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Hi,

Is there any code i can use to display a custom image for folders in the picture section, instead of the default way it shows a few images from within a folder.

I was thinking of something like <visible>SubString(ListItem.Icon,DefaultFolderBack.png,Left)</visible> that i use to display a custom DefaultFolderBack.png image for certain views.

Just not sure whats needed here (ListItem.Icon,********,Left)</ instead of DefaultFolderBack.png?

Cheers

If i'm not wrong you can name folder.jpg the picture you wanna show.

butchabay Wrote:If i'm not wrong you can name folder.jpg the picture you wanna show.

Hey butchabay,

Not quite following... could you expand on that?

Cheers!

liquidskin76 Wrote:Hey butchabay,

Not quite following... could you expand on that?

Cheers!

Sure,

Pictures
--- folder.jpg
2011
--- folder.jpg
---IMG01.jpg
---IMG02.jpg
---IMG03.jpg

In that case you have folder.jpg showing for Pictures.

and under 2011 folder.jpg showing.

See Here:

Under Picture Thumbnails.

Cheers

Ah, i'm with you. That on a per user basis though. From that link, here's a description of the default behaviour...

"<MyHolidayPictures>\folder.jpg is checked first. If that file doesn't exist, XBMC will generate a thumbnail from up to 4 random images inside that folder."

I'm looking to stop this behaviour on a skinning level, so it will always display a custom image for folders instead of the 4 random images.

Is this poss?

Cheers

I don't think it's possible on skinning level, but may i ask why it should be in the skin code? would be nice to have it on the contex menu within xbmc, as "choose thumbnail".