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2016-04-04, 14:20
(This post was last modified: 2016-04-04, 15:52 by riji.)
I understand that kodi is very popular for its many add-ons and working with streaming. Also working with multimedia libraries, etc.
But I'm a different type of user and suppose there are many like me: those on a (full) PC (in my case a Mac mini), which serves as a HTPC, who use kodi to work with the remote control on the sofa in the living room.
People who already have a collection of multimedia and therefore only need an access to their multimedia and information files.
People coming from different operating systems, software and hardware media players around, who simple want to work from their file structure.
They are dependent on the file manager of kodi, because only there are all files of a subject together in a folder, for example AVI, .SRT, JPG, .TXT, .URL (.WEBLOC).
Now it would be a big improvement if kodi from its file manager could show text files (only read) and open a website and if it could detect between OK and PLAY buttons on the remote control for processing one item (OK) or this and following similar kind of items (PLAY).
I guess my questions are not really that difficult, but maybe there is no interest at the kodi men who might otherwise be oriented. Perhaps a new consideration?
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Not sure I follow. Can you state a specific example?
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kodi - system - file manager:
1) browsing --> folder --> AVI, .SRT, JPG, .TXT, .URL (.WEBLOC) ...
.TXT file ---> reader
.URL ---> go to web source
2) remote control:
OK button --> 1 item
PLAY button ---> continous action (eg play this and all .AVI)
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- There is:
Pictures settings - File lists - Show video files in listings Y/N
- It would be of great help for a user such as I if there was:
Video settings - File lists - Show picture files in listings Y/N
and if there was a build-in text reader:
Video settings - File lists - Show text files in listings Y/N
then I should not have to use File manager all the time (because now it's the only possibilty to have see my files together)
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As a starter, I would go this way, but after more than 30 years with a large collection of media files... once again another player with it's library rules... I have abandonned this way.
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Well of course there are rules. If you want Kodi to show pictures in lists then there have to be rules otherwise it wouldn't be able to determine which picture goes with which file. I can assure you that it's well worth the effort involved.
Learning Linux the hard way !!
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2016-04-11, 14:47
(This post was last modified: 2016-04-11, 14:50 by riji.)
I think you do not understand me quite well.
I'm against having once again to do all the work to make my information compatible with a media player library.
After more than 30 years, the only thing I trust as sustainable is the use of the system file structure where, for example, each movie corresponds with one folder, whose naming is very informative for me. In the folder are the image files (cover, screens and by lack of a text reader an image of the text file with plot and other information), a text file, an URL file, and video file(s) of that movie.
I was only hoping that a much compatible media player as KODI could be helpfull for such a type of user.
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2016-04-11, 15:28
(This post was last modified: 2016-04-11, 15:30 by da-anda.)
with a custom scraper this could work I guess. The other option I see is to write a custom add-on that gives you a pimped filesystem view. And with a skin that supports home menu customization you could make your home menu directly enter that add-on in a specific folder.
edit: maybe if you upload a dummy file structure, someone could have a closer look, or an add-on dev could write something for you.
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2016-04-12, 04:32
(This post was last modified: 2016-04-12, 04:33 by Ned Scott.)
I think there is a case to be made about browsing mixed media. Since things like production photos, audio interviews, and other TV/movie related content might not have a scraper or metadata, the easiest thing would be to just use a basic file structure. I'm not sure how useful text viewing would be, but I don't see how it would hurt :)
Maybe something like the Video Extras add-on, where you have an entry and are basically given a "related media" link? At least for the short term. Personally, I find the "extras"'concept so flexible and useful that I think it should be a core feature. It could easily be expanded for things like this.
