[RELEASE] Pakee (Video) Addon - Browse Pakistani media from around the web

pakee Wrote:Ok I added a plugin setting where you can set a default sort order to the title. Before I check it in, could you test it out and let me know if it looks ok?

Download the v1.0.2 zip from here and unzip under %AppData%\xbmc\addons (on windows)

Note since XBMC keeps a record of which which directories you have manually changed the view for, in order to see the changes, I had to delete my video mode cache under %AppData%\xbmc\userdata\Database\ViewModes4.db (if you do this, please make a backup before deleting the original)

You can access the plugin settings by goingto Videos->addons->right clicking on Pakee->addon settings and change the value

Try it out and let me know

Thanks for the quick reply.
i tried it, but not able to see the effect. I thnk, it is still sorting based on the date descending.

btw, i uninstalled it first and then re-installed this new version .. so xbmc cache is not the issue i guess.

Couple of things to check:
1. What is the version of pakee you have installed?
Check by going to Videos->addons->this list shows the name of each plugin and its version. It should be 1.0.2. If not, you have not installed the new version correctly

2. Can you check your log (under %AppData%\XBMC\xbmc.log) and look for the word "setting_sort_order" and paste the line?

If you have changed the setting correctly, it should read
"setting_sort_order is Title"

If this sortorder is showing as "Default", then you did not change the setting correctly

3. If both of the above are correct, then I would suggest following the below steps:
-close XBMC
-delete folder %AppData%\XBMC\cache
-rename file %AppData%\xbmc\userdata\Database\ViewModes4.db to OLDViewModes4.db
-reopen XBMC
-before launching the pakee addon, check the add-on settings to ensure the default sort is set to 'Title' (by right clicking on the addon name)
-launch the pakee addon

By following the above I am able to see the changed sort order


Note: while testing, I realized that changing the sort order does not affect the order of the "Play all" functionality (it always seems to create the playlist in the default order). Will need to fgure out if there is a way of doing playlists that respects the users view sort order

pakee Wrote:Couple of things to check:
1. What is the version of pakee you have installed?
Check by going to Videos->addons->this list shows the name of each plugin and its version. It should be 1.0.2. If not, you have not installed the new version correctly

2. Can you check your log (under %AppData%\XBMC\xbmc.log) and look for the word "setting_sort_order" and paste the line?

If you have changed the setting correctly, it should read
"setting_sort_order is Title"

If this sortorder is showing as "Default", then you did not change the setting correctly

3. If both of the above are correct, then I would suggest following the below steps:
-close XBMC
-delete folder %AppData%\XBMC\cache
-rename file %AppData%\xbmc\userdata\Database\ViewModes4.db to OLDViewModes4.db
-reopen XBMC
-before launching the pakee addon, check the add-on settings to ensure the default sort is set to 'Title' (by right clicking on the addon name)
-launch the pakee addon

By following the above I am able to see the changed sort order


Note: while testing, I realized that changing the sort order does not affect the order of the "Play all" functionality (it always seems to create the playlist in the default order). Will need to fgure out if there is a way of doing playlists that respects the users view sort order

hi there,
answers are as below

1- yes, the version is 1.0.2

2- i do not have anything in the LOG file with "setting_sort_order"
The Add-On setting is for sure correct.

3- I do not have file with the name "ViewModes4.db" in the said folder. i have "ViewModes.db".

Thats odd..could you please turn on debugging and send the log?
http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Log...UI_Setting

pakee Wrote:Thats odd..could you please turn on debugging and send the log?
http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Log...UI_Setting

here is the log. I changed the settings for default sorting to use TITLE, and then list out one of the Drama folder. (you should see both in log)

http://pastebin.com/TeAWfUXk

Thanks...yes it makes sense to have the dramas sorted with the earliest episodes first. I have made the update so this is now the case. Please try it out now (there is no update to the plugin required to see the change)

However, for other type of shows (like talk shows/news shows etc) I have kept the original sort (latest episodes first), because I think most folks would want to find the latest episode easily.

At some point I will probably make this configurable through the settings but this should get you going for now.

Thanks for your feedback!

pakee Wrote:Thanks...yes it makes sense to have the dramas sorted with the earliest episodes first. I have made the update so this is now the case. Please try it out now (there is no update to the plugin required to see the change)

However, for other type of shows (like talk shows/news shows etc) I have kept the original sort (latest episodes first), because I think most folks would want to find the latest episode easily.

At some point I will probably make this configurable through the settings but this should get you going for now.

Thanks for your feedback!

yes, that makes perfect sense what you said.
for other TV shows (political talk shows etc), it is desirable to get latest at the top ... completely agree with you ... and thanks for the kind responses and a great plugin!

i have one question though.
i have been trying to get the URL out of server side playlist (.wsx) file, but i am not able to get the actual stream.
i tried VLC, but i gives me 'mmsh' protocol, which i am not able to pley through xbmc.

do you have any way to get stream out of wsx
for example : check the URL in embedded mplayer on this page
http://www.idesitv.com/arydigital.html

Thanks for supporting the project. About your question: I am no expert on playing streams in XBMC but it seems like others have also tried the same but didn't get much further:
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=33901

Maybe you can ask your question in that thread (although I suspect idesitv.com and desitvstreams.com are pulling the stream from the same source).

If you do manage to figure it out, let me know ...it would be interesting to see how it is done!

pakee Wrote:Thanks for supporting the project. About your question: I am no expert on playing streams in XBMC but it seems like others have also tried the same but didn't get much further:
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=33901

Maybe you can ask your question in that thread (although I suspect idesitv.com and desitvstreams.com are pulling the stream from the same source).

If you do manage to figure it out, let me know ...it would be interesting to see how it is done!

yes, i did started the thread earlier sometime ... but nobody responded.
anyhow, if i ever get it working, i will let you know.

however, i have managed to play paki streams that uses rtmp protocol.
if you want, i can share those with you.


btw, here it is , if you want:
http://pastebin.com/2YNGx8sV

Thanks for sharing. I think there is a great addon (LiveStream) where people have collected live stream links from all over the world. Have you already had them added there? (I see at least a few of them there already)

http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=97116