[Lunatixz]

Yes, You'd like to have random seek position on startup? Easy enough to add... just need to find the time

[ashlar]

Yes, You'd like to have random seek position on startup? Easy enough to add... just need to find the time

As an option (because I don't want to assume everybody uses long videos), yes. It would be great.
Thanks a lot for looking into this (whenever you'll find the time).
Much appreciated, as always.

[Lunatixz]

Yes, You'd like to have random seek position on startup? Easy enough to add... just need to find the time

As an option (because I don't want to assume everybody uses long videos), yes. It would be great.
Thanks a lot for looking into this (whenever you'll find the time).
Much appreciated, as always.

Please test v.1.1.4 let me know if this is what you wanted...

[ashlar]

Yes, You'd like to have random seek position on startup? Easy enough to add... just need to find the time

As an option (because I don't want to assume everybody uses long videos), yes. It would be great.
Thanks a lot for looking into this (whenever you'll find the time).
Much appreciated, as always.

Please test v.1.1.4 let me know if this is what you wanted...

Thank you so much for looking into this. I am currently abroad, in around ten days, maybe earlier, I will be back home and I will test this straight away. Thanks again.

[ashlar]

Yes, You'd like to have random seek position on startup? Easy enough to add... just need to find the time

As an option (because I don't want to assume everybody uses long videos), yes. It would be great.
Thanks a lot for looking into this (whenever you'll find the time).
Much appreciated, as always.

Please test v.1.1.4 let me know if this is what you wanted...

It works if I activate the Random Seek functionality. I don't know how the previous video screensaver managed to avoid seeking and going straight to a random point in the video. Obviously it works the way you set it up but maybe you're curious to know as well. :-)

I also don't understand what the Random Position is for.

[Lunatixz]

As an option (because I don't want to assume everybody uses long videos), yes. It would be great.
Thanks a lot for looking into this (whenever you'll find the time).
Much appreciated, as always.

Please test v.1.1.4 let me know if this is what you wanted...

It works if I activate the Random Seek functionality. I don't know how the previous video screensaver managed to avoid seeking and going straight to a random point in the video. Obviously it works the way you set it up but maybe you're curious to know as well. :-)

I also don't understand what the Random Position is for.

Random Seek changes the start time for the playing video.
Random Position has multiple actions: parses files in a random order, shuffles all playlists and starts playback at a random position.

[ashlar]

Random Position has multiple actions: parses files in a random order, shuffles all playlists and starts playback at a random position.

Meaning random position within the playlists, not the single video file chosen, correct? Otherwise it follows, I guess, alphabetic order in any given directory.

[Elbanzai]

Hi, I've never been able to get your add-on to work, I always used another one from a certain robwebset, but since I switched to Kodi 21 that add-on has stopped working. I would like to be able to use your add-on to use several videos from a folder as a screensaver, but as I said, I've never been able to get your add-on to work. And I've been trying for years. I'm attaching a log, I hope I did it right, if you'd be so kind as to help me. Thanks.

https://paste.kodi.tv/iwalitoqov.kodi

[Lunatixz]

Hi, I've never been able to get your add-on to work, I always used another one from a certain robwebset, but since I switched to Kodi 21 that add-on has stopped working. I would like to be able to use your add-on to use several videos from a folder as a screensaver, but as I said, I've never been able to get your add-on to work. And I've been trying for years. I'm attaching a log, I hope I did it right, if you'd be so kind as to help me. Thanks.

https://paste.kodi.tv/iwalitoqov.kodi

Is "E:\demo videos\" part of your Kodi library? sources.xml if not its not whitelisted for use in Kodi.

[Elbanzai]

Hello again. First of all, thank you very much for your reply and your interest. I have done a clean install of Kodi 21. I have only added the e: demo videos folder to my library, and the entire e: hard drive, for testing. I have also installed the beta version 1.1.4c of your screensaver add-on. The only thing that happens is that the screen goes black when I press the preview button. I have tried using the entire "demo videos" folder and I have tried "use a single video" with the same result. I am attaching another log in case it is useful. Should I edit the "sources.xml" file manually? Thanks.

https://paste.kodi.tv/elijosimad.kodi

[martinsvision]

@Elbanzai Can you try something?? Dont use the preview button set it to one min and back out of settings all the way to the main screen of kodi and wait and see if it works...

( Preview button does not work for me and when im in certain system menus i get a blank screen running on Android )

[Elbanzai]

invalid route. there is no content!



tested now in other pc with windows 10, and kodi 19. same results... the other screensaver (robwebset) its working on kodi 19 in this pc. but... i need upgrade to kodi 21

[Elbanzai]

I am attaching a video clip...

https://mega.nz/file/FJh1XaxR#WdCv6GFzRC...lIYpdV05Lo

[Elbanzai]

Is "E:\demo videos\" part of your Kodi library?

Right, that was the problem, I don't know why, now it works perfectly
thanks a lot.
 

sources.xml if not its not whitelisted for use in Kodi.

I didn't understand what you meant by that. Is it possible to whitelist a folder without adding it as a source, by editing that file?

[Lunatixz]

All paths used in Kodi have to be declared usable by adding to Kodi's media sources. ie. https://kodi.wiki/view/Adding_video_sources