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 visualisation | Pictures slideshow |
---|---|---|---|---|
A | Audio offset | |||
C | Contextual menu | |||
F | Fast forward | |||
I | Info | Info | Info | Info |
L | Next Subtitle | Lock Preset | ||
M | Player controls (OSD) | Player controls (OSD) | Player controls (OSD) | Player controls (OSD) |
N | "Now playing" playlist | |||
O | Displays CPU usage & video diagnostic info |
Codec info | ||
P | Play | Play | Visualisation preset list | |
R | Rewind | Rewind | Rewind | |
S | Shutdown menu | Show preset | ||
T | Toggle subtitles on and off | Codec Info | ||
V | Visualisation settings | |||
W | Marked as watched | |||
X | Stop | Stop | ||
Z | Zoom/aspect ratio | |||
Space | Pause/Play | Pause/Play | Pause/Play | |
← | Left | Step back | Previous | |
→ | Right | Step forward | Next | |
↑ | Up | Big step forward | Increase rating | |
↓ | Down | Big step back | Decrease rating | |
PageUp | Page up | |||
PageDown | Page down | |||
↵ Enter return | Select | OSD controls | OSD controls | |
← Backspace | Back | |||
Esc | Previous menu | Exit full screen | ||
. period | Skip forward | Skip forward | Skip forward | |
, comma | Skip backward | Skip backward | Skip backward | |
" quote | Small step back (7sec) | |||
Tab ⇆ | Fullscreen mode | Fullscreen mode | ||
PrintSrc | Screenshot | Screenshot | Screenshot | Screenshot |
- minus | Volume down | Volume down | Volume down | Volume down |
+ plus | Volume up | Volume up | Volume up | Volume up |
= equals | Volume up | Volume up | Volume up | Volume up |
\ backslash | Toggle application windowed mode | Toggle application windowed mode | Toggle application windowed mode | Toggle application windowed mode |
[ left bracket | Big step forward, or next chapter | |||
] right bracket | Big step backward, or previous chapter |
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
Windows, Live, and Linux keymapping
⊞ Win (Windows application): Context menu
Mac keymapping
⌘ Cmd+Q to close
⌘ Cmd+H and ⌘ Cmd+M to iconize
⌘ Cmd+F to toggle fullscreen
⌘ Cmd+S to take screenshots inside XBMC