Main Menu Button Order

Quick question, can i change the order of the buttons on the main menu. I say this because i've split my main movies from the children's movies using smart playlists and adding them on the custom buttons but they my movies and cartoons buttons are at the bottom of my main menu. I'd like them in order if possible but can't see any option.

nope that's not possible.

the only way to get it done is modify the skin xml code.

Ok m8 was worth an ask

(2012-05-04 18:21)voyagerxp Wrote:  Quick question, can i change the order of the buttons on the main menu. I say this because i've split my main movies from the children's movies using smart playlists and adding them on the custom buttons but they my movies and cartoons buttons are at the bottom of my main menu. I'd like them in order if possible but can't see any option.

It appears that editing the main menu with smart playlist is becoming more and more popular!!! Two related questions:

1) Did someone figure out yet how those smart-list menu items can work together with "recently added" script. Taking your example, any chance to have "recently added children's movies" show up on the main screen?

2) Ronie, could you consider adapting the feature to change the order of the menu items as requested by user voyagerxp. I can imagine that this is becoming more relevant more and more relevant given the high number of users requesting smart-list-design menu items.


Thanks in advance!

(2012-05-13 07:29)steve1977 Wrote:  It appears that editing the main menu with smart playlist is becoming more and more popular!!! Two related questions:

1) Did someone figure out yet how those smart-list menu items can work together with "recently added" script. Taking your example, any chance to have "recently added children's movies" show up on the main screen?

2) Ronie, could you consider adapting the feature to change the order of the menu items as requested by user voyagerxp. I can imagine that this is becoming more relevant more and more relevant given the high number of users requesting smart-list-design menu items.


Thanks in advance!

Re Question 1 - This script Random and Last Items , needs quite a bit of work to implement it though.

(2012-05-13 07:29)steve1977 Wrote:  2) Ronie, could you consider adapting the feature to change the order of the menu items as requested by user voyagerxp.

it's simply not possible to make the menu order user configurable.

(2012-05-13 17:29)ronie Wrote:  

(2012-05-13 07:29)steve1977 Wrote:  2) Ronie, could you consider adapting the feature to change the order of the menu items as requested by user voyagerxp.

it's simply not possible to make the menu order user configurable.

Got it. Thanks for your quick reply.

One other thought - would it be possible to integrate the script from above post into Transparency. If I read the linked thread correctly, it has been integrated into a Confluence Mod. If this would make it into Transparency, I could come up with my own "order" through custom menu points. Basically, I would then only work with custom menus and remove all "normal" menus. I would then have 6 smart playlist on custom menu items. What prevents me now is the implementation of the script as I cannot live without "recently added ;-)

1) Movies (w/o concerts)
2) Concerts
3) TV Shows (w/o documentaries)
4) Documentaries
5) Home videos
6) Sports

(2012-05-13 19:24)steve1977 Wrote:  One other thought - would it be possible to integrate the script from above post into Transparency.

never say never, but i currently have no intention to add it.

(2012-05-04 18:21)voyagerxp Wrote:  Quick question, can i change the order of the buttons on the main menu. I say this because i've split my main movies from the children's movies using smart playlists and adding them on the custom buttons but they my movies and cartoons buttons are at the bottom of my main menu. I'd like them in order if possible but can't see any option.

You can do it, it just requires some tinkering with the xml files. You may first want to backup your config files before editing them, and set up a button on your remote/keyboard to reload the skin in the event of something getting borked, as you'll be given just a black screen and the very top bar if there's any errors.

Edit the ~/.xbmc/addons/skin.transparency/720p/Includes_Home.xml file and find the following line if you use the vertical menu:
or the following line if you use the horizontal menu:

Under this tag, you should have <item id="#"> lines. Simply cut & paste the full <item id="#"> to </item> lines and paste them where you want that particular menu item to appear. So just take the custom menu entries you created, and (this requires a little figuring out as to what is what, but it shouldn't be too hard) paste them above/below/between the existing menu items where ever you'd like to have them.

Best of luck!

Looks like Frodo will bring a long waited function (multiple movie libraries). Will T! be supporting this and what's the status? See posts below:

http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=111155&page=6