[Approved] Start Music with parameter (1 Viewer)

[jameson_uk]

This is just implementing the open a plugin with parameter patch for music views

Is expecting the view name as appears in config as the parameter (so for default views this will be the string ID not the actual name)

 

[DieBagger]

Nice, so for testing purposes, could you provide
a) a list of all (some) possible options
b) a xml file (e.g. BasicHome) that links to a couple of different views

 

[jameson_uk]

Nice, so for testing purposes, could you provide
a) a list of all (some) possible options
b) a xml file (e.g. BasicHome) that links to a couple of different views

a) the options are based on what you have setup in your views (the values needed as the parameter are the ones highlighted in red)

the screen ID is 504

b) I will try but my skinning powers are useless....
Do you have a basic home I could hack? (for testing I hacked the playlist button on Maya now playing screen which was already a hyperlink button so I just added the parameter)

 

[DieBagger]

b) I will try but my skinning powers are useless....
Do you have a basic home I could hack? (for testing I hacked the playlist button on Maya now playing screen which was already a hyperlink button so I just added the parameter)

I always change the 5 basichome buttons of B3/B3Wide (hyperlink and hyperlinkParameter) to what I need...

 

[jameson_uk]

ok hacked B3W basic home

Now the links will go to
Videos => artists
Pictures => album artists
Weather => albums
Music => genres
TV => years

 

[hwahrmann]

ok. fix is in svn 26731

0003170: Ability to start MyMusic from Home with a View

this should be proposed to Deda for the Videos section as well

 

[ltfearme]

Is there a nice way by the API to retrieve the list of views a user has defined?

User case is that a Skin Editor can provide this list to make it easier for user to generate a menu of their favourite views.

 

[jameson_uk]

Is there a nice way by the API to retrieve the list of views a user has defined?

User case is that a Skin Editor can provide this list to make it easier for user to generate a menu of their favourite views.

yes have not tested but code is something like this

MusicViewHandler handler = new MusicViewHandler();
foreach(ViewDefinition v in handler.Views)
{
  // do something with v.name
}

This is all in the windowsplugins.dll and MediaPortal.GUI.Music namespace but I think it should be usable in other plugins if you add a reference to windowsplugins.dll

 

[ltfearme]

Nice, so this will be similar for MyVideos etc when that supports jump to view as well

 

[jameson_uk]

Nice, so this will be similar for MyVideos etc when that supports jump to view as well

This will be videohandler instead of musichandler but the rest of the code will match. I have asked Deda about doing this for videos so should be done soon.

Also v.localizedname will give you a display name ( v.name itself will display the string id for localized strings)