iMac G5 owners - Front Row remote functions?

[andysmith]

Does anyone know if you can use the Front Row remote to control iTunes, without entering Front Row? I sometimes find I want to quickly pause/play/skip tracks in iTunes, but without Cmd-Tabbing to iTunes and back to my work.

Thanks

 

[Cossax]

You could just use SizzlingKeys for iTunes, it allows you to assign keys to play/pause, search for songs, rate etc. and could cut the use of the remote out entirely.

 

[andysmith]

I haven't got any spare keys to map to it, though - I've assigned them to other things, and most of its features clash with Quicksilver.

Thanks for the suggestion, though.

 

[wwooden]

That's one of the reasons why I decided to get a logitech keyboard and mouse for my iMac instead of using the Apple ones. They have extra buttons that control itunes that don't require you to have itunes as the top program.

 

[gekko513]

How about one of those iTunes Menu Bar widgets or Dashboard widgets or floating desktop widgets?

 

[adam-uk]

yeah you can use the iMac remote to control iTunes aswell, and DVD Player....anything that Front Row utilises, it can control - in my experience anyway

 

[andysmith]

That's one of the reasons why I decided to get a logitech keyboard and mouse for my iMac instead of using the Apple ones. They have extra buttons that control itunes that don't require you to have itunes as the top program.

Yes, it's the one thing I miss about my PC's keyboard. It was very handy to have media buttons at the top to control iTunes.
I prefer the Apple keyboard from the feel of the keys, though, so I'll be sticking with one of those.
I'd thought about the menubar option, but I haven't really got enough space - I have too many icons as it is: