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{{GetStarted| '''Adding and accessing favourites in XBMC'''}}<br />
You can access the 'Favourites' menu either by selecting the blue icon in the lower left corner of [[General Navigation#The Home Screen|The Home Screen]] of the default Confluence skin.
Adding a link to your favourite '''programs''', '''pictures''', '''videos''', '''music''', '''files''' or '''scripts''' via the favourites menu, is simple.
You can add any of your favourite programs, pictures, videos, music, files or scripts to the favourites menu.  This can be achieved by one of two means:
* By calling up the context menu (by pressing the '''White''' button or '''Title''' on the remote) and selecting the ''Add to Favourites'' option.
* By creating and/or editing Favourites.xml in the [[userdata folder]]


Some [http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Category:Video_add-ons Video add-ons] have this support also. So you can access from the home menu easily without having to navigate otherwise complex paths, making it easier for you and your family to access your choices without frying a brain or getting lost on the way.


'''Example'''
You can access the 'Favourites' menu either by selecting the '''star''' icon in the lower left corner of [[General Navigation#The Home Screen|The Home Screen]] of the default Confluence skin. Once it is setup. See below:
 
==Favourites via context menu==
[[File:Addtofav.jpg|500px|right]]
'''Calling''' the context menu by '''pressing''' the {{keypress|C}} '''or''' {{key press|Win}} '''button or''' '''Title''' on the remote) and selecting the ''Add to Favourites'' option.
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== Favourites via xml==
Creating and/or editing favourites.xml in the [[userdata folder]]
 
'''Example 1'''
Here is how simple favourites.xml file would like for the method outline above if you were to create it manually.
<pre>
<favourites>
    <favourite name="Water Wars II: Privatization" thumb="http://static.ddmcdn.com/gif/videos/120x90/52447.jpg">PlayMedia(&quot;plugin://plugin.video.howstuffworks_com/?url=52447&amp;mode=playVideo&quot;)</favourite>
</favourites>
</pre>
 
'''Example 2'''


Here is how simple favourites.xml file looks like with SVN Repo Installed plugin entry (you need to have installed SVN Repo Installed and TED Video plugin previously installed):
Here is how simple favourites.xml file looks like with SVN Repo Installed plugin entry (you need to have installed SVN Repo Installed and TED Video plugin previously installed):
<nowiki><favourites>
<pre>
<favourites>
     <favourite name="TED Talks" thumb="special://masterprofile/Thumbnails/Programs/d3b7311b.tbn">ActivateWindow(10024,plugin://video/TED Talks/)</favourite>
     <favourite name="TED Talks" thumb="special://masterprofile/Thumbnails/Programs/d3b7311b.tbn">ActivateWindow(10024,plugin://video/TED Talks/)</favourite>
     <favourite name="SVN Repo Installer" thumb="special://home/plugins/programs/SVN Repo Installer/default.tbn">ActivateWindow(10001,plugin://programs/SVN Repo Installer/)</favourite>  
     <favourite name="SVN Repo Installer" thumb="special://home/plugins/programs/SVN Repo Installer/default.tbn">ActivateWindow(10001,plugin://programs/SVN Repo Installer/)</favourite>  
</favourites></nowiki>
</favourites>
</pre>
 
==Accessing the Favourites==
By selecting the star icon (favourites) in the Home Menu you can access your favourites added via context menu or .xml as in '''Example 1'''
 
[[File:Openfavs.jpg|500px|left]]


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Revision as of 11:11, 28 November 2012

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Adding a link to your favourite programs, pictures, videos, music, files or scripts via the favourites menu, is simple.

Some Video add-ons have this support also. So you can access from the home menu easily without having to navigate otherwise complex paths, making it easier for you and your family to access your choices without frying a brain or getting lost on the way.

You can access the 'Favourites' menu either by selecting the star icon in the lower left corner of The Home Screen of the default Confluence skin. Once it is setup. See below:

Favourites via context menu

File:Addtofav.jpg

Calling the context menu by pressing the C or ⊞ Win button or Title on the remote) and selecting the Add to Favourites option.













Favourites via xml

Creating and/or editing favourites.xml in the userdata folder

Example 1 Here is how simple favourites.xml file would like for the method outline above if you were to create it manually. 

<favourites>
    <favourite name="Water Wars II: Privatization" thumb="http://static.ddmcdn.com/gif/videos/120x90/52447.jpg">PlayMedia("plugin://plugin.video.howstuffworks_com/?url=52447&mode=playVideo")</favourite>
</favourites>

Example 2

Here is how simple favourites.xml file looks like with SVN Repo Installed plugin entry (you need to have installed SVN Repo Installed and TED Video plugin previously installed): 

<favourites>
    <favourite name="TED Talks" thumb="special://masterprofile/Thumbnails/Programs/d3b7311b.tbn">ActivateWindow(10024,plugin://video/TED Talks/)</favourite>
    <favourite name="SVN Repo Installer" thumb="special://home/plugins/programs/SVN Repo Installer/default.tbn">ActivateWindow(10001,plugin://programs/SVN Repo Installer/)</favourite> 
</favourites>

Accessing the Favourites

By selecting the star icon (favourites) in the Home Menu you can access your favourites added via context menu or .xml as in Example 1

File:Openfavs.jpg
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