[WIP] Boxee Inspirat

Is there a way to activate dialogs like "set-content" and "edit source" from a custom button?

Since simple remotes like Boxee have no way to access the context menu for a folder item, I am looking to place buttons in the side menu.

I found this works:
<onclick>ActivateWindow(contentsettings)</onclick>

But this opens the content dialog without knowing what folder is being edited. Need to find a way to parse the current folder.

I tried:
ActivateWindow(contentsettings,$INFO[Container.FolderName])

no luck...

Any ideas?

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newbra Wrote:Is there a way to activate dialogs like "set-content" and "edit source" from a custom button?

Since simple remotes like Boxee have no way to access the context menu for a folder item, I am looking to place buttons in the side menu.

I found this works:
<onclick>ActivateWindow(contentsettings)</onclick>

But this opens the content dialog without knowing what folder is being edited. Need to find a way to parse the current folder.

I tried:
ActivateWindow(contentsettings,$INFO[Container.FolderName])

no luck...

Any ideas?

I don't think there's anyway around this because the context menu is based on which control currently has focus and by moving to a button it's lost the list.

Can't the remote be setup like an ATV one where you press and hold to bring up the context menu?

The only way is to send the contextmenu action to the list (eg you might try focusing the list, then contextmenu)?

I would do it with a script... as jmarshall said set focus to the list, then action© followed by a sendclick to the set content button. You might need to do a loop over the buttons, check for name and select the correct button because it's not always on the same position (I think). I would also hide the contextmenu while doing that, you could set the visibility with a window property. The user should not be able to notice something because it's done in a couple of ms.

No good for these views though as you'll have to navigate to the left side to reach the button and only the items on that side can have the last focus.





So can't you hold the menu button for context menu?

...or remap spare remote button to it.

Thanks for the suggestions... It doesn't work yet, what i tried now.

- Set content has 2 actions, focus back on "list" group & call dialog.
<onclick>SetFocus(50)</onclick> <onclick>ActivateWindow(contentsettings)</onclick>

Doesn't work, but i can see it setting the focus to the list before the content-dialog comes up. When using ActivateWindow(contextmenu) instead, I do get the menu to pop up but with no buttons. Oddly, within my context menu I have a label $INFO[Listitem.Label] which it does show correctly.

Also a dummy label $INFO[Container.FolderName] within the set-content-dialog, does show the current folder.

I will give up on this idea for now. Otherwise its very close to release.

Hitcher Wrote:So can't you hold the menu button for context menu?

I haven't looked into that. The Boxee remote just works as a keyboard using the XMBC's keyboard keymap. The Remote's Select button just sends "Enter".

I am assuming the press and hold you're talking about involves some type of Eventghost, Autokey etc stuff? I used Eventghost with my older MCE type remotes, but I'm really happy just having a plain "keyboard-remote" like Boxee's. Makes life much easier setting up family members etc.

@newbra: Perhaps a "More..." could be added (if it's not already) to the context menu that pops up when you set the default action to "choose" ?