Teddyboy wrote: ↑Mon Aug 05, 2019 4:16 pm I remember when I ran MyMovies for WMC and total media theatre I didn’t have to quit like I do now. If I remember correctly I could press the back button and it would go back to where I was. That’s when TMT had their little helper app that started TMT inside WMC.
I think you're right. There was a level of integration between those products that simply no longer exists.
The lack of integration between products is only made worse by the poor manners of some products. For example, when running, PowerDVD intercepts all remote control WMC/multimedia button presses, and refuses to forward them to other programs. So no matter what I programmed, if PowerDVD was running then only PowerDVD was responding to the remote, and if PowerDVD didn't have the remote behavior you wanted (like to close PowerDVD), you were out of luck.
It's impossible to launch CMC from the remote control if PowerDVD is running! How rude!
Luckily programming the ALT+F4 hotkey to a button allows you to "escape" PowerDVD back to the safety of CMC.
I do have some ideas for the future, like making a tray icon that listens for remote presses and takes action, and maybe that type of approach will bypass PowerDVD's antics.