FAQ

From EventGhost

[edit] Q: Isn't the installer huge for such a tool?

A: Yes, it is. But you don't need to be afraid that the program will load all this into the memory. The installer includes a complete Python and wxPython runtime with all standard libraries, even if the program and its plugins don't use every aspect of them. This way everybody can use the rich set of Python modules for scripting and writing plugins.

[edit] Q: Can I use an IrDA dongle to control my PC with a remote?

A: No. CIR (consumer IR) that is used by your TV remote for example, is a complete other thing than IrDA. They use different frequencies, encodings and modulation. IrDA is simply not made for the purposes of CIR and vice versa. However there are some IrDA dongles that are advertised to work with CIR. One that I know of is the ACTiSYS IR200L. But other projects have found out, that this device won't work very reliable and therefore the EventGhost project has made no efforts to support it till now.