Opening Windows and Dialogs

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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:

• This will take you directly to the settings section/window of xbmc:

ActivateWindow(Settings)

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:

• 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:

ActivateWindow(Videos,MovieTitles)

or

ActivateWindow(Videos,videodb://movies/titles/)

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

Videos

Sub-section Name	Path
Root	library://video/
Movies	videodb://movies/
MovieGenres	videodb://movies/genres/
MovieTitles	videodb://movies/titles/
MovieYears	videodb://movies/years/
MovieActors	videodb://movies/actors/
MovieDirectors	videodb://movies/directors/
MovieStudios	videodb://movies/studios/
MovieSets	videodb://movies/sets/
MovieCountries	videodb://movies/countries/
MovieTags	videodb://movies/tags/
RecentlyAddedMovies	videodb://recentlyaddedmovies/
TvShows	videodb://tvshows/
TvShowGenres	videodb://tvshows/genres/
TvShowTitles	videodb://tvshows/titles/
TvShowYears	videodb://tvshows/years/
TvShowActors	videodb://tvshows/actors/
TvShowStudios	videodb://tvshows/studios/
RecentlyAddedEpisodes	videodb://recentlyaddedepisodes/
InProgressTvShows	videodb://inprogresstvshows
MusicVideos	videodb://musicvideos/
MusicVideoGenres	videodb://musicvideos/genres/
MusicVideoTitles	videodb://musicvideos/titles/
MusicVideoYears	videodb://musicvideos/years/
MusicVideoArtists	videodb://musicvideos/artists/
MusicVideoAlbums	videodb://musicvideos/albums/
MusicVideoDirectors	videodb://musicvideos/directors/
MusicVideoStudios	videodb://musicvideos/studios/
RecentlyAddedMusicVideos	videodb://recentlyaddedmusicvideos/
Playlists	special://videoplaylists/
Video Add-ons	addons://sources/video/
Files	sources://video/

Music

Sub-section Name	Path
Root	library://music/
Genres	musicdb://genres/
Artists	musicdb://artists/
Albums	musicdb://albums/
Song	musicdb://songs/
Top100	musicdb://top100/
Top100Songs	musicdb://top100/songs/
Top100Albums	musicdb://top100/albums/
RecentlyAddedAlbums	musicdb://recentlyaddedalbums/
RecentlyPlayedAlbums	musicdb://recentlyplayedalbums/
Compilations	musicdb://compilations/
Years	musicdb://years/
Singles	musicdb://singles/
Files	sources://music/
Playlists	special://musicplaylists/
Music Add-ons	addons://sources/audio/

Programs

Sub-section Name	Path
Addons	addons://sources/executable/
AndroidApps	androidapp://sources/apps/

AddonBrowser

Sub-section Name	Path
My add-ons	addons://user/<type>/ (see for available types https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/blob/master/xbmc/addons/Addon.cpp#L73)
Update available	addons://outdated/
Currently downloading add-ons	addons://downloading/
Recently updated	addons://recently_updated/
Install from repository	addons://repos/
Install from zip	addons://install/
Search	addons://search/

PVR

Sub-section Name	Path
TV channels	pvr://channels/tv/*
Active TV recordings	pvr://recordings/tv/active (can include an additional option view=flat or view=grouped. Only applies to recordings path)
Deleted TV recordings	pvr://recordings/tv/deleted (added to end of path thus: ?view='viewtype'. Note, no space between path and ?view and no quotes around viewtype)
TV timers	pvr://timers/tv/timers
TV timer rules	pvr://timers/tv/rules
Radio channels	pvr://channels/radio/*
Active Radio recordings	pvr://recordings/radio/active (can include an additional option view=flat or view=grouped)
Deleted Radio recordings	pvr://recordings/radio/deleted (added to end of path thus: ?view='viewtype'. Note, no space between path and ?view and no quotes around viewtype)
Radio timers	pvr://timers/radio/timers
Radio timer rules	pvr://timers/radio/rules