Access favorites at the touch of a button

[NathanielDemerest]

Since the skin was updated to version 4.8.0, you can no longer open the favorites in the main screen with a keystroke, but now have to access them in a cumbersome way via the favorites icon at the bottom left.

I had assigned this function to a button on my remote control using the Keymap Editor program add-on, which in older versions <4.8.0 called up the side favorites menu.

With version 4.8.0 the programmed button no longer has any function. Can this functionality be implemented again in a future version?

In the standard Estuary skin, calling up favorites still works. I just like the old Confluence skin better and would like to have this function back.

[bossanova808]

You will need to map to ActivateWindow(FavouritesBrowser) to whatever key/remote button you want. I've just tested this and it works fine.

The default keymap has this mapped to some keyboard keys but I am not sure if most keyboards have these...
https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/blob/e70f0d83f3ae5e5026cf6b6402c8d7e05662bc8a/system/keymaps/keyboard.xml#L118C1-L119C63

[NathanielDemerest]

Thanks for the quick reply and the tip.

I changed my keymap file from: activatewindow(favourites) to activatewindow(favouritesbrowser)

Now you can access your favorites again at the touch of a button.

Thank you very much for your help.