[NEWS] SlingFront 1.4

[Tom Speirs]

SlingFront version 1.4 - 27th March 2013

• Now maps "menu" remote command.
• Fixes channel up/down reversed.
• Fixes not hiding volume image.
• Maps colored buttons (needs testing).
• Implemented SlingBox input changing.
• Fixes typo in application name.

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[oviano]

Thanks for the update.

It's getting better each time.

One thing that is a little frustrating is trying to adjust the resolution and fps using a remote control.

Navigating with the up and down buttons cycles through the options within each one (eg cycling through the different resolutions) whereas I feel it would be more logical if these buttons navigated from one control to the next and then you pressed ok to bring up the menu and then the up/down buttons could be used to choose the one you wanted.

At the moment you need to press the tab key to switch between the controls.

I can get around it by setting up a tab key on my Harmony remote but it makes it a but fiddly.

[bsouth]

Brilliant update.

Searching for a problem, but am still unable to find one. Changing inputs is now working.

Thanks and well done.

[oviano]

Yes, me too.

I just finished setting up a Harmony remote to control this and it's great to finally have a way of controlling one of the new Slingboxes in as seamless as a manner as SlingCatcher works with the older Slingboxes.

And with none of the delays in issuing commands that the "Slingplayer for Connected devices" players are plagued by.

I can't stress enough how good this is for the Sling community. Well done!

[itjg247]

I am having problems loading the xbmc plug in. Is it supposed to have a higher version than 1 inside xbmc? Also, I have a harmony remote and programmed it with G for guide, I for info, ect. and when I have the keyboard shortcuts through the menu the same as my remote it sends "G" twice. Is there anyway I can fix this? I made the mappings through the menu different and it would work sometimes, but other times my remote wouldn't work at all. And does anyone know how to program the myDvr button to create a key mapping? Thanks in advance for the help.

[oviano]

I am having problems loading the xbmc plug in. Is it supposed to have a higher version than 1 inside xbmc? Also, I have a harmony remote and programmed it with G for guide, I for info, ect. and when I have the keyboard shortcuts through the menu the same as my remote it sends "G" twice. Is there anyway I can fix this? I made the mappings through the menu different and it would work sometimes, but other times my remote wouldn't work at all. And does anyone know how to program the myDvr button to create a key mapping? Thanks in advance for the help.

I occasionally get a double keypress from my Harmony remote too, mainly after changing the Slingbox settings for a particular setting, when I click to go Back from the menu it seems to not only go back but relaunch the stream again, as if I have clicked OK twice. Unless that is intentional, but it seems strange behaviour if so. Only I can't explain why I don't get doubleclicks elsewhere.

As for the myDvr button - I'm kind of in the same boat in that I could do with being able map a few more keys. For me it's the record, rewind and fast forward buttons.

You could try looking in the application data settings folder and see if there is anything editable there?

Tom - it's been a (relative) while since the last update, are you working on a new version, out of interest?