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Why does Kodi use .NFO extension instead of just using .XML extension - madmax2 - 2022-08-29
Why does Kodi use .NFO extension instead of just using .XML extension for the XML files?
The problem with using .NFO extension is that many text editors e.g. notepad++
-does not show XML tags in proper color coding format to make it easier to read
-interpret .nfo file as OEM-US (due to DOS era NFO files) rather UTF-8 so it cannot display asian fonts (for original titles tag)
RE: Why does Kodi use .NFO extension instead of just using .XML extension - sialivi - 2022-08-29
Kodi's .nfo files doesn't always contain XML, they can contain:
1) Just XML
2) Just a URL that should be used by the scraper
3) A combination of XML and URL
RE: Why does Kodi use .NFO extension instead of just using .XML extension - Karellen - 2022-08-29
(2022-08-29, 01:09)madmax2 Wrote: many text editors e.g. notepad++Maybe you should install the XML plugin?
-does not show XML tags in proper color coding format to make it easier to read
RE: Why does Kodi use .NFO extension instead of just using .XML extension - scott967 - 2022-08-29
You have to edit npp config to change default treating of nfo extension.
scott s.
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RE: Why does Kodi use .NFO extension instead of just using .XML extension - Klojum - 2022-08-29
(2022-08-29, 01:09)madmax2 Wrote: The problem with using .NFO extension is that many text editors e.g. notepad++
Then you probably are using the wrong text editor. I'm using Sublime Edit and it either automatically picks up on xml tags, or I can tell it to treat whatever .extension files as .xml files. And if I don't like the colours, I can change those too.
