1) yes, its called autoexec.py or something like it, its a script, so check out the python forum
2)yes, its called the newest build of XBMC which allowes you to use the controller in visualisation mode to do all that stuff...or alternitavley if you ar a noob (which I think you are since you could have found these answers by searching the forum, oh yah and by the title of this topic...hahah) then you could just go out and get the xbox remote which will allow you to do what you ask. Or another alternative would be to add the support in the keymap.xml....ie map whatever buttons you want to whatever function, but again this has been added to the most recent CVS, just need to get it.....
hope that helps
j_guzzler
This post has been edited by j_guzzler: Mar 10 2005, 05:22 AM