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Home button? on remote, script/no script. - pettergulbra - 2021-03-28
Hi
I try to make an button that does more than one push at a button with a script.
This because I can't find a way to make an "home" button that really works in Kodi.
ActivateWindows(Home) as homebutton, works some places, but mostly not. If I use an widget for playlists, it does
nothing at all. It just shows this code in the log shown here:
#HandleKey: n (0xf04e) pressed, action is Playlist
#Keyboard: scancode: 0x2a, sym: 0x110, unicode: 0x006e, modifier: 0x0
If I'm like in the settings menu, it works as it should. Then I get this code:
#HandleKey: n (0xf04e) pressed, action is activatewindow(home)
#Activating window ID: 10000
Over to the script part:
The script I have made to run is (saved as "hjem.py"):
#import xbmc
#xbmc.executebuiltin("Action(Back)")
#xbmc.executebuiltin("Action(Back)")
#xbmc.executebuiltin("Action(Back)")
#xbmc.executebuiltin("Action(Back)")
#xbmc.executebuiltin("Action(Back)")
#xbmc.executebuiltin("Action(Back)")
The # isn't in the script :-)
To make as script, I found in this old post: https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=125859
The script also works in the menu, but if I'm in an widget it's not working.
I have added it in the keymap as this, key "61518" is the mapped key
for home/Script:
<global>
<keyboard>
<key id="61637">fastforward</key>
<key id="61636">rewind</key>
<key id="61626">stepforward</key>
<key id="61627">stepback</key>
<key id="61513">info</key>
<key id="61507">contextmenu</key>
<key id="61518">RunScript(special://masterprofile/hjem.py)</key>
</keyboard>
</global>
This lines in the log I think is for my key presses that is the faults/rights:
3205 (don't work) and 3289 (work)
I also post my log so you can see: https://paste.kodi.tv/hivitaveja.kodi
I will mention that in the Keymap I had the ActvateWindow(Home) as what to do on the same button before.
As I run my Kodi on an Shield, I have tried to use Button Mapper, but cant find a way there either.
As I also use some Android apps, i would like it to go to homescreen in Kodi from them to, but think that is
a long stretch to get working.