(2019-04-02, 11:59)Alanon Wrote: @rajones007 Spotlight is just a simple random movie widget with a fancy name. In turn, most widgets are just Kodi smart playlists with a fancy name. There is no way to change the "rules" for any of the widgets from within the skin, but if you really want, you can still edit them by going through the skin files. I wouldn't recommend it, as you do have several easier options.

First, there is already a dedicated unwatched movies widget among the options you have. So, you can simply click on Customize main menu and set the widget to the unwatched movies option for all the menus where you want it to be shown. If you don't like that, you can also replace the spotlight widget completely at Widgets/Fallback widget. By default, spotlight only appears when no separate widgets are configured for menu items. When you set unwatched movies as the fallback, that will effectively remove spotlight and put that in its place.

As far as QuickNav, you need to add something to it in order for it to show up, it's empty by default. Also, to make it go away, simply delete all the shortcuts in it. When you add some menu entries, it should always be around near the top of the screen. If you're a mouse user, that will be the easiest way of calling it. If you use a remote, the easiest way of getting to it is to press up when you're in the standard options menu. It should be available in about 90% of the screens throughout the skin.

(2019-04-03, 16:23)Alanon Wrote: @rajones007 Yup, custom play-lists are the way to go for proper control of widgets. Regarding QuickNav, my initial intent was to add more shortcuts for mouse users to ease up the navigation process throughout the skin, because it really wasn't designed for use with a mouse. Then, since the menu had potential, I worked out a system to make it appear as intuitively as possible for remote (and hopefully touch) users as well.

Bottom line is, the menu is hidden in various places, but not universally accessible. Homepage springs to mind. With a mouse it is always accessible if you move the cursor all the way up and loiter there for about half a second. If you're not a mouse user, the way you reach it is to call the regular library sub-menu (M should activate it on most keyboards, it does on mine), and then press (arrow) up from there.

If you don't have access to the sub-menu directly, through a remote or keyboard key-press (which is highly unlikely, since the sub-menu is a core Kodi feature), you can still navigate to it using some form of arrow or d-pad. For example, in most vertical, list-based views, pressing right (arrow) will call the sub-menu, and you go up from there. Most other views have some way of going through the motions and getting to the sub-menu manually.

However, this approach means that if you're in a window where the sub-menu is not accessible by default, then you won't be able to navigate to the QuickNav menu, even if it might still be available with a cursor call. It's a compromise, to be sure, but the best one I could work out in an already developed and well-cluttered interface.

(2019-04-07, 22:12)Karellen Wrote: Kodi does not scrape or use Episode plot.

(2019-04-12, 22:13)Alanon Wrote: @Vitruvius3 If I remember correctly, I added a shortcut to the main settings menu that should launch LibreELEC and OpenELEC settings. I did not skin the settings windows themselves, I simply provided a quicker way of accessing them, so they are really glorified buttons that call on the service add-ons. If that's all you need, then it should be easy to fashion a similar shortcut.

I've never used any of the "ELECs" so I have no idea if the shortcuts are enough or if additional skinning or support are required? Usually, in similar situations, if no window xml files are found among the skin files, add-ons revert to their default templates to retain functionality. In fact, I'd appreciate some info on this.

(2019-04-13, 12:40)Vitruvius3 Wrote: Thanks for the reply.  I would be very grateful if you could try adding a shortcut when time permits so that I could check the result, and if necessary, ask CoreELEC for further advice.