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xbmcplugin.addDirectoryItem - Mr.T - 2015-06-12

Hi,

Does anyone know how to use xbmcplugin.addDirectoryItem to add a directory to a music addon with a separate skin on it. I have used xbmcplugin.addDirectoryItem for addons that have no specific skin but the normal xbmc skin that is being used.

Thank you in advance!


RE: xbmcplugin.addDirectoryItem - Martijn - 2015-06-12

you cannot use custom skins for plugins


RE: xbmcplugin.addDirectoryItem - Mr.T - 2015-06-15

Hi Martijn,

But I have seen plugins with custom GUI. e.g: Spotify, Pandora


RE: xbmcplugin.addDirectoryItem - Martijn - 2015-06-15

those are scripts. scripts and plugins are two different things


RE: xbmcplugin.addDirectoryItem - Mr.T - 2015-06-15

Hi Martijn,

Please explain the difference of them. Why do we can't use custom skin in plugins?


RE: xbmcplugin.addDirectoryItem - Martijn - 2015-06-15

plugin is nothing more than creating a file structure and the skin decided how it looks

script can create their own skin files