2014-08-23, 06:53
Black Glass Nova 2.x - Gotham
Changelog 2.5.1
Changelog 2.4.0
Changelog 2.3.0
Changelog 2.2.0
Changelog 2.1.0
Thanks
Pecinko for Amber skin which served as the base to this skin
All the xbmc team and addon developers
Screenshots
Some pictures of the skin: Screenshots
Special features & Supported Plugins
Git Repository
Here is the git repository of the skin for anyone who wants to follow its development:
https://github.com/Tgxcorporation/skin.b...ree/gotham
Install from GitHub
If you can't wait for the official skin update in xbmc add-on repository, you can manually install the latest skin revision from GitHub. Here is how:
1. Switch to the "Confluence" skin in Settings.
2. Uninstall "Black Glass Nova" from installed Addons
3. Close XBMC
4. Go into your "packages" folder:
5. Download the zipped skin from https://github.com/Tgxcorporation/skin.b...gotham.zip
6. Start XBMC and go to Settings -> Add-ons and select "Install from zipped file". Browse for the file downloaded in point n. 5 and press "ok". The updated skin should install.
Donations
If you like this skin so much that you want to help a little bit, you can donate here (much appreciated):
Changelog 2.5.1
- Updated Languages from Transifex.
- Added animation for volume dialogs.
- Added option to customize the TvShow home menu item entry point.
- Improved info in full screen fanart.
- Reworked gfx for volume dialogs.
- Added support for Polish rating system.
- Added support for Arial font.
- Settings item in home screen can now be disabled.
- Added scrolling to long strings in Skin Settings.
- Added button for Settings in Top Bar.
- Added Icon and Background for PleXBMC.
- Improved management of backgrounds.
- Visual enhancement for shelf in vertical home.
- New layout for horizontal home shelf. More mouse friendly.
- Code reorganisation & Simplification.
- Music info can now disappear when there's no active visualisation.
- Better support for Movie sets.
- Added fixed mode mouse navigation in Card List view.
- Added fixed mode mouse navigation in Fanart view.
- Bugs fixed.
Changelog 2.4.0
- Added support for script.extendedinfo in Songs Info.
- Added support for script.extendedinfo in Album/Artist info screens.
- Added support for script.extendedinfo in PVR info screens.
- Updated support for script.extendedinfo in Movies / TvShows screens.
- Updated country flags.
- Added new font DejaVuSans supporting different character sets and languages.
- Updated languages files.
- Added Hevc icon.
- Improved Weather screen adding support for 14 days, 36 hours, weekend, hour and maps view.
- Improved Quit Menu.
- Improved profile settings.
- Added View As feature in Addon Browser.
- Simplified code for views. Code reorganisation.
- Simplified fullscreen music info management.
- Added genre info in Video screens.
- Added support for random skin widgets items in home menu.
- Added button to cancel shutdown timer.
- Added cdART Manager button in DialogAlbumInfo.
- New order for views.
- Improved management for icons of home items. Works better with smart playlists.
- Added support for Access Points.
- Bugs fixed.
Changelog 2.3.0
- Added support for script.grab.fanart. It's now possible to add a random multi-image background to videos, movies, tvshows, music items in home screen.
- Added option to customise the entry point of the music item in home screen.
- Added support for large texture manager.
- Enable ClearArt for Card List view.
- Added ability to auto hide music playing info in skin settings.
- Made the "Settings" button in quit menu always visible.
- Added full support for Mediaportal Pvr plugin.
- Enabled banners for movie sets.
- Added preliminary support for Script.ExtendedInfo.
- Removed support for Metadata Actors.
- Updated translations from Transifex.
- Enhanced top bar playing now video info.
- Enabled watched / unwatched icons for videos in file mode.
- New media info icons management.
- Added cache progress bar in OSD.
- Added "Not Rated" and "Unrated" mpaa rating logos.
- Enhancements for Peripheral dialogs.
- Bugs fixed.
Changelog 2.2.0
- Added Kiosk Mode.
- Skin settings reorganisation.
- Added scrollbar in Timer settings dialogue.
- Updated translations from Transifex.
- Added option to disable auto sliding animations of list views when there's no info available.
- Prevent fullscreen music when tvtunes is playing.
- Removed visualizations when tvtunes is playing.
- Enabled TvTunes add-on for movies and music videos too.
- Added version info in AddonBrowser.
- Bugs fixed
Changelog 2.1.0
- BGN: added sliding animation to reveal fullscreen fan art.
- Added fullscreen button in topbar.
- Added Home button in topbar.
- Updated language files.
- New logic for cd art in music playing screen.
- Now artist slideshow and fanart is always working in music playing screen.
- Fixed screens for WMC timers.
- Added support for NextPVR.
- Reworked mouse navigation in home screens.
- Added support for Rss editor.
- Enabled Topbar navigation in home menu with keyboard/remote.
- Bugs fixed
Thanks
Pecinko for Amber skin which served as the base to this skin
All the xbmc team and addon developers
Screenshots
Some pictures of the skin: Screenshots
Special features & Supported Plugins
- PleXBMC - http://wiki.xbmc.org/?title=Add-on:PleXBMC
- Custom home items: Script.skinshortcuts - http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=178294
- CdArt for Movies, TV Series, MusicVideos: Artwork Downloader - http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Add...Downloader
- CdArt for Music: CdArt Manager - http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Add...RT_Manager
- Clear Art for Movies, TV Series, MusicVideos: Artwork Downloader - http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Add...Downloader
- Clear Art for Music: CdArt Manager - http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Add...RT_Manager
- Extra Fanart for Movies, TV Series, MusicVideos: Artwork Downloader - http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Add...Downloader
- TvTunes - http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Add-on:TvTunes
- Recently added/Random items: Skin Widgets - http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Add...in_Widgets
- Extra data for actors: Script Extended Info - https://github.com/phil65/script.extendedinfo
- Cinema Experience - http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Add...Experience
- Music playing screen: Artist Slideshow - http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Add..._Slideshow
- VideoExtras - http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Add-on:VideoExtras
- Random fanart for Home items: Script Grab Fanart - https://github.com/robweber/script.grab.fanart/
- Live TV/PVR
- Touch support
- Mouse support
Git Repository
Here is the git repository of the skin for anyone who wants to follow its development:
https://github.com/Tgxcorporation/skin.b...ree/gotham
Install from GitHub
If you can't wait for the official skin update in xbmc add-on repository, you can manually install the latest skin revision from GitHub. Here is how:
1. Switch to the "Confluence" skin in Settings.
2. Uninstall "Black Glass Nova" from installed Addons
3. Close XBMC
4. Go into your "packages" folder:
- Android -> Android/data/org.xbmc.xbmc/files/.xbmc/addons/packages/
- iOS -> /private/var/mobile/Library/Preferences/XBMC/addons/packages/
- Linux -> ~/.xbmc/addons/packages/
- Mac OS X -> /Users/<your_user_name>/Library/Application Support/XBMC/addons/packages/
- OpenELEC -> /storage/.xbmc/addons/packages/
- Windows XP, 7, 8 -> %appdata%\XBMC\addons\packages\
5. Download the zipped skin from https://github.com/Tgxcorporation/skin.b...gotham.zip
6. Start XBMC and go to Settings -> Add-ons and select "Install from zipped file". Browse for the file downloaded in point n. 5 and press "ok". The updated skin should install.
Donations
If you like this skin so much that you want to help a little bit, you can donate here (much appreciated):