Changes to the skinning engine for Kodi Leia
#1
Below you'll find an up-to-date list of all changes made to the skinning engine since the release of Kodi Krypton.


addon.xml
new infolabels
changed infolabels
  • ListItem.Duration returns HH:MM:SS format (details)
  • Playlist.Random returns On/Off (details)
  • PVR.Time > PVR.EpgEventElapsedTime (details)
  • PVR.Duration > PVR.EpgEventDuration (details)
  • PVR.Progress > PVR.EpgEventProgress (details)
  • ListItem.Ratings() > ListItem.Rating() (details)

removed infolabels
updated infolabel
new infobools
changed infobools
  • implicit referencing of containers (details)
  • Player.CanRecord > PVR.CanRecordPlayingChannel (details)
  • Player.Recording > PVR.IsRecordingPlayingChannel (details)

removed infobools
new builtin action
changed builtin action
  • SetFocus() absolute attribute (details)
  • PlayerControl(Record) > PVR.ToggleRecordPlayingChannel (details)

values
  • hyphen no longer supported as a none value (details)

static listitems
custom containers
origin, camera & animation attributes
epggrid control
new windows
changed windows
  • DialogPVRGuideOSD.xml -> DialogPVRChannelGuide.xml (details)
  • PVROSDGuide -> PVRChannelGuide (details)

removed windows
new content type
new control types
DialogAddonInfo.xml
DialogAddonSettings.xml
DialogPVRGroupManager.xml
DialogTextViewer.xml
MyMusicPlaylistEditor.xml
MyPlaylist.xml
  • now requires <views> definition

MyPVRRecordings.xml
MyPVRGuide.xml
Font.xml
scaling improvements
  • % and r-suffixed vaues for position attributes (details)

new default icons
removed default icons
time formatting options
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#2
changes for older kodi versions can be found here:
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#3
2016-12-01 MyPVRGuide.xml

remove view id's:
- 11
- 12
- 13


pull-request: https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/10838
commit: https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/commit/17ed...b9223bc7e9
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#4
2016-12-01 new/changed infobools

removed:
- System.HasModalDialog

added:
- System.HasActiveModalDialog
- System.HasVisibleModalDialog


pull-request: https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/10850
commit: https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/commit/0b8c...7ba51e24cb
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#5
2016-12-01 games support

this introduces a new media window:
  • MyGames.xml (windowname=games id=10822)

a new settings category:
  • gamesettings

a new infobool:
  • Player.HasGame

and a new content type:
  • games


pull-request: https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/11022
commit: https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/commit/7dcf...63ecf26dbf
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#6
2016-12-02 changed container infobools

it's now possible in all sections to reference a container without explicitly specifying the id.
kodi will use the id of the focused container if no id is specified in a container infobool.

eg.:
Container(5400).ListItem.Art(fanart) vs Container.ListItem.Art(fanart)


pull-request: https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/10883
commit: https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/commit/6319...496e7ade58
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#7
2016-12-05 changed builtin action

the SetFocus() action now allows setting an optional 'absolute' argument.
setting this argument will focus the first listitem of a container, instead of the first visible listitem.
(eg. it will scroll up to the top of the list)

Code:
SetFocus(50,0,absolute)


pull-request: https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/11019
commit: https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/commit/45a8...c5c686272e
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#8
2016-12-05 epggrid - orientation

you can now create an epg guide with a horizontal layout,
by using the <orientation> tag.

additionally, you can now define <rulerdatelayout > for epggrid containers:
see: https://github.com/ksooo/xbmc/commit/860...15c3f8a32e


pull-request: https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/10795
commit: https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/commit/9b9d...9f6c94a1e5
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#9
2016-12-12 removed infobools

these old deprecated infobools have now been removed:
- StringCompare() (use String.IsEqual instead)
- SubString() (use String.Contains instead)
- IntegerGreaterThan() (use Integer.IsGreater instead)
- IsEmpty() (use String.IsEmpty instead)



pull-request: https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/11058
commit: https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/commit/5415...1ace7f3f42
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#10
2016-12-17 changed infolabel

ListItem.Duration (for videos) will now return time in a HH:MM:SS format, instead of the duration in minutes

ListItem.Duration now also accepts time formatting strings (details)



pull-request: https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/11115
commit: https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/commit/c21c...133d8ab22a
forum discussion: http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=301686
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#11
2016-12-22 changed infolabel

Playlist.Random will now return On/Off instead of Random/Off



pull-request: https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/11115
commit: https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/commit/652e...6fb384f00f
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#12
2016-12-29 scaling improvements

Several attributes now allow % and r-suffixed values.

pull-request: https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/11233
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#13
2017-01-09 xbmc.gui bump

xbmc.gui has been bumped to 5.13.0

the Leia skinning repo is open for business now :-)



pull-request: https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/11306
commit: https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/commit/687c...c7719fca68
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#14
2017-01-18 new infolabel
  • PVR.ChannelNumberInput

Instead of opening the numeric input dialog when pressing 0 - 9 while in PVR fullscreen or PVR music visualisation, now only the entered number appears on screen, like this works for almost all other tv sets and settop boxes.

Skins must be adjusted to use the new info label PVR.ChannelNumberInput. Otherwise the feature will also work, but nothing will be seen on the screen while entering the number.


pull-request: https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/11434
commit: https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/commit/3288...2cd32718d4
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#15
2017-02-23 MyPVRRecordings.xml - watched toggle

you can add a button (id="10" / label=20367) to MyPVRRecordings.xml
this will allow users to switch between all/watched/unwatched recordings.


pull-request: https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/11704
commit: https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/11704/...dd7c66ec2e
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