Applications

Sofa Control - Supported Applications



Sofa Control controls a great number of applications. A Sofa Control Script defines which actions are triggered when you press a button on your remote control. Select an application to find out which actions can be triggered with the remote control. Remember, you can modify any of these scripts any way you like.

ABC


Script Version: 1.2
A very simple method of entering text
Mapping:
menu double click: Return to previous script
Menu:
Lowercase
Uppercase
Numbers
Punctuation
Internet (.com, http://, etc.)
Exit

Adobe Acrobat Professional


Script Version: 2.0.1
Open and flip through your PDFs in fullscreen view
Mapping:
plus/minus: zoom in/out
prev/next: previous or next page
play/stop: toggle fullscreen mode
Menu:
activate presenter mouse
open file
close file
quit Acrobat

Adobe Reader


Script Version: 2.0.1
Open and flip through your PDFs in fullscreen view
Mapping:
plus/minus: zoom in/out
prev/next: previous or next page
play/stop: toggle fullscreen mode
Menu:
activate presenter mouse
open file
close file
quit Adobe Reader

Airfoil


Script Version: 1.9
Control Airfoil with your Remote Control
Product Details: http://www.rogueamoeba.com/airfoil/mac/
Mapping:
Left/Right: Select a given Remote Speaker (if you have multiple Airport Expresses)
Minus/Plus: Adjusts the volume of the selected speaker
Play/Pause: Starts or Stops transmitting to the selected speaker
Menu:
Select the current audio source

Aurora


Script Version: 1.1
Aurora, Controls the excellent freeware Alarm Clock application, Aurora
Product Details: http://metaquark.de/aurora/
Mapping:
Plus/Minus: Selects Next/Previous Alarms from the List
Play: Stops the Alarm and iTunes
Play x 2: Snoozes the Alarm
Previous/Next: If iTunes is playing then goes to the previous / next track on the list.
Menu:
Snooze Alarm
Stop iTunes Alarm
Make Alarms: Wake Today 06.00, 06.30, 07.00, 07.30, 08.00, 08.30, 09.00, 09.30, 10.00, 10.30, 11.00, 11.30, 12.00
Make Alarms: Wake Tomorrow 06.00, 06.30, 07.00, 07.30, 08.00, 08.30, 09.00, 09.30, 10.00, 10.30, 11.00, 11.30, 12.00
Make Alarms: Wake Weekdays 06.00, 06.30, 07.00, 07.30, 08.00, 08.30, 09.00, 09.30, 10.00, 10.30, 11.00, 11.30, 12.00
Make Alarms: Wake Weekends 06.00, 06.30, 07.00, 07.30, 08.00, 08.30, 09.00, 09.30, 10.00, 10.30, 11.00, 11.30, 12.00
Edit Alarm - Skip Next Occurence
Edit Alarm - Reset Skipped Upcoming Alarm
Edit Alarm - Enable Selected Alarm
Edit Alarm - Disable Selected Alarm
Edit Alarm - Remove Selected Alarm
Edit Alarm - Try Out Selected Alarm
Fall Asleep: 30 mins, 60 mins, 90 mins, 10 iTunes Songs
Cancel Fall Asleep
Hide Aurora
Quit Aurora

Automator


Script Version: 2.1
Run your Automator workflows
Mapping:
Play: Run the current active workflow
Menu:
Choose and run a workflow with the file chooser
Spotlight search for workflows to run them

Chroma Player


Script Version: 1.0
Description
Product Details: http://chromaplayer.com/
Mapping:
Plus/Minus: Skip Forward/Backward 5 sec
Left/Right: Skip Forward/Backward 1 min or 1 chapter on DVDs
Left/Right Hold: Fast Rewind / Fast Forward
Play: Play/Pauses current movie
Play Hold: Toggle Fullscreen
Menu:
Toggle Fullscreen
Open file...
Play DVD
Toggle Subtitles
Navigate / 10min Forward jump
Navigate / 10min Backward jump
Settings / Toggle Controller
Settings / Toggle Intelliplay
Settings / Toggle Adaptive Quality
Quit Chroma Player

ComicBookLover


Script Version: 1.0
Flip through your comics
Product Details: http://www.bitcartel.com/comicbooklover
Mapping:
Plus/Minus: Zoom In/Out
Left/Right: Next/Previous page
Left/Right Hold: Next/Previous page
Play: Toggle Fullscreen
Menu:
Set zoom factor to fit page width
Set zoom factor to actual size of comic (in this mode zoom in/out is available)
Choose a Comic activates a specialized mode where a comic can be selected from the list and activated with the Play button
Quit

Contacts


Script Version: 1.4
Open Address Book and show phone numbers and addresses
Mapping:
Plus/Minus: Next/Previous Contact
Left/Right: focus on groups or contacts
Left/Right Hold: Next/Previous Contact
Play: Show Contacts name and phone numbers
Play Hold: Show Contacts name and address
Menu:
Show Phone Numbers
Show Address (choose between if there more options)
Quit Address Book
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CoverFlow


Script Version: 2.0.1
Flip through your music with CoverFlow
Product Details: http://www.steelskies.com/coverflow/
Mapping:
Plus/Minus: Next/Previous track
Left/Right: Move selection
Left/Right Hold: Move selection
Play: Play current selected album
Play Hold: Toggle Fullscreen
Menu:
Play/Pause
Rate the current song
Select a Playlist
Toggle Fullscreen
Hide the Coverflow window

Democracy


Script Version: 2.0.2
Script to control Democracy Player
Product Details: http://www.getdemocracy.com/
Mapping:
plus/minus: adjust volume
left/right: Previous/Next Movie
play: toggle Play of Movie. Activates "New Movies" Playlist if none is active
play hold: Toggle Fullscreen
Menu:
Toggle Fullscreen
Activate "My Collection" category
Activate "New Videos" category
Quit Democracy

DivX Player


Script Version: 1.0
Open and play movies with DivX Player
Product Details: http://www.divx.com/divx/mac/
Mapping:
plus/minus: volume up/down
left/right hold: backward/forward
play/stop: start/stop playing
play hold: toggle fullscreen
Menu:
open a file
toogle fullscreen

DVD Player


Script Version: 2.0.3
Control DVD Player
Mapping:
plus/minus: adjust volume
left/right: switch through chapters
left/right hold: scan backward/forward
play/stop: play/pause movie
play hold: toggle fullscreen
Menu:
Go back to DVD Menu
Change video screen size
Activate/Deactivate Subtitles
Switch through available subtitle languages
Open Media (VIDEO_TS) from harddisk (just select a file with the extension VOB)
Eject disk

DVDpedia


Script Version: 1.0.3
Browse your media collection
Mapping:
play: open a linked movie
play hold: toggle fullscreen
plus/minus: move through medias
left/right: move through medias
Menu:
activate Fullscreen mode
activate Table view
activate Cover view
toggle Info view

EyeTV


Script Version: 2.0.8
Watching, recording and more with your Eye TV 2.3.x
Product Details: http://www.elgato.com/
Mapping:
Left/Right: switch channel and skip backward/forward when watching a recording
Left/Right holding: fast backward/forward when watching a recording
Plus/Minus: adjust volume
Play: pause/play TV or recording
Menu:
activate EyeTV full screen menu
mute on/off
start/stop recording
change view size
channel list
choose and play a recording
change aspect ratio
change video input source
toggle game mode

Firefox


Script Version: 1.0
Browse the web
Mapping:
plus/minus: scroll up/down
left/right: previous/next tab
play/stop: increase font size
play/stop double: decrease font size
Menu:
Close Tab
Standard Text Size
Refresh Page
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FlexTime


Script Version: 2.0
Control your daily routines in FlexTime
Product Details: http://www.red-sweater.com/flextime/
Mapping:
Left/Right: previous/next action
Left holding: reset routine
Play: start/pause frontmost routine
Menu:
Open a routine
Close current routine
Quit FlexTime

Front Row


Script Version: 2.1
Opens FrontRow

GarageBand


Script Version: 2.0
Record your next podcast with the remote control
Mapping:
Play: Start/Stop recording on current track
Plus: Play from beginning
Minus: Stop playing
Left: Jump to start of song/podcast
Right: Go to end of song/podcast
Left/Right hold: Fast backward/forward in song/podcast

Global Actions


Script Version: 1.0
Opens up the global menu

Google Earth


Script Version: 2.0
Browse the earth
Product Details: http://earth.google.com
Mapping:
Plus/Minus: Switch between latitude, longitude, distance, tilt and azimuth mode
Left/Right: Decrease/Increase value for current mode
Left/Right hold: Decrease/Increase value for current mode

GraphicConverter


Script Version: 1.1
Slideshow with Graphic Converter
Product Details: http://www.lemkesoft.com/
Mapping:
Plus/Minus: Zoom in/out
Left/Right: back and forward through slideshow
Play: start/stop slideshow for current folder

Guess Number


Script Version: 2.0
A Simple game
Mapping:
Play: Start game
Menu:
List of numbers to choose from

iCal


Script Version: 2.0
Navigate your calendar and switch between week, days and months
Mapping:
Play: Activate day view
Plus: Activate month view
Minus: Activate week view
Left/Right: Next/Previous in current view

iChat


Script Version: 1.0
Chat with your buddies
Mapping:
Play: Toggle Mute in active video/audio chat
Menu:
Close active chat
Start a new video or audio chat
Change your status

iPhoto


Script Version: 2.0
Run your slideshow and browse your albums
Mapping:
plus/minus: switch between single photo view and organize view
left/right: select previous/next photo
left/right hold: fast scrolling through photos (not in slide show mode)
play/stop: start slideshow. When in slideshow pause slideshow.
menu: stops slideshow mode when slideshow mode is active
Menu:
choose an album

iTunes


Script Version: 2.4
Play and rate your music, navigate your playlists
Mapping:
plus/minus: adjust volume
left/right: switch to previous/next song
left/right hold: fast backward/forward in playing song
play/stop: start/pause playing
play hold: visuals in full screen
play double: toggle shuffle on/off
menu: stops slideshow mode when slideshow mode is active
Menu:
toggle visualizer on/off
zoom iTunes window
visuals in full screen
Browse with Coverflow in fullscreen mode. Play plays the selected album while Plus and Minus switch the tracks.
rate a song
choose a playlist
toggle remote speakers (needs UI scripting)
Settings
define if Plus/Minus changes System or iTunes Volume
define if Plus/Minus changes song or volume when in Coverflow mode
Add current playing track to playlist named "Trash"
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iView MediaPro


Script Version: 1.0
Controls iView MediaPro
Product Details: http://www.iview-multimedia.com/
Mapping:
Plus/Minus: Move Up/Down in media view
Left/Right: Previous/Next media
Play: Toggle full screen

Joost


Script Version: 1.1
Disables Sofa Control and activates Joost
Product Details: http://www.joost.com
Mapping:
-Default Joost mappings

Keynote


Script Version: 2.2
Open and run your presentations with Keynote
Mapping:
left/right: select previous/next slide
left/right hold: go to first/last slide
play/stop: play/stop slideshow, select slide in slide switcher
menu: shows slide switcher in slideshow mode
play hold: active presenter mouse
Menu:
open a presentation
close current presentation
start/stop an audio recording
select a slide from the current presentation

Media Central


Script Version: 2.0
Start MediaCentral out of Sofa Control
Product Details: http://www.equinux.com/us/products/mediacentral

Miro


Script Version: 1.0
Script to control Miro Player
Product Details: http://www.getmiro.com/
Mapping:
plus/minus: adjust volume
left/right: Previous/Next Movie
play: toggle Play of Movie. Activates "New Movies" Playlist if none is active
play hold: Toggle Fullscreen
Menu:
Toggle Fullscreen
Activate "My Collection" category
Activate "New Videos" category
Quit Miro

MPlayerOSX


Script Version: 2.2
Open and play movies using MPlayer OSX
Product Details: http://www.mplayerhq.hu
Mapping:
plus/minus: MPlayer volume up/down
plus/minus hold: MPlayer volume up/down
plus/minus double: jump 1 minute forwards/backwards
Menu:
jump forward 10 minutes
jump backwards 10 minutes
open... (a file)
toogle fullscreen
quit

MultiAlarm


Script Version: 1.4
Arm and Disarm your Macbook with MultiAlarm
Product Details: http://www.semaja2.net/
Mapping:
Play: Arm
Menu: Disarm

NeoOffice


Script Version: 2.1
Open and run your presentations with NeoOffice
Mapping:
left/right: select previous/next slide
left/right hold: go to first/last slide
play/stop: play/stop slideshow
play hold: active presenter mouse
Menu:
Quit NeoOffice

NetNewsWire


Script Version: 2.1.2
Browse your RSS feeds with NetNewsWire 3.0
Product Details: http://www.newsgator.com/NGOLProduct.aspx?ProdID=NetNewsWire
Mapping:
- Plus/Minus: move lists up/down
- Left/Right: Switch between subscription list and list of news
- Right: Open active news in browser when list of news is active
- Play: Jump to next unread message
- Hold Play: Enters/Exit Fullscreen Mode
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Menu:
- Toggle Fulscreen: Enters / Leaves Fullscreen View
- Next Tab: Selects Next Tab in the NNW embedded browser
- Previous Tab: Selects Previous Tab in the NNW embedded browser
- Close Tab: Closes the selected Tab in the NNW embedded browser
- Reload Tab: Reloads the selected Tab in the NNW embedded browser
- Traditional View: Switches to the traditional view of NNW
- Widescreen View: Switches to the widescreen view of NNW
- Combined View: Switches to the new combined view of NNW 3.0
- Make Text Bigger: Makes Text Bigger on the Selected Browser Tab of NNW
- Make Text Smaller: Makes Text Smaller on the Selected Browser Tab of NNW
- Mark All As Read: Marks all the selected feed New items as Read
- Mark As Flagged: Mark selected News item Flagged/Unflagged
- Hide/Show Subscription List: Hides or Shows the Subscription List
- Quit NetNewsWire: Quits NetNewsWire

PandoraBoy


Script Version: 0.5
PandoraBoy is a frontend for the popular webradio Pandora
Product Details: http://www.frozensilicon.net/
Mapping:
Plus/Minus: Raise/Lower Volume
Right: Next Track
Play: Play/Pause current track
Play Hold: Show Track Information
Menu:
Thumbs Up
Thumbs Down
Show Track Information
Quit Pandora

Photo Booth


Script Version: 2.1
Take crazy photos with PhotoBooth
Mapping:
play/stop: take a photo or cancel it
left/right: change to prev/next effect
plus/minus: change to prev/next category

PhotoPresenter


Script Version: 1.0
Control PhotoPresenter Slideshow
Product Details: http://www.arizona-software.ch/applications/photopresenter/en/
Mapping:
Left/Right: Flip through photos
Play: Start/Stop Slideshow
Menu: Show picture selector in slideshow

PowerPoint


Script Version: 2.5.1
Run your PowerPoint slideshows
Mapping:
play/stop: run/stop slideshow
left/right: switch between slides
play hold: active presenter mouse
plus/minus: system volume increase/decrease
Menu:
Open Presentation
Quit

Presenter Mouse


Script Version: 2.0
A virtual mouse for highlighting your presentations
Mapping:
Plus/Minus/Left/Right: move cursor
Plus/Minus/Left/Right Hold: fast accelerating cursor movement
Play/Menu: return to presentation

Preview


Script Version: 2.1
Open and flip through your PDFs in fullscreen view
Mapping:
plus/minus: zoom in/out
prev/next: previous or next page (pdf), picture
play/stop: toggle slideshow mode
Menu:
run/stop slideshow (when active)
open file
close file
quit Preview

QuickTime Player


Script Version: 2.5
Open and play movies
Mapping:
plus/minus: adjust volume
left: switch back to beginning of current movie
left/right hold: fast backward/forward in current movie
play/stop: play/pause movie
play hold: play movie in full screen
Menu:
play movie in full screen
open a movie, playlist
activate the window of an open movie
change movie screen size
do a audio or video recording

Quinn


Script Version: 2.2
Play the beautiful Tetris with the Remote Control
Product Details: http://www.simonhaertel.de/quinn
Mapping:
Left/Right: Move piece left/right
Left/Right Hold: Move piece left/right
Plus: Rotate left
Play: Rotate right
Minus: Drop piece

RealPlayer


Script Version: 1.0
Open and play movies
Product Details: http://forms.real.com/real/realone/mac.html
Mapping:
plus/minus: volume up/down
left/right: switch to next/previous movie
play/stop: start/stop playing
play hold: toggle fullscreen
Menu:
open a file
toogle fullscreen

Safari


Script Version: 2.0.4
Browse the web
Mapping:
plus/minus: scroll up/down
plus/minus double: increase/decrease font size
left/right: tab to the prev/next item on the page
left/right double: Page Back/Forward
play/stop: select the current active element
Menu:
Navigation (Page Back, Page Forward, Home)
Bookmark Bar: Activate one of the first nine elements in the bookmark bar (folders are not supported yet)
Open the Menu "Bookmarks->Bookmarks Bar" to see the elements that are selectable.
Tabbed Browsing (New Tab, Open Element in New Tab, Previous Tab, Next Tab, Close Tab)
Windows: Change the activate Safari window
Text Size (Smaller font size, Larger font size)
Refresh Page
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Skim


Script Version: 1.0
Open and flip through your PDFs with Skim
Product Details: http://sourceforge.net/projects/skim-app/
Mapping:
plus/minus: zoom in/out - zoom out not working properly
prev/next: previous or next page
play/stop: toggle fullscreen mode
Menu:
activate presenter mouse
open file
close file
quit Skim

SlingPlayer


Script Version: 1.1
SofaControl Script for Slingplayer
Product Details: http://downloads.slingmedia.com/
Mapping:
Plus: Volume up
Minus: Volume down
Left: Skip back
Right: Skip Forward
Left/Right Hold: --
Play: Play/Pause
Menu:
toggle control mode
toggle Mute
toggle Fullscreen
select
info
Quit

Sofa Defaults


Script Version: 2.0
Default actions when active application is not controllable
Mapping:
plus/minus: system volume increase/decrease
left/right: activate previous/next song in iTunes (when already running)
play/stop: play/pause song in iTunes (when already running)
play hold: activate virtual mouse
menu: show application switcher

TheTube


Script Version: 2.0
Watch TV with TheTube
Product Details: http://www.equinux.com/us/products/tubestick/index.html
Mapping:
Left/Right: switch channel
Plus/Minus: adjust volume
Play: pause/play TV or recording
Menu:
mute on/off
start/stop recording
change view size
channel list
choose and play a recording
change aspect ratio

Toast Video Player


Script Version: 1.0.2
Watching, recording and more with your Eye TV 2.3.x
Product Details: http://www.elgato.com/
Mapping:
Left/Right: switch channel and skip backward/forward when watching a recording
Left/Right holding: fast backward/forward when watching a recording
Plus/Minus: adjust volume
Play: pause/play TV or recording
Menu:
activate EyeTV full screen menu
mute on/off
start/stop recording
change view size
channel list
choose and play a recording
change aspect ratio
change video input source
toggle game mode

Transmission


Script Version: 2.1
A Simple Script to control the excellent Torrent client, Transmission 0.7
Product Details: http://transmission.m0k.org/
Mapping:
Plus/Minus: Limit / Unlimit Downloads
Play: Resume All Downloads
Play Hold: Pause All Downloads
Menu:
Pause All Downloads
Resume All Downloads
Limit Downloads
Quit Transmission
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Unread Mails


Script Version: 1.2
Simple way to view the sender and subject of unread mails in your inbox
Menu:
check for new messages: brings up a list of new messages with sender and subject
speaks email content using Mac OSX built-in text to speech engine

Vidi


Script Version: 1.0
Vidi Video Controller
Product Details: http://www.mitzpettel.com/software/vidi.php
Mapping:
Plus/Minus: Volume Up/Down
Plus/Minus Hold: Rapid Volume Up/Down
Left/Right: One Channel Down/Up
Left/Right Hold: Rapid Channel Down/Up
Play: Mute Toggle
Play Hold: Record
Menu:
Brings up options for aspect ratio selection, screen size, and recording schedule

Virtual Mouse


Script Version: 2.0
Control the mouse pointer with the remote
Mapping:
Plus/Minus/Left/Right: move cursor
Plus/Minus/Left/Right Hold: fast accelerating cursor movement
Play: single left click
Play Double: double left click
Play Hold: toggle mouse light
Menu:
Toggle Mouse Light
Highlight Mouse Cursor
Start a Drag & Drop operation
Do a Left Double Click
Do a Right Click
Activate Previous Script

VLC


Script Version: 2.1.8
Open and play movies
Product Details: http://www.videolan.org/
Mapping:
plus/minus: volume up/down
left/right: switch to next/previous movie
left/right hold: fast backward/forward in current movie
play/stop: start/stop playing
play hold: toggle fullscreen
minus hold: shows movies/audio position
Menu:
open a file
toogle fullscreen
toggle subtitles
5 min jump forward
5 min jump backward
10 sec jump forward
10 sec jump backward
play faster
play slower
change aspect ratio
change crop ratio
sync subtitles
sync audio
toggle random
toggle repeat
change language/audio track

VoodooPad


Script Version: 2.0
Use VoodooPad and Sofa Control for your next presentation
Product Details: http://flyingmeat.com/voodoopad/
Mapping:
plus/minus: scroll up/down
plus/minus double: increase/decrease font size
left/right: open previous/next page
play: Toggle Full Screen mode
Menu:
increase font size
decrease font size
quit VoodooPad
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VoodooPad Pro


Script Version: 2.0
Use VoodooPad Pro and Sofa Control for your next presentation
Product Details: http://flyingmeat.com/voodoopad/
Mapping:
plus/minus: scroll up/down
plus/minus double: increase/decrease font size
left/right: open previous/next page
play: Toggle Full Screen mode
Menu:
increase font size
decrease font size
quit VoodooPad Pro
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XBMC


Script Version: 1.1
Disables Sofa Control and activates XBMC
Product Details: http://xbmc.org
Mapping:
-Default XBMC mappings

Xtorrent


Script Version: 1.3.4
Control the new RSS-torrent app, Xtorrent
Product Details: http://www.xtorrentp2p.com/
Mapping:
previous: Highlights RSS Feeds / Searches Column
next: Highlights Downloads / Torrents List Column
plus: Up
minus: Down
play/stop: Download or Open Torrent
2x menu: Mark As Read
2x minus: Remove Torrent
2x previous Show All Downloads
2x next: Go To Searches/RSS Feeds
Menu:
Show All Downloads
Go To and Toggle RSS Feeds / Searches
Mark Unread New RSS Items as Read
Download Selected Torrent
Remove Selected Torrent (uncheck "Prompt User Before stopping partially completed downloads" on Xtorrrent prefs to avoid confirmation dialog)
Close Tab
Next Tab
Previous Tab
Hide Xtorrent
Quit Xtorrent

yFlicks


Script Version: 1.0
Activates the yFlicks Movie Organizer
Product Details: http://www.manytricks.com/yflicks/

Yojimbo


Script Version: 2.0
Browse the Bookmarks stored in your Yojimbo Library
Menu:
Choose a Yojimbo collection and select a bookmark from that collection