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8:29 pm
April 21, 2010
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I don't know why it didn't occur to me to try this before now, but apparently the Web Player responds to keyboard equivalents for the on-screen remote.
If you hover your mouse over the buttons on the remote you'll see tooltips that tell you the keyboard equivalents if available (the color buttons don't have any keys assigned for example). Use those keys and it's the same as clicking on the remote.
[updated] It only appears to work in fullscreen mode, and are the same keymappings as the full player.
With all the "How do I use the remote in fullscreen???" questions I've seen, thought I'd mention this here.
My wireless keyboard is a kind of hard to lug around just to change channels… I wonder if I can get my Keyspan presentation remote to work… 
- Az
9:27 am
April 19, 2010
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ArizonaSackbut said:
I don't know why it didn't occur to me to try this before now, but apparently the Web Player responds to keyboard equivalents for the on-screen remote.
Good tip thanks. If you got your Keyspan remote to work you could really mess with someone watching the Slingbox on your computer. Like changing channels or something and they woudn't be able to figure what the heck was going on. 
12:19 pm
April 21, 2010
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No kidding. Ha !
Now, if I could only get my Apple remote to work with the player. I'm not holding my breath though, that thing is locked down pretty good.
My dream would be to have Slingplayer (app or Web) work with Boxee. That would be sweeeeeet.
- Az
7:21 pm
May 2, 2010
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Doesn't work for me on windowed mode, it's new on full screen isn't it? I'm pretty sure it hasn't worked before.
8:40 pm
April 21, 2010
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Hi Ryandh,
When I stumbled on this a couple days ago, I was using Firefox 3.6.3 on Win XP and connecting to a Sling Classic. I just tried it now with the same stuff and you're right, it doesn't work in windowed mode anymore. How odd.
Still can do it in full screen.
Thanks for pointing that out !
- Az
9:28 am
October 26, 2010
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I wrote an Applescript/Automator Service that allows me to toggle full screen mode from within Safari from my wireless keyboard or Bluetooth (PS3)remote.
If anyone is interested? I'll gladly post the code 
5:54 am
October 26, 2010
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I apologize for the delay.
activate application "Safari"
tell application "System Events"
tell process "Safari"
click static text "FULLSCREEN" of group 2 of group 10 of UI element 1 of scroll area 1 of group 1 of window "Slingbox – Watch your TV anywhere"
end tell
end tell
12:27 pm
November 22, 2010
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I can't get that fullscreen script to work on my mac. It says compiled successfully in remote buddy but nothing happens when I push the button i mapped it to in safari. Any ideas why this would be? or any other scripts out there?
4:23 pm
September 5, 2011
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In case anyone comes across this, I think the applescript should now be:
activate application "Safari"
tell application "System Events"
tell process "Safari"
click static text "FULLSCREEN" of group 2 of group 10 of UI element 1 of scroll area 1 of group 1 of group 1 of group 1 of window 1
end tell
end tell
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