Features/BetterLIRCSupport

Better LIRC support

Owner

• Name: BastienNocera

Current status

• Targeted release: Fedora 10
• Last updated: 30 June 2008
• Percentage of completion: 30%

All the required lirc patches are in lirc upstream and in rawhide. Upstream work on gnome-lirc-properties is finished, and gnome-lirc-properties was accepted in Fedora.

More changes will be necessary to allow applications to provide some sensible default keybindings.

Detailed Description

Currently setting up LIRC remote controls requires a lot of editing, by hand, with little or no hand-holding. It should be possible to use an infra-red remote control without needing to use a terminal, or edit text files by hand.

Benefit to Fedora

Easier to use.

Scope

Will require changes to lirc, as well as inclusion of gnome-lirc-properties. We might also need to modify some applications to be setup out of the box.

Test Plan

Using a supported remote control, we should be able to control Totem or Rhythmbox without needing access to a terminal.

User Experience

Easier to use!

Dependencies

• lirc patches for the Fedora package
• gnome-lirc-properties package review
• gnome-lirc-properties Fedora specific patches

Contingency Plan

This feature does not affect any other parts of the system, so no contingency plans are required.

Documentation

• Browse gnome-lirc-properties code
• some details about the application

Comments and Discussion

See Talk:Features/BetterLIRCSupport

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