Editing TV Guide Help

[gonzo90017]

I'm kinda made the guide look the way I want to but I still would like to tweak it a little more. I'm trying to make the channel logos a little bigger and reduce the distance from the logo to the name/number. This is what I have so far.



Here's the code. I'd rather wait some guidance before I mess it up

Code:

<Element name="ChannelHeader_3" location="0,0" size="15.4,7.2" >
    <Rect location="0.2,1.2" size="99.6,97.6" fillColor="Channels"/>
    <Text text="@name" visible="@hasIcon" location="20,3" size="53,94" font="DefaultMinimum" align="Left" valign="center" wrap="true"/>
    <Text text="@name" visible="@hasNoIcon" location="20,3" size="80,94" font="DefaultMinimum" align="Left" valign="center" wrap="true"/>
    <Image source="@icon" location="70,10" size="28,80" fixedAspectRatio="true"/>
  </Element>

[gonzo90017]

Decided to study the code more carefully and was able to come up with this. Pretty satisfied the new look!


Here's the code in case anyone wants to try it:

Code:

<Element name="ChannelHeader_3" location="0,0" size="15.4,7.2" >
    <Rect location="0.2,1.2" size="99.6,97.6" fillColor="Channels"/>
    <Text text="@name" visible="@hasIcon" location="20,3" size="53,94" font="DefaultMinimum" align="Left" valign="center" wrap="true"/>
    <Text text="@name" visible="@hasNoIcon" location="20,3" size="80,94" font="DefaultMinimum" align="Left" valign="center" wrap="true"/>
    <Image source="@icon" location="50,10" size="48,80" fixedAspectRatio="true"/>
  </Element>

[gonzo90017]

One thing I would like help with is making the grey color for active programs in the guide more noticeable. A little lighter perhaps?

[River_Styx]

Good question! I was also looking for this parameter, but haven't found it yet.
In GBPVR I knew how to do it but this TVGuide is different

[gonzo90017]

Ok. I managed to change the font by editing TV Listing.xml

Code:

<Skin>
  <Fonts>
    <Font name="Listings" color="#fafafa" size="11.25" typeFace="AvalonType"/>
    <Font name="ListingsSelected" color="#080808" size="11.25" typeFace="AvalonType"/>
  </Fonts>

[gonzo90017]

Got it. You need to go into C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\NPVR\Skin\Default\TV Listings in xp (don't know about 7)
and edit the file named programme_middle_current.png with Microsoft Paint or whatever program you have and make it lighter.

[Jaggy]

You really need to/should change the colours in all the programme_xxxxxxx_current.png files to make it look/work right.

[gonzo90017]

Anyone know how to change the Font and color for the Show Description?

[Jaggy]

Look for the appropriate element (depending on what you have selected at the top)

<Element name="SelectedShowDetails_1" location="0,74.7" size="100,23" alpha="255">
<Element name="SelectedShowDetails_2" location="0,74.7" size="100,23" alpha="255">
<Element name="SelectedShowDetails_3" location="0,74.7" size="100,23" alpha="255">

within the appropriate element these are the lines that control the description font

Code:

<Text visible="!@insetVisible+!@hasPreviewImage" text="@description" location="12,23.6" size="86,76" font="DefaultSmall" borderColor="Border2" outlineWidth="1" align="left" wrap="true"/>
    <Text visible="!@insetVisible+@hasPreviewImage" text="@description" location="12,23.6" size="69,76" font="DefaultSmall" borderColor="Border2" outlineWidth="1" align="left" wrap="true"/>
    <Text visible="@insetVisible+!@hasPreviewImage" text="@description" location="30,23.6" size="68,76" font="DefaultSmall" borderColor="Border2" outlineWidth="1" align="left" wrap="true"/>
    <Text visible="@insetVisible+@hasPreviewImage" text="@description" location="30,23.6" size="51,76" font="DefaultSmall" borderColor="Border2" outlineWidth="1" align="left" wrap="true"/>

[gonzo90017]

So far i've been unsuccessful. I was trying to achieve this:

(from MP Avalon Skin)

I believe it uses the Avalon Font attached.