Custom category in home menu

Sharpe · 2011-04-07 07:47

darkbettyblue Wrote:...shortcut 1 is anime, shortcut 2 is tv shows, the plan was that shortcut 1 uses List view, shortcut 2 uses Fanart.. after i set up the view in shortcut 1 it is automatically applied to shortcut 2..

so both shortcuts use the same view, meaning it is not defined per shortcut rather defined per content type right?

any way arround that?...

I see - no you're right XBMC sees both as TV shows and picks it's cue from there. it doesn't define it's view type via the shortcut.

The only options I can see would be to either:

1) Scrape your anime movies as content type "movies"

2) Go into Back Row's skin options and select use posters instead of banners for tv shows. Then go through your TV shows scraping a poster thumb instead of a banner type thumb.

3) Or manually change your anime shows poster thumbs to banners.

barly · 2011-04-17 10:47

Thanks darkbettyblue for a great guide.
My only issue is that when I click the newly made category "Cartoon" I dont see a list of all my cartoons but XBMC starts to play the first movie in the playlist Confused

Anything I have missed to do?

Thanks in advanced
Barly

Sharpe · 2011-04-17 11:48

Hello Barly - It's supposed to show the playlist rather than play it because I made the custom_DialogFavourites.xml deal with playlist favourites this way:

Code:

XBMC.RunScript(script.favourites,playlists=window)

- which is meant to show the playlist

rather than this way:

Code:

XBMC.RunScript(script.favourites,playlists=play)

which played it.

I suspect the favourites script has been mucked around with and this has either been removed or it's hopefully just broken.

I'll look into it.

#Edit - no just checked it's cool it's working - you might need to remove your favourite and then re-add it though.

barly · 2011-04-17 13:30

Wierd, but my XBMC installation does not include a custom_DialogFavourites.xml file...

Nor does it contain a $HOME/.xbmc/ folder of any kind...

Though I might add I'm abit new to Linux

Sharpe · 2011-04-17 14:27

Yeah it's only if you are using the Back Row skin - the custom_DialogFavourites.xml is in the Back Row skin's folders

barly · 2011-04-17 19:10

Then I guess I just have to download that skin Wink

djdafreund · 2011-04-17 19:38

LOL, would think you already have it since your in that skin's forum section Wink

barly · 2011-04-17 21:26

>.<

Came here by a google search on "xbmc costom category", guess I'll start over from the correct part of the froum then Smile

djdafreund · 2011-04-18 02:37

I just meant to try using it an enjoy Smile

Btr8er · 2011-05-13 12:53

OMFG!!!! I have been trying to find out how to do this for the past week!!! Thanks a million!!

barly Junior Member Posts: 5 Joined: Apr 2011 Reputation: 0 Location: Jönköping, Sweden	2011-04-17 10:47 Post: #12 Thanks darkbettyblue for a great guide. My only issue is that when I click the newly made category "Cartoon" I dont see a list of all my cartoons but XBMC starts to play the first movie in the playlist Anything I have missed to do? Thanks in advanced Barly (This post was last modified: 2011-04-17 14:20 by barly.)
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barly Junior Member Posts: 5 Joined: Apr 2011 Reputation: 0 Location: Jönköping, Sweden	2011-04-17 13:30 Post: #14 Wierd, but my XBMC installation does not include a custom_DialogFavourites.xml file... Nor does it contain a $HOME/.xbmc/ folder of any kind... Though I might add I'm abit new to Linux
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Sharpe Skilled Skinner Posts: 973 Joined: Jul 2006 Reputation: 12 Location: North West England	2011-04-17 14:27 Post: #15 Yeah it's only if you are using the Back Row skin - the custom_DialogFavourites.xml is in the Back Row skin's folders BACK ROW - DOWNLOADS
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barly Junior Member Posts: 5 Joined: Apr 2011 Reputation: 0 Location: Jönköping, Sweden	2011-04-17 19:10 Post: #16 Then I guess I just have to download that skin Plataform: i5 2500 (4x3,3Ghz) \| Nvidia GTX9800+ 512Mb \| 4Gb Kingston \| 64Gb Crucial SSD + 2 x 1Tb WD Green \| Ubuntu 10.10 64Bits \| Creative Sound Blaster Audigy2\| Creative Inspire 2.1 \| XBMC Transparency \| LG 42LE450
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djdafreund Skilled Skinner Posts: 562 Joined: Dec 2005 Reputation: 0 Location: Atlanta	2011-04-17 19:38 Post: #17 LOL, would think you already have it since your in that skin's forum section [url="http://forum.xbmc.org/showpost.php?p=456389&postcount=3"][b]DOWNLOADS[/b][/url]
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barly Junior Member Posts: 5 Joined: Apr 2011 Reputation: 0 Location: Jönköping, Sweden	2011-04-17 21:26 Post: #18 >.< Came here by a google search on "xbmc costom category", guess I'll start over from the correct part of the froum then Plataform: i5 2500 (4x3,3Ghz) \| Nvidia GTX9800+ 512Mb \| 4Gb Kingston \| 64Gb Crucial SSD + 2 x 1Tb WD Green \| Ubuntu 10.10 64Bits \| Creative Sound Blaster Audigy2\| Creative Inspire 2.1 \| XBMC Transparency \| LG 42LE450
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djdafreund Skilled Skinner Posts: 562 Joined: Dec 2005 Reputation: 0 Location: Atlanta	2011-04-18 02:37 Post: #19 I just meant to try using it an enjoy [url="http://forum.xbmc.org/showpost.php?p=456389&postcount=3"][b]DOWNLOADS[/b][/url]
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Btr8er Junior Member Posts: 4 Joined: May 2011 Reputation: -6	2011-05-13 12:53 Post: #20 OMFG!!!! I have been trying to find out how to do this for the past week!!! Thanks a million!!
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