Startup on Video tab
#1
Hello,

I am running Kodi 15.2 with Confluence.

The only tabs I have visible are videos programs and system.

When I launch Kodi it starts up at the programs tab. Is there anyway I can make it start at the videos tab?

Also is there a way to put shortcuts to add ons under the system tab.
I want to join my programs tab and system tab since the only add ons under programs is maintenance ones.

So my 2 questions.

main question, how can i start kodi up so the video tab is selected.
second question, how can i add add-on short cuts (icons) under the system tab so I can eliminate the programs tab I'm using?

thank you
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#2
I have just posted a similar query in another forum. You are supposed to be able to set the startup window under settings for the skin. This results in an entry in guisettings.xml:

<startupwindow>10006</startupwindow>

which is the Videos window. BUT it actually opens the window rather than setting the focus to it. This may be a bug?
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#3
I have tried for several years over several versions of XBMC/Kodi to figure this out. I've Googled and tried every suggestion ever made in the forum. Basically nothing seems to work reliably. I finally wrote a little AutoIt script that starts Kodi, waits a couple of seconds, and then simulates a left arrow once (for me I wanted to move it so TV Shows was highlighted). It's a huge kludge, but it works.
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#4
Oh that is a truly awful solution. (Not blaming you at all!)

Can't believe we have to resort to that!!!
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#5
(2016-01-22, 04:03)pkscout Wrote: I have tried for several years over several versions of XBMC/Kodi to figure this out. I've Googled and tried every suggestion ever made in the forum. Basically nothing seems to work reliably. I finally wrote a little AutoIt script that starts Kodi, waits a couple of seconds, and then simulates a left arrow once (for me I wanted to move it so TV Shows was highlighted). It's a huge kludge, but it works.

try putting this in your skin's Home.xml file, put it near the top

Code:
<onload condition="Window.Previous(startup)">Control.Move(9000,2)</onload>


I've put it under the <defaultcontrol> tags.
Change the '2' to whichever number the section is you want to be selected, trial and error will solve it.
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#6
(2016-12-22, 21:22)gb160 Wrote:
(2016-01-22, 04:03)pkscout Wrote: I have tried for several years over several versions of XBMC/Kodi to figure this out. I've Googled and tried every suggestion ever made in the forum. Basically nothing seems to work reliably. I finally wrote a little AutoIt script that starts Kodi, waits a couple of seconds, and then simulates a left arrow once (for me I wanted to move it so TV Shows was highlighted). It's a huge kludge, but it works.

try putting this in your skin's Home.xml file, put it near the top
 
Code:
<onload condition="Window.Previous(startup)">Control.Move(9000,2)</onload>


I've put it under the <defaultcontrol> tags.
Change the '2' to whichever number the section is you want to be selected, trial and error will solve it.
Excuse me for bumping an old thread but no-one else confirmed this works so I wanted to say thanks, this works perfectly. 

I went through a bunch of old threads searching for a solution, all the others just suggested installing Xonfluence or misunderstood the desired outcome.
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#7
This is working for me but is it possible to extend this to move the highlight to "Files" underneath "Videos"? If so what would be the command?

It's basically a single down arrow from "Videos" that I want. I just want it highlighted, don't want to go into Files.
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