Another new feature coming in the subsequent HaikuHelper update, AppleScript control:
Controlling iTunes via AppleScript
Code:function onButtonActivate(button) { if(button.name() == 'iTunes Play') { helper.executeAppleScript(controller,'tell application "iTunes" to play'); } else if(button.name() == 'iTunes Pause') { helper.executeAppleScript(controller, 'tell application "iTunes" to pause'); } else if(button.name() == 'iTunes Prev') { helper.executeAppleScript(controller, 'tell application "iTunes" to skip to previous track'); } else if(button.name() == 'iTunes Next') { helper.executeAppleScript(controller, 'tell application "iTunes" to skip to next track'); } }
This will let you control iTunes using a few simple named buttons on the controller, for example. You can control almost any application using AppleScript.
Lupinglade,
Very cool iTunes feature. When will the next version of HaikuHelper be available?
Cheers,