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How do you enable the 'starring' thumbnail to show like this on the spotlight homescreen? is there an option in the settings ive missed?

You mean this setting?

(2023-02-20, 17:09)loki00 Wrote: [ -> ]

How do you enable the 'starring' thumbnail to show like this on the spotlight homescreen? is there an option in the settings ive missed?

It's on by default, but it's only shown in certain situations, like in netflix.

1. It will not be in continue watching because the episode is over...
2. Only thing you can do is have it set to play the next unplayed episode...

So to answer your question you can not have a unplayed episode in the continue watching section.

(2023-02-20, 16:37)gecmali Wrote: [ -> ]Is it possible to have "Continue watching" from library items complitly in netflix style? In progress movies,in progress tv shows and next episodes in one row...
Now with default widget we have first 2 but without next episodes, when episode is finished that TV show disapears from continue watching although it has more episodes. I tried to get it with Skin Helper Service Widgets but without success.

I think you are getting mixed up here, continue watching is only for media that has been started but not completed and has a resume point. (E.g I started watching an eppisode and stoped it after 10 min, or I started watching part of a movie and stopped it before its finished.) That will appear in continue watching, but if the media has been fully watched and marked as such,then it won't appear in this list as it does not have a resume point.

What I think you are after is in progress tv shows. This is a list of tv shows you have started to watch (atleast 1 eppisode marked watched) and what is left to watch (like netflix) tv shows in this list will not be removed until the entire show is marked watched.

I renamed my labels continue watching > Finish watching and in progress > continue watching as its easier for me.

(2023-02-20, 21:01)childofkorn Wrote: [ -> ]

(2023-02-20, 16:37)gecmali Wrote: [ -> ]Is it possible to have "Continue watching" from library items complitly in netflix style? In progress movies,in progress tv shows and next episodes in one row...
Now with default widget we have first 2 but without next episodes, when episode is finished that TV show disapears from continue watching although it has more episodes. I tried to get it with Skin Helper Service Widgets but without success.

I think you are getting mixed up here, continue watching is only for media that has been started but not completed and has a resume point. (E.g I started watching an eppisode and stoped it after 10 min, or I started watching part of a movie and stopped it before its finished.) That will appear in continue watching, but if the media has been fully watched and marked as such,then it won't appear in this list as it does not have a resume point.

What I think you are after is in progress tv shows. This is a list of tv shows you have started to watch (atleast 1 eppisode marked watched) and what is left to watch (like netflix) tv shows in this list will not be removed until the entire show is marked watched.

I renamed my labels continue watching > Finish watching and in progress > continue watching as its easier for me.

I'm not getting mixed up, I explained what I am after, yes, "In progress" tv shows is ok but it's only for tv shows and I would like it combined with movies like netflix app is having, in one line in progress movies and in progress tv shows with next episode if you watched previous episode till the end,not only those in progress.
Skin helper service has something look alike, "In progress tv shows and movies" but it's not working properly.
@AchillesPunks said that it is not possible.
If You don't understand, just look how Continue watching in netflix application looks and works.

Also I am having a strange issue on pc with win10, when I change widget label it's not saved, on android tv there is no problem with that.

Otherwise with this update for me the skin is nearly perfect,just a few small issues, great work guys,congrats.

(2023-02-20, 22:11)gecmali Wrote: [ -> ]

(2023-02-20, 21:01)childofkorn Wrote: [ -> ]

(2023-02-20, 16:37)gecmali Wrote: [ -> ]Is it possible to have "Continue watching" from library items complitly in netflix style? In progress movies,in progress tv shows and next episodes in one row...
Now with default widget we have first 2 but without next episodes, when episode is finished that TV show disapears from continue watching although it has more episodes. I tried to get it with Skin Helper Service Widgets but without success.

I think you are getting mixed up here, continue watching is only for media that has been started but not completed and has a resume point. (E.g I started watching an eppisode and stoped it after 10 min, or I started watching part of a movie and stopped it before its finished.) That will appear in continue watching, but if the media has been fully watched and marked as such,then it won't appear in this list as it does not have a resume point.

What I think you are after is in progress tv shows. This is a list of tv shows you have started to watch (atleast 1 eppisode marked watched) and what is left to watch (like netflix) tv shows in this list will not be removed until the entire show is marked watched.

I renamed my labels continue watching > Finish watching and in progress > continue watching as its easier for me.

I'm not getting mixed up, I explained what I am after, yes, "In progress" tv shows is ok but it's only for tv shows and I would like it combined with movies like netflix app is having, in one line in progress movies and in progress tv shows with next episode if you watched previous episode till the end,not only those in progress.
Skin helper service has something look alike, "In progress tv shows and movies" but it's not working properly.
@AchillesPunks said that it is not possible.
If You don't understand, just look how Continue watching in netflix application looks and works.

Also I am having a strange issue on pc with win10, when I change widget label it's not saved, on android tv there is no problem with that.

Otherwise with this update for me the skin is nearly perfect,just a few small issues, great work guys,congrats.

Ther is no such thing as "in progress movies" because they are different to tv shows. The only thing you can have is continue watching for movies and they will only appear if you have a resume point for that movie.

You can combine continue watching tv shows and movies (the first home widget is this by default) but it will only load an item you have started watching it.

Then you can have in progress tv shows below that to have the next eppisodes ready for you to watch.

Hi again,
Is there a way to get rid of the notification in the top right corner when you start a movie, like shown in pictures?
Thanks for your time

(2023-02-20, 23:06)dinsss Wrote: [ -> ]Hi again,
Is there a way to get rid of the notification in the top right corner when you start a movie, like shown in pictures?
Thanks for your time

thats coming from your addon "U2Pplay" and not from the skin. you should find that developer and ask them instead.

(2023-02-20, 23:06)dinsss Wrote: [ -> ]Hi again,
Is there a way to get rid of the notification in the top right corner when you start a movie, like shown in pictures?
Thanks for your time

It is not controlled by skin.

I would like to have the selected title image be the background and not the one that is selected for the background if someone would be so kind as to guide me. I also use a Paid IPTV addon that does the same thing. I really appreciate any help you can provide. 

(2023-02-20, 23:49)loko5626 Wrote: [ -> ]I would like to have the selected title image be the background and not the one that is selected for the background if someone would be so kind as to guide me. I also use a Paid IPTV addon that does the same thing. I really appreciate any help you can provide. 

That has to do with the add-on you use. It must provide the artwork.

If it was local media you could just select the fanart image.

(2023-02-20, 22:23)childofkorn Wrote: [ -> ]

(2023-02-20, 22:11)gecmali Wrote: [ -> ]

(2023-02-20, 21:01)childofkorn Wrote: [ -> ]I think you are getting mixed up here, continue watching is only for media that has been started but not completed and has a resume point. (E.g I started watching an eppisode and stoped it after 10 min, or I started watching part of a movie and stopped it before its finished.) That will appear in continue watching, but if the media has been fully watched and marked as such,then it won't appear in this list as it does not have a resume point.

What I think you are after is in progress tv shows. This is a list of tv shows you have started to watch (atleast 1 eppisode marked watched) and what is left to watch (like netflix) tv shows in this list will not be removed until the entire show is marked watched.

I renamed my labels continue watching > Finish watching and in progress > continue watching as its easier for me.

I'm not getting mixed up, I explained what I am after, yes, "In progress" tv shows is ok but it's only for tv shows and I would like it combined with movies like netflix app is having, in one line in progress movies and in progress tv shows with next episode if you watched previous episode till the end,not only those in progress.
Skin helper service has something look alike, "In progress tv shows and movies" but it's not working properly.
@AchillesPunks said that it is not possible.
If You don't understand, just look how Continue watching in netflix application looks and works.

Also I am having a strange issue on pc with win10, when I change widget label it's not saved, on android tv there is no problem with that.

Otherwise with this update for me the skin is nearly perfect,just a few small issues, great work guys,congrats.

Ther is no such thing as "in progress movies" because they are different to tv shows. The only thing you can have is continue watching for movies and they will only appear if you have a resume point for that movie.

You can combine continue watching tv shows and movies (the first home widget is this by default) but it will only load an item you have started watching it.

Then you can have in progress tv shows below that to have the next eppisodes ready for you to watch.

Look at this option from skin helper


I know all of that and I have in second row next episodes widget but I was asking is it possible to have it all in one first row like netflix app has and hbo app has it also, even stremio can have that first row with next episode if there is one, I can not believe that it can not be achieved in kodi...

(2023-02-21, 13:03)gecmali Wrote: [ -> ]

(2023-02-20, 22:23)childofkorn Wrote: [ -> ]

(2023-02-20, 22:11)gecmali Wrote: [ -> ]I'm not getting mixed up, I explained what I am after, yes, "In progress" tv shows is ok but it's only for tv shows and I would like it combined with movies like netflix app is having, in one line in progress movies and in progress tv shows with next episode if you watched previous episode till the end,not only those in progress.
Skin helper service has something look alike, "In progress tv shows and movies" but it's not working properly.
@AchillesPunks said that it is not possible.
If You don't understand, just look how Continue watching in netflix application looks and works.

Also I am having a strange issue on pc with win10, when I change widget label it's not saved, on android tv there is no problem with that.

Otherwise with this update for me the skin is nearly perfect,just a few small issues, great work guys,congrats.

Ther is no such thing as "in progress movies" because they are different to tv shows. The only thing you can have is continue watching for movies and they will only appear if you have a resume point for that movie.

You can combine continue watching tv shows and movies (the first home widget is this by default) but it will only load an item you have started watching it.

Then you can have in progress tv shows below that to have the next eppisodes ready for you to watch.

Look at this option from skin helper


I know all of that and I have in second row next episodes widget but I was asking is it possible to have it all in one first row like netflix app has and hbo app has it also, even stremio can have that first row with next episode if there is one, I can not believe that it can not be achieved in kodi...

This has come up many times and this is only opinion but I find it odd that people watch movies in segments, 20 minutes here 30 there if I only have 30 minutes to watch something I watch an episode of a show if I have a couple hours to kill I pop some popcorn and watch a movie. I avoid the mixed media actually all skin helper widgets like the plague because they are slow to load on my Nvidia Shield.

Some movies lasts over 3 hours or you just get interrupted with something...