creating new buttons

flacnvinyl · 2009-04-03, 18:37

I have successfully created a button on the home menu that goes directly to my video plugins folder. Below is the code in my Home.xml folder...

<item>
<icon>E:\Apps\XBMC\skin\xTV\media\ff.png</icon>
<thumb>E:\Apps\XBMC\skin\xTV\media\ff.png</thumb>
<label>31007</label>
<onclick>ActivateWindow(video, plugins)</onclick>
</item>

The only problem is that when I use the button, the directory pops up as purely a directory. None of the plugins will activate. It acts like it is simply using the file manager to look at folder. I found this page: http://xbmc.org/wiki/?title=Window_IDs and it was very helpful in finding content... HOWEVER, there is no 'plugins' tag.

How can I make this button nav to the folder WITH functionality? It acts as though I am looking for video files within the plugin folders, when really I just want to run the plugins.

Note: I have already tried running it as (scripts, plugins) but the plugins cannot run as scripts and will not work.

**CHI3f** · 2009-04-04, 00:29

<onclick>ActivateWindow(MyVideoLibrary,Plugins)</onclick>

flacnvinyl · 2009-04-04, 00:59

<onclick>ActivateWindow(MyVideoFiles,plugin://video)</onclick> solved it.

thank you!

2009-04-03, 18:37	#1
flacnvinyl Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 53	creating a home menu button the video plugins I have successfully created a button on the home menu that goes directly to my video plugins folder. Below is the code in my Home.xml folder... <item> <icon>E:\Apps\XBMC\skin\xTV\media\ff.png</icon> <thumb>E:\Apps\XBMC\skin\xTV\media\ff.png</thumb> <label>31007</label> <onclick>ActivateWindow(video, plugins)</onclick> </item> The only problem is that when I use the button, the directory pops up as purely a directory. None of the plugins will activate. It acts like it is simply using the file manager to look at folder. I found this page: http://xbmc.org/wiki/?title=Window_IDs and it was very helpful in finding content... HOWEVER, there is no 'plugins' tag. How can I make this button nav to the folder WITH functionality? It acts as though I am looking for video files within the plugin folders, when really I just want to run the plugins. Note: I have already tried running it as (scripts, plugins) but the plugins cannot run as scripts and will not work. Last edited by flacnvinyl; 2009-04-04 at 00:02. Reason: updated troubleshooting

2009-04-04, 00:29	#2
CHI3f Team-XBMC Skinner Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 215	<onclick>ActivateWindow(MyVideoLibrary,Plugins)</onclick> __________________ Download Containment,Containment Themes Download xTV,xTV Themes Download xbmcTV Always read the XBMC online-manual, FAQ and search the forum before posting. Do not e-mail XBMC-Team members directly asking for support. Read/follow the forum rules. For troubleshooting and bug reporting please make sure you read this first.

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2009-04-04, 00:59	#3
flacnvinyl Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 53	<onclick>ActivateWindow(MyVideoFiles,plugin://video)</onclick> solved it. thank you!

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