[Rantanplan-1]

Hello

I've managed to show only the "Main"- and "Custom"- Nodes in the Home- / Main- Menu

Now i try to Code the Widgets.

First i thuth i maybe could use "Skin.String(foo)" in Smartplaylists, but this didnt Work. Did also Try to use $INFO[Container(id).foo] which would be the easyer Solution for my usecase, but the SPl did stay emty.

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes" ?>
<smartplaylist type="movies">
    <name>Nodepath try</name>
    <match>all</match>
    <rule field="path" operator="contains">
        <value>$INFO[SkinString(MainMenuNode1Path)]</value>
    </rule>
    <limit>25</limit>
    <order direction="ascending">random</order>
</smartplaylist>

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes" ?>
<smartplaylist type="movies">
    <name>Nodepath try</name>
    <match>all</match>
    <rule field="path" operator="contains">
        <value>$INFO[Container(1000).Listitem...]</value>
    </rule>
    <limit>25</limit>
    <order direction="ascending">random</order>
</smartplaylist>

Shuld it be possible to use $INFO[] paths in Smartplaylists or is this not supported atm.?


If Not:
Are there may other Solutions how i can use a kinde of "variable" path in a Widget? ($VAR[FocusItemWidgetPath], $INFO[Container(1000).Listitem...] or $INFO[Skin.String(Foo)])

(Goal would be to use a Nodepath which can chanche if the user rearange his Nodes, (to show related Widgets).)




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EDIT:
Did now also try to use the special protocol to finde a Workaound

Code:

<value>special://userdata/library/video/movies</value>

But it looks like Nodepaths arnt valid paths at all. (No mather if set directly thru the dialog in a Skin or use the "special://" protocul while directly editing the SPl.)

[Hitcher]

A smart playlist isn't part of a skin; hence the reason it wont work.

[Rantanplan-1]

God Hint.

Thanks

So whats left over?

using the new Jarvis sortorder, and sortby Tags with dynamic lists

or maybe missuse the "Random and last items" Skript in some way?

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First i was excited and tought im verry verry close!

but i struggled.

Idea:

Code:

<content>videodb://$INFO[Container(5500).ListItem.Label]/titles<content>  <!-- which shows the Label from the Node (i.e. "movies") -->

<!-- or -->

<content>$INFO[Container(5500).ListItem.Folderpath]/titles.xml<content>   <!-- which shows FolderPath from the Node + "/titles.xml -->

And then use "sortby" and "sortorder"

I was sooo close. I've managed to show the (Parent-) Node-Content in the Widget (Genre,Title,Year,and so on) by using "ListItem.Folderpath" (2nd atempt from the Examples aboth without "/titles.xml")

Did touth the path shuld/could look like this:

Code:

library://video/movies/titles

<!-- or -->

library://video/movies/titles.xml

or

videodb://"labelfromNode"/Titles

none of them worked for me.




EDIT:

Did also Try "Videos,videodb://$INFO[Container(5500).ListItem(foo).Label]/titles/". If set to Englisch it would be "Videos,videodb://Movies/titles/" for example

according to the wiki this should be a valid path, as long as i get it right.

but it wont show content even if i try directly "Videos,videodb://movies/titles/"

hmm..


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EDIT2:

Restart Kodi solved the Problem.