MM goes wild when using Multimedia keyboard media keys

Post by **Peke** » Tue Aug 17, 2004 5:08 pm

One note: I use 40045 and 40046 in case MM keyboard has 'Play' and 'Pause' Button in case that Keyboard have 'Play/Pause' Button 39999 should be used as in Jiri's example.

Change · Post by **Change** » Tue Aug 17, 2004 5:44 pm

When using Jiri's example my play/pause button does not work correctly though.. I've now changed it to your version and waiting for a reboot. Will edit this post if that changed things to the better.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Nov 03, 2004 3:18 pm

Hello!!!

Please try this...this solved the problem that is decribed here that MM skipps song when usíng the media buttons on keyboad. Here is the difference: I do not have a logitech keyboard but a Silitek, and as I said with the same problem.

Open Preferences Window and disable "song information in taskbar".

Then it really works.
So is it a programming error? I hope that it will be solved soon...

using most recent version of MM.

Tillo

Change · Post by **Change** » Wed Nov 03, 2004 8:31 pm

If you mean "Pop-up track info in tray", then disabling that did not help me. Still skipping tons of songs before it starts playing when I press next.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Nov 04, 2004 1:26 am

Hi again!
Yes I mean "Pop-up track info in tray", I use the german version (that's the reason of the difference).

Immediately after disabling these box in MM OR in Windows Settings it does work again.
Very strage, isnt it? What's up with the box?!

Change · Post by **Change** » Thu Nov 04, 2004 8:07 am

Hi,

I just tried it again, and now disabling balloon tips in Windows (I assume that's the second option you meant), but I still have the same problem. Did you do anything else?

Using the latest Logitech drivers? Did you edit the Logitech file so it recognizes MM separately?

guestagain · Post by **guestagain** » Sat Nov 13, 2004 7:22 am

Hi!

Don't have logitch keyboard....but same problem - as I said.

But doens't work now anymore with disabling popup info...Don't know why :/

Tillo

Post by **rusty** » Thu Feb 03, 2005 8:58 pm

fyi, the latest release candidate of MediaMonkey 2.3.1 includes a fix for this. Here's a copy of the relevant information from the readme:

Problems using multimedia keyboard player keys on some Logitech keyboards that have installed the old
iTouch drivers. These drivers are required to enable the keyboard to control MultiMedia applications
such as MediaMonkey, even when the application is minimized. However, the older drivers are not
configured by default to work with MediaMonkey and if the multimedia keys are used while MediaMonkey
is minimized, tracks keep skipping. To get around this you can do the following:
1) Update to the newest SetPoint drivers and make the changes described in 2)
2) Change the Players.ini file included with the keyboard drivers as follows:

[Players]
MediaMonkey=cmd,MediaMonkey.exe,Winamp v1.x,xxx,xxx,40045,40046,40047,40044,40048,0,1,MediaMonkey
MediaMonkeyNS=cmd,MediaMonkey (non-skinned).exe,Winamp v1.x,xxx,xxx,40045,40046,40047,40044,40048,0,1,MediaMonkey

[Players.Display]
MediaMonkey=MediaMonkey
MediaMonkeyNS=MediaMonkey

[Players.Seek]
MediaMonkey=cmd,40148,xxx,1
MediaMonkeyNS=cmd,40148,xxx,1

[Players.Rewind]
MediaMonkey=cmd,40144,xxx,1
MediaMonkeyNS=cmd,40148,xxx,1

[Players.BurnSupported]
MediaMonkey=True
MediaMonkeyNS=True

3) If the above doesn't work or if the problem occurs with a non-Logitech keyboard, add the following
to the mm.ini file:

[System]
InterceptMMKeys=0

Let me know if this works for you (note: don't bother trying with MM 2.2.2 -- you'll need to use MM 2.3.1 RC-1 or later).

-Rusty

Post by **Peke** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 4:14 am

For all those that do not have Logitech and have problems with MM and Multimediakeys even if MM is Minimized, I have made small app that solves this. Only Thing needed is that your driver support start of external Application with Function Key.

Contact me over email if you want a solution as it is not yet uploaded to My fan Site.

ui · Post by ui » Sun Feb 06, 2005 4:48 pm

I don't see how this works: installing the setpoint drivers makes all my Logitech keys unusable. It seems that Setpoint doesn't recongize my keyboard and mouse (Logitech Desktop Optical) and Windows therefor starts using native Windows drivers. I tried changing the drivers manually, but that didn't work out. So now the situation's still the same: to use all my keys on my Logitech kbd, I have to use iTouch and then the multimedia keys make MediaMonkey go wild. Using the standard (native) windows drivers is OK for MediaMonkey, but now I cannot use the other keys anymore ..... This doesn't seem to work ...

Post by **Peke** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 7:21 pm

Have you tried Rustys Solution?

Post by **jiri** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 3:59 am

I.e. have you modified [Players] section of Players.ini file in iTouch folder?

Jiri

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 5:54 am

No, I haven't yet. I asumed that I needed to update to the Setpoint drivers like you said in your post. I'm going to try tonight and let you know the result.

ui · Post by ui » Mon Feb 07, 2005 3:47 pm

I just installed the RC-2 and made the changes to the players.ini file. It seems to work. However, the Mediakey still doesn't. But, next and previous are working fine now, even when MM is minimized!

Great job!

Change · Post by **Change** » Wed Feb 09, 2005 10:28 pm

YES!! After just making the changes to players.ini, it WORKS

Finally I can switch back to MediaMonkey! THANK YOU!!

(Now if we could get a nice player window with album art like Radon does, I would be ecstatic

)

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