SKIN.XML-Docs on changing fonts, line heights etc.

[reedmikel]

I use GB-PVR with a MVP unit and find the default font sizes in Video Library, where I spend most of my time, way too small. I have a 24" TV that is connected to the MVP, located about 15' away from where I watch.
So I want to increase some font sizes, particulary the scrolling box containing the text listings/files in Video Library. I found a related article in the forum, but it was very vague and simply said to copy an existing Skin folder, renaming it to something else (e.g. "My Skin&quot. Then it suggested to edit the SKIN.XML file. So I edited C:\Program Files\devnz\gbpvr\skin\My Skin\Video Library, changing the font for TextStyle name "ListText" in the <TextStyles> section. This did increase the font size, but now the *height* of each text line is too small to fully display the larger font. Anybody know how to edit the height of this object so it can accomodate larger fonts. I realize that will mean less visible lines in the scrolling box - that's OK.

Any tips or documentation on doing such tweaks to GB-PVR would be GREATLY appreciated!

Thanks to all!

[reedmikel]

For others of you that will undoubtedly run into this same frustating problem, I found a solution. Forget using the default plug-in named Video Library - it does not offer a setting to control the height, spacing or # lines in the scrolling list of files in your video library.

Instead, I was pointed to the My Videos plug-in by another forum member. This plug-in is very granular, allowing one to tweak all the settings for displaying LARGE fonts so you can actually read them on a TV(unless you have a 50" set, in which case you don't have any problems).

Here are the lines from My Video's skin.xml file that I modified. The file is located at C:\Program Files\devnz\gbpvr\skin\Blue\My Videos\Skin.xml. NOTE: you must first install (extract the My Videos plug-in ZIP file) correctly, which will copy the needed files to the BLUE skin folder and below.

<!-- increased font size from 13 to 24 for the file listing -->
<!-- line, both unslected and selected views -->
&lt;! -- these next 2 lines are located in the TextStyles section -->
&lt;TextStyle name=&quot;ListFile&quot; color=&quot;LightGray&quot; typeFace=&quot;Tahoma&quot; size=&quot;24&quot; style=&quot;normal&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; vert=&quot;center&quot;/&gt;

&lt;TextStyle name=&quot;ListFileFocus&quot; color=&quot;LightGray&quot; typeFace=&quot;Tahoma&quot; size=&quot;24&quot; style=&quot;bold&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; vert=&quot;center&quot;/&gt;



<!-- lastly, need changed the #lines in scrolling box, spacing etc. -->
&lt;! -- this next line is located in the SpecialElements section -->

&lt;SpecialElement name=&quot;List&quot; loc=&quot;201,63&quot; spacing=&quot;0,3&quot; rows=&quot;12&quot; columns=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;


Since I chose a much larger font for the scrolling box of the file listings, I had to reduce the # lines/row to 12, and increased the spacing between each line to 3. Of course you'll want to experiment with your own settings...

Hope this helps others customize their GB-PVR and begin to offer some form of searchable documentation on this subject...

happy PVRing

[Jeff]

You might also want to look at the Flt Blue High Visibilty skin or the Flat Blue High Visibility - Orange skin and the Video Archive plug-in. I also have trouble reading things from across the room and in the flat blue high visibility orange skin I made the text quite large for all the GBPVR screens, including the video archive plug-in, which I can read from across the room without my glasses (no mean trick).

Jeff