TV Listing with community skin

[gazoo]

I finally got around to installing skin plugin and community skin..WOW, I didn't know what I was missing!

My question pertains to TV Listing while in community skin. Using the regular dull blue skin, TV Listing shows an icon for the channel logo when available but when not, it will show the station name (like NBCHD or whatever). I don't see that happening with CS (no letters, logo ok though). I tried to change TV Guide format, but that didn't do anything. It seems that's probably geared to the actual TV Guide and the listings alternative plugin.

Any suggestions?

[Fatman_do]

Roy is somewhat of the TV Listings expert with the CommunitySkin (see TV Listings support thread), I would have to check it out later tonight and see what is available.

[roy]

Roy is somewhat of the TV Listings expert with the CommunitySkin (see TV Listings support thread)

Oh my goodness, we're in trouble now. :o

But seriously, I don't know how TV Guide does it, but this is the section from my TV Listings skin that controls it:

Code:

<CompositeImage name="ChannelHeader" size="13,9">
<!-- supported parameters are @icon, @name, @number -->
<!-- visible="@noIcon" will only be drawn if there is no icon for the channel available -->
<DrawImage filename="@icon" loc="38,1" size="60,98" fixedAspectRatio="true"/>
<DrawText text="@number" visible="true" loc="0,30" size="36,40" textStyle="TimelineStyle" align="Right" valign="center"/>
</CompositeImage>

I don't use @name or @noIcon, because I always have an icon but maybe adding this line would do what you want:

Code:

<DrawText text="@name" visible="@noIcon" loc="38,1" size="60,90" textStyle="TimelineStyle" align="Right" valign="center"/>

I haven't tried this so use at you own risk. I'll test it if I can.

[roy]

Yes, it works. Adjusted the placement and font, so it looks like this, using the attached skin file.

[gazoo]

Thanks, I'll give it a shot tonight.

[gazoo]

I just realized, I don't know where this file is located at.

[Fatman_do]

c:\program files\devnz\gbpvr\skin2\Community3\TVListings\

[gazoo]

Do I replace what's there? Will this override my skin scheme? or do I just replace those pertinent lines in the file?

Thanks..

Sorry, I'm a complete n00b when it comes to the skin stuff.

[roy]

Replace the existing skin.xml file in the TVListings folder with the new one. You should backup the existing one first (rename it oldskin.xml or something) in case you want to go back to it.

This skin file will only change TVListings, and will not be changed by the skin plugin (AFAIK).

[Fatman_do]

Replacing the xml will not affect the theme. Like roy suggested, make a copy of your current skin.xml file JIC


JIC=Just In Case