Leopard and Front Row

[cbrain]

I heard Leopard will include Front Row. If so, how will people who don't have macs with the Apple Remote and the built in reciever (eg. eMac users) access and use Front Row. Is they a current way of accesing it without the remote, or do Apple have more tricks up they sleeves?

 

[Josias]

Command+escape

 

[oliverlubin]

most, if not all, functionality can be found using the keyboard. the only thing that will need a special "function" is the actual activation of Front Row. there are many people out there using FR on non-remote enabled macs...

 

[cbrain]

there are many people out there using FR on non-remote enabled macs...

How do they do that then?

@Josias, It's Apple+esc, not command+esc!

 

[ero87]

How do they do that then?

@Josias, It's Apple+esc, not command+esc!

...are you kidding? Apple and Command are the same thing.

 

[cbrain]

Sorry, I thought alt and command were the same thing! I'm new to macs.

 

[Buschmaster]

Sorry, I thought alt and command were the same thing! I'm new to macs.

No, alt and option are the same things, and command and apple are the same things. Function is like alt, but not the same. Also, escape has no counterpart. It's so simply a caveman could do it.

You're in the right place if you're new to Macs, there is some experience here!

 

[khisayruou]

Both mira and remote buddy allows the use of the apple remote with a supported usb ir receiver.

 

[GimmeSlack12]

I think there's a chance FrontRow won't work with Macs with no IR receiver. Pretty plain and simple. Besides, unless it gets a big upgrade I don't really care. It's not spectacular.

(of course I have a Mac with no IR receiver )

 

[cbrain]

Perhaps Apple will release an I.R sensor for the Apple Remote.

 

[projectle]

Wirelessly posted (SAMSUNG-SGH-T629/T629UVFG8 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 NetFront/3.2)

you mean like the ipod dock?

 

[tbazani]

Steve Jobs said something about a new front row on the last WWDC keynote.
They show us the Leopard preview with Time Machine, Spaces, new Mail, new iCal, etc... and Jobs DO SAID the full Leopard will bring many many (many many many) things and a new Front Row.

http://events.apple.com.edgesuite.net/aug_2006/event/index.html

 

[paintballer]

You don't need a remote for front row. All the remote buttons have a keyboard equivalant.
Menu= Command-Esc
Plus/Minus/Next/Previous= Arrow buttons
Play/Pause= Return or Spacebar

 

[trainguy77]

Well I have front row running on my mac pro. I have a mira IR receiver here already i am just waiting for the apple remote to arrive. Front row works just fine on my mac pro. It was pretty easy to get it working a couple changes to one file and it works great.