About
Needed easy way to launch sounds in the background with out losing game focus
Approach
silent-vlc.bat launches VLC with options to keep it in the background and silent so it does not switch you out of your current game. I tried using this a as Stream Deck System "Open" command, but the console would always display (yucky).
Then added silent-vlc.vbs, a VB Script file to then launch the batch file (lulz). This also works locally and passes along the params to the batch file.
Setup
You will need to edit both files to set the correct path to vlc and the path the scripts live.
Whats Left
- needs enviroment variables
- SCRIPT_PATH
- VLC_PATH
- reflect, could be doing this all wrong ;)
Other attempts
- Doskey macro worked locally, but even specifying the macro to work with the 'StreamDeck.exe' didn't work. Stream Deck opened my browser to 'random-text-here-that-hopefully-doesnt-open-phishing-site/'. That might be a security hole.
- just running batch file, it kept opening dos window..
Example run
WindowsKey-r, type cmd, enter; Opens "Command Prompt"
C:\Users\yo-fine-self>cd C:\path-to\stream-deck-sounds
C:\path-to\stream-deck-sounds>silent-vlc.vbs "F:\twitch-assets\audio\Cheer!.mp3"
Disclaimer
Run this at your own risk. This isn't malicious in anyway, but just in case.
And ...
If you have any questions or comments. You can create an issue on the repository if you want. PRs always welcome.
OR hit me up on Twitch ;)