.The Advanced Launcher is an add-on which was developed by XBMC-Community-Member Angelscry. This Add-On enables you to launch installed programs on your computer from inside the XBMC. Through this Add-On you practically can build a library from programs/games which are installed on your machine. The Add-On also makes use of some advanced features for emulator-applications. You can add specific Command-Line options in order to browse and launch your games which are running through an emulator. This again gives you the opportunity to index your Nintendo 64 games for instance which are present as ROM-Files on your system and launch them with the proper emulator.
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The Add-On also features scraping mechanisms. These will scrape the information about your games like XBMC does with TV Shows and Movies. Contents.1 InstallationThe preferred method for installation of this add-on is via its repository. When installed by this method Advanced Launcher will automatically update itself as updates are released. This way you stay on top of current developments.Obtain the repository installation zip file from.In order to install the Repository go to your settings-menu and open up 'Add-Ons'. You should see a line 'Install from zip-file'. Choose this option and in the dialog that appears and navigate to the repository zip file.Afterwards click on the Button 'Get More.'
And choose the newly installed repository. Under 'Program Add-Ons' you should find an entry 'Advanced Launcher' - click it in order to install it.
If you do not see any entries in this repository, navigate back and open up the context menu while highlighting the right repository (It should be 'Angelscry Add-On Repository') and choose the option 'Force Refresh' - now go back inside the repository, you should see everything now. After the installation completes head to the next section.HintFor the Windows-Version of XBMC you should disable the fullscreen for 'Advanced Launcher' to work properly.
RocketLauncher is an abstraction layer that ultimately sets the standard in emulators and standardizes key mapping commands. Pause is the dream of any emulator menu. The modules break the barriers of compatibility. Rom Mapping solved the lives of collectors. RocketLauncher is definitely the last word in matters of emulators.
Head to 'Settings' - 'System' in your XBMC and click on the menu 'Video Output'. You will see a line 'Use a fullscreen window rather than true fullscreen' - set this option active.2 ConfigurationYou have some options available for Advanced Launcher which will help you with your setup. Click on the Add-On again in order to bring up the 'Add-On-Page'. You will find an option 'Configure' inside it.
After you clicked this option you will be presented with the options-screen of the Advanced Launcher. Configure it to your likes (note; this guide is based upon )2.1 GeneralThis menu contains general configuration options for Advanced Launcher.2.1.1 Launchers Thumbs Default PathDefine the default folder in which your thumbs are being stored (more in the section Thumbnail/Fanart/Rom-Folders below). If not defined Advanced Launcher will ask for the folder-pathwhenever you create a new launcher.2.1.2 Launchers Fanart Default PathDefine the default folder in which your fanarts are being stored (more in the section Thumbnail/Fanart/Rom-Folders below).
If not defined Advanced Launcher will ask for the folder-path whenever you create a new launcher.2.1.3 Action on Playing MediaDefine an action that will be executed if you are currently playing media when you launch an application. The available options are: stop (stop the current playback when launching an application), put into pause (pause current playback), or let to play (just let the current playback continue).2.1.4 Recursive ScanActivate or deactivate the capability or Advanced Launcher to recursively scan items in subfolders.2.2 Data & InfosThis menu contains configuration options for the data scrapers.2.2.1 Scraper SourceDefine the scraper-source.
The data-scraper will look here in order to receive information about your stored media-files. Results may differ depending on the kind of games you scrape.2.2.2 Import during scanSelect which method will be used to import the data (when you run a scan for new items): None (nothing will be imported), Semi-automatic (you will be asked to select from a list of results) and Automatic (will automatically select the first matching result).2.2.3 Ignore BIOS FilesThis option is dedicated for MAME games. When activated, Advanced Launcher will automatically ignore any detected BIOS files during folders scan.2.2.4 Clean Items TitlesActivate or deactivate the clean title option. For example, the title 'Alien Invaders (1983)(UA Ltd.)aka Alien aka Les Envahisseurs Etrangers' will be displayed as Alien Invaders. Any text after brackets will be ignored.2.2.5 Titles formattingWhen activated any articles at the beginning of a title (like 'The', 'An' or 'A') will be placed at the end of the title.2.3 Covers & ThumbsThis menu contains configuration options for the thumb-image-scraper.2.3.1 Scraper SourceDefine the scraper-source. The data-scraper will look here in order to receive information about your stored media-files. Results may differ depending on the kind of games you scrape.2.3.2 Thumbs RegionSelect the geographic region (America, Japan or Europe) for the box-art.
If you want to add Windows-Games just choose any application, it does not matter what you select, the launcher will always launch the shortcut which is placed in the directory. The arguments are defined by your application.
If you use an emulator for instance, there is the highly possible chance that it can use command-line-arguments to pass a certain file. So normally you could just open a command-line window in Windows and type something like 'Pathtoemulator.exe -s PathtoROM-File.rom' to launch a desired ROM-file inside the emulator. Advanced Launcher makes use of those command-line arguments. So in this case it would be the argument '-s' followed by the path to the actual ROM-File which is needed by the emulator to launch directly to load a ROM. You then should type the following into the argument-textbox: '-s%romfile%'If you do not know what command-line arguments you can use with what application you should look on the page of the emulator. It most likely will explain the command-line usage somewhere in the manual or the wiki. For Windows-Games type 'lnk' ('l' as in 'low') in order to start the right applications.
Otherwise choose the file-extension of the ROM-Files. If you have more than one file-extension per file-type you can add multiple extension, separated with the ' '-character. For Windows-Games choose 'IBM PC Compatible'You will notice that after adding a 'File launcher' you have no items in it, regardless of the contents of the ROM-Folder. This is because Advanced Launcher needs to be instructed to add the items to the launcher. Highlight the specific launcher in Advanced Launcher and open up the Context-Menu ('c' on your keyboard) - pick the item 'Add Items' from the list.
In the next step you will be asked how the items in that folder should be scraped. In 'automatic'-mode Advanced Launcher will scrape all items in the folder automatically using the scrapers you defined in the configuration. Advanced Launcher will use the best matching title and does the rest alone (including the import of Thumbnails and Fanarts). If you pick the manual-mode Advanced Launcher will prompt you for an item. Specify an item you want to add and Advanced Launcher will scrape it.
You could also choose an item which is not located in the ROM-Folder but somewhere else. This can take a while - of course depending on the contents of your ROM-Folder. After it finishes importing, the File launcher will open itself and you’ll see all the scraped items.6 AdvancedLook at for more features and a take on how to use them.In order to make full use of the Advanced Launcher it is probable that you want an item for it on the home-screen so you do not have to go to 'Programs - Add-Ons' every time. Most skins allow you to add items to the home-screen which are present in you 'Favorites'-File. To add Advanced Launcher itself to your list of favorites navigate to 'Programs - Add-Ons' and highlight 'Advanced Launcher', then bring up your context-menu and pick the item 'Add to favorites'.
You also have the possibility to add the specific launchers to your favorites. Just open Advanced Launcher, highlight the specific launcher and open up the context-menu. Pick here 'Add to favorites' as well.Now get back to your settings-menu and choose the option 'Skin' from the list.
Open up the section for 'Custom Home' - you can now pick individual home-screen items to display.
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Advanced Launcher allows you to start any Linux, Windows and OS X applications (with command line support or not) directly from the XBMC GUI. Advanced Launcher also give you the possibility to edit, download (from Internet resources) and manage all the meta-data (informations and images) related to these applications.
1 Links and guides2 Video guides
Full list of video guides: YouTube tutorials
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