2016-05-17, 19:58
(2016-05-17, 00:33)lovemyram4x4 Wrote: While still not as good as being able to just hit a letter/number(on remote) as I was used to prior to switching to Kodi, definitely way better than before with a large library like we have.
I found I was missing the remote number -> alphabet jump, but you can 'simulate' it with keymaps that map your remote number keys to the T9 like behaviour you find in MCE/remote.
There is a keymap editor add-in that will help immensely with this. The resulting keymap that I use is:
<keymap>
<global>
<keyboard>
<key id="61490">jumpsms2</key>
<key id="61491">jumpsms3</key>
<key id="61492">jumpsms4</key>
<key id="61493">jumpsms5</key>
<key id="61494">jumpsms6</key>
<key id="61495">jumpsms7</key>
<key id="61496">jumpsms8</key>
<key id="61497">jumpsms9</key>
</keyboard>
</global>
</keymap>
This mapping has its limitations as you can't chain letters into a string, but I found it very helpful for quick navigation in a big library to a specific starting letter. Of course, your remote keys may be quite different than mine, but you can sort that out with the add-in.