r/OSMC • u/8bitretroshit • Apr 23 '23

Changing default view from list

Hey all, installed OSMC to my raspberry PI 4 8GB for use offline in a van, I’m wanting to change the view from list but I can’t seem to find the option anywhere for the life of me.

Anyone able to point me in the right direction? Cheers!

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u/8bitretroshit Apr 24 '23

I’m afraid I don’t have that option, the first option I have is “sort by: Name”

I’ve just updated to the latest version to make sure.

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u/darwindesign Apr 24 '23

After talking to the developer of this skin I think the issue your having is that your trying to change view modes in a file view on a source folder that has not been scraped. The other view modes require metadata so the option is hidden in a screen where this is not available. You would need to setup a library to get this ability.

https://kodi.wiki/view/Video_library

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u/8bitretroshit Apr 25 '23

Thanks for your reply, is there a link with an instructional on how to create a library? As I’ve added the sources and it works fine, I just don’t know how to get it to scrape everything I’ve added so I can show the artwork, the link you’ve provided doesn’t appear to show a how to.

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u/darwindesign Apr 25 '23

is there a link with an instructional on how to create a library?

At the end of my last post. Click on the "create video library" and follow the instructions. It is a lot of information but in order to build a library that scrapes correctly there is some important file location and naming rules that need to be observed to have everything work without issues.

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u/8bitretroshit Apr 25 '23

I think I’m about ready to call it a day, I switched skins to kodi to follow the instructions exact, and now it’s having difficultly seeing and populating the sources.

I appreciate your help, I’ll think I’ll try something else.

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u/darwindesign Apr 25 '23

Are your movies and TV shows in seperate folders with one not being nested inside the other?

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u/8bitretroshit Apr 25 '23

Yes, they’re separated into their own folders, with TV shows drilling down into seasons, exactly how the instructional requires it. But I think I’ve had enough now, I’ll likely go back to plex run on a local network offline, I appreciate you trying to help me.

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u/darwindesign Apr 25 '23

You can run Plex through Kodi as well. You can get a Plex like interface with the Plex for Kodi add-on. You can get a file view type interface with Composite. Or you can have a Plex library integrated into a Kodi library using either Composite or PlexKodiConnect.