STV Import: Dynamic Customisable Main Menu (v6.4 20/Dec/2007 for SageTV 5.0/6.0)

[mohanman]

Hi guys, I am kind of new to the dynamic menus thing. I want to have sagetv mc with seperate video files. For example from main menu DVDs, also Home videos, and then recorded TV shows. However, using dynamic menus, it seems that each menu item shares the same video import folders. How can i make it so that each seperate main menu entry has different video folder imports?
Thanks a billion
Mo

[Sean977]

Originally Posted by nielm

Currently working on a 6.3 version... It will restore the ability to use the built-in 'online services' menu.

(If you wanto to 'fix' it in studio in your current STV, go to 'Online Services Menu', expand it, expand the 2 'BeforeMenuLoad' hooks, and delete the one which has the "REM Go to dynamic main menus..." child... You can now create a internal screen menu item to 'Online Services Menu').

Thanks for you help Nielm. I was able to get the menu exactly the way I wanted it. I was even able to add IMDB Search and Movie Times to the Online services menu. Not bad for never having used studio before.

Cheers.

[hemicuda]

I'm still too chicken to mess w/ Studio. Patiently ( ) waiting for nielm to get the new release out.

[nielm]

v6.4 20 Dec 2007 for SageTV 6.3 and above (Download)

• Added animations
• restored use of Online Services Menu
• Added ability to copy a menuitemlet to the current view in the Photo/Music/Video browser, the Malore custom menus, or the Sage recordings menu
• Added ability to theme the icons used -- place an icon with the same name in a dynamic_menu_icons folder of a theme, and it will be used in preference to the default.
• updated default menu for Sage 6.3
• Added ability to create new menu item linking to the WebPageViewer
• Refresh media files can notify you when refresh is complete.

IMPORTANT
I recommend starting with the default menu XML file, and rebuilding (or copying in) your custom menu items. This is because I have broken a lot of backward compatibility (for various reasons). Several old menu items no longer work, and because of the theme system I have had to move the image locations.

Regarding theming, all icons are now specified in the XML file with a relative path... This path follows the normal theme rules: first search in theme directory, then in default theme directory, then in STV directory, so if you want to create a custom icon theme, just put the icons with the same names in a theme directory.
I will be adding more theming in future versions.

Regarding copying shortcuts...
Go to a Video/Photo browser folder, or a Malore Custom Guide view, or a Sage Recordings view.
Click options (rightclick/yellow/ESC) and in that menu you can copy a menuitemlet which links directly to that view, wich can be pasted where you like in the menu tree (you will probably want to rename it to something sensible!)

I use it to have a menu items linking to filtered Sage Recordings: 'Kids Shows', and a video library shortcut 'Kids Videos'

[CollinR]

Originally Posted by nielm

• Added ability to create new menu item linking to the WebPageViewer

Regarding copying shortcuts...
Go to a Video/Photo browser folder, or a Malore Custom Guide view, or a Sage Recordings view.
Click options (rightclick/yellow/ESC) and in that menu you can copy a menuitemlet which links directly to that view, wich can be pasted where you like in the menu tree (you will probably want to rename it to something sensible!)

I use it to have a menu items linking to filtered Sage Recordings: 'Kids Shows', and a video library shortcut 'Kids Videos'

Did you rework the browser too?

The copy shortcuts inside Melore Recordings is awesome!!!

[nielm]

just released the new WebViewer plugin that works with this...

[garyellis]

Help....when you said start with the default menu xml file...I'm not sure how to do that. I always go back and load ...tv3.xml, then load the customizations on top..always starting with the dynamic custom menus..

Each time though, I have the old menu names and they point to where I had them point before...I noticed that some don't work this time...specifically, online videos...

So,,I guess I need to figure out how to start fresh...

So, How do I start with default menu xml..so I get rid of any previous menu items?

I have a problem also with the new RSS plugin, but,, I'll post that on that thread...

Thanks,

Gary Ellis

[nielm]

I meant restart with the default menu definition file: dynamic menu, right-click, file open Default_menu_V6_3.xml.

[garyellis]

Thank you, thank you, thank you..

That worked and got me a clean menu that I can play with until I get it the way I want it..

Gary Ellis

[TurtleSoup]

Love this program... love it.
Have a question though...

I am trying to Edit the Main Menu to add a new external program.
No matter how many ways I try to enter the path, it always comes up with a can't find error later when I click to launch.

Here's what I do for example in setting it up:
Enter program name to execute: program.exe
Enter arguments for program.exe (remember to quote filepaths with spaces): "C:\Program Files\PROGRAM\program.exe"
or "C:\Program Files\PROGRAM\" or "C:\Program Files\PROGRAM" nothing works

Can someone explain the correct syntax?
Would it be possible to add a browse feature to locate desired program to launch?

Thank you.

[Polypro]

Arguments are to launch with certain parameters...like command line switches. If all you want to do is launch the program, leave that field blank by just hitting enter. There is a browse option in the last DCMM, haven't used this one yet.

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[hemicuda]

is the count of upcoming recordings on the main screen something new? nice, but if I wanted to could the text be disabled just leaving the list? or change it to only look a certain time ahead?
thanks again for your work on this STVi.

[Polypro]

I'm getting: Invalid Top Level Node Version: 1.4 When Parsing D:\Program Files........default_menu_V6_3.xml ??

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Edit: Disregard, I did a clean install of Sage and it worked...musta been something in the properties file or one of the folders.

[tyler785]

while running tail -f on my sagetv_0.txt file. Then i try to load the dynamic menues, i get these lines returned and an error message on the client. Did i miss something for installing it?

Sun 12/23 20:06:55.734 Loading Menu
Sun 12/23 20:06:55.736 resolving -//NIELM//DTD SAGEMENU XML 1.4//EN -- http://www.sage-community.org/%7Enie...gemenu_1_3.dtd
Sun 12/23 20:06:56.557 Failed to build MainMenu from /opt/sagetv/server/sagemc_menu.xml
Sun 12/23 20:06:56.557 Failed to parse XML from /opt/sagetv/server/sagemc_menu.xml
error at line 3 col 3: The markup declarations contained or pointed to by the document type declaration must be well-formed.
Sun 12/23 20:06:56.557 net.sf.sageplugins.sagemenu.MenuException: Failed to parse XML from /opt/sagetv/server/sagemc_menu.xml
Sun 12/23 20:06:56.557 at net.sf.sageplugins.sagemenu.SageMenuReader.readMenuFile(SageMenuReader.java:137)
Sun 12/23 20:06:56.558 at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
Sun 12/23 20:06:56.558 at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
Sun 12/23 20:06:56.558 at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
Sun 12/23 20:06:56.558 at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
Sun 12/23 20:06:56.558 at sage.e$d.a(Unknown Source)
Sun 12/23 20:06:56.558 at sage.d.l$b.a(Unknown Source)
Sun 12/23 20:06:56.558 at sage.d.l.a(Unknown Source)
Sun 12/23 20:06:56.558 at sage.e.a(Unknown Source)
Sun 12/23 20:06:56.558 at sage.a8.a(Unknown Source)
Sun 12/23 20:06:56.558 at sage.a8.a(Unknown Source)
Sun 12/23 20:06:56.558 at sage.a8.a(Unknown Source)
Sun 12/23 20:06:56.558 at sage.a8.a(Unknown Source)
Sun 12/23 20:06:56.558 at sage.a8.new(Unknown Source)
Sun 12/23 20:06:56.558 at sage.a8.mouseReleased(Unknown Source)
Sun 12/23 20:06:56.559 at sage.bg.if(Unknown Source)
Sun 12/23 20:06:56.559 at sage.bn.a(Unknown Source)
Sun 12/23 20:06:56.559 at sage.bn.a(Unknown Source)
Sun 12/23 20:06:56.559 at sage.bn.a(Unknown Source)
Sun 12/23 20:06:56.559 at sage.bn.a(Unknown Source)
Sun 12/23 20:06:56.559 at sage.bn.a(Unknown Source)
Sun 12/23 20:06:56.559 at sage.bn.do(Unknown Source)
Sun 12/23 20:06:56.559 at sage.bn.mouseEntered(Unknown Source)
Sun 12/23 20:06:56.559 at sage.EventRouter.recvMouse(Unknown Source)
Sun 12/23 20:06:56.559 at sage.bk$a.run(Unknown Source)
Sun 12/23 20:06:56.559 MenuTree Loaded
Sun 12/23 20:06:56.559 Setting root menu widget
Sun 12/23 20:06:56.560 BeforeMenuLoad Dynamic Menu

[bcjenkins]

tyler785,

I think the problem is that you are pointing to sagecommunity.org. Here's the line from my menu file.

<!DOCTYPE sageMenu PUBLIC "-//NIELM//DTD SAGEMENU XML 1.4//EN" "http://sageplugins.sourceforge.net/nielm_modules/dynamic_menu/sagemenu_1_3.dtd">

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[tyler785]

Thank You! Fixed it! You rock!

[bcjenkins]

No worries, welcome to the forums.

B

[sjrx0213]

Neil,

I just upgraded to Sage 6.3 and upgraded Dynamic Menus to 6.4. Everything's working fine, but I think I've come across an edge case for you.

The new sidebar and topbar menu navigation buttons in the new 6.3 stv allow me to sneak around PIN coded menu buttons. For example, I've a PIN for the Media Center menu item on the Main page and a PIN on the Videos menu item on the Media Center page. But if I click on the Jump to Video button on the Main Page sidebar, I can get to the Videos page avoiding the PIN protection.

I also used to do the same thing with Archived, but now with the new menu shortcuts, I can bypass any PIN security.

So, I guess this is a feature request to be able to add PIN protection to the sidebar and topbar buttons on the Main page.

Thanks for all of your great Sage mojo, and happy holidays.

--Steve

[TurtleSoup]

If all you want to do is launch the program, leave that field blank by just hitting enter.

Thanks Polypro.

[craigap]

I've been playing around with these dynamic menus version 6.4 on sage version 6.3.5 and everything is working out well, but I've become stuck trying to figure something out. I would like to get the "Weather" selection onto my main menu. I'm not sure I'm correct, but it looks like I can write it in using the "add a new menu item that opens a new submenu" format that is on the NeilmStvMenu wiki. Problem is I'm not sure if this is correct, and even if it is I still don't understand exactly what to write into the menu.xml.

Thanks for the help.

EDIT: Nevermind. More playing around and I figured it out.