Add/Edit Home Screen

[HackerHelpDesk]

I remember someone changed one of the home options to Kids and I was wondering how to add a kids section to the home screen or edit one of the current ones and change it to a kids section. Also is it posible to have a seperate library? I would then be able to select the kids section and only see kids movies and tv shows without having to be in file view.

[Cranial]

I would then be able to select the kids section and only see kids movies and tv shows without having to be in file view.

You may be able to accomplish this with the use of profiles (xbmc feature, not skin feature)

Have a look at xbmc -> Profiles (http://xbmc.org/wiki/?title=Profiles)

[sickboy719]

I use profiles for this. 2 Things. though:

1) For some reason, when you create a new profile, it doesn't create a thumbnail folder for fanart. You'll have to go make a folder called "fanart" in userdata/profiles/PROFILENAME/thumbnails/video/

2)Auto-updating of the library works on the main profile only, not on the sub-profiles.

[HackerHelpDesk]

So with every different profile there is a different library. That should work great. Thx

[joncgde2]

Can I get someone to confirm the ability to have separate libraries (even if the only way to do this is to have different profiles)?


I've been asking questions about this sort of thing for a long time, and have always been told XBMC doesn't support more than two libraries total (one for movies, one for TV).

[Gamester17]

Yes XBMC gives you the option to use seperates databases when you create a new profile, (and yes profiles is the only way to use seperates databases/libraries).

I've been asking questions about this sort of thing for a long time, and have always been told XBMC doesn't support more than two libraries total (one for movies, one for TV).Actually it's one for videos and one for music, and it doesn't under the same profile, that is why you need to use profiles

[mfwilli]

You can edit homescrollers.xml and change "Clips" or "Adult" to "Kids" and point it at a share of kids movies. I've never done it but I know it's possible. That way you could have it on the main page with Movies and TV.

[HackerHelpDesk]

I tested with a seperate profile and it worked great and allowed for a second library. I cannot seem to find where to switch profiles in Aeon, i can find it in other skins. Also I would still like to see a kids section added to Aeon's option, similar to what is in place for Adult or Clips.

[sho]

I use profiles for this. 2 Things. though:

1) For some reason, when you create a new profile, it doesn't create a thumbnail folder for fanart. You'll have to go make a folder called "fanart" in userdata/profiles/PROFILENAME/thumbnails/video/

2)Auto-updating of the library works on the main profile only, not on the sub-profiles.
Please report as bugs on trac

[joebrady]

I just updated my xbmc tech build last night and noticed that the profiles did not show up. When looking at the xbox over ftp, i see that the profile folders were transfered, but I still had to go in and manually add a profile through the skin, then it told me that it found the folder and asked if i wanted to keep the same options. Anyone else seen this?

[sickboy719]

I just updated my xbmc tech build last night and noticed that the profiles did not show up. When looking at the xbox over ftp, i see that the profile folders were transfered, but I still had to go in and manually add a profile through the skin, then it told me that it found the folder and asked if i wanted to keep the same options. Anyone else seen this?
Next time you upgrade, copy over your profiles.xml.

[spiff]

you deleted system/profiles.xml

[joebrady]

ah, thank you! Could this not be incorporated into the UserData folder?

[spiff]

no. as it allows you to change the location of the userdata folder - chicken and egg and all that

[joebrady]

Did not know you could change the location of UserData, I'll have to look into that....

[PJ_Hooker]

You can edit homescrollers.xml and change "Clips" or "Adult" to "Kids" and point it at a share of kids movies. I've never done it but I know it's possible. That way you could have it on the main page with Movies and TV.

I've also been trying to add a kids section to the homepage.

I've managed to edit the 'adult' option so that it shows as 'Kids' at the homepage, and links to my Kids movies share when chosen.

My only problem is that when i enter my new kids movies section it links to my normal movies background folder, and not my kids movies background folder (which is really the adult background folder)

Anyone know of a way of fixing this?

This is what i've done to the homescrollers.xml:

<item id="12">
<label>KIDS</label>
<onclick>Skin.SetBool(videomovies)</onclick>
<onclick>Skin.Reset(videotv)</onclick>
<onclick>Skin.Reset(videoclips)</onclick>
<onclick>Skin.Reset(videomusic)</onclick>
<onclick>Skin.Reset(videoadult)</onclick>
<onclick>Skin.Reset(gametrailers)</onclick>
<onclick>Skin.Reset(movietrailers)</onclick>
<onclick>XBMC.ActivateWindow(MyVideoFiles,KIDS MOVIES)</onclick>
<visible>!Skin.HasSetting(nomovies) + !Skin.HasSetting(movielibrary)</visible>
</item>

[joncgde2]

Thanks for the reply... much appreciated :)

[joncgde2]

Ignore below post... don't know what that was about :rofl:

@ PJ: Maybe it's cos you have "KIDS MOVIES" with a space in it... perhaps you could define it as "kidsmov" to keep it simple, and avoid having spaces.

[PJ_Hooker]

Thanks for the reply oncgde2,

My kids movie share opens fine, i just need to know how to link the share with the adult movie background folder, that is set in the Aeon settings page.

At the mo it links to the movie background folder, so I've got all my sons movies being displayed against a backdrop of a big scary Alien:shocked: