launching add-ons

Jeroen · 2011-09-18 11:31

I want to allow launching add-ons from the homescreen menu trough user defined shortcuts.

However, the content type can differ per shortcut depending on what add-on is defined as a shortcut. It can be music, video or a program.

So for instance in skin settings I'll have:

PHP Code:

<control type="button" id="217">
    <width>557</width>
    <label2>[i]$INFO[Skin.String(addonsmenu.addon5.path)][/i]</label2>
    <label>-$LOCALIZE[31977]</label>
    <onclick>Skin.SetAddOn(addonsmenu.addon5.path,xbmc.python.pluginsource)</onclick>
    <enable>Skin.HasSetting(addonsmenu.addon5)</enable>
    <visible>Skin.HasSetting(addonsmenu.addon5)</visible>
    <include>dialog_Button-list</include>
</control> 

But then I would like to use ActivateWindow in the home menu:

PHP Code:

<item id="5">
    <label>$INFO[Skin.String(addonsmenu.5.label)]</label>
    <onclick>ActivateWindow(Videos,plugin://$INFO[Skin.String(addonsmenu.addon5.path)],return)</onclick>
    <visible>Skin.HasSetting(addonsmenu.addon5)</visible>
</item> 

This works, even if the user defined add-on is not a video add-on. However it's not correct obviously. Plus, it will screw up my window titles because it will say it's a video add-on when it obviously is not.

Would there be a way to have the window activation be dependant on the type of add-on? Or perhaps something like:

PHP Code:

<onclick>ActivateWindow(Addons,plugin://$INFO[Skin.String(addonsmenu.addon6.path)],return)</onclick> 

**pieh** · 2011-09-18 11:36

RunAddon($INFO[Skin.String(addonsmenu.addon6.path)])

if plugin - it will launch proper window, if script - it will just run it

Jeroen · 2011-09-18 11:38

I see I have some wiki catchup reading to do Blush

Great, thanks Pieh Wink

**Jezz_X** · 2011-09-18 11:38

in eden nightlies its like this

Quote:RunAddon(ID)

where id is what you get from Skin.SetAddOn
And it will auto open the window or run the script depending on what it is

**Jezz_X** · 2011-09-18 11:39

doh too slow

Jeroen Skilled Skinner Posts: 1,885 Joined: Feb 2008 Reputation: 4 Location: The Netherlands	2011-09-18 11:38 Post: #3 I see I have some wiki catchup reading to do Great, thanks Pieh reFocus repo reFocus GitHub
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Jezz_X Team-XBMC Skinner Posts: 5,269 Joined: Jun 2006 Reputation: 55 Location: Earth	2011-09-18 11:38 Post: #4 in eden nightlies its like this Quote:RunAddon(ID) where id is what you get from Skin.SetAddOn And it will auto open the window or run the script depending on what it is Skins I have done.... And others in the past... Want to know what I'm working on currently? Check me out on Google+
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Jezz_X Team-XBMC Skinner Posts: 5,269 Joined: Jun 2006 Reputation: 55 Location: Earth	2011-09-18 11:39 Post: #5 doh too slow Skins I have done.... And others in the past... Want to know what I'm working on currently? Check me out on Google+
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