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@argh!: is your remote a VRC-1100? I ask because this remote generates a # keypress by sending alt-numpad 3 then 5 i.e. hold down the alt key and type 35 on the numeric keypad.
If so, XBMC can't handle characters generated by this method, but you can map an action to alt-5 and the end result will work i.e. pressing the # button will execute whatever action you've mapped to alt-5.
The * button on the VRC-1100 sends a numpad * keypress. XBMC v10.1 interprets this as an "8" keypress because * and 8 share the same key. The current development builds, and in due course v11.0, handle this correctly so you can map an action to <numpadtimes>.
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2011-09-05, 05:33
(This post was last modified: 2011-09-05, 05:45 by argh!.)
Well, the actual remote I'm using is a Logitech Harmony 650, but yes, a VCR-1100 is programmed as the MCE remote.
I'm just trying to get single keypresses for 'ShowSubtitles' and 'NextSubtitle', and I currently do not use my "Guide" and "E" Harmony remote buttons.
I find that i almost never use the number buttons, so I don't mind losing number8.
Okay I changed these lines in my keyboard.xml, but I get no change. Guide (*) still does nothing, and E (#) still only brings up that Total/Elapsed time thing at teh top of the screen. Yet i see no duplicates for those keys in my keyboard.xml. I also removed the original reference to "number8" yes, I'm using the .xml in the Userdata folder
Changes:
<number8>ShowSubtitles</number8>
<number5 mod="alt">NextSubtitle<number5>
I can only assume that binding with the ALT key is the same as ctrl and shift, so I followed the same method... but clearly, I'm doing something wrong.
I love XBMC to bits, but getting over some of these hurdles get frustrating. Yay for this awesome and helpful community.
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Awesome! It all works great now. I wish i knew about keymap edit earlier. I already grabbed two other programs for that site.. not sure why i didn't clue in about the obviously-named keymapedit.exe
Plus, NextSubtitle enables and disables the subs, so now i have an extra button to exploit.
thank you kindly, my good man! (woman?) well no matter. thank you very much.
Ah! I can use that other key for cycling through audio tracks.
Hugs.