[deckoff]

here is the problem:
I have created a small mod over confluence theme so I can have a new menu item RADIO. It includes hardcoded path to my radio m3u.

Code:

                    <item id="123333">
                        <label>RADIO</label>
                        <onclick>ActivateWindow(10501,&quot;smb://MYBOOKLIVE/Public/Shared Music/RADIO/&quot;)</onclick>
                        <icon>special://skin/backgrounds/radio.jpg</icon>
                        <thumb>$INFO[Skin.String(Home_Custom_Back_Radio_Folder)]</thumb>
                    </item>

I want to mod the skin yo be able to pop-up dialog with the file- system and select the location. I modded custom_SkinSetting_1111.xml, the fifth music add-on option to actually open DialogMediaSource.xml

Code:

                        <control type="button" id="425">
                            <width>750</width>
                            <height>40</height>
                            <font>font13</font>
                            <label>Click to add Radio folder path</label>
                            <label2>[COLOR=selected]$INFO[system.addontitle(Skin.String(HomeMusicButton5))][/COLOR]</label2>
                            <textcolor>grey2</textcolor>
                            <focusedcolor>white</focusedcolor>
                            <texturefocus>MenuItemFO.png</texturefocus>
                            <texturenofocus>MenuItemNF.png</texturenofocus>
                            <onclick>ActiveWindow(129)</onclick>
                        </control>

I am looking for the method that will allow me a path to be stored as a string in some of the userdata files so i can later use it in my Home.xml entry. I suppose it is something like Skin.SetSOMETHING() but cant find what it is

[ronie]

skin.setpath() may be what you're looking for.

check http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Lis..._functions

[deckoff]

Will check it out, though the wiki talks about images only

[phil65]

Will check it out, though the wiki talks about images only

for files:


Skin.SetFile(stringname,extensions,start path)

example:

Skin.SetFile(Startup_Playlist_Path,.m3u|.xsp,special://profile/playlists/music/)


do not open DialogMediaSource manually. that won´t work.

[deckoff]

Will check it out, though the wiki talks about images only

for files:


Skin.SetFile(stringname,extensions,start path)

example:

Skin.SetFile(Startup_Playlist_Path,.m3u|.xsp,special://profile/playlists/music/)


do not open DialogMediaSource manually. that won´t work.

Now, I am looking for a path. The path contains m3u, but I need the path only

[User 34959]

So you have multiple playlists under smb://MYBOOKLIVE/Public/Shared Music/RADIO/ and you want to list the contents of this directory?

Skin.SetPath should work, i don't know why both the wiki and XBMC itself states while browsing for the directory that it's for images.

Or you could use script.favourites to do this:

- First add the wanted directory to favourites, then
- Settings: <onclick>RunScript(script.favourites,property=RadioTarget)</onclick>
- Home: <onclick>$INFO[Skin.String(RadioTarget)]</onclick>

[deckoff]

- Skin: Skin.SetPath(string[,value])
- Home: <onclick>$INFO[Skin.String(RadioTarget)]</onclick>

This worked!
I have another problem, though.
- I cannot install zips from file via the add-on option I get an error that the structure is invalid. I use the stable XBMC installed via the Ubuntu 12.04 repo :, XBMC:11.0 git unknow, buid 24.04.2012. Neither mine, nor any other skin I download is able to install.
I think there might be a problem with the exact build, I will try with a nightly build and see what happens

[Martijn]

- Skin: Skin.SetPath(string[,value])
- Home: <onclick>$INFO[Skin.String(RadioTarget)]</onclick>

This worked!
I have another problem, though.
- I cannot install zips from file via the add-on option I get an error that the structure is invalid. I use the stable XBMC installed via the Ubuntu 12.04 repo :, XBMC:11.0 git unknow, buid 24.04.2012. Neither mine, nor any other skin I download is able to install.
I think there might be a problem with the exact build, I will try with a nightly build and see what happens

rezip it yourself, you can't install github zips for some reason