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Chapter 5, Remotely Control Your Computer

Player hardly suffices as controlling by remote—you’re going to want to do

much more. Configure the Play button according to the following instruc-

tions.

1. Right-click the MediaPlayer top-level group and select Add

Command.

2. Press F2 to rename the new command Play.

3. Select the Command tab from the right-hand properties sheet.

4. Start Media Player. You’ll be using it to teach Girder exactly what to do

when you press the Play button on the remote.

5. Return to Girder and click the Capture button from the Command

tab.

6. Click Start Capture from the System Wide Capturing dialog. You’ll see

messages appear in the list whenever you click anything.

7. Arrange the windows so you can

see Media Player and the System

Wide Capturing dialog at the

same time.

8. Click the Play button in Media

Player and watch the System

Wide Capturing dialog for

entries that appear to be associ-

ated with the Play button. Figure

5-11 shows the highlighted

captured event. The SmartFill

option tells Girder to attempt

to automatically populate the

application target information.

9. Select the correct message and click the Apply button.

10. Click OK to exit the System Wide Capturing dialog.

11. Test the command by right-clicking the Play command and selecting

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