Here is How to KILL the "Working..." Death Spin

[kens]

Here is How to KILL the "Working..." Death Spin.

Here is a simple mod. to mouse.xml in KODI, so you can kill the " spinning wheel of death" (Working...),
if you dont have a keyboard, and control Kodi with a Wheel Mouse.
Copy and Past the following text, into a plain text editor. Save it to your Userdata/keymap directory and name it mouse.xml (save it as plain txt format).
Now when you hit a channel that is not working, press down on your wheel (which is a middle button as well as a wheel control). This will send a Stop or X to Kodi, mimicking a keyboard press.
Here is the text:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!-- Button Ids: -->
<!-- 0: left -->
<!-- 1: right -->
<!-- 2: middle -->
<!-- 3/4/5/6: extra -->

<keymap>
<global>
<mouse>
<leftclick>leftclick</leftclick>
<rightclick>rightclick</rightclick>
<middleclick>Stop</middleclick>
<doubleclick id="0">doubleclick</doubleclick>
<longclick id="0">contextmenu</longclick>

<wheeldown>wheeldown</wheeldown>
<wheelup>wheelup</wheelup>
<mousedrag>mousedrag</mousedrag>
<mousemove>mousemove</mousemove>
</mouse>
</global>
<SlideShow>
<mouse>
<leftclick>Pause</leftclick>
<rightclick>PreviousMenu</rightclick>
<wheelup>PreviousPicture</wheelup>
<wheeldown>NextPicture</wheeldown>
</mouse>
</SlideShow>
</keymap>
**End of File - dont copy this line -----------------------------------------------------------

FYI- here is the approx. location you need to copy mouse.xml depending on your platform.

Android Android/data/org.xbmc.kodi/files/.kodi/userdata/keymap (see note)
iOS /private/var/mobile/Library/Preferences/Kodi/userdata/keymap
Linux ~/.kodi/userdata/keymap
Mac /Users/<your_user_name>/Library/Application Support/Kodi/userdata/keymap
OpenELEC /storage/.kodi/userdata/keymap
Windows C:\users\*user directory*\APPDATA\kodi\userda ta\keymap
Note* Android location
Sometimes the exact path will differ from device to device. The Android userdata folder is usually inside of "sdcard" so the path might be /sdcard/Android/data/org.xbmc.kodi/files/.kodi/userdata/
/kens



- On a tablet, you should be able to achieve the same thing by turning wifi off/on.

- For an Android box w/ remote, install keymap editor program addon in Kodi and map an unused remote button to the Video/Player Control "Stop" function.

(Go to Programs/Addons, and at the bottom of the list, select "Get more.." In the list that appears, select "Keymap Editor". Exit to the home screen, then select Programs/Keymap Editor).
In keymapper - select Edit /Global/ Player controls - select Stop/ then select Edit, then you have five seconds to press any remote key you dont use so that keymap see's it,
then go back/back then Save . Close and re-start Kodi.

*If there is a problem, in Keymap Editor you can reset back to default.
/kens

[theone]

I made this a sticky, thanks for the work.