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2011-10-01, 19:46
I am looking for someone to make some changes to the new Confluence skin for the upcoming version of XBMC. I don't need alot of changes, and it's all just simple coding work that i simply do not have time to mess with.
All I want:
Make/add the "Movies" and "Tv Shows" on the home screen point to a specific folder using FILE MODE - NOT LIBRARY MODE!. The location can even be hard coded if making a menu add location system is too complex. I have done this in the past so I know it is possible.
Move some bits of the info window to the bottom center of the screen between the bottom edge of the screen and the scroll bar along the bottom for the fanart viewmode and visible at all times (ie i can hide/unhide the info window and these items remain bottom center). The items are just the file information icons for resolution, codecs, etc
Thats it, should be cake for someone who knows this stuff. I can toss you $5-$10 US via paypal for your time or you can donate your time for karmic reasons either or...
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what folder what exact info window?
If you can post a screenshot I can make this bit of coding
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Danke - and thank you very much.
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hey,
sorry for not getting back to you earlier...
time is less than expected atm, but i didn't forget you...
Hopefully waiting one or two more days is ok...
mm
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2011-10-09, 09:16
(This post was last modified: 2011-10-09, 11:57 by cold_realms.)
So I had some time and dug in for the home page changes I want. In the past i simply edited the <onclick> event, unfortunatly i cannot get this to work with the new skin.
<item id="10">
<label>20342</label>
<onclick>ActivateWindow(Videos,Files,Movies)</onclick>
<icon>special://skin/backgrounds/videos.jpg</icon>
<thumb>$INFO[Skin.String(Home_Custom_Back_Movies_Folder)]</thumb>
<visible>Skin.HasSetting(HomeMenuNoMoviesButton)</visible>
</item>
In the old skin this *would have worked* (well with "VideoFiles") to go right to the source named "Movies". In the current skin it simply goes to the files section. anyone have any thoughts?
****Ok found a trick (I'm sure there is a more elegant way to do it, *'s are the name of the smb computer):
<item id="10">
<label>20342</label>
<onclick>ActivateWindow(Videos,smb://*******/Movies/,Return)</onclick>
<icon>special://skin/backgrounds/videos.jpg</icon>
<thumb>$INFO[Skin.String(Home_Custom_Back_Movies_Folder)]</thumb>
<visible>Skin.HasSetting(HomeMenuNoMoviesButton)</visible>
</item>
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hey cold_reams
good to hear that you figured it out...and sorry for not helping you :-)
If you like, you can get the view...I can package everything you need to integrate it in your skin or you just can download my Confluence MOD and use it as a whole...I hope you know where to find it :-)
cheers,
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Yeah, no problem, if you have questions do not hesitate to ask...
As a hint for starters:
Open the addon.xml of the skin and set "Debugging" to "true"...this way you always see which xml is active and which control has focus...this makes it a lot easier...
credits for this go to butchabay as he tought me this ;-)
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2011-10-10, 00:46
(This post was last modified: 2011-10-10, 01:00 by cold_realms.)
Do you know, is there a way to display the shows plot in the season list for the viewvideorightlist.xml . The issue is I do not know how to call the plot other than $INFO[ListItem.Plot] and of course that only works at the show level, not the season level...
-I tried $INFO[Container.ShowPlot] but that doesn't return anything
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ok, I am nearly done, but there is one thing that always bugs me. Is there anyway to force the skin not to momentarily load the default background while switching fanart images? it is fine if there is no image to load but when its moving from one to the next it just looks odd to always see the background bleeding through...