SkinPlugin/CommunitySkin wishlist.

[McBainUK]

Your example snippet looks good. This looks like it would really help users wanting that extra step.

I've got the framework in place. Can now edit font style, size and colour for a number of defined items. These can be applied by the SkinPluginHelper.exe (upon user selection) and can also be included in a theme definition (xml file).

The next job is to create a decent preview of the edits-at the moment it just says 12,13,14 etc for the sizes where as I would like it to have a dynamic preview like it does for the other elements.

[Fatman_do]

Fantastic.

[McBainUK]

Here is a MusicLibrary skin.xml file and new baseskin.xml file.

I am playing around with moving the up/down and list count items to the baseskin.xml file. That way, like everything else, I can tweak all from one file.

I cannot get the List, Icon, Details, Filmstrip positions to work from the baseskin.xml file.

Given that limitation, I don't know if it is "worth it" to move those items to the baseskin.xml file.

Edit, now for my next trick. Attaching the files....[ATTACHMENT NOT FOUND]

[ATTACHMENT NOT FOUND]

Still wraps after 100, a good way to test is to copy and paste 100 empty folders...

[Fatman_do]

Still wraps after 100, a good way to test is to copy and paste 100 empty folders...

Good idea. Thanks.

[Fatman_do]

[ATTACHMENT NOT FOUND]

Don't know what to think.

?

I hope to have an update this weekend anyway, so lets see how it goes.

[Fatman_do]

Netflix

Ran through the xml files and made some fast changes. Since I cannot test all screens (no netflix account) let me know if there is some things that need improvement.

Popups should now be images
Titles in the main screen list moved down slightly
Titles in the main screen set to be aligned vertically in their space (I think this makes a better effect from unselected to selected?)
Couple of other minor changes.

These two files only work with the CommunitySkin and a replacement baseskin.xml file for the Avance theme.

To get this skin file to work with other themes, you need to manually edit the baseskin.xml file to have these four additional placements.

Code:

        <Placement name="NoItemsMessage" loc="34,35"/>
        <Placement name="ListPositionInfo" loc="70,93"/>
        <Placement name="ListScrollUp" loc="85.5,93"/>
        <Placement name="ListScrollDown" loc="90.25,93"/>

I plan on having an update this weekend for all other themes with this change.

[Fatman_do]

This is all I was able to get done so far..

TV Guide-Reflect themes

• I adjusted the current time position, on my display the "M" on (for example) 7:30 PM was off screen.
  
• Removed Named colours from the skin files, made sure the baseskin.xml file had those colors in them. (this allows those xml files to be used by other themes.)
  
• Messed with visibleDate2 Timeline in tvguide-reflect-alt, I had a wrapping issue.
  

System

• Had issues with date wrapping, fixed that and moved updating epg note.
  

Popups
MessageBoxPopup

• Tweaked size and layout to work better with Cinema plugin.
  

FindMorePopup

• widened the results boxes some.
  
• Minor textstyle change.
  

Misc.

• Cinema moved x days to update. Move list items up.
  
• FilesPlugin- fixed up down arrows.
  
• Gmail- moved poup over to left.
  
• RSS Reader minor tweaks for cross-theme compatibility.
  
• Fix baseskins in resources directory to new list position and sizing.
  

Todo for next release:

• NetFlix
  
• CD-Ripper
  

Track down possible task image issues/mapping with.

• Anime Library
  
• Files
  
• Music Albums
  
• Music Box
  
• Net Flix
  
• Photo Copy
  
• Show Search
  
• Shutdown
  
• Sleep Timer
  
• SudoKu
  
• SportsScores
  
• System Status
  
• Web Streams
  

Checked for cross-theme compatibility on most plugins. Only a handful left to tweak.

Others??

I need to revisit all the other themes but that won't be started untill next week.

[McBainUK]

I've got the framework in place. Can now edit font style, size and colour for a number of defined items. These can be applied by the SkinPluginHelper.exe (upon user selection) and can also be included in a theme definition (xml file).

The next job is to create a decent preview of the edits-at the moment it just says 12,13,14 etc for the sizes where as I would like it to have a dynamic preview like it does for the other elements.

Just a quick update. Progress is slow but steady, I expect to have a preview ready for you guys to try out some time next week.