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Running V14.2 on OpenElec 5.08

Trying to map a key (WWW) on a PC remote to bring up the Global Search function on the Home Screen.

I can get the key mapped under Videos but cannot find a built in function that will work on the Home Screen. The button does activate the virtual keyboard, but no search results returned on the Home Screen only the Videos.

Anyone help me with this if there's a function I can't find?

My keymap :

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<keymap>
<home>
<keyboard>
<key id="61576">videolibrary.search</key>
</keyboard>
</home>
<global>
<keyboard>
<key id="61628">stop</key>
<key id="258118">fastforward</key>
<key id="258114">rewind</key>
<key id="127027">fullscreen</key>
<key id="389265">activatewindow(videos,movietitles)</key>
<key id="389169">activatewindow(music)</key>
<key id="389284">activatewindow(pictures)</key>
<key id="389267">activatewindow(videos,tvshowtitles )</key>
<key id="2158661">activatewindow(loginscreen)</key>
<key id="2158660">activatewindow(home)</key>
<key id="61626">skipnext</key>
<key id="61627">skipprevious</key>
<key id="61623">mute</key>
<key id="61625">volumeup</key>
<key id="61624">volumedown</key>
<key id="2159104">screenshot</key>
<key id="127055">contextmenu</key>
<key id="323593">activatewindow(favourites)</key>
</keyboard>
</global>
<videos>
<keyboard>
<key id="61576">videolibrary.search</key>
</keyboard>
</videos>
</keymap>

do you mean the globalsearch addon?
if so, use: RunScript(script.globalsearch)

using the videolibrary.search from the home screen is not possible,
it will only work inside the video library section.

No, the Home Screen but I'll give your suggestion a try.

Thank you. That is just awesome.

Here is the line I added by using the 'Keymap Editor' addon.

<key id="61576">runaddon(script.globalsearch)</key>

Thanks again.

Is the Global Search on the home page supposed to search through all add-ons as well? I try to search for movies and nothing ever pulls up.

I'm sorry I didn't realize the mod removed. Where should I ask the question I had?

Don't ask about piracy at all

Ok, well can Global Search search particular items within each add-on? Can I enter specific criteria and it pulls all matches from all add-ons?

nope, it can only search for items in your libraries.