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    Media Bar Question

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by BeeSwifT, Feb 7, 2011.

  1. BeeSwifT

    BeeSwifT Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey guys...I have an R2 and was wondering if there was a way to sync the media bar to programs such as iTunes. I want to be able to change the song while i'm in a different program...is this possible? Also I have the alienware keyboard and i seem to have the same problem with that also. Do these functions only work when the iTunes is open and selected? Thanks a lot.
     
    BeeSwifT, Feb 7, 2011
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  2. Jasperiel

    Jasperiel Notebook Enthusiast

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    I wish i could help you, i'm in the same boat.
     
    Jasperiel, Feb 8, 2011
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    kenichols29 Notebook Evangelist

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    I wish dell would fix that for us. I think its a windows issue cause it works that way with win. media player.
     
    kenichols29, Feb 8, 2011
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  4. katalin_2003

    katalin_2003 NBR Spectre Super Moderator

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    Just imagine using iTunes and Media player at the same time and you pressing the "Next" button what will the application choose(iTunes/media player or none/both :p) that would be a mess.
    It's normal for it to work when the application(in this case iTunes) is selected nothing to fix here.
    Probably there's a 3rd party app that would let you do that.
     
    katalin_2003, Feb 8, 2011
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  5. MoreNotebooksPlox

    MoreNotebooksPlox Notebook Consultant

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    Really it doesn't work? I have a HP media bar and it automatically works for pretty much all programs
     
    MoreNotebooksPlox, Feb 8, 2011
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    steve1ddd Notebook Evangelist

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    It works in the R3....i just tried it.

    Edit......ahhh i see what they did....it only works on the program in focus...meaning if i hit pause with a window on top of itunes, nothing......if itunes is "active" it controls it. if i have itunes and medai player open, it will control which ever is in focus (on top).
     
    steve1ddd, Feb 8, 2011
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  7. katalin_2003

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    ^^ this is what I said :p
     
    katalin_2003, Feb 8, 2011
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    MoreNotebooksPlox Notebook Consultant

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    Ok so i tested this out on my PC and it seems to only work with windows media player i'm not sure if there is an option to have it work while itunes is in the background ill look around
     
    MoreNotebooksPlox, Feb 9, 2011
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