can't close the prog - bug?

[Miregal]

hi,

is it right that i could only quit the prog by clicking the icon with the right mouse button? what should i do if i have no right click because the prog simulates a keystroke on that button?

bye
miregal

[phil]

Yes that is right. I would certainly not consider that a bug, its just your configuration that is causing you trouble.

Possible Solutions:

• Don't change the right click button
• Have an application specific setup for Explorer.exe that leaves the right click button as usual
• Use layers and switch to a layer that as a right click somewhere on it (doesn't matter which button sends it)
• Disable XMBC using global hotkeys and then exit (although no need to exit if its disabled)
• Use the "Bypass ALL actions if scroll lock is on" and turn on scroll lock.
• Use keyboard shortcuts to get the the menu in the system tray. See here

Thanks,
Phil

[Miregal]

Don't change the right click button

hmm ... i thought this is one of the meanings from that program?

thanks for the other tips ...

but wouldn't it be more useful if you change the tray icon menu and it appears for example at a left click? that a user changes his left click is more unlikely ...

or how about a simple "quit" button ... for example right to the "close" button ...

only suggestions ... it is your program

[phil]

hmm ... i thought this is one of the meanings from that program?

The program can do all sorts of things, and if you really want to, you can completely mess up your system by having some weird configuration. As far as I am concerned, that's the users choice. I'm not going to attempt to stop you (the work would be almost never ending )

Personally I don't like the idea of a left click menu - and anyway what if you change the left button too!
Having an exit button on the setup dialog could work I guess, assuming you can get to the settings dialog (which of course you can via the keyboard navigation - so long as you hadn't hidden the icon all together!)

Just thought of another way to exit: Use task manager to kill the program


The best option (which I may implement) would be to have a global hotkey to exit the program that is enabled by default. Again it would not stop you disabling it and getting stuck but its <another> way out.

EDIT: I'm not discounting the left click menu - I might do that as well - but there will still be ways to stop that working!

Thanks,
Phil

[Miregal]

Just thought of another way to exit: Use task manager to kill the program

don' laugh ... that was my way the last three times

a global hotkey sounds good ...

thank you,
MirEgal