Index: /home/peterw/tmp/Slimserver-SVN/Slim/Hardware/IR.pm
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--- /home/peterw/tmp/Slimserver-SVN/Slim/Hardware/IR.pm	(revision 16424)
+++ /home/peterw/tmp/Slimserver-SVN/Slim/Hardware/IR.pm	(working copy)
@@ -664,8 +664,25 @@
 		$log->info("$irCodeBytes\t$irTime\t" . Time::HiRes::time());
 	}
 
+	# treat front-panel button on Receiver specially
+	if ( $client->isa("Slim::Player::Receiver") ) {
+		$log->info("Receiver button pressed");
+		# if synced, treat the front panel button as "power" so the sync group doesn't stop playing
+		# also treat as power if off
+		if ( (!$client->power()) || (scalar(@{$client->slaves}) > 0) || ($client->masterOrSelf ne $client) ) {
+			$log->info("Receiver off or synced with one or more others, treating button as power button");
+			if ($code =~ /(.*?)\.(up|down)$/) {
+				my ($major, $minor) = ($1, $2);
+				$code = "power.$minor";
+				# the following is ugly, but since the Receiver IR code is hardwired in
+				# its firmware, maybe it's OK...
+				if ( $minor eq 'up' ) { $irCodeBytes = '0002000a'; }
+				else { $irCodeBytes = '0001000a'; }
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	if ($code =~ /(.*?)\.(up|down)$/) {
-
 		$log->info("Front panel code detected, processing $code");
 
 		$client->startirhold($irTime);