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Is there a way to change the behavior of the right and left arrow key during video playback in WMC? Default they bring up the menu but I'd like them to do skip back/forward.

flag	asked Mar 21 at 20:53 zeeke 67●5

Mikinho · Accepted Answer · 2010-03-22 22:42:54Z UTC

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Do you only want the behavior changed when a video is playing (I'm assuming so but thought I'd ask)?

If so, you'd need to write a quick background plug-in that uses a Global Hook to remap the keys when a video is playing. I don't know of any plug-ins that do it at the moment but would be a very quick one to write.

Edit:

I mentioned in the comments below but it wasn't formated very well. I wanted to test something out so I wrote the plug-in for you:

Remote Remap x64

Remote Remap x86

Notes:

I only tested on W7 x64 w/ a single MKV
It will only remap when a video file is playing (not paused). I did this by design in case you did want to pull up the normal menu

edited Mar 22 at 22:42

answered Mar 22 at 17:00

Mikinho
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If the OP needs sample code, the DTB addin uses LL keyboard hooks and handles left/right key presses (by default). – babgvant Mar 22 at 17:25

yes, only when video is playing, otherwise it wouldn't be a problem, I'd just use a keygrabber and remapp the whole keypress – zeeke Mar 22 at 20:47

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Wanted to test something out so: get.mikinho.com/wmc/… get.mikinho.com/wmc/… Note: 1- I only tested on W7 x64 w/ a single MKV 2- Will only remap when a video file is playing (not paused). I did this be design in case you did want to pull up the normal menu. – Mikinho Mar 22 at 21:17

@zeeke, did it work? was this what you were looking for? – Mikinho Mar 23 at 3:53

I'm speachless.. thank you so much. I will try this out as soon as I get back from my business trip this weekend. – zeeke Mar 23 at 6:27

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