diff --git a/1080i/Includes.xml b/1080i/Includes.xml
index cc9ae71..7d7761d 100644
--- a/1080i/Includes.xml
+++ b/1080i/Includes.xml
@@ -58,7 +58,11 @@
 	<!--weather-->
 	<expression name="hasWeather">!String.IsEmpty(Window(Weather).Property(WeatherProvider)) + !String.String.IsEmpty(weather.temperature) + !String.String.IsEmpty(weather.conditions)</expression>
 
-    <!--item fanart-->
+    <!--touchscreen back function-->
+	<expression name="openSideBlade">[window.isactive(pictures) + String.IsEqual(container.folderpath,] | String.IsEqual(container.folderpath,addons://sources/game) | [window.isactive(games) + String.IsEqual(container.folderpath,] | String.IsEqual(container.folderpath,sources://video/) | String.IsEqual(container.folderpath,special://videoplaylists/) | String.IsEqual(container.folderpath,addons://sources/video) | String.IsEqual(container.folderpath,pvr://recordings/tv/active/) | String.IsEqual(container.folderpath,sources://music/) | String.IsEqual(container.folderpath,addons://sources/audio) | String.IsEqual(container.folderpath,special://musicplaylists/) | String.IsEqual(container.folderpath,musicdb://genres/) | String.IsEqual(container.folderpath,musicdb://artists/) | String.IsEqual(container.folderpath,musicdb://albums/) | container.content(movies) | container.content(tvshows) | window.isactive(TVChannels) | window.isactive(RadioChannels) | window.isactive(TVGuide) | window.isactve(TVRecordings)</expression>
+
+
+	<!--item fanart-->
     <include name="itemFanart">
         <control type="wraplist" id="99999">
             <posx>0</posx>
@@ -302,33 +306,153 @@
 	<include name="touchscreenControls">
 		<control type="group">
 			<visible>System.GetBool(input.enablemouse)</visible>
-			<!--universal back button-->
+			<posx>0</posx>
+            <posy>0</posy>
+
+			<!--standard back-->
 			<control type="button" id="8542">
+				<visible>!$EXP[openSideBlade]</visible>
 	            <description>back button</description>
-				<posx>0</posx>
+				<posx>-5</posx>
 	            <posy>0</posy>
-	            <texturefocus colordiffuse="overlay">colors/black.png</texturefocus>
-	            <focusedcolor>textActive</focusedcolor>
-	            <height>fullscreenHeight</height>
-				<width>45</width>
-				<onclick condition="String.Contains(container.folderpath,spotify)">back</onclick>
-				<onclick condition="controlgroup(9000).hasfocus">activateWindow(home)</onclick>
-	            <onclick condition="!String.Contains(container.folderpath,spotify) + [container.content(addons) | container.content(tvshows) | container.content(movies) | window.isactive(TVChannels) | window.isactive(TVGuide) | window.isactve(TVRecordings) | container.content(artists) | [container.content(albums) + !String.Contains(container.folderpath,albumartistsonly)]]">setfocus(9000)</onclick>
-				<onclick condition="!String.Contains(container.folderpath,spotify) + [String.Contains(Container.folderpath,plugin) | container.content(songs) | !container.content(tvshows) + !container.content(movies) + !window.isactive(TVChannels) + !window.isactive(TVGuide) + !window.isactve(TVRecordings) + !container.content(artists) + [container.content(albums) + String.Contains(container.folderpath,albumartistsonly)]]">Back</onclick>
+	            <texturenofocus colordiffuse="overlay">colors/black.png</texturenofocus>
+				<texturefocus colordiffuse="overlay">colors/black.png</texturefocus>
+	            <height>807</height>
+				<width>50</width>
+				<font>symbol</font>
+				<textoffsetx>14</textoffsetx>
+				<textcolor>22FFFFFF</textcolor>
+		        <focusedcolor>22FFFFFF</focusedcolor>
+				<label></label>
+				<onclick >back</onclick>
 			</control>
-			<!--universal player control button-->
-			<control type="button" id="8539">
-	            <description>player controls</description>
+			
+			<!--sideblade open-->
+			<control type="button" id="8514">
+				<visible>$EXP[openSideBlade]</visible>
+	            <description>back button</description>
+				<posx>-5</posx>
+	            <posy>0</posy>
+	            <texturenofocus colordiffuse="overlay">colors/black.png</texturenofocus>
+				<texturefocus colordiffuse="overlay">colors/black.png</texturefocus>
+	            <height>807</height>
+				<width>50</width>
+				<font>symbol</font>
+				<textoffsetx>14</textoffsetx>
+				<textcolor>22FFFFFF</textcolor>
+		        <focusedcolor>22FFFFFF</focusedcolor>
+				<label></label>
+				<onclick condition="!controlgroup(9000).hasfocus">setfocus(9000)</onclick>
+				<onclick condition="controlgroup(9000).hasfocus">activateWindow(home)</onclick>
+			</control>
+			
+			<!--home-->
+			<control type="button" id="8520">
+	            <description>home</description>
+				<enabled>!window.isactive(home)</enabled>
+				<posx>-5</posx>
+	            <posy>810</posy>
+	            <texturenofocus colordiffuse="overlay">colors/black.png</texturenofocus>
+				<texturefocus colordiffuse="overlay">colors/black.png</texturefocus>
+	            <height>267</height>
+				<width>50</width>
+				<font>symbol</font>
+				<textoffsetx>14</textoffsetx>
+				<textcolor>22FFFFFF</textcolor>
+		        <focusedcolor>22FFFFFF</focusedcolor>
+				<label></label>
+				<onclick>activateWindow(home)</onclick>
+	        </control>			
+			
+			
+			<!--universal player control buttons-->
+			<control type="group">
 				<posx>45r</posx>
 	            <posy>0</posy>
-	            <texturefocus colordiffuse="overlay">colors/black.png</texturefocus>
-	            <focusedcolor>textActive</focusedcolor>
-	            <height>fullscreenHeight</height>
-				<width>45</width>
-	            <onclick condition="player.playing + Player.PauseEnabled">action(pause)</onclick>
-				<onclick condition="player.playing + !Player.PauseEnabled">action(stop)</onclick>
-				<onclick condition="player.paused">action(play)</onclick>
-	        </control>
+				
+				<control type="button" id="8519">
+		            <description>Pause</description>
+					<visible>player.playing</visible>
+					<posx>0</posx>
+		            <posy>0</posy>
+		            <texturenofocus colordiffuse="overlay">colors/black.png</texturenofocus>
+					<texturefocus colordiffuse="overlay">colors/black.png</texturefocus>
+		            <focusedcolor>22FFFFFF</focusedcolor>
+		            <height>267</height>
+					<width>50</width>
+					<font>symbol</font>
+					<textoffsetx>14</textoffsetx>
+					<textcolor>22FFFFFF</textcolor>
+					<label></label>
+		            <onclick>action(pause)</onclick>
+		        </control>
+		
+				<control type="button" id="8518">
+		            <description>play</description>
+					<visible>!player.playing</visible>
+					<posx>0</posx>
+		            <posy>0</posy>
+		            <texturenofocus colordiffuse="overlay">colors/black.png</texturenofocus>
+					<texturefocus colordiffuse="overlay">colors/black.png</texturefocus>
+		            <height>267</height>
+					<width>50</width>
+					<font>symbol</font>
+					<textoffsetx>14</textoffsetx>
+					<textcolor>22FFFFFF</textcolor>
+			        <focusedcolor>22FFFFFF</focusedcolor>
+					<label></label>
+		            <onclick>action(play)</onclick>
+		        </control>
+		
+				<control type="button" id="8517">
+		            <description>stop</description>
+					<posx>0</posx>
+		            <posy>270</posy>
+		            <texturenofocus colordiffuse="overlay">colors/black.png</texturenofocus>
+					<texturefocus colordiffuse="overlay">colors/black.png</texturefocus>
+		            <height>267</height>
+					<width>50</width>
+					<font>symbol</font>
+					<textoffsetx>14</textoffsetx>
+					<textcolor>22FFFFFF</textcolor>
+			        <focusedcolor>22FFFFFF</focusedcolor>
+					<label></label>
+					<onclick>action(stop)</onclick>
+		        </control>
+		
+				<control type="button" id="8516">
+		            <description>volume up</description>
+					<posx>0</posx>
+		            <posy>540</posy>
+		            <texturenofocus colordiffuse="overlay">colors/black.png</texturenofocus>
+					<texturefocus colordiffuse="overlay">colors/black.png</texturefocus>
+		            <height>267</height>
+					<width>50</width>
+					<font>symbol</font>
+					<textoffsetx>14</textoffsetx>
+					<textcolor>22FFFFFF</textcolor>
+			        <focusedcolor>22FFFFFF</focusedcolor>
+					<label></label>
+					<onclick>action(volumeup)</onclick>
+		        </control>
+		
+				<control type="button" id="8515">
+		            <description>volume down</description>
+					<posx>0</posx>
+		            <posy>810</posy>
+		            <texturenofocus colordiffuse="overlay">colors/black.png</texturenofocus>
+					<texturefocus colordiffuse="overlay">colors/black.png</texturefocus>
+		            <height>270</height>
+					<width>50</width>
+					<font>symbol</font>
+					<textoffsetx>14</textoffsetx>
+					<textcolor>22FFFFFF</textcolor>
+			        <focusedcolor>22FFFFFF</focusedcolor>
+					<label></label>
+					<onclick>action(volumedown)</onclick>
+		        </control>
+			
+			</control>
 			<!--page up-->
 			<control type="button" id="8538">
 	            <description>page up</description>
diff --git a/1080i/MyMusicPlaylistEditor.xml b/1080i/MyMusicPlaylistEditor.xml
index 83be6ca..be5755b 100644
--- a/1080i/MyMusicPlaylistEditor.xml
+++ b/1080i/MyMusicPlaylistEditor.xml
@@ -284,6 +284,8 @@
                 <description>Clear button</description>
             </control>
         </control>
+		<!--touchscreen controls-->
+		<include>touchscreenControls</include>
         <!--debugging-->
         <include>DebugGrid</include>
         <control type="label">
diff --git a/1080i/MyPVRRecordings.xml b/1080i/MyPVRRecordings.xml
index 6443c2e..289010a 100644
--- a/1080i/MyPVRRecordings.xml
+++ b/1080i/MyPVRRecordings.xml
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
         <include>DebugGrid</include>
         <control type="label">
             <include>DialogID</include>
-            <label>MyPVRRecordings.xml</label>
+            <label>MyPVRRecordings.xml path: $INFO[container.folderpath] folder: $INFO[container.foldername] content: $INFO[container.content]</label>
         </control>
     </controls>
 </window>
diff --git a/1080i/custom_musicPlayerFullscreen.xml b/1080i/custom_musicPlayerFullscreen.xml
index 2cbe482..328e8ac 100644
--- a/1080i/custom_musicPlayerFullscreen.xml
+++ b/1080i/custom_musicPlayerFullscreen.xml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 				<animation type="conditional" condition="true">
 					<effect type="fade" end="90" time="0"/>
 				</animation>
-				<!--track info (no vis)-->
+				<!--track info-->
 				<control type="group">
 					<posx>0</posx>
 					<posy>0</posy>			
@@ -119,6 +119,42 @@
 						<label>$INFO[MusicPlayer.timeremaining]</label>
 						<shadowcolor>99000000</shadowcolor>
 					</control>
+					<!--additional touchscreen controls-->
+					<control type="group">
+						<visible>System.GetBool(input.enablemouse)</visible>
+						<control type="button" id="8514">
+				            <description>previous</description>
+							<posx>7-col-gutter</posx>
+				            <posy>200</posy>
+				            <texturenofocus colordiffuse="99ffffff" diffuse="masks/circle.png">colors/black.png</texturenofocus>
+							<texturefocus colordiffuse="88ffffff" diffuse="masks/circle.png">colors/black.png</texturefocus>
+				            <focusedcolor>textActive</focusedcolor>
+				            <height>1-col</height>
+							<width>1-col</width>
+							<font>symbol</font>
+							<textoffsetx>24</textoffsetx>
+							<textcolor>22FFFFFF</textcolor>
+					        <focusedcolor>22FFFFFF</focusedcolor>
+							<label></label>
+							<onclick>playercontrol(previous)</onclick>
+				        </control>
+						<control type="button" id="8513">
+				            <description>next</description>
+							<posx>1178</posx>
+				            <posy>200</posy>
+				            <texturenofocus colordiffuse="99ffffff" diffuse="masks/circle.png">colors/black.png</texturenofocus>
+							<texturefocus colordiffuse="88ffffff" diffuse="masks/circle.png">colors/black.png</texturefocus>
+				            <focusedcolor>textActive</focusedcolor>
+				            <height>1-col</height>
+							<width>1-col</width>
+							<font>symbol</font>
+							<textoffsetx>24</textoffsetx>
+							<textcolor>22FFFFFF</textcolor>
+					        <focusedcolor>22FFFFFF</focusedcolor>
+							<label></label>
+							<onclick>playercontrol(next)</onclick>
+				        </control>		
+					</control>
 				</control>
 			</control>
 		</control>
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 567f8cb..37acbe1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Built for the living room, Pellucid is a clean and carefully designed Kodi exper
 
 - Skin Shortcuts addon support is available from the Krypton release onwards.
 - Full PVR / Live TV support
+- Support for touchscreens
 
 Discussion thread: http://forum.kodi.tv/forumdisplay.php?fid=267
 
diff --git a/addon.xml b/addon.xml
index b3fe6aa..9d15b91 100644
--- a/addon.xml
+++ b/addon.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     </extension>
     <extension point="xbmc.addon.metadata">
         <summary lang="en_GB">A skin for Kodi by theDeadMan</summary>
-        <description lang="en_GB">Built for the living room, Pellucid is a clean and simple kodi experience designed for maximum usability and minimum fuss. Skin Shortcuts addon support is available for full menu customisation. With thanks to Marco "Dadebue" Debus for the homescreen photography.</description>
+        <description lang="en_GB">Built for the living room, Pellucid is a clean and carefully designed kodi experience designed for maximum usability and minimum fuss. Skin Shortcuts addon support is available for full menu customisation. With thanks to Marco "Dadebue" Debus for the homescreen photography.</description>
         <platform>all</platform>
         <license>Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0</license>
         <forum>https://forum.kodi.tv/forumdisplay.php?fid=267</forum>