Highlighted home screen option on boot

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Highlighted home screen option on boot - quic - 2013-11-23

Hi

I recently recreated my userdata folder and now when I boot to xbmc the Music option is the highlighted option on the Home Screen. This is forcing me to press left then enter every time I start XMBC (I only use XMBC for videos)

I would like to restore it so that when I boot, it highlights the Videos option and I can just press 'enter'.

I did some searching before posting this, but I cant find anyone else with this same issue.

Thanks in advance if anyone can help me.

Cheers

Highlighted home screen option on boot - Shaolin - 2013-11-23

Just found this old thread which seems to apply:

http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=130121

I'm no expert but I would try removing "Files" from the suggested code from the thread I linked above eg.

Code:
<window id="0">

    <defaultcontrol always="true">9000</defaultcontrol>

    <allowoverlay>no</allowoverlay>

<onload condition="Window.Previous(startup)">ActivateWindow(Video,return)</onload>

RE: Highlighted home screen option on boot - artrafael - 2013-11-24

You can also hide main menu options that you don't need: System/Settings > Appearance > Skin > - Settings > Home window Options > Hide - (whichever)

RE: Highlighted home screen option on boot - quic - 2014-04-26

Thanks for the replies guys, unfortunately neither of them worked. I dont want XMBC to go into Videos when I start it up. I just want the Videos option highlighted.

I installed the new beta4 xbmc via the supplied xbmcbuntu iso twice, both times Music came up as the hightlighted option when xbmc booted.

RE: Highlighted home screen option on boot - Shaolin - 2014-04-26

The following code will give Videos focus on startup. Edit your Home.xml and add:

Code:
<visible>Control.HasFocus(21)</visible>

Immediately after the first <defaultcontrol> tag such that the start of your Home.xml is as follows:

Code:
<window>

    <defaultcontrol always="true">9000</defaultcontrol>

    <visible>Control.HasFocus(21)</visible>

    <allowoverlay>no</allowoverlay>

RE: Highlighted home screen option on boot - quic - 2014-04-27

I was finally able to solve it. Its my guisettings.xml in /home/xbmc/.xbmc/userdata/guisettings.xml.
Shaolin, I tried your solution, no luck.

Newer versions of XBMC have the below code.

Code:
<weather>

        <addon default="true"></addon>

        <currentlocation default="true">1</currentlocation>

    </weather>

    <window>

        <height default="true">480</height>

        <width default="true">720</width>

    </window>

older versions of XBMC have the below code

Code:
<weather>

        <addon>weather.wunderground</addon>

        <currentlocation default="true">1</currentlocation>

    </weather>

    <window>

        <height default="true">480</height>

        <width default="true">720</width>

    </window>

Changing the addon weather.wunderground line fixes it.

RE: Highlighted home screen option on boot - quic - 2014-04-27

Could someone advise if I should log this as a bug?