Is there a simple way to make skip fwd#2 also do track skip for music in SageMC?

[PhillJones]

I'm using SageMC and this is the one thing that doesn't work in a way that suits me. I'd like to hit the skip button and skip tracks instead of jumping 2.5 minutes in the track.

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[jkohn]

I'm pretty sure there's already a command for this even if it's not Skip#2, although off the top of my head I can't remember if it's the Channel up/down commands or something else.

[FidgetyRat]

I was actually wondering this as well. I would hate to re-map my #2 buttons, since I like the way they work during video playback.. I would just love some option to skip audio tracks without having to navigate to the skip button.

[PhillJones]

I've been trying to do this all night with no success. I may try and swap back to the custom MCE remote drivers and experiment with those.

Using native support, the skip #2 command is chapter skip in DVD as is ch+/-, but neither do track skip. I guess if I used Hip, i could make it send the keystrokes for DVD chapter skip, skip#2 and track skip.

That would also help with the other problem I have which is that I can't turn shuffle playback off and on without navigating to it. I did have the i button mapped to options, which was very handy but with native MCE, you can't remap that button.

[MeInMaui]

According to the manual (p196), the 'Chan up/Pg up' and 'Chan down/Pg down' buttons skip tracks when music is playing. This should also work in SageMC.

[dflachbart]

Hmm, not sure if I understand the problem ...

In the SageMC music menus (My Music, Now Playing, etc) the skip fwd/back #2 commands are already mapped to track skip:

Skip Fwd: skip forward a certain amount of time
Skip Back: skip backward a certain amount of time
Skip Fwd#2: skip forward to next music track
Skip Back#2: skip backward to previous music track


Edit: and yes, as Mike said, Channel Up/Down should also skip tracks. Skip fwd/back #2 actually calls Channel Up/Down to perform this action.

Are you guys saying that this doesn't work for you ? Or do you expect this to work in other screens ? Btw, the above is referring to Sage commands, not specific buttons on your remote. You need to map those commands to the corresponding buttons you want to use.

Dirk

[PhillJones]

Only it doesn't. Maybe it's a version 5 thing. If I'm playing music and press skip #2, it jumps forward 2.5 minutes, just the same as when watching video. Maybe there's something wrong with my install but I can't think what it could be.

[grooves12]

Originally Posted by PhillJones

Only it doesn't. Maybe it's a version 5 thing. If I'm playing music and press skip #2, it jumps forward 2.5 minutes, just the same as when watching video. Maybe there's something wrong with my install but I can't think what it could be.

I beleive that is the case... Flachbar will probably chime in on this, but if I remember right, this was added in one of the recent revisions after version 5 was no longer supported.

Try the latest version of SageTV and SageMC, and I bet it will work.

[PhillJones]

Originally Posted by grooves12

I beleive that is the case... Flachbar will probably chime in on this, but if I remember right, this was added in one of the recent revisions after version 5 was no longer supported.

Try the latest version of SageTV and SageMC, and I bet it will work.

That's a shame. I'm not going to upgrade because of the version 6 stuttering and FSE problems.

Is it something I could change myself using studio? I don't yet know how to use studio but there are several things I'd like to change so keep promising myself that I'll have a go at it.

[FidgetyRat]

I know on the current MC 6.3.2c that the FF/RW skips a few seconds and the FF2/RW2 buttons skipp a few extra seconds.

I didn't know about the channel up/down. that is good enough for me.