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This page makes it easy to tell LinuxMCE to do things in response to several pre-defined events.
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This page makes it easy to automatically execute a command in response to a pre-defined event or set of events.
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Two of the most common events, for example, are "Watching Media" and "Listening to Media".  You can choose to dim the lights whenever someone is watching TV, for example, by using the "Watching Media" event handler. This event handler might be added to all media scenarios that involve the TV.
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(LinuxMCE triggers a "watching media" event by default whenever a video starts playing, and a "listening to audio" event whenever an audio starts playing.)
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You can add a event handler to indicate a desired command to be executed in response to every occurrence of a specific situation (event). You would not then need to attach that command to individual scenarios. The commands would be automatically executed in response to the same situation (event) every time.
  
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One of the most common events is "Watching Media", or "Listening to Media".  You can choose to dim the lights whenever someone is watching TV, for example. This event handler can be added to all media scenarios that involve the TV, for example.
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Another common use of an event handler is to tell LinuxMCE to trigger a specific command whenever a sensor is tripped (like turning on the lights when a motion detector is tripped). You can use this to select how LinuxMCE will respond to a security breach or a fire alarm, for example.
  
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(LinuxMCE automatically triggers a "watching media" event by default whenever a video starts playing, and a "listening to audio" event whenever audio starts playing.)
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You can create several event handlers that include the same event, each with somewhat different criteria.  For example, you might have a separate event handler that during daylight hours will close the blinds in response to the "Watching Media" event. During nighttime hours, "Watching Media" might trigger the lights to dim, instead.
  
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You can add a event handler to indicate what you want to do in a specific situation, and then you do not need to attach the commands to the individually selected scenarios. The commands ought to be automatically executed in response to the same event every time.
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Look at [[Event criteria]] for details about each criteria.
  
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Another common use is to tell LinuxMCE to do something whenever a sensor is tripped (like turning on the lights). You can, for example, indicate how LinuxMCE should respond to a security breach or a fire alarm.
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== Event examples ==
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* [[Using Respond To Events]]
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* [[Make things happen at sunrise/sunset]]
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* [[Make things happen when I enter a room]]
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* [[Common Events Examples]]
  
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You can create several event handlers for the same event, each with different criteria.  For example, you could have a separate event handler that closes the blinds in response to "Watching Media" whenever it occurs during daylight hours. You could add another event handler for "Watching Media" for nighttime that dims the lights.
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== Also see ==
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* [[Advanced Pages Events]]

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Respond to Events Admin Page

This page makes it easy to automatically execute a command in response to a pre-defined event or set of events.

Two of the most common events, for example, are "Watching Media" and "Listening to Media". You can choose to dim the lights whenever someone is watching TV, for example, by using the "Watching Media" event handler. This event handler might be added to all media scenarios that involve the TV.

(LinuxMCE triggers a "watching media" event by default whenever a video starts playing, and a "listening to audio" event whenever an audio starts playing.)

You can add a event handler to indicate a desired command to be executed in response to every occurrence of a specific situation (event). You would not then need to attach that command to individual scenarios. The commands would be automatically executed in response to the same situation (event) every time.

Another common use of an event handler is to tell LinuxMCE to trigger a specific command whenever a sensor is tripped (like turning on the lights when a motion detector is tripped). You can use this to select how LinuxMCE will respond to a security breach or a fire alarm, for example.

You can create several event handlers that include the same event, each with somewhat different criteria. For example, you might have a separate event handler that during daylight hours will close the blinds in response to the "Watching Media" event. During nighttime hours, "Watching Media" might trigger the lights to dim, instead.

Look at Event criteria for details about each criteria.

Event examples

Also see

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