Play DVD Option?

Admiral Michael · 2009-10-20 02:21

What would be the onclick value for playing a dvd?

EDIT: Never mind, grabbed the code from the Mediastream skin, even have it hiding when no disc is inserted. Thanks for the links, it helped alot.

EDIT2: How can I get the background to fade correctly, it doesn't seem to crossfade like the others. I added the DVD option to the top of the menu.

**ronie** · 2009-10-20 09:43

Admiral Michael Wrote:How can I get the background to fade correctly, it doesn't seem to crossfade like the others. I added the DVD option to the top of the menu.

it's hard to tell without seeing the entire code, but if you've specified the background in the same way as the other menu backgrounds, it should crossfade just fine.
maybe the filesize is a lot bigger than the others, so i takes longer to load?

Admiral Michael · 2009-10-20 17:44

I checked the file sizes, the dvd on was bigger, about 450kb compared to about 44kb. I also resized it so it has the same dimensions.

It works nicely now, thanks.

kizer · 2009-10-20 20:13

Could you share what you did and post up the code you tweaked for those of us not as smart. Frown

Please and thank you. Wink

Admiral Michael · 2009-10-20 20:34

kizer Wrote:Could you share what you did and post up the code you tweaked for those of us not as smart.

Please and thank you.

This is the code:

Code:

<item id="1">

  <label>DVD</label>

  <visible>System.HasMediadvd</visible>

  <onclick>XBMC.PlayDVD</onclick>

  <icon>special://skin/images/backgrounds/dvds.jpg</icon>

</item>

Here is the easy way:

http://www.michaelsoft.info/other/DVDHom...arency.rar

replace Includes_Home.xml in /skin/transparency!/720p
put dvd.jpg in /skin/transparency!/images/backgrounds

This will place a button labeled DVD on the top of the menu but only when a disc is present.

Note: I took this jpg file from the mediastream_redux theme and want to give them the appropriate credit.

You can use your own but make sure it's 960x540 and around 40kb otherwise it doesn't fade correctly.

kizer · 2009-10-20 23:17

Thanks a bunch man. I'll give it a try this evening.

Its a small trivial thing, but my wife uses dvds for my kids little movies.

Admiral Michael · 2009-10-21 00:03

No problem, I love this skin. But prefer the dvd option on the main menu, which is doable.

Steveb · 2009-10-21 09:09

Your code works in the vertical menu, but not the horizontal.
Also I think there is a confilict with the video menu label.

I changed <item id="1"> to <item id="17"> and moved it to the end of the menu list.
now for the horizontal menu

Admiral Michael · 2009-10-21 19:43

Sorry, that's cause I just set it up for the vertical menu.

Admiral Michael · 2009-10-21 22:07

I updated the file to support the horizontal menu and one small bug fix. Turns out when you change the id numbers it messes up the little info box that can appear on the bottom right. It's all fixed now.

kizer Fan Posts: 699 Joined: Jul 2008 Reputation: 0 Location: Seattle WA, US	2009-10-20 20:13 Post: #14 Could you share what you did and post up the code you tweaked for those of us not as smart. Please and thank you.
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kizer Fan Posts: 699 Joined: Jul 2008 Reputation: 0 Location: Seattle WA, US	2009-10-20 23:17 Post: #16 Thanks a bunch man. I'll give it a try this evening. Its a small trivial thing, but my wife uses dvds for my kids little movies.
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