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Add a toolbar that can show channel buttons with custom icons that will
choose a channel on the tv its tied to. Maybe a bar with just channel
buttons. Also maybe have channel buttons on a tv toolbar as well.

Via the command line be able to invoke remote commands.

Allow buttons to have custom icons through the config file

Be able to have key bindings so the entire program can be easily run by the
keyboard.

- Have a global key binding that focuses the remote window
- Have a binding for choosing each remote
- Be able to tie buttons or specific commands to key bindings
- Each remote should be its own key binding group that is active only when
the remote is active

Create a framework that allows drivers to poll their device for status
changes. Most likely must use the gtk main loop for this.

Add a remote control that can be used to send commands to MediaRC. Yes I
know, a remote for a remote front end. Primary uses would be for scripting
what mediarc can control and also for having a command that can be invoked
by  the window manager of your choice for a global key binding.

Dbus would be nice, but its slow to create a python instance with dbus,
connect up, send messages and exit. I think simplicity is what is needed. A
named pipe with a very simple command syntax will do. We are not exchanging
data types here, just word commands. If its really needed can even do the
remote in C depending on how much invoking the python runtime will slow
things down.

Be able to define preset sound levels for inputs. Each set of levels should
be per input and be remembered during that run. When switching inputs those
levels should be pushed into the correct sound card remote. This is so each
remote has its own running sound levels.

Abstract the GUI part and allow GTK heavy and Web light front ends.

Look for user ~/.mediarc/config.xml files. Merge system mediarc conf with
user mediarc. Allow user to have their own ~/.mediarc/drivers dir in
addition to system drivers. Should look at the Linux File System Standard.

Remotes need to be linkable to a particular sound control that controls the
sound level for that remote's media device. Like:

<remote sndctl="Line"/>

Get mediarc setup to use autoconf. Setup the install and get the config
file name/location working better.

Autoconf checks:
- python
- pySerial
- lirc
- alsa and amixer
- install location