[ykamchi]

Guys, , kindly I am asking for some more guide ...

I would like to use includes.xml, but it doesnt work. I created a file named " includes.xml in the 720p dir of my plugin (also tried the main dir of my plugin), with the following text:


<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<includes>
<include name="whitetext">
<textcolor>ff0f00ff</textcolor>
<posx>10</posx>
<top>250</top>
</include>
<include file="listdefaults.xml" />
<include condition="Skin.HasSetting(extras)" file="includes_extras.xml" />
<default type="button">
<include>whitetext</include>
</default>
<constant name="leftedge">50</constant>
</includes>

I am trying to use it in one of my xmls in that way:

<control type="label" id="75">
<include>whitetext</include>
<!--posx>10</posx>
<posy>67</posy-->
<width>150</width>
<height>40</height>
<!--textcolor>FFB2D4F5</textcolor-->
<focusedcolor>FFB2D4F5</focusedcolor>
<texturefocus>button-focus.png</texturefocus>
<texturenofocus>button-nofocus.png</texturenofocus>
<label>Selected Piece: </label>
<align>left</align>
</control>



I get this error:

23:38:25 T:16108 WARNING: CSkinInfo: failed to load skin settings
23:38:25 T:7068 WARNING: Skin has invalid include: whitetext

and it doesn't affect the GUI ....

What am i doing wrong?

[gedisony]

I could be wrong but...
unlike skins, custom gui has no support for $VAR, $PARAM and <include>
additionally, the names you use for images and xml need to be unique or kodi will use the one that the skin uses.

$INFO and $ADDON works.

[ronie]

..and this error can be ignored:

23:38:25 T:16108 WARNING: CSkinInfo: failed to load skin settings

[ykamchi]

Guys, thanks for your reply, you are really great !!!

So, can I do something else then custom GUI? I guess that custom means that the layout information of my windows is defined within the addon and not in a skin, is that right? If true, how can I move it to the skin (while I am not the one that controls the installation of the skin and the selected skin)

Please point me to the fight way of doing this.

Thx,
Yohay

[ronie]

I guess that custom means that the layout information of my windows is defined within the addon and not in a skin, is that right?

correct. custom skin means the skin xml files are included in your addon.

If true, how can I move it to the skin (while I am not the one that controls the installation of the skin and the selected skin)

you can't. the skinner would need to add those files to the skin.

[ykamchi]

Mmmm ... ok, so I will have to continue with copy/paste for every fix/change ...
Included looked like exactly what I needed... :-(