I’m updating the settings for my Harmony 520 and discovered that I couldn’t change the names of activities in Harmony Remote Software v7.7.0. I am not alone, but I couldn’t find a solution. While I had the problem on Mac OS X 10.6.8, others reported problems on various other operating systems, including Microsoft Windows.
The software wouldn’t let me to change the name of more than one activity. Instead, it would let me select and highlight the text, but not edit it. It was maddening, especially when it would beep instead of accepting characters I typed.
Then, by happenstance, I clicked over to Safari to do something while I was frustrated. When I flipped back to the Harmony Remote Software, it finally accepted my typed changes.
Therefore, if you have come across this problem, try switching to another application and back to the Harmony software again.
I’m continually astounded at how aggravating the Harmony remote can be, after all the hype. I suppose it is still better than many, if not most, of the alternatives, but that isn’t saying much.