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I must be going insane, i have looked everywhere and can't find a thing about this.
How in the world does one simply add something to the favorites menu?, like movies/titles location for an example.
I am using one of jester's latest builds, windows xp, the standard skin.
TC
create a favorites.xml file and put it in your userdata folder.
This one starts the svn repo installer:
<favourites>
<favourite name="SVN Repo Installer" thumb="plugin://programs/SVN Repo Installer/default.tbn">ActivateWindow(10001,plugin://programs/SVN Repo Installer/)</favourite>
</favourites>
I tried this and nothing shows up in the Favorites list. I had to make the file as it didn't exist. Why isn't the file there by default? Why isn't there a link to the SVN Repo Installer there by default? I found this post because I was trying to find out how to run the SVN Repo Installer. I had to hack it and just copy the SVN Repo Installer plugin into the Video plugins folder. It's still a bit of a hack to put it in the favorites. Why doesn't XBMC for windows have a Programs section since that's where the plugin is anyways.
Context Menu on the item you want to add and then "Add to favourites".
Works for me.
FYI, hit the context key (c) and just add ANY item to your favourites.
EDIT: Oops.. too late ;) I should hit refresh before posting ..
Context Menu on the item you want to add and then "Add to favourites".
Yes, after putting the SVN Installer in the video plugins folder I now have a way to access it and I was able to right click and add it to favorites. It still doesn't address why SVN Repo Installer isn't accessible by default without having to jump through hoops. Now I can go back and look for the favorites.xml that it must have created so I can point it to the correct path of the SVN plugin. I don't want it showing up under Videos.
Easiest way to get this done is:
1. Download SVN Repo Installer
2. Unzip it to the program plugins folder
3. Enable programs section in your skin settings
4. Nav to the plugin and right click/context it
4. Add to favourites
marlboroman1
2009-06-30, 02:05
it would be good if we could add scripts in the same way as plugins at the moment there is no context menu in scripts window and if you add them using the file manger it just adds the script folder from the filemanger
IMO that would be too much error prone as plugins are using arguments which actually can be bookmarked as favorites as well while scripts just start on click. (not entirely sure about it though)
1. Download SVN Repo Installer
This was already included with XBMC when I installed it. I'm using one of the Windows installer packages.
3. Enable programs section in your skin settings
That would be too easy...where exactly is this setting?
Thanks
9.04.1 repack2 includes the svn installer and the favourites.xml.
eriksmith200
2009-10-10, 12:19
What's the exact syntax of favourites.xml? Can't find it in the wiki. How do I add an action?