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backslash reduces video picture to 1/4 size - jwhitt12 - 2023-02-10
log: https://paste.kodi.tv/qasofuveyi.kodi
when running a show I press the backslash key to get rid of everything but the show. Now, when I do that the screen is reduced to approximately 1/4 of the screen. Have no idea how I did this but wish it would stop.
Thank you............
RE: backslash reduces video picture to 1/4 size - izprtxqkft - 2023-02-10
thats because backslash is the shortcut key to exit fullscreen
RE: backslash reduces video picture to 1/4 size - jwhitt12 - 2023-02-10
Thank you for the reply!
That may be true which means that the picture is supposed to be fullscreen not filling 1/4 of the screen space with the rest black. The backslash, basically, is designed to take all the stuff not part of the show to go away thereby giving the entire screen over to the show.
RE: backslash reduces video picture to 1/4 size - izprtxqkft - 2023-02-10
just because im bored and no other answers have showed up....
Code:
\ backslash Toggle between fullscreen/windowed mode Toggle between fullscreen/windowed mode Toggle between fullscreen/windowed modehttps://kodi.wiki/view/Keyboard_controls
by all means wait until you get the answer you want
anybody know how to show full screen which only displays the show - jwhitt12 - 2023-02-13
I am trying to figure out how to display a full screen with only the show. No top bar, no bit white thing, no video name, etc.
Appreciate any thoughts on this one.
RE: anybody know how to show full screen which only displays the show - Klojum - 2023-02-13
The backslash '\' character?
RE: anybody know how to show full screen which only displays the show - jwhitt12 - 2023-02-14
Thank you for the reply!
Yep, that will do it. The problem is that the picture is then approximately the size of a quarter of the screen itself. That being the case, and if that is not supposed not happen then I have something wrong set.
Thoughts?
RE: backslash reduces video picture to 1/4 size - Dangelus - 2023-02-14
@jwhitt12 You have created two threads asking basically the same question.
I have merged the two threads together.
Let's not create duplicate threads please when you have a perfectly good pre-existing thread.
RE: anybody know how to show full screen which only displays the show - wsnipex - 2023-02-14
(2023-02-14, 20:11)jwhitt12 Wrote: Thank you for the reply!
Yep, that will do it. The problem is that the picture is then approximately the size of a quarter of the screen itself. That being the case, and if that is not supposed not happen then I have something wrong set.
Thoughts?
while in full screen: press enter to open the video menu - settings - video settings: make sure "view mode" is set to normal
RE: backslash reduces video picture to 1/4 size - jwhitt12 - 2023-02-15
Its very strange. I have been trying, for months, to fix it so I can watch a show full screen with just the show. I have changed virtually everything I could find to full screen. Nothing did the trick. I have tried everything I could think of. Then I turned on a show, full screen. Then I pressed the control key AND the backslash. Suddenly I had a full screen show with just the show!
I am now, as far as I know, running fine with no problems.
I apologize for any problems I might have had and inflicted on others.
I also thank you for all the help (really!)
backslash reduces video picture to 1/4 size - Dangelus - 2023-02-15
Thread marked solved.
Backslash - full screen - jwhitt12 - 2023-03-22
I am not sure of the nomenclature of this so. I will call a screen which fills the screen with nothing but the show a "real full screen' and the screen with everything in it the "not full screen".
This is driving me nuts. I used to be able to get a "real full screen" by doing a control backslash. Now when I have a "not full screen" and press control backslash, I get a full screen in a quarter of the screen. This is exactly what happens when I press a backslash or a control backslash and is exactly opposite from what I want. In other words there is absolutely no way I can get a screen, without everything, no matter what I do! If I goto system/display, and the display mode is 'windowed' it immediately goes to a "real full screen" in a quarter of the screen.
I have now spent a couple of days reading everything available on this one. Its very strange. There is a LOT of stuff on problems around full screens, and backslashes, etc. There is one message, by Georg (if I remember correctly) that deals with the skin that might work for me but is waaay past my knowledge and, for me, presents a great opportunity to REALLY screw things up (even worse than now).
Thoughts?
RE: backslash reduces video picture to 1/4 size - Dangelus - 2023-03-22
@jwhitt12
No need to start a new thread about the same problem. You had a perfectly good thread already. I have merged your new unnecessary thread on this occasion and will remove the solved tag from this thread as it seems you haven’t quite solved your problem.
RE: backslash reduces video picture to 1/4 size - Hitcher - 2023-03-22
Backslash will toggle between fullscreen and windowed but this will use the width and height found in the advanced settings if you've added it.
xml:<window>
<width>1280</width>
<height>720</height>
</window>
RE: backslash reduces video picture to 1/4 size - Karellen - 2023-03-22
i toggling this will display/remove the information overlay
m toggling this will display/remove the top bar, progress bar etc
tab toggling this will display/remove the Kodi GUI so you can navigate Kodi menu while the movie is playing
esc will remove some of these items, on others it has no effect.