Customize Menu Structure

hobbes487 · 2006-08-29, 23:08

As far as I know there is no way to customize where plugins appear in Media Portal. I would like to be able to cutomize the menu structure to fit with the way I use my HTPC. Right now you can only put plugins on the home screen or under My Plugins. We should be able to choose where they go. For example I would Movies button on the home screen and within that I would have 'Play DVD', 'Netflix Manager', 'My Videos'.

This would make the layout much cleaner and require less scrolloing on the home screen. This is the way I would structure my menus:

- Movies

- Play DVD
- Netflix Manager
- My Videos

- TV

- Live TV
- My TV Series
- My Dvr-Mpeg Cut

- Music

- My Music
- My Radio

- Weather

- News

- Games

- Tetris
- MAME
- Sudoku

This way there are only 6 items in the home screen instead of 9 and the plugins are grouped better with what they are associated with. If there is a way to do this currently, please let me know. Otherwise, what do you all think about this idea?

Brocklander · 2006-08-30, 02:05

In Configuration - Plugins - Home you can create exactly what you're looking for.

hobbes487 · 2006-08-30, 02:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brocklander

In Configuration - Plugins - Home you can create exactly what you're looking for.

WOAH!! how did i miss that?!

thanks!

NLS · 2006-08-30, 06:59

so I take it you (finally) found Home plugin configuration?

yeah I know it is WELL hidden (I am even sure that a substancial percentage of MP users haven't touched it)

mdotcooley · 2008-04-26, 16:53

in my version it only has move up or down why is that

2006-08-29, 23:08	#1 (permalink)
hobbes487 Portal Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 208 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 1 Post Country: My System	Customize Menu Structure As far as I know there is no way to customize where plugins appear in Media Portal. I would like to be able to cutomize the menu structure to fit with the way I use my HTPC. Right now you can only put plugins on the home screen or under My Plugins. We should be able to choose where they go. For example I would Movies button on the home screen and within that I would have 'Play DVD', 'Netflix Manager', 'My Videos'. This would make the layout much cleaner and require less scrolloing on the home screen. This is the way I would structure my menus: - Movies - Play DVD - Netflix Manager - My Videos - TV - Live TV - My TV Series - My Dvr-Mpeg Cut - Music - My Music - My Radio - Weather - News - Games - Tetris - MAME - Sudoku This way there are only 6 items in the home screen instead of 9 and the plugins are grouped better with what they are associated with. If there is a way to do this currently, please let me know. Otherwise, what do you all think about this idea? __________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ My Plugins Netflix Manager

2006-08-30, 02:05	#2 (permalink)
Brocklander Retired Team Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Wellington Posts: 346 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Country: My System	In Configuration - Plugins - Home you can create exactly what you're looking for. __________________ My HTPC \| Wiki Page for New Zealanders

2006-08-30, 06:59	#4 (permalink)
NLS Portal Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Age: 34 Posts: 879 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country: My System	so I take it you (finally) found Home plugin configuration? yeah I know it is WELL hidden (I am even sure that a substancial percentage of MP users haven't touched it) __________________ NLS ...never thought I would advertise MP around that much, so soon... (and when some dev adds better menu handling, multiple calls to modules and plugins with different options and much better dbase handling, it will be love... ah and a nice 3D front end and inter-module messaging system and...) Don't argue with the founder of Greek Off-Topic Community about taking a thread off-topic. I cannot help it! My webshots album (contains the old version of my HTPC setup too)

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2008-04-26, 16:53	#5 (permalink)
mdotcooley Portal User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	in my version it only has move up or down why is that