HOW-TO customize the home menu with custom categories

Did you add them to your library? XBMC smartlists filter your library for items matching your rules.

ah ya that was the problem, i wasn't scraping these folders. (duh) i fixed using the
<onclick>ActivateWindow(VideoFiles, "folder_here", return)</onclick> line. thx for this
hack/edit , i love my skin even more now

Great idea. I got this working in Confluence by going to the Home.xml file. I found the right location when I searched for "Weather". It took me right to the spot where the item id's are, added the code and bam, new home menu items listed!

However, I haven't found where I can add the Sub Menu code, but for now I still have the Video menu.

This is Awesome. xbmc gets better every day!

Hey meth, great tutorial.

I am also having a little trouble like Chemlab, when clicking into Docos, it comes up with nothing. I have already added them to my library.

I am however using Aeon Nox, and have just gone into settings>skin>playlist>Add Video Playlist to Home Menu, and added Docos into there.

My docos folder is located at T:/Docos/

Nice tutorial for a very frequently asked question. It's rather code-y though. Can you update the opening post to mention that you can create the smart playlist within XBMC too, not just writing it from scratch?

Also, most skins allow you to add favorites to the home menu, so an alternative is to add the playlist to favorites, then add them. Easier than editing the xml by hand, and skin updates won't break it. Some skins allow adding video playlist to the menu straightaway (I know Aeon Nox does).

Hi,

i have tried to do the same, i can see the menue item, but it cant read my files. this is what i used:


<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes" ?>
<smartplaylist type="tvshows">
<name>Standup Comedy</name>
<match>one</match>
<rule field="path" operator="startswith">D:\standup\</rule>
<order direction="ascending">tvshow</order>
</smartplaylist>

please note that the files are on another harddisk on the same machine. which is D:

Hi everyone, How do I do this if I want a addon-program on the menu? The addon program is called Rieter XOT.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes" ?>
<smartplaylist type="tvshows">
<name>TV Play</name>
<match>one</match>
<rule field="path" operator="startswith"></rule>
<order direction="ascending">tvshow</order>
</smartplaylist>

(2012-03-21 08:58)hamalmarzooqi Wrote:  Hi,

i have tried to do the same, i can see the menue item, but it cant read my files. this is what i used:


<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes" ?>
<smartplaylist type="tvshows">
<name>Standup Comedy</name>
<match>one</match>
<rule field="path" operator="startswith">D:\standup\</rule>
<order direction="ascending">tvshow</order>
</smartplaylist>

please note that the files are on another harddisk on the same machine. which is D:

Have you scanned the shows into your library? (when you go into TV Shows, does it show those files?)

yes i did that and i can see the files in the TV Shows section, however i cant see them in the newly created menu

OK, when you go to the Videos->Playlists section and select your playlist, does it show the files? If it doesn't, the problem lies in the playlist; if the files show there, then the problem is the menu you created.