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Does anybody know a TV-remote shaped device that isn't pricey I can use in #Linux? I'd like to have arrows, enter, esc, and play/pause and skip.

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in reply to Miakoda

I use this one in linux with zero issues riitek.com/product/254.html

It's also an air mouse. That part takes a little getting used to/tweaking of motion sensitivity setting

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in reply to Cryptica

@cryptica I use a similar rii keyboard with my steam deck and I love it very much, it's surprisingly usable for how small the keys are
in reply to Miakoda

(assuming you mean the circular ok button and the ring around it with four raised dots in cardinal directions) Yes, unless it's in air mouse mode. Then it is arrows and left click. The button to enter and exit air mouse mode is the one between the - volume and the page down buttons
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in reply to Cryptica

@cryptica @tendstofortytwo Sounds perfect. I have 2 programs that look just like the versions on PS5 or a Smart TV, and work fine with a keyboard with arrows, enter, and esc. I just would like to not have to avoid leaning on a whole ass keyboard while watching video, or listening to music.
If I need to actually type, I'll grab the keyboard.
in reply to Miakoda

One more potentially useful feature is the five buttons above with orange print can be programmed to do IR stuff. I have mine set to be TV power, TV input, TV volume +,-, and mute.

(Sorry, just re-looked at the product pics and realized I've tried to explain stuff the pictures already explained 😸)

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in reply to Miakoda

I have one of the first FLIRC dongles buried in a box somewhere that I used for years with a XBOX360 remote.
in reply to eshep

@eshep This looks to be perfect! Can it be programmed using a Linux machine?

I could repurpose my PS2 DVD remote that's still kicking around

in reply to Miakoda

Don't be silly, of course it can! 😆 I haven't used it in quite a few years, but I rekon the lirc driver still just translates the signals to generic keypresses.
in reply to Miakoda

That's gonna be down to the configuration of what yer usin it with. I'm perty sure I know what box mine's in, I'll dig it out tonight and test on current HW/OS ferye. I'll report back on findings (likely) tomorrow.
in reply to eshep

@Miakoda
So, I did manage to find mine quite easily, however, it no longer works. From what I've worked out so far, it's just the IR sensor that's tits up. I do still see all the keycodes it reports with evtest, just can't trigger em. I also found the cotroller I'd used with it in the same box, it was a XBone, not a 360 one.
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@eshep This might be the perfect solution. If I can set what the keys are, I should be able to control Plex, Kodi, and Vacuum Tube.