^FrEaK^ Wrote:ok, i'm one step closer now....i've found out that if i set xbmc in a windows, it works, and if i set det setting "use a fullscreen window insted of true fullscreen" on it works, but not in true fullscreen 1920x1080 resolution

i use hdmi out to my tv if that has anything to do with it

Mad_Duke Wrote:Hi people! It says

"Specific XBMC configuration for Windows

To fully use Advanced Launcher under Windows operating system, you will need to activate the Use a fullscreen window rather than true fullscreen option that is present into XBMC system settings."

Is there any way to use the program in true fullscreen. Or is there some information when will it work. The window shit just wrecks havoc when watching movies! Normal "Launcher" works great but the advancd is giving me a headache!

EDIT: Now it runs all my programs (put XBMC to run with admin rights and I also put that on every executable that I want to run) but when I quit my programs it will go back to windows and not XBMC (Like the normal Launcher does).

Unfortunately I am not a programmer but I can't see the problem in borrowing that part of the code from the "launcher" project because there it works perfectly (I use the regular launcher to run "ultrastar" and when I exit it goes back to XBMC!

• Why XBMC have a "Use a fullscreen window rather than true fullscreen" option?
  
• Why movies cannot play correctly when this option is selected?
  
• Why the implemented XBMC code use to start applications is not 100% compatible with standard command lines?
  

fasteddy Wrote:[I posted this in the Advanced Launcher forums, but it doesn't appear to be widely used, so I'm posting here instead.]

I'm having difficulty using AL to launch a game in python. Specifically, the FoFiX branch of Frets on Fire doesn't currently have a linux binary (nor can you easily build one with the current source code). As a result, they suggest you run it from source, by executing

Code:

python fofix.py

I can't seem to launch this from XBMC, however. I have a desktop icon (in Ubuntu 10.04) that links to a script, but I can't use that script in XBMC using AL. Might there be an issue using python like this from within XBMC?

• Make your python script executable using chmod +x command line or directly from the option into nautilus.
  
• If your script is executable you can normally directly start it like this : script_path/fofix.py (no need to indicate the python executable file into the command line).
  
• Now... if it is not working... maybe you could also try to start it from a .sh bash script.
  

Angelscry Wrote:The "Use a fullscreen window rather than true fullscreen" option must be activated if you want XBMC to switch to other started applications.

Now for your resolution problem... you can try to go into the Advanced options of your minecraft launcher and activate/deactivate the Toggle XBMC Fullscreen option. Some time it fix resolution problems. Also, does Windows 7, XBMC and Minecraft use the same screen resolution? If you have the possibility to try the use the same resolution for them.

^FrEaK^ Wrote:is there any reason NOT to activate fullscreen window in xbmc?

Dr.Know Wrote:I'm currently having an issue where I'm trying to re-scrap fanart and thumbs for my SNES emulator (zsnes). After doing a full scrap of all of my games, there are a few changes I need to make. Some of the fanart needs to be changed, along with the thumbnails. When I find the right fanart or thumbnail and choose it, the changes don't stick. It still shows the old fanart or thumbnail. Launchers.xml is referring to the correct .jpg, so I don't see any errors there...I'm out of ideas.

I'm running Cirrus Extended on Dharma 10.1 on Windows 7 32-bit. I will post my launchers.xml if necessary, but I can assure you there are no errors in the file.

I am using <useddsfanart> in advancedsettings.xml....would that need to be disabled?

blattspinat Wrote:Hi,

I'm running XBMC on minimal ubuntu and when I start a web browser (tried multiple) from launcher and watch a video in fullscreen (e.g. on youtube) I have heavy screen tearing.

The problem does not occur if I use the youtube plugin for example. The videos also run fine when not in fullscreen.

Since there isnt a plugin for every streaming source I would like to access these platforms via the browser - is there anything I can do to make fullscreen videos run better?

danz0l Wrote:Is there anyway to create subcategories in a launcher, say

Super Nintendo
#
A
B
C
D
E
.........

Would make finding things easier ?

Angelscry Wrote:If the path into your launchers.xml file are correct, that's a problem with XBMC cache refreshing. It's happen if you manually (without using XBMC/Advanced Launcher) change the thumb or fanart images. Or it could also be a direct a caching problem of XBMC. It happen also sometime with movies thumbs and fanarts. The only safe way to fix this is to wait a couple of days that the XBMC cache refresh your changer image.