Backspace functionality

johnny utah · 2010-10-09 00:46

Sorry to bother...but I could really use some help here....it still doesn't work for me =(

I have a keymap.xml file in my userdata directory and under the <MyVideoLibrary> <Keyboard> section I added:

<backspace>XBMC.ActivateWindow(VideoFiles,return)</backspace>

didn't work.

I also tried:
<backspace>XBMC.ActivateWindow(MyVideos,return)</backspace>

also didn't work.

I want the backspace key on my keyboard to take me directly back to the videos submenu screen showing:
movies
tv shows
new movies
new episodes
etc.

Currently it always goes back through 2 additional screens before getting there:
genres
title
year
actors...etc

and then files view of the my videos screen...on the third backspace it goes back to the home menu.

Is it even possible to go back using the backspace key on the keyboard to the videos submenu screen?

timdog82001 · 2010-10-09 22:01

Erm, I don't think you should be editing the keymap. You should be editing the line in home.xml.

johnny utah · 2010-10-13 17:32

timdog82001 Wrote:Erm, I don't think you should be editing the keymap. You should be editing the line in home.xml.

Ah! Ok....well...that would make a big diff then! Eek

Any idea what I need to edit home.xml so that the "backspace key" takes me back to the videos menu from the movies library?

Currently backspace goes back to the home menu. I would like to go from library view straight to the videos menu:

videos
tvshows
new episodes...etc.

I'm a noob at editing these files...I tried editing the keymap different ways but no success so far.

Again, this is in reference to Dharma beta 2, latest version of reFocus skin.

timdog82001 · 2010-10-14 06:49

Ah, well that sounds like you would want to get RID of the ",return" part if I recall correctly...been a while since I've done any skinning though. Just open home.xml and do a search for ActivateWindow(myvideos . Then, if it has the return part listed, just delete it. I think that's what you're wanting anyhow...if may list a directory in the movies library after the "myvideos" part. If so, don't delete that. Just get rid of the return bit.

nooryani84 · 2012-03-22 23:10

Sorry for bumping an old thread.

I want to avoid the Genres, Titles, Year, Actor, Studios section all together.

When I use my remote or keyboard from Movies/TV Shows it keeps going back to this when i use the Backspace / Back button.

I'm using the reFocus skin and don't quite know where to make changes...

Any help would be greatly appreciated Smile

Edit: I'm on EDEN RC1 in Windows Smile

nooryani84 · 2012-03-23 01:50

So I figured it out after lots of searching + trial and error

So in case anyone else is wondering...

It turns out I had to add edit the HomeSubMenu.xml for reFocus

Code:

<content>

                    <item id="1">

                        <label>$LOCALIZE[1024]</label>

                        <onclick>ActivateWindow(videolibrary,tvshowtitles)</onclick>

                        <visible>Library.HasContent(tvshows)</visible>

                    </item>

so i added

Code:

,return

after tvshowtitles

Code:

<onclick>ActivateWindow(videolibrary,tvshowtitles,return)</onclick>

Then i did the same for movietitles, recentlyadded etc.

Now I can navigate to TV Shows, Chuck, season 1, etc and when i use the back function it will skip the Year, genre, title etc. and go to Home menu

Edit: turns out i had to add the ,return to HomeMenu.xml

timdog82001 Posting Freak Posts: 1,132 Joined: Mar 2006 Reputation: 0	2010-10-09 22:01 Post: #12 Erm, I don't think you should be editing the keymap. You should be editing the line in home.xml.
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