[DEV] Progress

[Fatman_do]

Going along fine. Was working on the new "Videos Library", and thought I had a bug with text, but it appears to be built in. Checking compatibility ect. If there is something I should be focusing in on just let me know.

[McBainUK]

Plugin is coming along nicely. Just added the abbilty to apply the chosen options so I've finally got a complete "path" through the system working.

Now it's a case of adding polish:

• Internal code review to make it more open-source able (as in someone other than me can understand how things work). Involves commenting and some naming standed implemented.
  
• Adding logging to the plugin.
  
• Adding logging to the helper exe.
  
• Stability and general "quality" improvements.

And fleshing out some of the features:

• And the ability to mange themes (save/load/rename).
  
• Direct XML edits?

How are you guys getting along?

[Fatman_do]

I have only one PVRX2.exe plugin left to review (SkipTool). Not a show stopper. GBPVR.exe plugins besides MusicLibrary2 are broken, again, not a show stopper.

I have started to "Pull out" BlueMCE2 as a download theme. Just need a review of the baseskin.xml file really to bring it up to date (or plan method for baseskin.xml edits by plugin).

[Hairy]

I'm gonna try my best to fill the resource folder this weekend. It'll be my first time messing with the svn so fingers crossed. I find it so much easier when the folder structure is already there and I just have to plug in the graphics, so I'll start by filling what's there.

But I do have a few queries, I'll post them in the skinplugin thread to keep it neater.

[McBainUK]

As far as the code is concerned, I consider the current build of the SkinPlugin nearly ready for release. It would be nice to add the ability for users to save their own Themes but that it is all that's left to do feature wise.

Now it's just a case of adding and sorting out the EditableSkinItems and resources folder...

[Fatman_do]

Hoping to have a large commit tonight of pvrx2.exe tweaks and updates.

[McBainUK]

Working on allowing users to create and manage their own themes this week - going well so far

[Fatman_do]

Last night worked out some kinks on legacy plugins. Going to try a few more by this weekend to eliminate need for _CoreImages in the legacy \skin\ folder.

Odd is that some need this:
"..\..\Skin2\Community-SD\_CoreImages\blah.png"

While others need:
"..\..\..\Skin2\Community-SD\_CoreImages\blah.png"

Makes it tough pulling from the baseskin.xml file.

[Hairy]

I'm struggling a little bit time wise.

I've still been working away on the graphics. Pretty much there aesthetically (I think :o). It's pretty much at the last push stage, which is the tedious harmonizing, naming, resizing stage (my favourite ).

My plan as it stands is CS_Blue-Light and CS_Blue-Dark (my suggested default install look), with light, clear, dark elements (matte and glossy).

Hopefully 3 different task image sets.

I've also reworked the mainmenu slightly, it now uses the screen header image and I've renamed the logo image in the bottom right to logo.png in the _CoreImages folder (so that it can be selectable from the plugin), that then leaves virtually every graphical element selectable from the plugin (header, logo, taskimage, mask.)

[McBainUK]

Working on allowing users to create and manage their own themes

Now available on the SVN