[un1versal]

Its fine without, since you can press backspace to exit (I presume keyboard works same as remote) and as long as you can do that the button is only a mental crutch,

[Forage]

I think the reason why nobody (including me) liked that close button is that it looked exactly like the mouse/touch support close buttons, and that just felt like a bug and it also had a odd position for a non-touch related UI.

That, and the fact that I never used it, nor needed to, with my TV remote. It would be the same when introducing an alternative.

[Ned Scott]

I can confirm. Focused that button by accident a couple times.

How about a compromise? I think the reason why nobody (including me) liked that close button is that it looked exactly like the mouse/touch support close buttons, and that just felt like a bug and it also had a odd position for a non-touch related UI. So how about adding a back arrow to the OSD menus? One that looks just like the one in the bottom right corner in the reset of the skin?

Huh, I guess it is :)

I would still just remove it. If a remote has no back button then the only thing they can really do is close the OSD. Every other part of Kodi can't select the on-screen back/close buttons with directional keys, so it's not much help.

[un1versal]

Also surely with longpress or something if some odd remote doesnt have a back key you can program one up for the device specific thing and ship it. and that way you also have a cleaner UI.

Originally I thought I saw remotes without, but I think that was a momentary lapse and senility set in.

[da-anda]

I only recall that JazzX had a reason to keep it back then, as I had pointed him to this "bug", but I really don't remember which one. That said, I'm still glad it's gone now

[Ned Scott]

I hit this by mistake tonight. Seems it's not a close button for the OSD, or at all. It's a "fullscreen" toggle. I can see the point of a button for that, but it's certainly using the wrong icon right now :)