Device buttons

Adding buttons to a device causes the buttons to display on the device status page, and when a button is pressed, ButtonPress or ButtonPressEx is called in your plug-in.To add buttons to devices call the HS interface function:hs.DeviceButtonAdd(device as string, ref as string, name as string)The parameters to this function are:device = the device reference like "A1" or "[1" or whatever device code you assigned to devices that your plug-in created.ref = the name of your plug-in. This is the same string that you return for the .name property. This is used by HomeSeer so it knows who owns the button.name = the name string you want displayed on the buttonNote that this information is saved in the "buttons" property of a device. It will then be saved to the HomeSeer configuration file. Therefore, you should only assign buttons when you first configure your device. You can also assign buttons when you create devices. Simply add the buttons to the .buttons property of the device. Note that the ref and name values are separated with a CHR(2) character and each button is separated with a CHR(1) character. The following example adds 2 buttons to the device "[1":dv.buttons = IFACE_NAME & Chr(2) & "Arm" & Chr(1) & IFACE_NAME & Chr(2) & "Disarm" Note: When you assign your own buttons to a device, you may not want any of the standard buttons to appear. To avoid displaying the standard buttons, set the iotype property of the device to IOTYPE_CONTROL. e.g.: dv.iotype = IOTYPE_CONTROL Note (last one, I promise): If you want a little more control over the format of the buttons when the device is displayed on the status screen, a CHR(4) in the button name will indicate to HomeSeer that you want a new line after that button. Thus, putting a CHR(4) in every button name would result in a vertical stack of buttons rather than buttons that move when the browser window width is changed.The hs.DeviceButtonAdd() function can also be used to execute a script function when a button is pressed. Set the "ref" parameter to a script file and function. To execute the function "speak" in the script "speak_script.txt" and assign this to the device "z1" and label the button "Speak Now" use:hs.DeviceButtonAdd "z1","speak_script.txt(""speak"",""hello"")","Speak Now"To remove a button from a device call:hs.DeviceButtonRemove DEVICE,NAMEThe button with the given housecode/unitcode and name label will be removed.

Image Credit: Creatas Images/Creatas/Getty Images The touchpad and mouse buttons on laptop computers provide a built-in method for computer navigation when an external mouse is not available. The touchpad and mouse buttons are often found directly below the keyboard, which causes problems for some laptop users. When typing, some users inadvertently tap the touchpad or mouse buttons, causing the cursor to relocate to a different part of the screen. This causes error in the documents the user is typing. To prevent this from happening, you can disable the touchpad and mouse buttons. Step 1 Click the "Start" button and open "Control Panel." A list of options will appear in the window. Step 2 Choose "Mouse" to open the "Mouse Properties" window. Step 3 Choose the "Device Select" tab to open a different list of options in the window. Step 4 Mark "Disable Device" under "Touchpad Buttons" to turn off the laptop's mouse buttons. If you want to turn off the touchpad as well, select "Disable Device" under "Touchpad." Step 5 Click the box next to "Disable TouchPad When USB Pointing Device Is Present" if you want the touchpad and mouse buttons to be disabled when you have a mouse connected to the laptop. Step 6 Press "OK" to save the settings.

Checksum or the remote would give us trouble sometimes. Anyhow enough of this for today. Back to top The RobmanSite OwnerJoined: 01 Aug 2003Posts: 21789Location: Chicago, IL --> Posted: Sat Jan 04, 2025 2:32 pm Post subject: /4 is the default, so not specifying it is the same as entering /4, /2 is the one that is different. But that's for remotes with a "*", this one uses "^" which doesn't use a /2 or /4 suffix.Besides, if you were able to load an upgrade and the remote accepted it, that confirmed the checksum is right._________________Robwww.hifi-remote.comPlease don't PM me with remote questions, post them in the forums so all the experts can help!Last edited by The Robman on Sat Jan 04, 2025 4:24 pm; edited 1 time in total Back to top jackchingJoined: 27 Feb 2018Posts: 173 --> Posted: Sat Jan 04, 2025 2:38 pm Post subject: ok I am just overthinking now. I tried to load this upgrade and it didnt work. just at the point of over thinking now. Back at it tomorrow. Back to top jackchingJoined: 27 Feb 2018Posts: 173 --> Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2025 5:10 am Post subject: I need to know which device types have the most operational buttons. It seems as though SAT device type has the most functioning buttons. As for my sony television, I'm having trouble getting most buttons to work in other device types. In other device types it seems all I can get working mostly are the channel buttons, volume and power. The info button lights up when i push it but there is no response. Some don't light up at all when pushed.As far as I could tell, only SAT device type has all of the buttons operable. I need all of the buttons to operate in another device type also. Is there a way to make this happen? Back to top The RobmanSite OwnerJoined: 01 Aug 2003Posts: 21789Location: Chicago, IL --> Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2025 9:25 am Post subject: The 4 device types used by this remote all have the same number of buttons, even though