[RELEASE] Advanced Launcher - Applications Launcher Addon for XBMC

(2012-05-08 23:29)denz13 Wrote:  Strange thing I've noticed though, when I set the exe up within autolauncher and leave %rom% in the arguements section, it uses this as the folder name for the movie rip. I'm guessing there may be an arguement I can enter here that would automatically pickup the DVD Volume name i.e STEP_BROTHERS?

I think it will be possible to do this by creating a small autoit script : http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs...tLabel.htm

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(2012-05-09 03:46)shanndogg Wrote:  I am using the Xperience 1080 skin and when you click on the "Games" button in the applications screen, it prompts you to set up Advanced Launcher. I did this by setting up a few emulators, game folders, artwork, etc. I then created some additional buttons to launch system specific games (like SNES, MAME, etc.) by adding them to favorites.

After doing this, I would have thought that when I select the "Games" button it would take me to game specific folders/items, but it shows the entire list of launch-able items I created with Advanced Launcher instead of just my games (or game related material). For example, it shows my emulator/games folders as well as the launcher for Chrome (internet browser), and whatever else I set Advanced Launcher up to launch. Is there a way to fix this so it only offers game specific choices when going into "games" or does that button simply operate as a way to access advanced launcher and everything you set up in it?

I also asked this in the Xperience forum, but responses seem few and far between.

Advanced Launcher is not specifically dedicated for games. It make no difference between application (game, www browser,comic or pdf viewer, etc... ). Using the XBMC favourites support you can create shortcuts to :

• the complete Advanced Launcher content.
• a specfic launcher (stand-alone of files launchers)
• or a specific item (used by files launchers)
  

You cannot create shortcut to a group of selected launchers or items.

Actually the way you can bypass this is to duplicate the advanced launcher add-on (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gMFJcxdcEg). By doing this you can use one version of Advanced Launcher only for Games (and so point the Game skin shortcut to this version) and a second version of Advanced Launcher only for your other applications.

(2012-05-09 16:48)tinybutstrong Wrote:  I still getting this error for emulator launcher: NOTICE: Launcher: bb3c4ebaa09250db78dedcccff5da837 : found 0 roms

Launchers.xml:

Code:

<launcher>
        <id>bb3c4ebaa09250db78dedcccff5da837</id>
        <name>SNES</name>
        <application>C:\XBMC media\Emuladores\SNES\ZSNES - SNES Emulator\zsnesw_1.51.exe</application>
        <args>"%rom%"</args>
        <rompath>C:\XBMC media\Emuladores\SNES\roms\</rompath>
        <thumbpath>C:\XBMC media\Emuladores\SNES\Thumbs\</thumbpath>
        <fanartpath>C:\XBMC media\Emuladores\SNES\Fanart\</fanartpath>
        <custompath>C:\XBMC media\Emuladores\SNES\Fanart\</custompath>
        <romext>zip|smc|sfc</romext>
        <platform>Super Nintendo Entertainment System</platform>
        <thumb>C:\XBMC media\Emuladores\SNES\Thumbs\zsnesw_1.51.exe_thumb.jpg</thumb>
        <fanart>C:\XBMC media\Emuladores\SNES\Fanart\zsnesw_1.51.exe_fanart.jpg</fanart>
        <genre></genre>
        <release></release>
        <publisher></publisher>
        <launcherplot></launcherplot>
        <minimize>false</minimize>
        <lnk>true</lnk>
        <roms>
        </roms>
    </launcher>

Where is the error?

Thanks

Are you sure that your "C:\XBMC media\Emuladores\SNES\roms\" folder contains zip, smc or sfc files?

(2012-05-12 21:20)Angelscry Wrote:  ]Are you sure that your "C:\XBMC media\Emuladores\SNES\roms\" folder contains zip, smc or sfc files?

Yes, two files for testing:

C:\XBMC media\Emuladores\SNES\roms\Star_Fox.smc
C:\XBMC media\Emuladores\SNES\roms\Super Mario World (U) [!].smc

(2012-05-12 21:31)tinybutstrong Wrote:  

(2012-05-12 21:20)Angelscry Wrote:  ]Are you sure that your "C:\XBMC media\Emuladores\SNES\roms\" folder contains zip, smc or sfc files?

Yes, two files for testing:

C:\XBMC media\Emuladores\SNES\roms\Star_Fox.smc
C:\XBMC media\Emuladores\SNES\roms\Super Mario World (U) [!].smc

Ok... Have you tried to add them to the launcher : "Add items" option from the launcher context menu ("C" key)? Items are no automatically added. Once you have created the launcher you need to add the linked items manually or automatically (by making a scan). Also do not forget to setup the scraper before adding the items.

Oh, you are right, forgot to scan for new content. Working fine now.

Thanks.

If I am in the middle of a launched add items....in this case games
can I stop the process and it will pick back up where it left off if i launch it again

asking because it is going to take days and days to get all my games added lol

(2012-05-14 16:55)bigdog66 Wrote:  If I am in the middle of a launched add items....in this case games
can I stop the process and it will pick back up where it left off if i launch it again

asking because it is going to take days and days to get all my games added lol

No, if you stop process it will not save anything.

(2012-05-14 17:20)Angelscry Wrote:  

(2012-05-14 16:55)bigdog66 Wrote:  If I am in the middle of a launched add items....in this case games
can I stop the process and it will pick back up where it left off if i launch it again

asking because it is going to take days and days to get all my games added lol

No, if you stop process it will not save anything.

obviously not the answer i was hoping for but thanks for answering lol

how would i get around this if i have a lot of items to add......can I add items in smaller batches?

(2012-05-15 00:16)bigdog66 Wrote:  obviously not the answer i was hoping for but thanks for answering lol

how would i get around this if i have a lot of items to add......can I add items in smaller batches?

Copy/paste 50-100 items into the defined directory, and perform a scan. Copy/paste more 50-100 items into the same directory, and perform another scan, etc... You know the goal of Advanced Launcher is made to start application and play files, not to manage an items collection. I have never understand the interest to have a 20.000 games/roms collection if you only play less of 1% of them.

(2012-05-12 21:10)Angelscry Wrote:  [quote='denz13' pid='1098334' dateline='1336512597']Strange thing I've noticed though, when I set the exe up within autolauncher and leave %rom% in the arguements section, it uses this as the folder name for the movie rip. I'm guessing there may be an arguement I can enter here that would automatically pickup the DVD Volume name i.e STEP_BROTHERS?

I think it will be possible to do this by creating a small autoit script : http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs...tLabel.htm

Thanks for this, what's the best method for implementing this into a script?