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- babesumitra - 2011-10-31

Please Help, i have no answer...

I use the new Skin "Aeon MQ 3". How can i add a Shortcut to Launcher (or Advanced Launcher) Add-on in XBMC.


- Angelscry - 2011-10-31

babesumitra Wrote:Please Help, i have no answer...

I use the new Skin "Aeon MQ 3". How can i add a Shortcut to Launcher (or Advanced Launcher) Add-on in XBMC.
If Aeon MQ3 support this functionality, normally, you just have to add Advanced Launcher as favourite and them create a sub-menu entry using this favourite.


- babesumitra - 2011-10-31

Thanks. Now it works. I dont know know why.

I'm from the area MCE7 and somehow I am very glad to be here. After DVBLink 4 no longer work as before and also take a long time I'm switching to XMBC changed. With your Addin and DVBViewer I link XMBC on the home network. Currently it works but EventGhost causes problems.

Thanks to everyone here. Really very nice in the forum here.


- butchabay - 2011-11-01

@Angelscry
Sorry but i'm not able to find all the available labels and infos supported by ALA ...
Could you give me a hint where to find them ?


- Angelscry - 2011-11-01

butchabay Wrote:@Angelscry
Sorry but i'm not able to find all the available labels and infos supported by ALA ...
Could you give me a hint where to find them ?
Here is the lsit : http://forum.xbmc.org/showpost.php?p=811086&postcount=2145


- butchabay - 2011-11-01

Angelscry Wrote:Here is the lsit : http://forum.xbmc.org/showpost.php?p=811086&postcount=2145

Thanx, just to let you know what i'm working on ... Smile

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You think there could be a possibility to have a command to get Thumb and Fanart from within the Games Info Screen?

Cheers


- Angelscry - 2011-11-01

butchabay Wrote:Thanx, just to let you know what i'm working on ... Smile

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Wow.... Great...

butchabay Wrote:You think there could be a possibility to have a command to get Thumb and Fanart from within the Games Info Screen
Hum.... Good question... How do you call these commands normally for movies into XBMC? Do you use a specific XBMC internal function? I'm not sure there is a way to pass a specific command through an add-on to start a specific add-on internal function... I need to seek information on this.


- Angelscry - 2011-11-01

Angelscry Wrote:Hum.... Good question... How do you call these commands normally for movies into XBMC? Do you use a specific XBMC internal function? I'm not sure there is a way to pass a specific command through an add-on to start a specific add-on internal function... I need to seek information on this.
I think I have found a way to do it. But I need to modify Advanced Launcher to add "Get Thumbs" and "Get Fanart" actions. Commands will be something like this :
Code:
/launcher/item/%%GET_THUMB%%
/launcher/item/%%GET_FANART%%
/launcher/%%GET_THUMB%%
/launcher/%%GET_FANART%%
where "launcher" and "item" are the IDs of the launcher and the item (rom). I will try to add these functionalities into the next version.


- rudeboyx - 2011-11-01

@Angelscry

Hi Angelscry, first of thanks for this awsome plugin. It serves my purposes perfectly and never fails.

I have a small feature request that I'd really like to see in AL. its with regards to the multi CD support.

I currently use this for, not only multi-CD games but for collections also.

i.e
Half-Life 2
Half-Life 2 Episode 1
Half-Life 2 Episode 2
Half-Life 2 Lost Coast
Half-Life 2 Cinematic Mod
Half-Life 2 Episode 1 Cinematic Mod
Half-Life 2 Episode 2 Cinematic Mod

I currently have these under
Half-Life 2-cd1.lnk
Half-Life 2-cd2.lnk
Half-Life 2-cd3.lnk
Half-Life 2-cd4.lnk
Half-Life 2-cd5.lnk
Half-Life 2-cd6.lnk
Half-Life 2-cd7.lnk

Would it be possible to impliment individual titles for the CD when displayed instead of AL just displaying "Disk 1, Disk 2, Disk 3" etc....?

So that AL displayed
Disk 1 - Half-Life 2
Disk 2 - Half-Life 2 Episode 1
Disk 3 - Half-Life 2 Episode 2
etc

I assume it would have to be included within the shortcut/rom title prior to scraping but could also be editable via the gui.

i.e
Half-Life 2-cd1 - Half-Life 2.lnk
Half-Life 2-cd2 - Half-Life 2 - Episode 1.lnk
Half-Life 2-cd3 - Half-Life 2 - Episode 2.lnk
etc

Do you think it can be done or am I just wishfully dreaming?

Let me know your thoughts

RBX


- Angelscry - 2011-11-01

rudeboyx Wrote:@Angelscry

Hi Angelscry, first of thanks for this awsome plugin. It serves my purposes perfectly and never fails.

I have a small feature request that I'd really like to see in AL. its with regards to the multi CD support.

I currently use this for, not only multi-CD games but for collections also.

i.e
Half-Life 2
Half-Life 2 Episode 1
Half-Life 2 Episode 2
Half-Life 2 Lost Coast
Half-Life 2 Cinematic Mod
Half-Life 2 Episode 1 Cinematic Mod
Half-Life 2 Episode 2 Cinematic Mod

I currently have these under
Half-Life 2-cd1.lnk
Half-Life 2-cd2.lnk
Half-Life 2-cd3.lnk
Half-Life 2-cd4.lnk
Half-Life 2-cd5.lnk
Half-Life 2-cd6.lnk
Half-Life 2-cd7.lnk

Would it be possible to impliment individual titles for the CD when displayed instead of AL just displaying "Disk 1, Disk 2, Disk 3" etc....?

So that AL displayed
Disk 1 - Half-Life 2
Disk 2 - Half-Life 2 Episode 1
Disk 3 - Half-Life 2 Episode 2
etc

I assume it would have to be included within the shortcut/rom title prior to scraping but could also be editable via the gui.

i.e
Half-Life 2-cd1 - Half-Life 2.lnk
Half-Life 2-cd2 - Half-Life 2 - Episode 1.lnk
Half-Life 2-cd3 - Half-Life 2 - Episode 2.lnk
etc

Do you think it can be done or am I just wishfully dreaming?

Let me know your thoughts

RBX
My actual thought is that for example Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2 Episode 1 and Half-Life 2 Episode 2 are actually considered as different games (with different stories, cover, release dates) and not as Multi-CD games : So I do not see why they must have to be regrouped under the same game name. Also for the Half-Life 2 MODs they are "technically" not the same game (like clones or bootlegs for MAME games). There are not the same game, so they must be considered as different under Advanced Launcher.

I understand that you are interested to regroup them into the same Advanced Launcher entry. But actually for Advanced Launcher 1 game = 1 entry.


Cant launch any emulators in Advanced Launcher 1.6.4 - Jayman - 2011-11-02

This is my first time utilizing xbmc and I have a few emulators and roms on Ubuntu sys. Everything goes well with the initial process im setting up the Mupen64 emu and when i click on a rom to start emulation, a black screen appears for a sec then nothing else occurs back 2 xbmc interface. I know i have to modulate a specific argument or something but am befuddled on how to make it work. Thanks in advance


- Angelscry - 2011-11-02

Jayman Wrote:This is my first time utilizing xbmc and I have a few emulators and roms on Ubuntu sys. Everything goes well with the initial process im setting up the Mupen64 emu and when i click on a rom to start emulation, a black screen appears for a sec then nothing else occurs back 2 xbmc interface. I know i have to modulate a specific argument or something but am befuddled on how to make it work. Thanks in advance
Do you have follow the WIKI page instructions concerning the configuration of Advanced Launcher and Mupen64 : http://www.gwenael.org/xbmc/index.php?title=Mupen64_Plus#Linux ?


- fr500 - 2011-11-04

rudeboyx Wrote:@Angelscry

Hi Angelscry, first of thanks for this awsome plugin. It serves my purposes perfectly and never fails.

I have a small feature request that I'd really like to see in AL. its with regards to the multi CD support.

I currently use this for, not only multi-CD games but for collections also.

i.e
Half-Life 2
Half-Life 2 Episode 1
Half-Life 2 Episode 2
Half-Life 2 Lost Coast
Half-Life 2 Cinematic Mod
Half-Life 2 Episode 1 Cinematic Mod
Half-Life 2 Episode 2 Cinematic Mod

I currently have these under
Half-Life 2-cd1.lnk
Half-Life 2-cd2.lnk
Half-Life 2-cd3.lnk
Half-Life 2-cd4.lnk
Half-Life 2-cd5.lnk
Half-Life 2-cd6.lnk
Half-Life 2-cd7.lnk

Would it be possible to impliment individual titles for the CD when displayed instead of AL just displaying "Disk 1, Disk 2, Disk 3" etc....?

So that AL displayed
Disk 1 - Half-Life 2
Disk 2 - Half-Life 2 Episode 1
Disk 3 - Half-Life 2 Episode 2
etc

I assume it would have to be included within the shortcut/rom title prior to scraping but could also be editable via the gui.

i.e
Half-Life 2-cd1 - Half-Life 2.lnk
Half-Life 2-cd2 - Half-Life 2 - Episode 1.lnk
Half-Life 2-cd3 - Half-Life 2 - Episode 2.lnk
etc

Do you think it can be done or am I just wishfully dreaming?

Let me know your thoughts

RBX

Including the title could be done easily and if you want to group them then you need to make a file launcher that opens your .lnk files, a batch file would do, then inside that fil launcher you'd have all your launchers as ROMs


Version 1.6.5 - Angelscry - 2011-11-06

Version 1.6.5 : This new version of Advanced Launcher bring new features dedicated to skin makers. This new version bring 3 new external commands : %%GET_INFO%%, %%GET_THUMB%% and %%GET_FANART%% that respectively allow XBMC to call data, thumbs and fanart scrapers out of Advanced Launcher using the XBMC internal function RunPlugin().

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These commands could be directly called like this from skins :
Code:
<onclick>RunPlugin($INFO[ListItem.FileNameAndPath]/%%GET_INFO%%)</onclick>
Code:
<onclick>RunPlugin($INFO[ListItem.FileNameAndPath]/%%GET_THUMB%%)</onclick>
Code:
<onclick>RunPlugin($INFO[ListItem.FileNameAndPath]/%%GET_FANART%%)</onclick>
In the same manner, stand-alone launchers and items could be also directly called like this from skins :
Code:
<onclick>RunPlugin($INFO[ListItem.FileNameAndPath])</onclick>
An actual application of these commands, is for example the version 2.0.7 of Cirrus Extended v2 skin (actually SVN) that will allow to scrap data, thumbs and fanart images directly from the game info screen (see screenshots).

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Changelog :
  • Add %%GET_THUMB%% external addon command.
  • Add %%GET_FANART%% external addon command.
  • Add %%GET_INFO%% external addon command.



- Angelscry - 2011-11-06

I have just write a small guide for skin makers who want to integrate Advanced Launcher support and display into their skin : http://www.gwenael.org/forum/viewtopic.php?id=184