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| Step3 = Save this file in [[userdata]]/Keymaps/:
| Step3 = Save this file in [[userdata]]/Keymaps/:
{{hidden|1=[[userdata folder]] location:|2={{#lst:userdata|location all}} }}
{{hidden|1=[[userdata folder]] location:|2={{#lst:userdata|location all}} }}
Note: if you use the Keymap Editor addon for Kodi, you need to append these new XML lines above inside the XML file generated by this addon, '''not''' in keyboard.xml. In March of 2015, the file generated by Keymap Editor is called "gen.xml".


| Step4 = If {{Kodi}} is already running then restart it so that the changes take effect.
| Step4 = If {{Kodi}} is already running then restart it so that the changes take effect.

Revision as of 11:19, 13 March 2015

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If you have a remote control that is viewed as a keyboard to Kodi and want to enable SMS/T9-like text input and page jumping, this guide wills how you how to enable this using a custom keymap. If you have a normal "MCE" style remote or CEC then this how-to is not necessary.

Steps

1 Create a plain text file (no rich text formatting, don't use .doc, etc) and save it as keyboard.xml. Make sure that the file extension is ".xml" and not ".txt" or ".xml.txt".
2 Cut and paste this into your new plain text file: 
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<keymap>
  <global>
    <keyboard>
      <zero>Number0</zero>
      <one>JumpSMS1</one>
      <two>JumpSMS2</two>
      <three>JumpSMS3</three>
      <four>JumpSMS4</four>
      <five>JumpSMS5</five>
      <six>JumpSMS6</six>
      <seven>JumpSMS7</seven>
      <eight>JumpSMS8</eight>
      <nine>JumpSMS9</nine>
      <escape>Back</escape>
    </keyboard>
  </global>
  <VirtualKeyboard>
    <keyboard>
      <zero>Number0</zero>
      <one>Number1</one>
      <two>Number2</two>
      <three>Number3</three>
      <four>Number4</four>
      <five>Number5</five>
      <six>Number6</six>
      <seven>Number7</seven>
      <eight>Number8</eight>
      <nine>Number9</nine>
      <backspace>Backspace</backspace>
    </keyboard>
  </VirtualKeyboard>
  <FullscreenVideo>
    <keyboard>
      <zero>Number0</zero>
      <one>Number1</one>
      <two>Number2</two>
      <three>Number3</three>
      <four>Number4</four>
      <five>Number5</five>
      <six>Number6</six>
      <seven>Number7</seven>
      <eight>Number8</eight>
      <nine>Number9</nine>
      <escape>Stop</escape>
    </keyboard>
  </FullscreenVideo>
  <VideoMenu>
    <keyboard>
      <zero>Number0</zero>
      <one>Number1</one>
      <two>Number2</two>
      <three>Number3</three>
      <four>Number4</four>
      <five>Number5</five>
      <six>Number6</six>
      <seven>Number7</seven>
      <eight>Number8</eight>
      <nine>Number9</nine>
    </keyboard>
  </VideoMenu>
  <NumericInput>
    <keyboard>
      <zero>Number0</zero>
      <one>Number1</one>
      <two>Number2</two>
      <three>Number3</three>
      <four>Number4</four>
      <five>Number5</five>
      <six>Number6</six>
      <seven>Number7</seven>
      <eight>Number8</eight>
      <nine>Number9</nine>
    </keyboard>
  </NumericInput>
  <Teletext>
    <keyboard>
      <zero>number0</zero>
      <one>number1</one>
      <two>number2</two>
      <three>number3</three>
      <four>number4</four>
      <five>number5</five>
      <six>number6</six>
      <seven>number7</seven>
      <eight>number8</eight>
      <nine>number9</nine>
    </keyboard>
  </Teletext>
</keymap>
3 Save this file in userdata/Keymaps/:
userdata folder location:

The Userdata folder is a subfolder of the Kodi Data Folder and is located as shown in the table below.

Operating system Userdata Folder
Android Android/data/org.xbmc.kodi/files/.kodi/userdata/ (see note)
iOS /private/var/mobile/Library/Preferences/Kodi/userdata/
LibreELEC /storage/.kodi/userdata/
Linux ~/.kodi/userdata/
macOS /Users/<your_user_name>/Library/Application Support/Kodi/userdata/
Nvidia Shield (SMB) smb://<nvidiashieldurl>/internal/Android/data/org.xbmc.kodi/files/.kodi/userdata
OSMC /home/osmc/.kodi/userdata/
tvOS /private/var/mobile/Library/Preferences/Kodi/userdata/
webOS /media/developer/apps/usr/palm/applications/org.xbmc.kodi/.kodi/userdata/
Windows %APPDATA%\Kodi\userdata
Windows Portable <Install location chosen by you>\portable_data\userdata\
Windows via Microsoft Store %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\XBMCFoundation.Kodi_4n2hpmxwrvr6p\LocalCache\Roaming\Kodi\
Windows Xbox %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\XBMCFoundation.Kodi_4n2hpmxwrvr6p\LocalCache\Roaming\Kodi\
Note: In some Android setups the path may be slightly different to the one stated above.

Note: if you use the Keymap Editor addon for Kodi, you need to append these new XML lines above inside the XML file generated by this addon, not in keyboard.xml. In March of 2015, the file generated by Keymap Editor is called "gen.xml".

4 If Kodi is already running then restart it so that the changes take effect.
5 Note: This step is not required for Kodi v14 and higher.

Go into Kodi and then Settings -> System -> Input devices and enable Remote control sends keyboard presses. This will allow your arrow keys to use the on-screen keyboard even though Kodi thinks your remote is a keyboard already.


Filter instead of jump

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You can also use FilterSMS instead of JumpSMS.

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