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     </keyboard>
     </keyboard>
   </pvrosdchannels>
   </pvrosdchannels>
  <MyFiles>
    <keyboard>
      <play_pause>Highlight</play_pause>
    </keyboard>
  </MyFiles>
  <virtualkeyboard>
    <keyboard>
      <menu>shift</menu>
      <play_pause>Symbols</play_pause>
      <rewind>CursorLeft</rewind>
      <fastforward>CursorRight</fastforward>
    </keyboard>
  </virtualkeyboard>
</keymap>
</keymap>
</syntaxhighlight>
</syntaxhighlight>
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{| class="prettytable"
{| class="prettytable"
! Button !! Global action !! Home Screen action !! DVD Menu action !! Fullscreen Video action
! Button !! Global action !! Virtual keyboard !! Fullscreen Video action
| rowspan="8" | [[File:Amazon Fire TV remote.jpg|185px]]
| rowspan="8" | [[File:Amazon Fire TV remote.jpg|185px]]
|-
|-
! 3
! 3
| Directional pad:
:* Up
:* Down
:* Right
:* Left
| Directional pad:
| Directional pad:
:* Up
:* Up
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|-
|-
! 4
! 4
| Select
| Select
| Select
| Select
| Select
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! 6
! 6
| Context menu
| Context menu
|  
| '''Shift'''
| Context menu
| '''SmallStepBack (go back 7 seconds) or Live TV OSD channel switcher'''<br />
| '''SmallStepBack (go back 7 seconds) or Live TV OSD channel switcher''' {{smaller|(also opens CodecInfo when the on-screen-display controls are visible)}}
{{smaller|(also opens '''[[CodecInfo]]''' when the on-screen-display controls are visible)}}
|-
|-
! 7
! 7
| '''Page Down'''
| '''Page Down'''
| '''Page Down'''
| '''Move cursor right'''
| '''Page Down'''
| Fast forward
| Fast forward
|-
|-
! 8
! 8
| Play/pause
| Play/pause
| Play/pause
| '''Symbols'''
| Play/pause
| Play/pause
| Play/pause
|-
|-
! 9
! 9
| Back
| Back<br />
| '''Show [[Favourites]]'''
{{smaller|(show '''Favorites''' while on home screen)}}
| '''Stop'''
| '''Stop'''
| '''Stop'''
|-
|-
! 10
! 10
| '''Page Up'''
| '''Page Up'''
| '''Page Up'''
| '''Move cursor left'''
| '''Page Up'''
| Rewind
| Rewind
|}
|}

Revision as of 04:14, 27 November 2014

  ▶ Amazon Fire TV ▶ Alternative keymaps for Fire TV remote

Alternative keymaps for the Amazon Fire TV remote, as suggested by the community.

Note: These keymaps can also be applied using elmerohueso's "XBMC Tweaks for FTV" program addon, which is available from elmerohueso's XBMC repo.

Keymap 1

Cut and paste the following into a new text document and save as keyboard.xml and place in userdata/keymaps/
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<keymap>
  <FullscreenVideo>
    <keyboard>
      <menu>SmallStepBack</menu>
      <backspace>Stop</backspace>
      <up>volampup</up>
      <down>volampdown</down>
      <rewind>Rewind</rewind>
      <fastforward>FastForward</fastforward>
    </keyboard>
  </FullscreenVideo>
  <VideoMenu>
    <keyboard>
      <backspace>Stop</backspace>
    </keyboard>
  </VideoMenu>
</keymap>

What it does

Changes from the default are shown in bold print.

Button Global action Fullscreen video action
3 Directional pad:
  • Up
  • Down
  • Right
  • Left
 Directional pad:
  • Up: Volume amplification up
  • Down: Volume amplification down
  • Right: +30 seconds
  • Left: -30 seconds
4 Select On-screen-display menu
6 Context menu SmallStepBack (go back 7 seconds)
8 Play/pause Play/pause
9 Back Stop


Keymap 2

Cut and paste the following into a new text document and save as keyboard.xml and place in userdata/keymaps/
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<keymap>
  <FullscreenVideo>
    <keyboard>
      <menu>CodecInfo</menu>
      <backspace>Stop</backspace>
      <rewind>Rewind</rewind>
      <fastforward>FastForward</fastforward>
    </keyboard>
  </FullscreenVideo>
  <VideoMenu>
    <keyboard>
      <backspace>Stop</backspace>
    </keyboard>
  </VideoMenu>
</keymap>

What it does

Changes from the default are shown in bold print.

Button Global action Fullscreen video action
3 Directional pad:
  • Up
  • Down
  • Right
  • Left
 Directional pad:
  • Up: Next chapter or go forward 10 minutes
  • Down: Previous chapter or go back 10 minutes
  • Right: +30 seconds
  • Left: -30 seconds
4 Select On-screen-display menu
6 Context menu CodecInfo overlay
8 Play/pause Play/pause
9 Back Stop


Keymap 3

Cut and paste the following into a new text document and save as keyboard.xml and place in userdata/keymaps/
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<keymap>
  <Global>
    <keyboard>
      <rewind>PageUp</rewind>
      <fastforward>PageDown</fastforward>
    </keyboard>
  </Global>
  <Home>
    <keyboard>
      <menu>XBMC.ActivateWindow(favourites)</menu>
    </keyboard>
  </Home>
  <FullscreenVideo>
    <keyboard>
      <menu>ShowSubtitles</menu>
      <backspace>Stop</backspace>
      <rewind>Rewind</rewind>
      <fastforward>FastForward</fastforward>
    </keyboard>
  </FullscreenVideo>
  <VideoMenu>
    <keyboard>
      <backspace>Stop</backspace>
    </keyboard>
  </VideoMenu>
</keymap>

What it does

Button Global action Home Screen action DVD Menu action Fullscreen Video action
3 Directional pad:
  • Up
  • Down
  • Right
  • Left
 Directional pad:
  • Up
  • Down
  • Right
  • Left
 Directional pad:
  • Up
  • Down
  • Right
  • Left
 Directional pad:
  • Up: Next chapter or go forward 10 minutes
  • Down: Previous chapter or go back 10 minutes
  • Right: +30 seconds
  • Left: -30 seconds
4 Select Select Select On-screen-display menu
6 Context menu Show Favourites Context menu Toggle subtitles on/off
7 Page Down Page Down Page Down Fast forward
8 Play/pause Play/pause Play/pause Play/pause
9 Back Back Stop Stop
10 Page Up Page Up Page Up Rewind


Keymap 4

Cut and paste the following into a new text document and save as keyboard.xml and place in userdata/keymaps/
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<keymap>
  <Global>
    <keyboard>
      <rewind>PageUp</rewind>
      <fastforward>PageDown</fastforward>
    </keyboard>
  </Global>
  <Home>
    <keyboard>
      <backspace>XBMC.ActivateWindow(favourites)</backspace>
    </keyboard>
  </Home>
  <FullscreenVideo>
    <keyboard>
      <menu>SmallStepBack</menu>
      <backspace>Stop</backspace>
      <rewind>Rewind</rewind>
      <fastforward>FastForward</fastforward>
    </keyboard>
  </FullscreenVideo>
  <VideoMenu>
    <keyboard>
      <backspace>Stop</backspace>
    </keyboard>
  </VideoMenu>
  <VideoOSD>
    <keyboard>
      <menu>CodecInfo</menu>
    </keyboard>
  </VideoOSD>
  <FullscreenLiveTV>
    <keyboard>
      <menu>ActivateWindow(pvrosdchannels)</menu>
    </keyboard>
  </FullscreenLiveTV>
  <pvrosdchannels>
    <keyboard>
      <menu>back</menu>
    </keyboard>
  </pvrosdchannels>
  <MyFiles>
    <keyboard>
      <play_pause>Highlight</play_pause>
    </keyboard>
  </MyFiles>
  <virtualkeyboard>
    <keyboard>
      <menu>shift</menu>
      <play_pause>Symbols</play_pause>
      <rewind>CursorLeft</rewind>
      <fastforward>CursorRight</fastforward>
    </keyboard>
  </virtualkeyboard>
</keymap>

What it does

Button Global action Virtual keyboard Fullscreen Video action
3 Directional pad:
  • Up
  • Down
  • Right
  • Left
 Directional pad:
  • Up
  • Down
  • Right
  • Left
 Directional pad:
  • Up: Video - Next chapter/channel or go forward 10 minutes
  • Down: Previous chapter/channel or go back 10 minutes
  • Right: +30 seconds
  • Left: -30 seconds
4 Select Select On-screen-display menu
6 Context menu Shift SmallStepBack (go back 7 seconds) or Live TV OSD channel switcher

(also opens CodecInfo when the on-screen-display controls are visible)

7 Page Down Move cursor right Fast forward
8 Play/pause Symbols Play/pause
9 Back

(show Favorites while on home screen)

Stop
10 Page Up Move cursor left Rewind


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