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 of xbmc:

ActivateWindow(Settings)

Some windows even allow you to jump directly to a sub-section of that window.

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)

Below is a list of the available sub-sections in the Video- and MusicLibrary.

VideoLibrary:

VideoLibrary	videodb://
Movies	videodb://1/
MovieGenres	videodb://1/1/
MovieTitles	videodb://1/2/
MovieYears	videodb://1/3/
MovieActors	videodb://1/4/
MovieDirectors	videodb://1/5/
MovieStudios	videodb://1/6/
MovieSets	videodb://1/7/
MovieCountries	videodb://1/8/
MovieTags	videodb://1/9/	Future frodo feature
RecentlyAddedMovies	videodb://4/
TvShows	videodb://2/
TvShowGenres	videodb://2/1/
TvShowTitles	videodb://2/2/
TvShowYears	videodb://2/3/
TvShowActors	videodb://2/4/
TvShowStudios	videodb://2/5/
RecentlyAddedEpisodes	videodb://5/
MusicVideos	videodb://3/
MusicVideoGenres	videodb://3/1/
MusicVideoTitles	videodb://3/2/
MusicVideoYears	videodb://3/3/
MusicVideoArtists	videodb://3/4/
MusicVideoAlbums	videodb://3/5/
MusicVideoDirectors	videodb://3/6/
MusicVideoStudios	videodb://3/7/
RecentlyAddedMusicVideos	videodb://6/
Playlists	special://videoplaylists/
Video Add-ons	addons://sources/video/

MusicLibrary

MusicLibrary	musicdb://
Genres	musicdb://1/
Artists	musicdb://2/
Albums	musicdb://3/
Songs	musicdb://4/
Top100	musicdb://5/
Top100Songs	musicdb://5/1/
Top100Albums	musicdb://5/2/
RecentlyAddedAlbums	musicdb://6/
RecentlyPlayedAlbums	musicdb://7/
Compilations	musicdb://8/
Years	musicdb://9/
Singles	musicdb://10/
Playlists	special://musicplaylists/
Music Add-ons	addons://sources/audio/
	lastfm://

See also

Development:

• Add-on development
• Skinning