Talk:XMBML Coding

Suggestions, etc

• The <View id>'s "root", "root_for_dex", "root_for_BDU", "tool_root", "shop_root", "shop_guest_root", "shop_staff_root", "root_arcade" refered as Target ID's is not an accurate definition... "root" and "root_for_dex" are different target ID's but "shop_root" and "shop_guest_root" are different boot modes of the same target ID... for this reason is used the concept of "XMB enviroments" but is an invented name, i have no idea if there is a more accurate definition in other parts of the firmware, documentation, whatever... if someone has a better idea please update the frontpage and erase this section here in talkpage --Sandungas (talk) 23:42, 23 January 2014 (EST)

• An usefull trick to help documenting xml strings is to drag-and-drop all PS3 .xml files (from path dev_flash/vsh/resource/explore/xmb/) to notepad++. Then use the search function in notepad++ (ctrl+F) to search for a text string and click in "find all in all opened documents"

• The View ID "root" usually is refered as the identifyer of a group of items that will be loaded by retail XMB, but not always, e.g:
  • Retail XMB network column is built loading the "root" items of the file "category_network.xml" (there are no debug items in this file)
  • Debug XMB network column is built loading the "root" items of the file "category_network_tool2.xml" (there are no retail items in this file)