rbonon Wrote:Anyway, it would be very nice (and I am sure popular) to see some sort of way to add custom entries easier, or a doc on how to hack your way around it.
to make it easier is an option, but to make it easy is not possible.
you can't just 'create' buttons on the fly, they'll have to be defined in the skin first.
this leads to a number of questions, first how many 'custom' buttons do you want me to code in Transparency!?
next, menu order, should the custom buttons be at the bottom of the menu or at the top or in between? changing the menu order yourself is not possible in xbmc. it has to be hardcoded in the skin.
and the last question, how can a user easily assign an action to the button?
a button can launch a script, run a plugin (not sure if this is possible?), open a certain entry in the video library or navigate to a certain folder in filemode.
i think it would take a fair amount of coding to create something that works for everyone and is easy to configure at the same time....
i do agree with you that adding custom menu options is one of the most requested things in every xbmc skin forum.
but...i'm always willing to give a few pointers to anyone who want to modify something themselves. just keep in mind that i won't be spoon-feeding all the code, i've done that, been there and didn't like it.
it's way too time consuming to create custom hacks for everyone's personal preferences. (the same applies to writing manuals). ;-)