[jglazer63]

I have these two lines exactly in my keyboard.xml:

<tab>ToggleFullScreen</tab> <!--jdg Red Button -->
<l>ActivateWindow(VideoLibrary,MovieTitles,return)</l> <!--jdg green Button -->

When I press "l", the movie library comes up as expected. When I press "tab" nothing happens.

Then reverse the keys:

<l>ToggleFullScreen</l> <!--jdg Red Button -->
<tab>ActivateWindow(VideoLibrary,MovieTitles,return)</tab> <!--jdg green Button -->

When I press "l" the full screen mode toggles as expected. When I press "tab" nothing happens.

What's the deal?

Yes, TAB works in other programs and on the windows desktop so I know that the computer sees it. Kodi seems to be ignoring it. Why?

[Fry7]

Just gave it a try and didn't succeed either - maybe TAB is not overridable/usable in keymap?

[jglazer63]

But I'm telling you it works on my other box. I've simplified the keymaps file. Here it is in its entirety and this all works on my other windows machine:

<keymap>
<global>
<keyboard>
<!--************ Color Buttons****************-->
<tab>ToggleFullScreen</tab> <!--Red Button -->
<l>ActivateWindow(VideoLibrary,MovieTitles,return)</l> <!--Green Button -->
<y mod="ctrl">ActivateWindow(videolibrary,"D:\Videos\Recent Downloads\TV Shows",return)</y> <!--Yellow Button -->
<w></w> <!--Blue Button -->
<!--*******************************************-->
<escape>ActivateWindow(shutdownmenu)</escape>
<o mod="ctrl,alt">ActivateWindow(videolibrary,"D:\Videos\Recent Downloads\Other Downloads",return)</o> <!-- MCE Recorded TV -->
<z>UpdateLibrary(video)</z> <!-- Update Video Library using MCE Remotes-->
</keyboard>
</global>
</keymap>

[jglazer63]

Additional information.... it appears all these work except:

<tab>
<esc>
<ctrl-y>

Like all the special keys are being ignored. This is a windows 7 box whereas the one that works flawlessly is windows 8, not that that should make a difference.

... <esc> does go back a menu so it does recognize the key, just not the new mapping. It almost feels like there's another keyboard.xml floating around but I cannot find one except the one in the system folder of the kodi installation