Skin Editing

[Danka]

trying my hand at editing some skins, using a program such as editplus.

My method so far is... make small changes, save the file... then reload gbpvr each time to view the results. (in my case ten thousand times per hour... lol)

I understand gbpvr will not load if full of errors, but is it possible to refresh gbpvr while it is running, and view the changes with one click. (lazy me..)

or am i approaching skin editing the wrong way...

btw... Im new to pvr world, and I think gbpvr is the coolest, thanks to sub, and all the others here for their hard work

[sub]

I understand gbpvr will not load if full of errors, but is it possible to refresh gbpvr while it is running, and view the changes with one click. (lazy me..)

Unfortunately, no.

In hindsight, it would have been good to have this, but its too much of a hassle to retrofit now.

[reboot]

What does editplus do?
Is it WYSIWYG?
I just use notepad.

[Danka]

EditPlus is an Internet-ready 32-bit text editor, HTML editor and programmers editor for Windows. While it can serve as a good replacement for Notepad, it also offers many powerful features for Web page authors and programmers.

editplus is kinda like a souped up version of notepad... but not really a wysiwyg editor. I use notepad most of the time as well.

[Danka]

Unfortunately, no.

In hindsight, it would have been good to have this, but its too much of a hassle to retrofit now.

thnx for the reply sub,

might have to make a .bat file then to close and reopen gbpvr, to save a few clicks, maybe try and figure out if i can get one of these hp keyboard shortcut thingies to point to it... just thinking outloud... lol

thx for the info

[Danka]

ok, notepad it is... just wanted to be sure i wasn't missing out on anything.

thanks again

[Danka]

I have been experimenting on editing a skin and I am curious...

in general, does a plugin itself, have any control over the physical layout (appearance), other than supplying the information requested by the skin.xml for display

.... say a location (10,70) for clickable area of an image that doesn't appear in the code of the skin.xml

the reason i ask, is sometimes images appear to be cut off, if moved too far, and i don't seem to have control over moving the mouse click area, for the relocated image. :confused:

thanks again

[Danka]

ok tipstir, thanks

Here is the edited code from the Blue Skin (its commented alot, for aiding my learning process)... wasn't sure if u wanted a zip file, but at least this way, you can see it all here... see the attached pic below

<settings>
<!-- THEATER LISTINGS LAST UPDATED ON 3 10 05 named coloxxxrs -->
<!-- name colors -->
<NamedColors>
<NamedColor name="NormalRecording" color="Transparent"/>
<NamedColor name="SelectedRecording" color="DarkGreen"/>
<NamedColor name="Selection" color="DarkGreen"/>
<NamedColor name="NotSelectable" color="Gray"/>
<NamedColor name="ButtonBackground" color="Transparent"/>
</NamedColors>

<!-- text style -->
<TextStyles>
<TextStyle name="ScreenName" color="LightGray" typeFace="Tahoma" size="16" style="bold"/>
<TextStyle name="ButtonText" color="White" typeFace="Tahoma" size="13" style="bold"/>
<TextStyle name="NothingScheduled" color="White" typeFace="Tahoma" size="11" style="bold"/>
<TextStyle name="ProgrammeTitle" color="White" typeFace="Tahoma" size="12" style="bold"/>
<TextStyle name="NotSelectable" color="Gray" typeFace="Tahoma" size="11" style="bold"/>
<TextStyle name="ProgramText" color="White" typeFace="Tahoma" size="12" style="bold"/>
<TextStyle name="GroupText" color="White" typeFace="Tahoma" size="11" style="normal"/>

<!-- the following are used by the recording details popup -->
<TextStyle name="Settings" color="White" typeFace="Tahoma" size="11" style="bold"/>
<TextStyle name="SettingLabels" color="White" typeFace="Tahoma" size="11" style="bold"/>
<TextStyle name="GeneralText" color="White" typeFace="Tahoma" size="13" style="bold"/>
<TextStyle name="SelectedGeneralText" color="White" typeFace="Tahoma" size="13" style="bold"/>
<TextStyle name="SelectedProgrammeDesc" color="White" typeFace="Tahoma" size="12" style="bold"/>
<TextStyle name="SelectedProgrammeTitle" color="White" typeFace="Tahoma" size="13" style="bold"/>
<TextStyle name="SelectedProgrammeChannel" color="White" typeFace="Tahoma" size="13" style="bold"/>
</TextStyles>

<!-- special elements -->
<SpecialElements>
<!-- listing of results -->
<SpecialElement name="SearchControl" loc="50,40"/>
<SpecialElement name="SelectedDetails" loc="15,165" size="685,235" showChannelIcons="true"/>
</SpecialElements>

<!-- Composite Images -->
<CompositeImages>
<CompositeImage name="Background" size="720,480">
<DrawImage filename="..\resources\background.png" loc="0,0" size="720,480"/>
<DrawImage filename="..\resources\theatre_logo.png" loc="10,15" size="300,70"/>
<!-- Uncomment the next line for rectangle surroud -->
<!--<DrawRoundedRect loc="170,95" size="520,348" radius="5" borderWidth="2" borderColor="LightGray" fillColor="Transparent"/> -->
<DrawText text="Theatre Listings" loc="30,65" size="300,120" textStyle="ScreenName" align="Left"/>
<DrawImage filename="task.png" loc="0,275" size="162,225"/>
</CompositeImage>

<!-- image used for a selected button -->
<CompositeImage name="SelectedButtonImage" size="130,90">
<DrawImage filename="..\resources\button_green_focus_120x32.png" loc="12,52" size="120,32"/>
<DrawText text="@buttonText" loc="18,55" size="115,30" textStyle="ButtonText" align="Left"/>
</CompositeImage>

<!-- image used for a normal button -->
<CompositeImage name="NormalButtonImage" size="130,90">
<DrawImage filename="..\resources\button_green_nofocus_120x32.png" loc="12,52" size="120,32"/>
<DrawText text="@buttonText" loc="18,55" size="115,30" textStyle="ButtonText" align="Left"/>
</CompositeImage>

<!-- info box displaying movie review -->
<CompositeImage name="PopupBackground" size="720,480">
<DrawRoundedRect loc="0,0" size="660,380" radius="10" borderWidth="0" borderColor="LightGray" fillColor="DarkBlue"/>
</CompositeImage>

<!-- the menus for local theater listings -->
<CompositeImage name="NormalName" size="530,90">
<DrawImage filename="..\resources\list_sub_nofocus.png" loc="10,29" size="512,38"/>
<DrawText text="@buttonText" loc="20,36" size="510,34" textStyle="ProgramText" align="Left"/>
</CompositeImage>

<CompositeImage name="SelectedName" size="530,90">
<DrawImage filename="..\resources\list_sub_focus.png" loc="10,29" size="512,38"/>
<DrawText text="@buttonText" loc="20,36" size="510,34" textStyle="ProgramText" align="Left"/>
</CompositeImage>

<!-- the menus for a given show that specifies a shows name and times -->
<CompositeImage name="NormalItemName" size="530,90">
<DrawImage filename="..\resources\list_sub_nofocus.png" loc="10,26" size="512,40"/>
<DrawText text="@buttonText" loc="20,27" size="515,34" textStyle="ProgramText" align="Left"/>
<DrawText text="@timesText" loc="20,43" size="515,34" textStyle="ProgramText" align="Left"/>
</CompositeImage>

<CompositeImage name="SelectedItemName" size="530,90">
<DrawImage filename="..\resources\list_sub_focus.png" loc="10,26" size="512,40"/>
<DrawText text="@buttonText" loc="20,27" size="515,34" textStyle="ProgramText" align="Left"/>
<DrawText text="@timesText" loc="20,43" size="515,34" textStyle="ProgramText" align="Left"/>
</CompositeImage>
</CompositeImages>

<!-- navigation menu -->
<Navigation>
<ButtonLocationElement loc="11,60" size="230,30"/>

<!-- buttons on side navigation -->
<NavigationElement name="Ready" display="Current"/>
<NavigationElement name="MainMenu" display="Main Menu"/>

<!-- Last refreshed date -->
<SortModeElement loc="465,75" size="250,20"/>

<!-- co-odinates for pop up box displaying review of movie -->
<PopupBoxLocation loc="50,20" size="675,375"/>
</Navigation>

<Language>
<MaxListingDisplay name="MaxListingDisplay" key="10"/>
<TextElement name="ReadyCantActivate" key="You have no shows to &#xA;watch"/>
<VideoLines value="6"/>
<GroupLines value="9"/>
<DefaultDisplay value="1"/>
<!-- 1 title, 2 channel, 3 day of week, 4 period -->
<Advanced active="true" rows="2" columns="4" box="true"/>
<Stats xpos="300" ypos="400"/>
</Language>
</settings>

I want to achieve this look below... but when i click in the area, above the menu button "current" , where it used to reside, it will select the button below, so if i goto click on "current, it will hilite the "refresh" button and so on.. even over on the "Theatre listings menu" the same effect is occuring. Mouse clicks are off by one button.

using the arrow keys and remote control, work great, but its no good for using a keyboard