XMBML Folder Trees

An XMB item tree

For this we will make a XMB item which will act as a folder opening up into 3 other XMB items.

1/ First create the root XMB item which acts as a folder

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Important Notes:

• I've used "<Query class="type:x-xmb/folder-pixmap"" for <Items> sub-entry type as it is good for displaying menus.
• The 'attr' in the <Items> sub-entry (xmb_folder) is the same as the table key in Attibutes, so those attributes are assigned to the xmb_folder <Items> sub-entry.
• the 'src' is pointing to 'XMB_Folder_1_container' - the another XMB .xml entry in the current .xml
• the icon is from a .rco file and is a basic folder icon, like what the 'Game Data' XMB item uses
• 'title' and 'info' are in plain text
• 'child' is set as 'segment' so the XMB knows this item will subdivide into other XMB items

In order to create a working XMB sub menu the root xmb item (in this "XMB_Folder_1") must have its 'src' linking to a "container" (its the best way to think about it) and not directly linking to XMB items in the sub menu.( If you do not do this when you select your root XMB item to display a sub menu, the 'output' or 'action' of the XMB items of the sub menu will be shown rather than the actual XMB items):

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Important Notes:

• This has no attributes as it simply acts as a contents container/linker

Now to create the XMB .xml entry which holds the sub menu items:

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Important Notes:

• These are dummy items, they do not 'go anywhere' or perform any function. They will just print the str_noitem message when clicked because they have no function
• notice how the <attr> from the <Items> sub entries matches the <Table keys> from the <Attributes> sub entries
• The <Attributes> and the <Items> sub entries do not have to be in the same order to work