Kodi keymap and Custom Commands

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I have installed the Zomboided service.vpn.manager addon on my Raspberry Pi with the latest version of LibreElec. In the addon’s settings under utilities I have mapped the information display button to the F1 button on a Bluetooth keyboard. On doing that the addon informed me that the information display is now mapped to keyboard code 61584.

Now when I press the F1 button the information screen is effectively displayed.
Since I operate my Kodi more often with my smartphone than with the Bluetooth keyboard I would like to be able to simulate sending that F1 button from my phone. And that I can’t get working. This is what I have tried…

  • In Yatse I have clicked the “Custom Commands” button in the top right.
  • Click on the + to add a command
  • Choose “Add from mediacenter”
  • Choose commando type “Afstandsbedieningsknop” (sorry I can’t get my app into English, I guess it’s something like “Remote button”. It’s the first option in the list of types.)
  • Enter a screen name (test for the time being)
  • Enter remote button code (61584 as communicated by the addon)
  • Press ok

When I test this new custom command nothing happens: the information display doesn’t pop up.
I have tried the same procedure with commando type “Toetsenbord toets” (second option in the list, something like keyboard key I think) but that doesn’t work either.

Can anyone tell me what I’m doing wrong and help me to get this working?
Thanks!

2

Well you need to ask the addon author what real Kodi command is mapped to that keyboard code.

Then add that command as a custom command in Yatse.

3

Thanks for the advice, Tolriq. I did get it solved in slighly different way though.
For future reference here are the steps…

  • Use SSH to get command line access to kodi
  • Go to the keymaps folder. On my Raspberry Pi with LibreElec that is /storage/.kodi/userdata/keymaps/
  • Open the file zomboided.xml in the keymaps folder with nano or alike.
  • It should contain a piece of xml code like this one. I have marked the part I was looking for in bold italic. On that same line please also notice the keybord code assigned by the addon.

    <keymap>
    <global>
    <keyboard>
    <key id=“61584”>runscript(/storage/.kodi/addons/service.vpn.manager/infopopup.py)</key>
    </keyboard>
    </global>
    </keymap>

  • Click the “Custom Commands” button in Yatse
  • Click on the + to add a command
  • Choose “Add from mediacenter”
  • Choose the third option “Call built-in”
  • Enter some name (I chose “VPN System Info” for this one)
  • Enter the bold italic piece of text from the xml file.
  • Click the ok button