Opening Windows and Dialogs

You can use the ActivateWindow Built In Function to open a certain Window.

This command can be assigned to a button in a skin or mapped to a key in your Keymap.

Example: ActivateWindow(Settings)
 * This will take you directly to the settings section/window of xbmc:

Some windows allow you to jump directly to a sub-section of that window. To do this, you can use either the sub-section's name or its path.

Example: ActivateWindow(Videos,MovieTitles) or, in Gotham ActivateWindow(Videos,videodb://movies/titles/)
 * If you want a button in your skin or on your remote to take you directly to the movie listing, you let that button do:

Below is a list of the available sub-sections in the Videos, Music, and Programs sections/windows.