How to add Eject DVD Option?

xfiring · 2009-03-31, 15:24

When I go into advanced settings and add DVD drive everything works, however, there is no option to 'eject' the disc. This seems weird. Am I totally missing something? If not, how do you add a command to eject the disc?

I am looking for something like, when you select the disc the option will be 'play or eject' similar to frontrow?

**CHI3f** · 2009-03-31, 18:58

Read this.

xfiring · 2009-04-01, 00:22

Thanks for the link, but I am not entirely sure how to and/or what XML file to put this in? Do I put the <onclick>EjectTray()</onclick> on the home.xml or in the keymap file?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

xfiring · 2009-04-01, 02:30

OK, I think I see where I would add the onclick on the home.xml file, however, how do I create something like this.

onclick ->bring up a selection menu to either Play DVD or Eject DVD
Then when you highlight Play DVD it would play and highlight Eject it would Eject.

This is for XBMC on a mac mini if that matters.

xfiring · 2009-04-08, 15:56

Bump, anyone have ideas on how to get a "Play DVD or Eject DVD" option when a DVD is inserted?

Thanks

squisher · 2009-09-01, 03:39

Hi,
this issue was bothering me too. I found an ugly, but functional, workaround: I never used the Favorites, so I edited the button to work as eject.

Edit skins/MediaStream/720p/DialogButtonMenu.xml, and look for the Favorites button (id is 3110, you can just search for the number). There you can replace the <onclick> function.

[Edit] it's of course called XBMC.EjectTray().

duhcati · 2009-10-01, 15:28

I was also missing an Eject DVD menu item, so I just added it myself. On my Mac Mini I use the MediaStream skin, so I editted /Applications/XBMC.app/Contents/Resources/XBMC/skin/MediaStream/720p/Home.xml and added a new menu item by adding the following lines beneath the 'DVD button' menu item (line 1434):

<item id="11">
<description>Eject</description>
<label>Eject</label>
<label2>Eject the DVD</label2>
<visible>System.HasMediadvd + !Skin.HasSetting(HideDVD)</visible>
<onclick>XBMC.EjectTray()</onclick>
</item>

Now, when a DVD is inserted a menu option will show to eject the DVD. Strange though that this isn't in there by default?

2009-03-31, 15:24	#1
xfiring Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 35	How to add Eject DVD Option? When I go into advanced settings and add DVD drive everything works, however, there is no option to 'eject' the disc. This seems weird. Am I totally missing something? If not, how do you add a command to eject the disc? I am looking for something like, when you select the disc the option will be 'play or eject' similar to frontrow?

2009-03-31, 18:58	#2
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2009-10-01, 15:28	#7
duhcati Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1	I was also missing an Eject DVD menu item, so I just added it myself. On my Mac Mini I use the MediaStream skin, so I editted /Applications/XBMC.app/Contents/Resources/XBMC/skin/MediaStream/720p/Home.xml and added a new menu item by adding the following lines beneath the 'DVD button' menu item (line 1434): <item id="11"> <description>Eject</description> <label>Eject</label> <label2>Eject the DVD</label2> <visible>System.HasMediadvd + !Skin.HasSetting(HideDVD)</visible> <onclick>XBMC.EjectTray()</onclick> </item> Now, when a DVD is inserted a menu option will show to eject the DVD. Strange though that this isn't in there by default? Last edited by duhcati; 2009-10-01 at 15:31.

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2009-04-01, 00:22	#3
xfiring Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 35	Thanks for the link, but I am not entirely sure how to and/or what XML file to put this in? Do I put the <onclick>EjectTray()</onclick> on the home.xml or in the keymap file? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

2009-04-01, 02:30	#4
xfiring Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 35	OK, I think I see where I would add the onclick on the home.xml file, however, how do I create something like this. onclick ->bring up a selection menu to either Play DVD or Eject DVD Then when you highlight Play DVD it would play and highlight Eject it would Eject. This is for XBMC on a mac mini if that matters.

2009-04-08, 15:56	#5
xfiring Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 35	Bump, anyone have ideas on how to get a "Play DVD or Eject DVD" option when a DVD is inserted? Thanks

2009-09-01, 03:39	#6
squisher Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2	Hi, this issue was bothering me too. I found an ugly, but functional, workaround: I never used the Favorites, so I edited the button to work as eject. Edit skins/MediaStream/720p/DialogButtonMenu.xml, and look for the Favorites button (id is 3110, you can just search for the number). There you can replace the <onclick> function. [Edit] it's of course called XBMC.EjectTray().

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