2011-02-20, 00:43
Hi all,
For some time we've known that the existing ways of choosing views based on container.content is a little flawed, particularly when it comes to addons.
So here's a thread to get to the bottom of the issue, and get it fixed in time for Eden.
Essentially I want to remove the need for skins to have to look at container.folderpath or listitem.path in order to determine what they should display - it should all be done in a consistent manner instead.
Related ticket for Container.FolderName: http://trac.xbmc.org/ticket/10313
So, first up we can improve Container.Content so that what we set there better aligns with the things you want. A couple of ideas here:
1. First up we'll need a good list of what we currently have, and what they mean.
2. Then we can extend it to a better list as needed.
3. Perhaps we could have extended attributes of the list.
- we could indicate that it's an addon listing the addon supplies movies
- alternatively we could indicate how much metadata we expect the list to provide (for those addons that have thumbs but not much extra metadata).
- We could possibly also specify the sort of thumb that the list generally applies.
Let me know your thoughts and let's get it fixed.
Cheers,
Jonathan
For some time we've known that the existing ways of choosing views based on container.content is a little flawed, particularly when it comes to addons.
So here's a thread to get to the bottom of the issue, and get it fixed in time for Eden.
Essentially I want to remove the need for skins to have to look at container.folderpath or listitem.path in order to determine what they should display - it should all be done in a consistent manner instead.
Related ticket for Container.FolderName: http://trac.xbmc.org/ticket/10313
So, first up we can improve Container.Content so that what we set there better aligns with the things you want. A couple of ideas here:
1. First up we'll need a good list of what we currently have, and what they mean.
2. Then we can extend it to a better list as needed.
3. Perhaps we could have extended attributes of the list.
- we could indicate that it's an addon listing the addon supplies movies
- alternatively we could indicate how much metadata we expect the list to provide (for those addons that have thumbs but not much extra metadata).
- We could possibly also specify the sort of thumb that the list generally applies.
Let me know your thoughts and let's get it fixed.
Cheers,
Jonathan