DarwiinRemote is an application for

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or above which allows

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to fully control applications on a Mac. The software includes a desktop application and a developers'

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, allowing for additional functionality. To use the software, the computer must have

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enabled.

Usage

DarwiinRemote employs most of the features of the

. All three

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feed information to the Mac. All of the buttons on the Wii Remote, including the

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and classic controller attachments, can be used, and the control stick position can be displayed, but it is not possible to use the control stick to control anything. The rumble features and

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s are fully programmable. In addition, DarwiinRemote can accept the

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signals from the

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Sensor Bar. However, to use this feature, the bar must be plugged into a powered socket on a

console, or it must be a battery-powered model. One can also, however, use a string of infrared LEDs or a single IR LED from a remote control instead of a sensor bar.

Button mapping

By editing the

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or customizing the application's preferences, the buttons on the remote can emulate any key combination on the Mac. By default, the Remote's buttons correspond with the following keys:

References

External links

* Macintosh-only software Wii controllers {{mac-stub