Keyboard controls
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Keymapping specific to your particular installation can be observed in Keyboard.xml in the System folder of your installation.
Common platform-independent keymapping
| Key | Global | Video playback | Music playback | Pictures slideshow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any Single character | That button on the keyboard, Case INSENSITIVE | |||
| O | Displays CPU usage and video diagnostic information | |||
| P | Play | |||
| Space | Pause | |||
| X | Stop | |||
| L | Cycle subtitles | |||
| T | Toggle subtitles on and off | |||
| F | Fast Forward | |||
| R | Rewind | |||
| Left-arrow | Left | |||
| Right-arrow | Right | |||
| Up-arrow | Up | |||
| Down-arrow | Down | |||
| Page Up | Page Up | |||
| Page Down | Page Down | |||
| Enter (Return) | Select | |||
| Backspace | Parent Directory | |||
| Q | Queue | |||
| W | Marked as Watched | |||
| M | Activate OSD Player Controls | |||
| S | Activate Shutdown Menu | |||
| Esc | Home menu | |||
| I | Media Info | |||
| Application key | Context Menu | |||
| C | Context Menu | |||
| Period | Skip Next | |||
| Comma | Skip Previous | |||
| Tab | Toggles fullscreen modes | |||
| A | Audio offset | |||
| Z | Zoom mode | |||
| Print Screen | Screenshot | |||
| Minus (-) | Volume Down | |||
| Plus (+) | Volume Up | |||
| 0 (Zero) | Number 0 | |||
| 1 (One) | Number 1 | |||
| 2 (Two) | Number 2 | |||
| 3 (Three) | Number 3 | |||
| 4 (Four) | Number 4 | |||
| 5 (Five) | Number 5 | |||
| 6 (Six) | Number 6 | |||
| 7 (Seven) | Number 7 | |||
| 8 (Eight) | Number 8 | |||
| 9 (Nine) | Number 9 | |||
| Backslash (\) | Toggle Application Full Screen / Windowed mode |
List of unused letter on keyboard while in fullscreen playback mode: B, D, E, G, H, J, K, N, U, and Y
Global common mouse controls
| Key | Description |
|---|---|
| Left Click on item | Select |
| Middle Click on item | Queue to playlist |
| Right Click on item | Context menu |
| Right Click on blank area | Back |
| Mouse Wheel Up | Up |
| Mouse Wheel Down | Down |
Platform specific keymapping
Live and Linux keymapping
'Windows' Application key: Context menu
Mac keymapping
⌘Q to close
⌘H and ⌘M to iconize
⌘F to toggle fullscreen
⌘S to take screenshots inside XBMC
Windows keymapping
'Windows' Application key: Context menu