[XBMC] Mapping a Shutdown key ?

[castalla]

Hi again!

It's some time since I needed to reconfigure my flirc ... and I'm a bit rusty.

I want to program a remote key to Shutdown XBMC - I tried mapping to the xbmc keyboard 'shutdown' key (the power off button).. When I try this with Xbian (raspberry pi) I just get an onscreen popup saying 'not available'.

Can anyone help on how to get 'Shutdown' with one key press?

For example, say I want f4 assigned to Shutdown .... ?

Thanks

Edit:

I created a keyboard.xml file containing

<keymap>

<global>

	 <keyboard>

		 <f4>XBMC.ShutDown()</f4>		

	 </keyboard>

</global>

</keymap>

I put this in /system/keymaps/ within xbmc folder

Assigned f4 to a remote key.

This has no effect when in xbmc.

Stumped.

[Chris!]

Hmm, how odd. I think the first thing we should try is checking XBMC can shutdown the computer by using the menu options (skin dependant )

Let's get to the bottom of this :)

[castalla]

I'll try it with an actual keyboard to see what happens. Give me a few minutes.

No effect with keyboard.

[Chris!]

Just to check I meant on the home screen of XBMC go into the option which presents you with either: shutdown, suspend or restart. Press shutdown on the onscreen options. Does it shut it down?

(Sorry I'd you already tried this, I just wanted to check)

[castalla]

Yes .... normal menu items all work ..... BUT

Solved!

The trick was to move the keyboard.xml file to the /keymaps folder - xbian now shuts down on key press.

Maybe it's something specific to the xbian distro?

[Chris!]

Great! Glad to hear it's working :)

[burke]

In all versions of XBMC i tried out, you never put your keyboard.xml to system folders but to user folders

where ever they might be.