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Is it possible to create a group folder with a thumbnail within a library? For example, I have the James Bond collection but would rather not have all 20+ movies show up directly in my main library, rather a thumb of something Bondsy showing only one time, then when you select it moves you into that category of movie.
Thanks!
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i'm guessing this never got implemented. i don't know C++, but i'd love to see this feature. i may even have to try to learn me come C++ if no one else is willing to do it.
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sho
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Such a feature does not exist.
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<sortorder> field added to nfo and database, and this field is used to sort the titles alphabetically rather than the <title> field
By default the <sortorder> field is populated with the <title> field, ensuring that anybody who doesn't want to use this feature is not affected in any way. Correct me if I'm wrong, but that should make it even easier to implement without requiring users to do a full scan.
However if you do want to use it, you can create your own custom sort title without affecting the actual movie title.
Usage Example:
The first Indiana Jones movie is called "Raiders of the Lost Ark", whereas the other three movies all start with "Indiana Jones and The...". Ideally you want all your Indiana Jones movies together when browsing through the library, however doing this requires renaming the movie title.
By using the <sortorder> field to give the four Indiana Jones movies alphabetically consecutive names, you are able to keep the titles together when browsing without changing the movie title name.
<movie>
<title>Raiders of the Lost Ark</title>
<sortorder>Indiana Jones 1</sortorder>
</movie>
<movie>
<title>Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom</title>
<sortorder>Indiana Jones 2</sortorder>
</movie>
<movie>
<title>Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade</title>
<sortorder>Indiana Jones 3</sortorder>
</movie>
<movie>
<title>Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull</title>
<sortorder>Indiana Jones 4</sortorder>
</movie>
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rwparris2
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<sortorder> sounds like a nice way to handle this, but how do you think it should behave under non-alphabetical sorts?
Normally I keep my movies sorted by year, do you guys think year should override the <sortorder> field, or should the first movie be positioned correctly, with the rest of them following in the order defined?
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2009-01-23, 21:08
ok, here's the deal.......I am helping a friend setup his XBMC and he struck me with a question. How can I get boxsets to show up in Library Mode?
I know that if he puts all the movies into a folder and names the folder "Whatever" Boxset it shows up fine in Files Mode.......but what about in Library Mode.
If I scrape that folder it will add the movies to the library individually....not as a boxset. ( I dont use the boxset setup.....I keep all my movies as single films)
Can anyone show me a thread to do this or please tell me.
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2009-03-07, 01:58
Is is possible to customize the order in which movies are listed within XBMC. I do not mean by a genre. For example, I have all of the James bond movies within my database yet they are scattered throughout the list, can you manually edit the order in which they appear?
Thanks,
edgesitter