Changing Default View

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I was just wondering if anyone out there knew how to change the default view from List to Wide without having to go and change it manually for every single menu?

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That’s a Kodi specific question.

You might get an answer here, but perhaps asking over at the Kodi forums would get a better/faster response.

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Try edit MyVideoNav.xml
sudo nano /usr/share/xbmc/addons/skin.confluence/720p/MyVideoNav.xml
This path is correct for raspberry and OSMC with Confluence skin

If you find in this file line like this:
<views>50,51,500,550,551,560,501,508,504,503,515,505,511</views>
where numbers represent views priority according this
https://sourceforge.net/p/xbmc/skins/ci/9fae53e0081c3405e54f7a109a5c44b42792a95a/tree/skin.hybrid.dev/720p/MyVideoNav.xml

50= List
500=Thumbnails
505=Wide

You can edit this line:
<views>505,51,500,550,551,560,501,508,504,503,515,50,511</views>
or another up to you.

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I see, that is very helpful.

I’m presuming this will still apply and work with the standard skin?

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Which standard skin you mean?
I think the Confluence is still standard Kodi skin.
For another skin is necessary change the path and find correct directory with file MyVideoNav.xml

/usr/share/xbmc/addons/skin.confluence/720p/MyVideoNav.xml

edit:
Maybe here it is explained better:

Here is list of another files for adjustment in other part of Kodi (pictures, music, pvr, etc)
http://kodi.wiki/view/List_of_Built_In_Controls#MyVideoNav.xml

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Apolagies…by the standard skin,I meant not ‘confluence’ but the other one!The minimal Arial Font New Skin which is the second option when you install.

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For osmc skin is valid path with end
/skin.osmc/16x9/myvideonav.xml
Jan

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