HOW-TO:Modify time seeking - Revision history

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	<section begin="intro" />This page describes various '''[[advancedsettings.xml]] settings''' that can be used to modify the default seek "steps" in {{kodi}}, commonly mapped to the directional keys during playback (left, right, up, down). By default, up/down is "BigStepForward/Back" +/- 10 minutes, and left/right is "StepForward/Back" +/- 30 seconds. There is also "SmallStepBack", which is -7 seconds. All of these options can be modified.<section end="intro" />		<section begin="intro" />This page describes various '''[[advancedsettings.xml]] settings''' that can be used to modify the default seek "steps" in {{kodi}}, commonly mapped to the directional keys during playback (left, right, up, down). By default, up/down is "BigStepForward/Back" +/- 10 minutes, and left/right is "StepForward/Back" +/- 30 seconds. There is also "SmallStepBack", which is -7 seconds. All of these options can be modified.<section end="intro" />


	{{Future note\|In the upcoming version 15 release, smallstepbackseconds, timeseekback, and timeseekforward will be removed and replaced with [[Skip steps\|skip steps support]], which has settings the user can change from the GUI.}}

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	\| Step3 = Change the values between the tags to fit your situation. See '''[[#Settings explained]]''' for details.		\| Step3 = Change the values between the tags to fit your situation. See '''[[#Settings explained]]''' for details.

	\| Step4 = Save this file in your [[userdata folder]]:		\| Step4 = Save this file in your [[Userdata\|userdata folder]]:
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	{{note\|If you have an existing advancedsettings.xml file, make sure the <video></video> tags, and settings we'll add between them, are between the main <advancedsettings></advancedsettings> tags.}}		{{note\|If you have an existing advancedsettings.xml file, make sure the <video></video> tags, and settings we'll add between them, are between the main <advancedsettings></advancedsettings> tags.}}

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	{{Future note\|In the upcoming version 15 release, smallstepbackseconds, timeseekback, and timeseekforward will be removed and replaced with '''[[Skip steps]]''' support, which has settings the user can change from the GUI.}}		{{Future note\|15\|In the upcoming version 15 release, smallstepbackseconds, timeseekback, and timeseekforward will be removed and replaced with '''[[Skip steps]]''' support, which has settings the user can change from the GUI.}}

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	{{Future note\|In the upcoming version 15 release, smallstepbackseconds, timeseekback, and timeseekforward will be removed and replaced with [[Skip steps~~\|skip steps support~~]], which has settings the user can change from the GUI.}}		{{Future note\|In the upcoming version 15 release, smallstepbackseconds, timeseekback, and timeseekforward will be removed and replaced with '''[[Skip steps]]''' support, which has settings the user can change from the GUI.}}

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Xhaggi at 07:15, 1 April 2015

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	{{Future note\|In the upcoming version 15 release, smallstepbackseconds, timeseekback, and timeseekforward will be removed and replaced with ~~"additive seeking"~~, which has settings the user can change from the GUI.}}		{{Future note\|In the upcoming version 15 release, smallstepbackseconds, timeseekback, and timeseekforward will be removed and replaced with [[Skip steps\|skip steps support]], which has settings the user can change from the GUI.}}

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Ned Scott at 16:10, 18 February 2015

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	<section begin="intro" />This page describes various '''[[advancedsettings.xml]] settings''' that can be used to modify the default seek "steps" in {{kodi}}, commonly mapped to the directional keys during playback (left, right, up, down). By default, up/down is "BigStepForward/Back" +/- 10 minutes, and left/right is "StepForward/Back" +/- 30 seconds. There is also "SmallStepBack", which is -7 seconds. All of these options can be modified.<section end="intro" />		<section begin="intro" />This page describes various '''[[advancedsettings.xml]] settings''' that can be used to modify the default seek "steps" in {{kodi}}, commonly mapped to the directional keys during playback (left, right, up, down). By default, up/down is "BigStepForward/Back" +/- 10 minutes, and left/right is "StepForward/Back" +/- 30 seconds. There is also "SmallStepBack", which is -7 seconds. All of these options can be modified.<section end="intro" />


	{{Future note\|In the upcoming version 15 release, smallstepbackseconds, timeseekback, and timeseekforward will be removed and replaced with "additive seeking", which has settings the user can change from the GUI.}}		{{Future note\|In the upcoming version 15 release, smallstepbackseconds, timeseekback, and timeseekforward will be removed and replaced with "additive seeking", which has settings the user can change from the GUI.}}

Ned Scott at 16:10, 18 February 2015

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	<section begin="intro" />This page describes various '''[[advancedsettings.xml]] settings''' that can be used to modify the default seek "steps" in {{kodi}}, commonly mapped to the directional keys during playback (left, right, up, down). By default, up/down is "BigStepForward/Back" +/- 10 minutes, and left/right is "StepForward/Back" +/- 30 seconds. There is also "SmallStepBack", which is -7 seconds. All of these options can be modified.<section end="intro" />		<section begin="intro" />This page describes various '''[[advancedsettings.xml]] settings''' that can be used to modify the default seek "steps" in {{kodi}}, commonly mapped to the directional keys during playback (left, right, up, down). By default, up/down is "BigStepForward/Back" +/- 10 minutes, and left/right is "StepForward/Back" +/- 30 seconds. There is also "SmallStepBack", which is -7 seconds. All of these options can be modified.<section end="intro" />

			{{Future note\|In the upcoming version 15 release, smallstepbackseconds, timeseekback, and timeseekforward will be removed and replaced with "additive seeking", which has settings the user can change from the GUI.}}

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Ned Scott at 16:02, 18 February 2015

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	<section begin="intro" />This page describes various '''[[advancedsettings.xml]] settings''' that can be used to modify the default seek "steps" in ~~XBMC~~, commonly mapped to the directional keys during playback (left, right, up, down). By default, up/down is "BigStepForward/Back" +/- 10 minutes, and left/right is "StepForward/Back" +/- 30 seconds. There is also "SmallStepBack", which is -7 seconds. All of these options can be modified.<section end="intro" />		<section begin="intro" />This page describes various '''[[advancedsettings.xml]] settings''' that can be used to modify the default seek "steps" in {{kodi}}, commonly mapped to the directional keys during playback (left, right, up, down). By default, up/down is "BigStepForward/Back" +/- 10 minutes, and left/right is "StepForward/Back" +/- 30 seconds. There is also "SmallStepBack", which is -7 seconds. All of these options can be modified.<section end="intro" />

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	== Steps ==		== Steps ==
	If you don't already have an [[advancedsettings.xml]] file, it's very simple to make. ~~XBMC~~ uses this file for advanced settings and features that normal users shouldn't modify without first knowing what they do, as well as for experimental features.		If you don't already have an [[advancedsettings.xml]] file, it's very simple to make. Kodi uses this file for advanced settings and features that normal users shouldn't modify without first knowing what they do, as well as for experimental features.

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	\| {{big\|'''Use time or percentages'''}}		\| {{big\|'''Use time or percentages'''}}

	By default, ~~XBMC~~ uses the time tags for videos above 20 minutes, and videos below 20 minutes will use the percentage tags. Set this to '''false''' to only use the percent tags regardless of video length (except for smallstepbackseconds, which has no percent counterpart).		By default, Kodi uses the time tags for videos above 20 minutes, and videos below 20 minutes will use the percentage tags. Set this to '''false''' to only use the percent tags regardless of video length (except for smallstepbackseconds, which has no percent counterpart).

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	\| {{big\|'''Small step back'''}}		\| {{big\|'''Small step back'''}}

	SmallStepBack is the only "step" in ~~XBMC~~ that doesn't have a forward option. This is because the idea behind SmallStepBack is to quickly jump back and hear a line of dialogue or some quick action that was missed.		SmallStepBack is the only "step" in Kodi that doesn't have a forward option. This is because the idea behind SmallStepBack is to quickly jump back and hear a line of dialogue or some quick action that was missed.
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	\| <code><timeseekforward>'''30'''</timeseekforward><br /><timeseekbackward>'''-30'''</timeseekbackward></code>		\| <code><timeseekforward>'''30'''</timeseekforward><br /><timeseekbackward>'''-30'''</timeseekbackward></code>
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	=== Example 1 ===		=== Example 1 ===
	In this example we have set ~~XBMC~~ to always use percent seeks, so there is no need to include the time seek tags. The percentages used are smaller for more fine-grained control, but anyone who wants truly fine-grain control will most likely want to use time-based seeking rather than percentage-based seeking.		In this example we have set Kodi to always use percent seeks, so there is no need to include the time seek tags. The percentages used are smaller for more fine-grained control, but anyone who wants truly fine-grain control will most likely want to use time-based seeking rather than percentage-based seeking.

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	* [[Keymaps]]		* [[Keymaps]]

	{{~~Gotham~~ updated}}		{{Helix updated}}

	[[Category:Advanced topics]]		[[Category:Advanced topics]]

Ned Scott: /* Example 1 */

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Example 1

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	=== Example 1 ===		=== Example 1 ===
	In this example we have set XBMC to always use percent seeks, so there is no need to include the time ~~seeks~~. The percentages used are smaller for more fine-grained control, but anyone who wants truly fine-grain control will most likely want to use time-based seeking rather than percentage-based seeking.		In this example we have set XBMC to always use percent seeks, so there is no need to include the time seek tags. The percentages used are smaller for more fine-grained control, but anyone who wants truly fine-grain control will most likely want to use time-based seeking rather than percentage-based seeking.

	;advancedsettings.xml		;advancedsettings.xml