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Enable Library View modes in non Library mode (Aeon Nox) - jpoppe - 2015-05-16
I started working on my first Kodi addon (I finally broke the seal of starting Kodi development
). I have been searching for more then a day and eventually I will work it out, but I want to continue focusing on my addon development before I will deep dive in skin development.When I use for example Spotlight and have an album list I could only select the default views like list and wall.
If I enable Library mode via the Music navigation side bar and then go to the add-ons menu item in the library section and then go to Spotlight all the views available like (biglist, infowall), etc.. (I understand some views are 'broken').
I would really appreciate if somebody could point me to:
- The skin XML setting where you could configure the available views for the view modes (Library or non Library)
- I know you can force view mode by using 'Container.SetViewMode' in an addon, but then the view mode will only be used when in Library mode. Is there a way to make this Library view modes working from an addon when not being in Library mode? I think I have to solve this with my above question, but who knows?)
Thanks in advance!
RE: Enable Library View modes in non Library mode (Aeon Nox) - ronie - 2015-05-16
for music addons, there's nothing you can do.
it's up to the skin which views are available in filemode and which ones in library mode.
for video addons, it's a different story. here views will be enabled based on the content the addon provides.
in this case, plugins use xbmcplugin.setContent(): http://mirrors.xbmc.org/docs/python-docs/14.x-helix/xbmcplugin.html#-setContent
RE: Enable Library View modes in non Library mode (Aeon Nox) - jpoppe - 2015-05-16
(2015-05-16, 15:14)ronie Wrote: for music addons, there's nothing you can do.
it's up to the skin which views are available in filemode and which ones in library mode.
Thanks for your fast reply! I don't mind to hack the skin for my purpose, and that's what I tried to do, but without success so far.
What I am looking for is where to configure in a skin (xml source) which views are available in which mode.
RE: Enable Library View modes in non Library mode (Aeon Nox) - jpoppe - 2015-05-19
To answer my own question:
Views availability and modes could be configured in: 1080i/custom_1130_Views.xml (for Aeon Nox Silvo).
BTW: xbmcplugin.SetContent() works fine with music add ons, if the selected view is available in current viewing mode.