the number pad on my remote to cycle through the letters, it does that perfect, yet it will not do the numbers. SO in my mind, a good work around is long pressing it to send the number, just like the old flip phones. I know I am reaching with some of the things Im asking for help with. I am starting to get better at scripting. I just havent made that pay grade yet. lol

Hey @JoeViking245, thanks for responding so quickly! I appreciate your input and help. When I get a chance, I'll post on stack overflow. I appreciate that tip as it never even crossed my mind ??. Still, any additional input you may have, I'm all ears and will gladly give it a try. I'm sorry for the delayed response, I am a VERY busy full-time single father to 2 youngins (both 6 years old and only 10 months apart ?) and a full-time caregiver to my disabled vet senior father. That doesn't allot me much 'me' time during the day to go and check the forums and play around with my precious project. No complaints. It is what it is. ? So, I managed to (partially) sort this out using method 2, the quick'n'dirty method. Which somewhat works like RocketLauncher. My hotkey launches the exe (which is just a bat file with a chrome shortcut opening YouTubeKids.com in kiosk mode converted to exe) which is an invisible command window (I can't stand to see a window popup for even a second, it takes away from the 'appliance' experience), and the accept which has been compiled to an exe. When I send shift escape, it closes the tab, waits then closes the process for that compiled mouse script. All of that works fine. This also has allowed me to remap keys on my remote for page navigation and convert directional arrows to mouse movement. What's bugging the heck out of me is that only the system cursor changes to my custom cursor file. I also want the link hand to change and be resizeable, so it will be larger than what I have set for the system cursor. This is for the kids, so I want it fun and engaging to them. I know this is a long shot, but I'd also like it to play a click sound mp3 with any kind of page navigation, ie: clicking the link or going back. I've tried copying the entrity of the mouse script and changing a few lines so that it points to the link cursor (idc_hand is what it's called, I believe) but it seems to just cancel it out all together. I'm telling ya, if I scratched my head anymore on this, I'd have a bald spot. Lol P.S. Sorry for the novel. I don't get much people interaction. Lol P.P.S. if you are running an HTPC, I figured out how to get YouTube on TV working on chrome. If you like, I'll send you the link to my write-up on Kodi's forum. Anyone for that matter actually. My next step is figuring out how to replace the key prompts to reflect the remote rather than keyboard keys. Should be as simple as finding the temporary files and replacing the PNGs with my custom ones.

Hey guys, this isn't game related however it is AHK and BB related. I've been to the AHK forum, but none have answered and it has been up for nearly a week. You'll find I have uploaded the cursor image, the .bat and the .exe launcher that this script calls for with the hotkeys in my script. This launcher is a pc "game" I've added to BB. So, I have a script I am trying to sort out that will launch a small app that opens YouTubeKids ub Chrome, that is sorted out. I want it to change the main cursor as well as the link select cursor. I have successfully gotten it to change the main cursor, yet no matter what I do, I cannot get it to change the link select cursor. I am lost. So thats why I have turned to this awesome community. Here is my script so far: ^!Y:: Run "E:\Downloads\kodi shit\Windows Shortcuts and roms\YT Kids\YouTube Kids.exe" Cursor = %A_ScriptDir%\ytk.cur CursorHandle := DllCall( "LoadCursorFromFile", Str,Cursor ) ; change cursor size IMAGE_BITMAP := 0x0 IMAGE_CURSOR := 0x2 IMAGE_ICON := 0x1 ; size cx := 48, cy := cx ; fuFlags LR_COPYFROMRESOURCE := 0x4000 CursorHandle := DllCall( "CopyImage", uint,CursorHandle, uint,IMAGE_CURSOR, int,cx, int,cy, uint,0 ) ; replace cursor Cursors = 32512,32513,32514,32515,32516,32640,32641,32642 ,32643,32644,32645,32646,32648,32649,32650,32651 Loop, Parse, Cursors, `, DllCall( "SetSystemCursor", Uint,CursorHandle, Int,A_Loopfield ) return +Escape:: send ^w sleep, 120 SPI_SETCURSORS := 0x57 DllCall( "SystemParametersInfo", UInt,SPI_SETCURSORS, UInt,0, UInt,0, UInt,0 ) return YT Kids.zip

I appreciate your help. That part kept catching my eye and left me wondering. However I'm pleased with the results and proud of myself for figuring it out. I'm going to replace the files in the add-on and keep this for the future. Again. Thank you. PS. Something tells me you're from Nor-Cal.

OK, so its not launching through my launcher. I changed the script to what you suggested but it's still just launching the BigBox.exe instead of my launcher. This is a rather sophisticated script and I dont want to break it. Any suggestions? I am sorry if i am being a pain Edit: So I sorted it out by leaving the script alone and instead opening main.py and edited line 345 bigboxExe = os.path.join(launchbox, 'BigBox.exe') to the launcher. Works perfectly for me now. Thank you for your help @CoinTos

awesome man! thank you so very much Edit: This is strange, now it continuously launches bigbox after exiting and returning to Kodi. Edit 2: I added the steam address instead of the launcher and now it seems to be launching correctly

That's what I was wondering. I use the same directory as launchbox for my launcher. I am somewhat experienced in editing AHK scripts from the early hyperspin/hyperlaunch days. I cant quite make heads or tails as to what I need to edit so that it looks for my launcher, which is named Bigbox[1].exe, rather than bigbox.exe. I already have it launching bigbix perfectly through the add-on. I just want it to search for my launcher instead. Honestly, this is only my second time asking for help in editing ahk scripts, It is pretty straight forward. I am juts lost in this instance.