Changing skins isn't easy, but I was getting a bit annoyed at Aeon Nox and the excessive CPU usage when idling in menus. Eventually I went with Amber, a super light weight skin with some pretty good customisation.
For this example, I'll show you how to add Steam games and a custom playlist to your main menu. I used the Steam Launcher addon by Teeedubb, so you'll need that first (or whatever addon you're using).
To begin make sure you have Amber skin installed, along with any addons you wish to add to the main menu.
- Settings
- Home Menu
- Enable "Add-ons"
- Go back to the main menu
- Select "Add-ons"
- Select Programs
- Select Steam
- Press "C" on the keyboard to bring up the context menu
- Select "Add to favourites"
- Likewise with the custom playlist, I'm going to add "Anime" to the main menu.
- Go to TV Shows > Playlists (submenu) > Highlight your playlist of choice and press "C"
- Select "Add to favourites"
- Now go back to Settings
- Home menu
- And pick an empty slot where you want to put your new custom menu
- Select it
- Pick Steam
- Call it "Games"
- Your menu item should now appear as "Games", but activate the "Steam" addon!
- Do the same with your custom playlist
- Before moving on, be sure to hide the Add-ons menu if you don't need it anymore.
- Go to Settings > Backgrounds to customise the background for your new Games menu item
- And there you have it! You've now got custom menus working on your XBMC menu.
