Home Screen Menu

As I have never used Alaska Revisited I can't tell you whether it is the same idea. Here are two screenshots, one at show level and one at season level. I simply replaced the usage of fanart with the use of the landscape posters:



I can see if I can find my changes and post them here if you are interested.

Montellese Wrote:Just did this myself. Go to the refocus skin folder and into the "720p" folder and open up the "HomeMenu.xml". Depending on what you exactly want look at the code from line 17 on. To add a direct "Movies" button insert the following:

Code:

<item id="1">
    <label>$LOCALIZE[342]</label>
    <onclick>ActivateWindow(MyVideoLibrary,movietitles)</onclick>
    <onclick>Dialog.Close(shutdownmenu)</onclick>
    <visible>Library.HasContent(movies)</visible>
</item>

You can get the similar codes for "Tv Shows" and "Music Albums" etc from the file "HomeSubMenu.xml" from line 21 on. Just look at what it says in the "ActivateWindow" command and you'll know which entry it is.

Works like a charm. One other question: do you know what lines to edit in order to get back to the home menu using the 'backspace key' at once in stead of getting through the movies and videolibrary menu's first?

Eoghlear Wrote:Works like a charm. One other question: do you know what lines to edit in order to get back to the home menu using the 'backspace key' at once in stead of getting through the movies and videolibrary menu's first?

Unfortunately I don't as of yet but I inted to look for a solution myself if I find some spare time because it annoys me as well.

Eoghlear Wrote:Works like a charm. One other question: do you know what lines to edit in order to get back to the home menu using the 'backspace key' at once in stead of getting through the movies and videolibrary menu's first?

I belive you need to add a ",return" in the ActivateWindow command:

<onclick>ActivateWindow(MyVideoLibrary,movietitles,return)</onclick>

Montellese Wrote:As I have never used Alaska Revisited I can't tell you whether it is the same idea. Here are two screenshots, one at show level and one at season level. I simply replaced the usage of fanart with the use of the landscape posters:



I can see if I can find my changes and post them here if you are interested.

I'd love to use this mod. Would you make it available for those interested?

zecoj Wrote:I'd love to use this mod. Would you make it available for those interested?

Ok I took a quick look through the changes I made and located the following ones (hope these are all needed otherwise let me know):

LibraryVideoMenu.xml:
- Line 245:
- Line 259:

ViewsShared.xml:
- Line 112:
- Line 139 - 141:
- Line 182 - 184:

To use it go into your tv show/season view and activate the side menu. Under "choose viewtype" go for "slide". Then go back to the side menu and go all the way down and activate "use fanart". This should do the trick.

If someone could test these changes and report back that it works I'll post it in a new thread so that it is easier to find it.

dratstab Wrote:I belive you need to add a ",return" in the ActivateWindow command:

<onclick>ActivateWindow(MyVideoLibrary,movietitles,return)</onclick>

Thank you SO much!

dratstab Wrote:I belive you need to add a ",return" in the ActivateWindow command:

<onclick>ActivateWindow(MyVideoLibrary,movietitles,return)</onclick>

In the homemenu.xml? Will give it a try!
Edit: Works perfectly!!

Montellese Wrote:To use it go into your tv show/season view and activate the side menu. Under "choose viewtype" go for "slide". Then go back to the side menu and go all the way down and activate "use fanart". This should do the trick.

Thanks for the help, all well and good except it insisted on using vertical poster instead of fanart for and that made it look "deformed". Any idea? Cheers.

ok, i got the tvshows and movie menu item on the homescreen now, but i cant find the control to hide the standard VIDEO option.. it´s in the home.xml? which version are you guys using btw? i´m using 0.8.9.5.


EDIT: found it, its a cotrol that directs to the homesubmenu.xml, its labeled 1120 for the music menu and 1110 for video.. in case someone is looking for this.