Hi,
I want to add a custom dialog to my python script.
I found this howto:
http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=HOW...a_skinning
So I know I have to create a file named custom<number>.xml.
But I don't know:
- Where to put the file in the dir structure? (so that the custom dialog will be read)
- How to call the dialog in python?
- Which <id>s are valid, which are prefered (for a custom dialog)?
Txn
P.S.
I will add/update the wiki.
Hi,
you can name the xml file like you want. Common is something like "script-<addon_name>-main.xml". For your dialog I would use "script-<addon_name>-dialog.xml".
It should be placed in the path "<addon_dir>/resources/skins/Default/720p" to open it with:
Code:
Addon = xbmcaddon.Addon('<addon_id>')
__path__ = Addon.getAddonInfo('path')
gui = GUI('script-<addon_name>-main.xml', __path__, 'Default')
gui.doModal()
The first two lines are just to demonstrate how to get the path and could be done in a different way.
GUI has to be a python class which inherits from "xbmcgui.WindowXMLDialog".
You can have a look to my (not very good) demo script:
https://github.com/dersphere/script.demo
But this is a full script - I think you want something to be returned from your dialog so its not a very good example.
Just have a look how other addon authors do something similar you need.
Regards,
sphere
It depends what kind of dialog you need?
is it just to enable selection of something? display something? a complete custom skin for your addon?
(2012-03-06, 13:04)sphere Wrote: [ -> ]Hi,
Code:
Addon = xbmcaddon.Addon('<addon_id>')
__path__ = Addon.getAddonInfo('path')
gui = GUI('script-<addon_name>-main.xml', __path__, 'Default')
gui.doModal()
The first two lines are just to demonstrate how to get the path and could be done in a different way.
GUI has to be a python class which inherits from "xbmcgui.WindowXMLDialog".
I am trying to use this exampe to build a search dialog, collect the info and launch a query to load the list.
However when I do that, the progress bar appears over the dialogbox blocking it out. Do you know what I am doing wrong?
(2012-12-10, 23:34)yabsie Wrote: [ -> ]I am trying to use this exampe to build a search dialog, collect the info and launch a query to load the list.
However when I do that, the progress bar appears over the dialogbox blocking it out. Do you know what I am doing wrong?
Which XBMC Version? (Eden or Frodo (alpha, beta)?)
Which type of add-on/extension point, script or plugin?
It would be useful if you could upload your code (pastebin is fine).
(2012-12-11, 00:02)sphere Wrote: [ -> ] (2012-12-10, 23:34)yabsie Wrote: [ -> ]I am trying to use this exampe to build a search dialog, collect the info and launch a query to load the list.
However when I do that, the progress bar appears over the dialogbox blocking it out. Do you know what I am doing wrong?
Which XBMC Version? (Eden or Frodo (alpha, beta)?)
Which type of add-on/extension point, script or plugin?
It would be useful if you could upload your code (pastebin is fine).
Eden, not tried with frodo,
I am trying to bring back the netflix plugin which was dead, its quite a large code base, and its currently in a stateof flux , I am happy to share the code with you , I have a verison on google code if you want to go that far.
svn checkout
http://netflixbmc.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/ netflixbmc-read-only
Maybe I am doing this all wrong too. While I am a professional software developer, I am brand new to xbmc and python. I want to be able to define a bunch of search parameters (year, rating,mpaa etc ) and hit up the netflix api to find movies , but I cant seem to get this dialog working. I have spent a lot of free time, and the project is pretty easy if I can just get the interface to cooperate.