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<blockquote data-quote="Dadeo" data-source="post: 874736" data-attributes="member: 27204">Great you got some things sorted Thomas. It always takes time with a new app, especially one as detailed as MediaPortal.&nbsp;Label IDs are how MediaPortal translates labels/text strings into different languages. In the MediaPortal\language folder you will find 'strings' files such as strings_en.xml for English, or strings_de.xml for German translations. So ID 3 links to &lt;String id=&quot;3&quot; prefix=&quot;My &quot;&gt;Videos&lt;/String&gt; in those strings files. I try to use Label IDs wherever they exist so that labels auto translate into different languages. However, sometimes there are no label IDs. So, you can always just enter whatever text you like in the Label ID field to either customize the label or translate it if your language is not supported. That's all you have to do to change the Menu Item text to whatever you want.&nbsp;The wiki does refer to the Label ID, but you are right, it really doesn't make that very clear. Thanks for pointing that out, I added some more explanation (under Edit Item - Advanced button). Let me know if you think that is clearer.&nbsp;I have thought about adding only 'standard' items to the default Basic Home Layouts, but everyone has a different idea about what is 'standard' <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />. So I decided it is easier to remove items you don't need/use than to add them. Also, it provides an overview of most of the plugins supported by aMPed, and let's new users know what is available. You're right it is a bit confusing, because you see the items and don't know why they don't work (or if it is a bug!) I wanted to display items not installed or enabled in a different color, or greyed out a bit, but I haven't been able to get that to work... yet!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dadeo, post: 874736, member: 27204"] Great you got some things sorted Thomas. It always takes time with a new app, especially one as detailed as MediaPortal. Label IDs are how MediaPortal translates labels/text strings into different languages. In the MediaPortal\language folder you will find 'strings' files such as strings_en.xml for English, or strings_de.xml for German translations. So ID 3 links to <String id="3" prefix="My ">Videos</String> in those strings files. I try to use Label IDs wherever they exist so that labels auto translate into different languages. However, sometimes there are no label IDs. So, you can always just enter whatever text you like in the Label ID field to either customize the label or translate it if your language is not supported. That's all you have to do to change the Menu Item text to whatever you want. The wiki does refer to the Label ID, but you are right, it really doesn't make that very clear. Thanks for pointing that out, I added some more explanation (under Edit Item - Advanced button). Let me know if you think that is clearer. I have thought about adding only 'standard' items to the default Basic Home Layouts, but everyone has a different idea about what is 'standard' ;). So I decided it is easier to remove items you don't need/use than to add them. Also, it provides an overview of most of the plugins supported by aMPed, and let's new users know what is available. You're right it is a bit confusing, because you see the items and don't know why they don't work (or if it is a bug!) I wanted to display items not installed or enabled in a different color, or greyed out a bit, but I haven't been able to get that to work... yet! [/QUOTE]

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