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-Original work of:
+#Original work of:
https://ubuntu-mate.community/t/controlling-raspberry-pi-with-tv-remote-using-hdmi-cec/4250
+Hello everyone.
+
+#Description:
+
+I wrote a script that connects to HDMI CEC ( cec-client needed ) and listens for TV Remote key presses. Based on the keys pressed / released (or auto-released; holding down certain keys for too long makes them auto-release) different actions are executed. Some examples:
+
+ write letters and numbers using 0-9 keys (simulating 3x4 keypad phones - key "2" switches between a-b-c-2, key 9 switches between w-x-y-z-9) ( xdotool needed )
+ move mouse cursor using up/down/left/right (the longer you hold the key down, the faster it goes) and click (enter = left click; channels list = right click) ( xdotool needed )
+ opening web sites in chomium (red key for YouTube, green for Google, blue for incognito window)
+
+If you want to use firefox instead of chromium, replace "chromium" with "firefox" in the script below.
+Alternatively, you can just install chromium:
+
+´sudo apt-get install chromium-browser´
+
+These are the keys supported by my TV Remote. You can modify the script for your TV Remote, see Modification below.
+
+#Installation:
+First you need to install cec-client and xdotool; using terminal:
+
+`sudo apt-get install cec-client xdotool`
+
+Test if you can receive TV Remote button presses with cec-client; using terminal:
+
+cec-client
+
+You should see some diagnostic messages. Press numeric keys (as they are most likely to be supported) on your TV Remote. Watch out for new lines, especially of this form:
+
+something something **key pressed: 8** something something
+
+If you see this kind of messages, then this should work for you.
+If not, make sure you've got CEC enabled on your TV (see this WIKI 162 for more info).
+For my TV, pressing the Source button a couple of times helped (so it kind-of flips trough all the sources and circles back to the Raspberry Pi, detects CEC and connects to it).
+
+So, on to the script / installation:
+Create the file cecremote.sh and mark it as executable; using terminal:
+
+´touch cecremote.sh´
+´chmod +x cecremote.sh´
+
