Media buttons on keyboard: Play/pause restarts songs

inaniloquent · Sep 24, 2013

Hi, having a bit of a weird problem with my media keys on my keyboard. If a song is a decent way through and I press the play/pause button, it skips the song back to the beginning as though I pressed the <<l button. If the song has only just started, it functions as usual.

However if I manually skip through a song within the software and then play/pause with the button, it works normally...I'm using winamp at the moment my keyboard is a Logitech K360 wireless.

Tews · Sep 24, 2013

Have you installed the latest version of Logitech SetPoint?

SetPoint

inaniloquent · Sep 24, 2013

Tews said:
Have you installed the latest version of Logitech SetPoint?

SetPoint

I just installed the latest version & restarted and the issue is persisting

Lady Fitzgerald · Sep 24, 2013

I have a Logitech G110, don't have SetPoint installed, and the keyboard audio controls work just fine. In fact, I've had problems with SetPoint not working well with my Logitech mice in the past so, if SetPoint is the problem, removing it might be the best solution.

Otherwise, I'm thinkin' the player software may be the problem. The keyboard has no way of knowing how far along a song is.

inaniloquent · Sep 25, 2013

Lady Fitzgerald said:
I have a Logitech G110, don't have SetPoint installed, and the keyboard audio controls work just fine. In fact, I've had problems with SetPoint not working well with my Logitech mice in the past so, if SetPoint is the problem, removing it might be the best solution.

Otherwise, I'm thinkin' the player software may be the problem. The keyboard has no way of knowing how far along a song is.

My keyboard works if setpoint isn't installed, but none of the special buttons function at all - i.e. the media buttons and the volume buttons. I don't think my mouse works if I don't have setpoint installed.

That's a good point, but I don't know how to test that. I only just moved from itunes to winamp but I didn't really use the media buttons before then, so I'm not sure if it's made a difference.

diana33 · Sep 25, 2013

Try to use showkey to test the media button :
XBMC-MCE - Browse Files at SourceForge.net
and search for all plugin update for your media.And, i alwais use vlc - i found'it the best media soft for all the times.

inaniloquent · Sep 25, 2013

diana33 said:
Try to use showkey to test the media button :
XBMC-MCE - Browse Files at SourceForge.net
and search for all plugin update for your media.And, i alwais use vlc - i found'it the best media soft for all the times.

Really, really don't want to change software. It works with my friends and their keyboards so I'm not interested in switching.

I'm running the 'Show Key' app but I don't understand what to do with it.. looks like this? Image 2013-09-25 at 6.28.16 PM.png

boohbah · Sep 25, 2013

check in winamp /options/prefrences then global hotkeys

click reset defaults and try the media keys then.
if not maybe try setting them as hot keys or just the play key.

inaniloquent · Sep 25, 2013

boohbah said:
check in winamp /options/prefrences then global hotkeys

click reset defaults and try the media keys then.
if not maybe try setting them as hot keys or just the play key.

I can't seem to set them as hotkeys since they're not really keys, either way nothing happens when I press them when I try to set them..

boohbah · Sep 25, 2013

ok, i had hoped they would do something . mine work fine.
maybe have a bit more of a play with them

this is the winamp guide for hotkeys...

Global Hotkeys

Enable default multimedia key support: Will attempt to process media keys by using WM_APPCOMMAND messages ('off' by default). Try checkmarking this option if your Play/Pause, Stop, Previous & Next keys aren't recognized by just using the 'Enable' Global Hotkeys setting below.

Enabled: Checkmark this to enable Global Hotkeys. Global Hotkeys can be used to perform actions (Play, Stop, Next, Previous, Rate Items, Copy Title, etc) even when Winamp isn't the active application.

Action: Select which extra hotkeys to enable via the drop-down menu.

Hotkey: Use your keyboard to select a unique hotkey for the selected action (eg. hold down Ctrl + Shift + H) then click the 'Add' button.

source: Winamp Preferences guide - Winamp Help

inaniloquent · Sep 27, 2013

boohbah said:
ok, i had hoped they would do something . mine work fine.
maybe have a bit more of a play with them

this is the winamp guide for hotkeys...

Global Hotkeys

Enable default multimedia key support: Will attempt to process media keys by using WM_APPCOMMAND messages ('off' by default). Try checkmarking this option if your Play/Pause, Stop, Previous & Next keys aren't recognized by just using the 'Enable' Global Hotkeys setting below.

Enabled: Checkmark this to enable Global Hotkeys. Global Hotkeys can be used to perform actions (Play, Stop, Next, Previous, Rate Items, Copy Title, etc) even when Winamp isn't the active application.

Action: Select which extra hotkeys to enable via the drop-down menu.

Hotkey: Use your keyboard to select a unique hotkey for the selected action (eg. hold down Ctrl + Shift + H) then click the 'Add' button.

Click to expand...

source: Winamp Preferences guide - Winamp Help

Yes, I know this, this I what I did..like I said, the media keys don't function like other keys so when my cursor is in the box for selecting keys for hotkeys and I press the media keys, they don't input anything into the options, they just do their "system function" I guess.

inaniloquent · Sep 29, 2013

anyone else got any ideas??

boohbah · Sep 29, 2013

i think its a focus thing, when winamp has focus the keys seem to work ok, from your earlier description
at least that is what i think as you said if you manually skip with winamp, the skipping gives winamp focus so the keys work .
its when its not in focus the keys dont seem to work.
as an experiment let a tune get half way whilst doing other stuff then click on the winamp window then see if the keys work.
if not then im out of ideas.
i used to have a lenovo laptop and to use the keys i had to give winamp focus,
the hp laptop im using doesnt have that problem.

also a workaround but may be handy anyway ...
winamp remote from your android. assuming you have one.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.RemoteControl&hl=en_GB

inaniloquent · Oct 3, 2013

boohbah said:
i think its a focus thing, when winamp has focus the keys seem to work ok, from your earlier description
at least that is what i think as you said if you manually skip with winamp, the skipping gives winamp focus so the keys work .
its when its not in focus the keys dont seem to work.
as an experiment let a tune get half way whilst doing other stuff then click on the winamp window then see if the keys work.
if not then im out of ideas.
i used to have a lenovo laptop and to use the keys i had to give winamp focus,
the hp laptop im using doesnt have that problem.

also a workaround but may be handy anyway ...
winamp remote from your android. assuming you have one.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.RemoteControl&hl=en_GB

I tested your theory, it seems you are right, if Winamp is "in focus" then the keys work as normal. ;-;
also yeah that's way too fiddly especially considering my S2 is slow as **** but nice idea either way!

inaniloquent · Oct 9, 2013

I'm unsure that's even correct, now...I just did the same thing again and even though Winamp appeared to have "focus" the song was still restarted...perhaps it's a hardware issue..

boohbah · Oct 9, 2013

possibly,

i would say my phone is slow as also, but it works brilliantly as a winamp remote, it can even pause the tune if you get a phone call so you can hear your phone ringing.

i know you said you did this but can you double check this was the way you did it...

Assign Keyboard Media Keys to Work in Winamp

inaniloquent · Nov 1, 2013

I guess this is another issue that I will never solve. Great..

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