Purpose

• Required:  Yes
• Type of Change:  Feature

New buttons added for main menu

Description of Change

New buttons were added/updated to enhance usability in MyVideos:

Main screens (folder or database views)

Scan Button

• Control id: 7
• Label language id: 102
• Type: button
• Functionality: scans new movies in folders checked for scan in MyVideos Database configuration (link to settings in wiki required)
• Skin files: myvideo.xml, myvideoTitle.xml

MovieInfo screen (DialogVideoInfo.xml)

Cast ToggleButton

• Control id: 4
• Label language id: 206
• Type: togglebutton
• Functionality: Shows cast list for movie
• Skin file: DialogVideoInfo.xml

Refresh Button

• Control id: 5
• Label language id: 184
• Type: button
• Functionality: Double function (refresh movie or actors, depends if plot or actors list are visible)
• Skin file: DialogVideoInfo.xml

Cast Listcontrol

• Control id: 24
• Label language id:  NA
• Type: listcontrol
• Functionality: Shows actors list for movie (replacement for old textbox control with id 22)
  • Old control still exists for compatibility purpose
• Skin file: DialogVideoInfo.xml

Note: Expose only label1 text in this control, label2 and 3 are used internally and should not be visible

Actor Image

• Control id: 25
• Label language id: NA
• Type: image
• Functionality: Shows selected actor image
• Texture property: #actorThumb
• Skin file: DialogVideoInfo.xml

Rename Button

• Control id: 26
• Label language id: 118
• Type: button
• Functionality: Rename movie title
• Skin file: DialogVideoInfo.xml

Actor info screen (DialogVideoArtistInfo)

Note: This is now a normal GUIWindow, not a DialogWindow

Actors Movies ListControl

• Control id: 24
• Label language id: NA
• Type: listcontrol
• Functionality: Shows actors movie list (replacement for old text control with id 22, it still exists for compatibility purpose)
• Skin file: DialogVideoArtistInfo.xml

Note: Expose only label1 text in this control, label2 and 3 are used internally and they should not be visible

Selected Movie Image (from actor movie list)

• Control id: 25
• Label language id: NA
• Type: image
• Functionality: Shows selected actor movie cover (if it's available)
• Texture property: #Actor.MovieImage
• Skin file: DialogVideoArtistInfo.xml

Movie Plot TextBoxScrollUp

• Control id: 26
• Label language id: NA
• Type: textboxscrollup
• Functionality: Shows short plot for selcted movie in actor movies list
• Text property: #Actor.MoviePlot
• Skin file: DialogVideoArtistInfo.xml

Additional Information and References

XML/Code Samples

Screenshots

See What's New > 1.3.x > UI Related Changes > Videos