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2010-01-15, 09:01
When browsing TV Show seasons the "*All Seasons" menu is currently shown at the top by default. It'd be nice if there was an option in the GUI that allowed placement at top, bottom, or off.
Currently to enable this one has to edit the XML file which isn't user friendly. Enabling this option in the GUI would make it easier for users to customize and discover the feature which otherwise would have remained unknown.
Any chances to have this on?
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I'm of the opinion that most users don't need this customization in the UI, but I'd be open to be proven wrong.
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The off option should definitely be in the options menu it is quite annoying that it is not. When this gets put in the options menu I see no reason not to add the other sort order (first, last) to this option as well.
But for the life of me I have never understood why this can not just be switched off via the menu as it was one of the first things I changed as soon as I started using library mode.
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I think an option to not display it is a good idea but I would have never thought about having it at the bottom of the list.
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motellese, if we add it we may as well do a spinner with all three options.
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The feature already exists (via advancedsettings.xml), it's a one liner to change it to UI, so we don't need a ticket.
I'd be quite happy if we changed the setting to OFF by default. I am dead against adding ANY setting to the UI that is not warranted, however.
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You already can. Just turn off Parent Folders (or Parent Items or whatever it is) under the Settings. It's under Appearance I believe. Been there for a loooong time.
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The option has been determined to be of value for a minority of users, hence the "advancedsetting" status.
Why does that not fit your needs?
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Mostly because people I know have really taken notice of my XBMC setup lately and want me to do the same for them. I'm looking at potentially up to a dozen installs soon, and a small setting in the options menu is easier than scrolling through XML every time.
The main annoyance is that skins like Transparency adding the option for season fanart into tv shows makes having the "All Seasons" button a little awkward. Whenever I select a show, it goes to "All Seasons" by default, which has the same fanart and poster as the show in the full list of all TV shows. I'd just prefer that it start out at Season 1, which would have a different fanart and poster.
It just seems like a pretty quick thing for someone to add into the XBMC options menu, but I suppose they probably have bigger fish to fry.