Start app from joystick button or key

[theelf]

Hi!!

I have xbmc installed on the computer

Is possible to assign a key or a joystick button, to start xbmc?  i dont want to do a emulator+list, because i just need to open xbmc

any ideas?

[Skinnysloth]

Is there any particular reason you don't want xbmc to open on startup of the computer?

If you're running windows, you can use the free program AutoHotkey to assign a joystick button or combination of buttons to open xbmc.

You'll need to have AutoHotkey load when the computer starts and edit the script.  More info here: http://www.autohotkey.com/docs/Tutorial.htm and http://www.autohotkey.com/docs/misc/RemapJoystick.htm

For example, a AutoHotkey script of:
Joy10 & Joy11::Run mspaint

will open paint when joystick button 10 and 11 are pressed at the same time.  If you replace "mspaint" with the executable file for xbmc, which I will assume is "xbmc" then the script should open xbmc when button 10 and 11 are pressed.  You can pick whatever button or combination of buttons to use.

[empardopo]

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