Video-ui.xml
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The video-ui.xml file governs the layout and behavior of the MythVideo Plugin. It consists of the following windows and named attributes:
Contents
MythVideo Windows
| Window Name | Type | Description |
| manager | Window | The Video Manager view type. |
| browser | Window | The Browser view type. |
| gallery | Window | The Gallery view type. |
| tree | Window | The List View Type. |
| file_associations | Settings Screen | The File Extensions screen (found at Utilities/Setup->Setup->Media Settings->Video Settings->File Types). |
| edit_metadata | Settings Screen | The Edit Metadata Screen. |
| itemdetailpopup | Popup | When an item is selected in Gallery View, this window is popped up showing details before playback. |
| moviesel | Popup | Popup for selecting from multiple results from the grabber scripts |
| castpopup | Popup | The "View Cast" popup. |
| plotpopup | Popup | The "View Plot" popup. |
| filter | Window | The Video Filter Dialog. |
Generic Attributes Used in most windows
The MythVideo Manager, Browser, Gallery, List, and to a certain extent, ItemDetailPopup views are unique as they share many/most of the attributes, most of which are entirely optional. This allows the themer to show whichever information he or she likes across four different views. This is a list of attributes you can theme across all of the aforementioned windows.
| Widget Name | Widget Type | Description | Required? |
| title | textarea | The title of the selected item. | N |
| director | textarea | The director of the selected item. | N |
| genres | textarea | The genres of the selected item. | N |
| countries | textarea | The countries of the selected item. | N |
| cast | textarea | A comma-seperated list of the cast of the selected item. | N |
| userrating | textarea | The grabber-source user rating (ie IMDB rating). | N |
| year | textarea | The year of release for the selected item. | N |
| rating | textarea | The ratings-body assigned rating for the selected item (G, PG, R, etc.). | N |
| browseable | textarea | Whether or not the item is set to browseable. | N |
| length | textarea | The length of the selected item in minutes. | N |
| plot | textarea | The plot/description of the selected item. | N |
| filename | textarea | The path and filename of the selected item. | N |
| coverfile | textarea | The path and filename of the coverfile for the selected item. | N |
| coverimage | imagetype | The cover image for the selected item. | N |
| screenshotfile | textarea | The path and filename of the screenshot for the selected item. | N |
| screenshot | imagetype | The screen shot for the selected item. | N |
| bannerfile | textarea | The path and filename of the banner for the selected item. | N |
| banner | imagetype | The banner image for the selected item. | N |
| fanartfile | textarea | The path and filename of the fanart for the selected item. | N |
| fanart | imagetype | The fanart image for the selected item. | N |
| video_player | textarea | The player command line for the selected item. | N |
| position | textarea | The "Position" within the library, ie "30 of 51". | N |
| breadcrumbs | textarea | The path (within the library) to the selected item, ie "Videos > Television > LOST." | N |
| inetref | textarea | The grabber-assigned number for the film (ie IMDB number). | N |
| parentallevel | statetype | The Parental Level statetype. Values are None, Lowest, Low, Medium, and High. | N |
| novideos | textarea | Text area which appears when no videos are present in the library. | N |
| userratingstate | statetype | The User Rating statetype (commonly "stars"). Values are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10. | N |
| category | textarea | The category of the selected item. | N |
| child_id | textarea | File to play after selected item. | N |
| videolevel | textarea | The Parental Level of the selected item. | N |
The "manager", "browser", "gallery", and "tree" windows
| Widget Name | Widget Type | Description | Required? |
| videos | buttonlist OR buttontree See discussion!</b> | A buttonlist or buttontree of all the videos in the library | Yes |
Aside from all of the optional attributes listed above, the Manager, Browser, Gallery, and List Views must have a name="videos" item. In the "manager", "browser", and "gallery" windows, this must be a buttonlist. In the "tree" window (List View), it must be a buttontree. Otherwise you are free to lay out these screens to the extent of your creativity!
The "file_associations" window
| Widget Name | Widget Type | Description | Required? |
| extension_select | buttonlist | Buttonlist to selected from available, defined file extensions. | Yes |
| command | textedit | Textedit to assign the player program for the selected extension. | Yes |
| ignore_check | checkbox | Checkbox to set ignoring of the selected extension. | Yes |
| default_check | checkbox | Checkbox to set "Use Default Player" on selected extension. | Yes |
| done_button | button | The "Done" button. | Yes |
| new_button | button | The "New" button. | Yes |
| delete_button | button | The "Delete" button. | Yes |
The "edit_metadata" window
| Widget Name | Widget Type | Description | Required? |
| title_edit | textedit | Textedit to change title. | Yes |
| player_edit | textedit | Textedit to change player command. | Yes |
| coverart_text | textarea | Mythvideo-filled value for path and filename of coverart. | Yes |
| screenshot_text | textarea | Mythvideo-filled value for path and filename of screenshot. | Yes |
| banner_text | textarea | Mythvideo-filled value for path and filename of banner art. | Yes |
| fanart_text | textarea | Mythvideo-filled value for path and filename of fanart. | Yes |
| trailer_text | textarea | Mythvideo-filled value for path and filename of trailer. | Yes |
| category_select | buttonlist | Buttonlist to choose selected item's category. | Yes |
| level_select | buttonlist | Buttonlist to choose selected item's parental level. | Yes |
| child_select | buttonlist | Buttonlist to choose selected item's "Play After" file. | Yes |
| browse_check | checkbox | Checkbox to select browseable/non-browseable. | Yes |
| coverart_button | button | Button to change coverart. | Yes |
| banner_button | button | Button to change banner. | Yes |
| fanart_button | button | Button to change fanart. | Yes |
| screenshot_button | button | Button to change screenshot. | Yes |
| done_button | button | The "Done" button. | Yes |
The "moviesel" window
| Widget Name | Widget Type | Description | Required? |
| results | buttonlist | A list of returned values from a grabber script, for user selection. | Yes |
The "castpopup" window
| Widget Name | Widget Type | Description | Required? |
| cast | buttonlist | A popup list of cast/actors from the selected item. | Yes |
The "plotpopup" window
| Widget Name | Widget Type | Description | Required? |
| plot | textarea | A popup for the plot of the selected film. | Yes |
The "filter" window
| Widget Name | Widget Type | Description | Required? |
| year_select | buttonlist | Buttonlist to select filter by year. | Yes |
| userrating_select | buttonlist | Buttonlist to select filter by user rating. | Yes |
| category_select | buttonlist | Buttonlist to select filter by category. | Yes |
| country_select | buttonlist | Buttonlist to select filter by country. | Yes |
| genre_select | buttonlist | Buttonlist to select filter by genre. | Yes |
| cast_select | buttonlist | Buttonlist to select filter by cast member. | Yes |
| runtime_select | buttonlist | Buttonlist to select filter by total runtime. | Yes |
| browse_select | buttonlist | Buttonlist to select filter by browseable. | Yes |
| interef_select | buttonlist | Buttonlist to select filter by internet/IMDB number. | Yes |
| coverfile_select | buttonlist | Buttonlist to select filter by cover file. | Yes |
| orderby_select | buttonlist | Buttonlist to select sort order. | Yes |
| done_button | button | The "Done" button. | Yes |
| save_button | button | The "Save" button | Yes |
| numvideos_text | textarea | Number of available videos after filtering. | Yes |
