Fix truncated clock display.

[reboot]

Ever noticed that the clock doesn't display properly during months with long names? Thursday in September is the worst. The year is missing, or only shows the 2, instead of 2005.
Here's how to fix it:
Open skin.xml in C:\Program Files\devnz\gbpvr\skin\Blue\main menu using notepad.
At the bottom, change this line thus:
<SpecialElement name="Panel" panelName="Clock" visible="true" transparency="0.7" loc="450,1" size="250,70"/>
This moves the clock over to the left 30 pixels, and makes it 30 pixels longer.
Now open clock.xml in C:\Program Files\devnz\gbpvr\skin\Blue\panels
You need 3 changes here:
<CompositeImage name="Clock" size="250,70">
This adds the same 30 pixels to the width.
<DrawText text="@ClockText1" loc="15,15" size="230,20" textStyle="Clock" align="Right"/>
This adds the same 30 pix to the time display (probably not needed, but keeps things lined up nicely).
DrawText text="@ClockText2" loc="0,35" size="245,20" textStyle="Clock" align="Right"/>
This adds the same 30 pix to the date display.
Numbers in bold are the changes made.

Now, on months and days that have long names, it will (should) display properly.

[nightwalker]

Reboot, that's been bugging me for months now. thank you!

As long as you're thinking about the time date panel is there a way to have it show on two lines instead of one? such as
8:30 PM
Wednesday, August 31, 2005

[reboot]

Yes, to both.

To get the clock to display on two lines, your clock.xml in the Panels folder, (a portion of it) should look like this

Code:

<DrawText text="@ClockText1" loc="15,15" size="230,20" textStyle="Clock" align="Right"/>
<DrawText text="@ClockText2" loc="0,35" size="245,20" textStyle="Clock" align="Right"/>

The first picture is a screenshot of the previous look.
The second is a picture of the fixed one.
(Ignore the placement of the buttons, that's something completely different

[nightwalker]

Interesting, and it works

This may be old hat to some of you but i'm just starting to play with it some and enjoy the tips and tricks. I use the Flat Blue Hi Vis skin as to me it looks better on the MVP than some of the others (meaning i can read it from across the room) I've been playing with it some to make it easier to see and it's been fun to see what changes what.

Thanks !

[haripj]

I agree - I use the Flat Blue skin - can read it better on the TV via the MVP. I rarely use GB-PVR on my computer... now got to try out the changed settings and see how it looks...