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request, would it be possible to allow widget titles/names to be renamed on the home screen?
reason for the request...
I'm using addon PleXBMC and I'd really like to remove the fact it's a PleXBMC widget from the title.
ie. instead of widget title...
'PleXBMC - Recently Added' being displayed
I'd really like it to edit it to be 'Recently Added'
I have been advised that this should be a script.skinshortcuts request rather than a skin request. (thanks @Bobcratchett)
you have revolutionised my Kodi PleXBMC experience with this script... thanks for all your hard work, it is appreciated.
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Thanks stueeey.
I'm happy to add this, but not sure what the best way to go about it would be. Any feedback would be appreciated:-
* Fix the titles. Easy enough to remove the add-on name from the widget title, and if there are any other titles that can be improved... (the other request I have seen for this involved playlists)
* Add a new GUI button to edit the title. Means skins that want to implement the feature would have to support an extra button, though...
* Add a keyboard pop-up when the widget is selected to edit the title. Useless for skins that don't display the title, and an extra step for users, though...
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2015-09-30, 10:37
(This post was last modified: 2015-09-30, 10:37 by jurialmunkey.)
Can the keyboard pop up be autofilled with the default label for the widget? If so then we could just have a setting in overrides to enable this if the skin supports widget titles. The only action the user would have to do is hit ok again if they want to keep the title. This would prevent button bloat with minimal extra intrusion.
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I don't wish to impose my requirements on every user or pretend I understand everything you guys have just said...
so reading between the lines and coming from a strictly widget creation from addon point of view... simply being able to change a widget name at creation would be just fine for me (think that may be what Jurielmunkey was proposing, maybe wrong?).
ie. I don't necessarily need it to be renamed intuitively...
I would imagine moving fwd users shall start creating widgets from all manner of addons with titles that are irrelevant or ridiculously long as a title. a simple way to change the widget title at creation would be very beneficial.