Alternative keymaps for Fire TV remote
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Amazon Fire TV | Alternative keymaps for Fire TV remote |
Alternative keymaps for the Amazon Fire TV remote, as suggested by the community.
Note: To make the remote work with XBMC's on-screen-keyboard, go to XBMC -> Settings -> System -> Input devices and enable Remote control sends keyboard presses
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.
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:
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Directional pad:
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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:
|
Directional pad:
|
Directional pad:
|
Directional pad:
| |
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> <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:
|
Directional pad:
|
Directional pad:
|
Directional pad:
| |
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 |