What tools do I need to customize media portal

hothnem · 2006-02-07, 00:53

I just starting to us media portal and I want to add some customization to it. Like, delete, add or rename some of the links on the main interface. I would like to use my own external music player instead of the one built into media portal. I have some coding experience but not alot. Can anyone suggest where I can start and do I need any software to do any recoding of media portal. I've just been reading these forms for a while picking up a bits of pieces but I haven't found a really good post to get me started.

wishywashy · 2006-02-07, 02:41

I don't know what level of experience you have but take a look at this link. It's a good place to start.

http://www.team-mediaportal.com/arti..._a_plugin.html

Nightmare77 · 2006-02-07, 03:46

hothnem,
A lot of the things you can modify with the skin editor, you should be able to modify some of the names of things , like menu options in the xml files , with the music i don't think there is an option for external software like in the videos option however as wishy said you get right a plugin to run your music player instead. So for general layout and naming changes i would suggest the skin editor

hothnem · 2006-02-07, 18:45

Thanks for the info
The skin editor is is just what I needed.

CoolHammer · 2006-02-08, 13:37

some of the stuff you mentioned are configurable on Configure app.

CoolHammer

2006-02-07, 00:53	#1 (permalink)
hothnem Portal User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	What tools do I need to customize media portal I just starting to us media portal and I want to add some customization to it. Like, delete, add or rename some of the links on the main interface. I would like to use my own external music player instead of the one built into media portal. I have some coding experience but not alot. Can anyone suggest where I can start and do I need any software to do any recoding of media portal. I've just been reading these forms for a while picking up a bits of pieces but I haven't found a really good post to get me started.

2006-02-08, 13:37	#5 (permalink)
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wishywashy Portal Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Hill AFB, UT Age: 33 Posts: 458 Thanks: 15 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Country: My System	I don't know what level of experience you have but take a look at this link. It's a good place to start. http://www.team-mediaportal.com/arti..._a_plugin.html

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Nightmare77 Portal Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Canberra Age: 29 Posts: 520 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Country: My System	hothnem, A lot of the things you can modify with the skin editor, you should be able to modify some of the names of things , like menu options in the xml files , with the music i don't think there is an option for external software like in the videos option however as wishy said you get right a plugin to run your music player instead. So for general layout and naming changes i would suggest the skin editor

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hothnem Portal User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks for the info The skin editor is is just what I needed.