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FAQ
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Q: Isn't the installer huge for such a tool?
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A: Yes, it is. But you don't need to be afraid that the program will load all
this into the memory. The installer includes a complete Python and wxPython
runtime with all standard libraries, even if the program and its plugins don't
use every aspect of them. This way everybody can use the rich set of Python
modules for scripting and writing plugins.
Q: Can I use an IrDA dongle to control my PC with a remote?
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A: No. `CIR (consumer IR) <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_IR>`_ that is
used by your TV remote for example, is a complete other thing than
`IrDA <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrared_Data_Association>`_.
They use different frequencies, encodings and modulation. IrDA is simply not
made for the purposes of CIR and vice versa.
However, there are some IrDA dongles that are advertised to work with CIR. One
that I know of is the ACTiSYS IR200L. But other projects have found that
this device won't work very reliably and therefore the EventGhost project has
made no effort to support it.
Q: How can I install EventGhost on a Windows 2000 machine?
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To run EventGhost you need GDI+ installed on your machine. GDI+ is a new
graphics technology developed by Microsoft. It provides rich set of additional
graphics features for 3rd-party developers. GDI+ is distributed as part of
Windows XP and above, while for other operating systems an additional
redistributable file installation is required. Since this file would increase
the size of the EventGhost installer by one megabyte and Windows 2000 is not
that much used any more, the needed GDIPLUS.dll is not included in the
installer.
To install EventGhost on a Windows 2000 machine please follow the steps
mentioned in this Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/915052
After you have installed GDIPLUS.dll, you should be able to install and run
EventGhost.