keithdok Posted February 12, 2009 Posted February 12, 2009 Hulu.com is a youtube-like embedded video site but with actual, legal, high-quality network content. I really wanted to add it to Gameex because I don't use a Cabinet. Instead, Gameex is my HTPC frontend for our family TV.What I did was to setup Firefox under External Programs.Enabled_8=Truename_8=Hulupath_8=C:\Firefoxcmd_8=firefox.exesnap_8=showdesktop_8=Truemapkeys_8=FalseWaitBeforeKeys_8=1000SendKeys_8={F11}{F11} tells it to go to fullscreen when launched.Then, set Hulu.com as Firefox's homepage and turned off as many of firefox's nagging popups as I could find. Then setup an Xpadder profile for Firefox with Backspace [back] and Shift+Backspace [Forward] bound to the L1 and R1 buttons on my gamepad, the left analog stick emulating a mouse, the right analog up/down axis doing the up and down arrow keys (to scroll down a page), and the start button doing Escape (needed for Hulu to exit fullscreen mode).The only thing I haven't figured out is how to Exit Firefox and go back to Gameex using only the gamepad without using Firefox's menus. I can't leave Mapping on because, again, you need the Escape key for Hulu's functionality. Ideas?Complications: Firefox and Internet Explorer have fullscreen mode with F11, but no exit shortcuts. Chrome has an exit shortcut, but no true fullscreen mode.
fRequEnCy Posted February 12, 2009 Posted February 12, 2009 Hulu.com is a youtube-like embedded video site but with actual, legal, high-quality network content. I really wanted to add it to Gameex because I don't use a Cabinet. Instead, Gameex is my HTPC frontend for our family TV.What I did was to setup Firefox under External Programs.Enabled_8=Truename_8=Hulupath_8=C:\Firefoxcmd_8=firefox.exesnap_8=showdesktop_8=Truemapkeys_8=FalseWaitBeforeKeys_8=1000SendKeys_8={F11}{F11} tells it to go to fullscreen when launched.Then, set Hulu.com as Firefox's homepage and turned off as many of firefox's nagging popups as I could find. Then setup an Xpadder profile for Firefox with Backspace [back] and Shift+Backspace [Forward] bound to the L1 and R1 buttons on my gamepad, the left analog stick emulating a mouse, the right analog up/down axis doing the up and down arrow keys (to scroll down a page), and the start button doing Escape (needed for Hulu to exit fullscreen mode).The only thing I haven't figured out is how to Exit Firefox and go back to Gameex using only the gamepad without using Firefox's menus. I can't leave Mapping on because, again, you need the Escape key for Hulu's functionality. Ideas?Complications: Firefox and Internet Explorer have fullscreen mode with F11, but no exit shortcuts. Chrome has an exit shortcut, but no true fullscreen mode.Turn mapping off but still use an advanced config. Then just map the keys you want to exit and select the exit method. All this can be accomplished by using the advanced config editor which can be accessed by the button located in the advanced config section of either setup.
keithdok Posted February 12, 2009 Author Posted February 12, 2009 Turn mapping off but still use an advanced config. Then just map the keys you want to exit and select the exit method. All this can be accomplished by using the advanced config editor which can be accessed by the button located in the advanced config section of either setup.Thank you. I didn't see the Advanced Config option under the External Programs, but I'll go back and look for it when my wife is done watching the dog show on hulu. Also just discovered Hulu Media Player since posting this. Going to try this too.[ <-- Edit: This won't work any better, no keyboard options.
fRequEnCy Posted February 12, 2009 Posted February 12, 2009 Thank you. I didn't see the Advanced Config option under the External Programs, but I'll go back and look for it when my wife is done watching the dog show on hulu. Also just discovered Hulu Media Player since posting this. Going to try this too.The Advanced Config option is actually found in either of GameEx's backends (i.e. Advanced Configuration or Setup Wizard)
keithdok Posted February 13, 2009 Author Posted February 13, 2009 The Advanced Config option is actually found in either of GameEx's backends (i.e. Advanced Configuration or Setup Wizard)OK. I've played around with it a bit but must confess that I have no idea what the heck I'm doing.
fRequEnCy Posted February 13, 2009 Posted February 13, 2009 OK. I've played around with it a bit but must confess that I have no idea what the heck I'm doing.Give me the details of what you're wanting and I'll write you step-by-step instructions.
keithdok Posted February 13, 2009 Author Posted February 13, 2009 Give me the details of what you're wanting and I'll write you step-by-step instructions.Thanks, but it's OK. Worked around it by using Internet Explorer instead of Firefox, and binding a button to Alt+F4 in Xpadder. Alt+F4 didn't seem to work reliably in Firefox for some reason.
fRequEnCy Posted February 13, 2009 Posted February 13, 2009 Thanks, but it's OK. Worked around it by using Internet Explorer instead of Firefox, and binding a button to Alt+F4 in Xpadder. Alt+F4 didn't seem to work reliably in Firefox for some reason.Ahhhh. Good deal! Well enjoy!
Evil Telephone Posted February 13, 2009 Posted February 13, 2009 If you're using Internet Explorer, you should use KIOSK mode. Plus, you don't have to change your home page.Change the command line to: iexplore.exe -k www.hulu.comTo properly exit KIOSK mode IE, just map ALT+F4 to whatever button you want.
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