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Looking for a volunteer to write a 'how-to' guide for this skin - Piers - 2015-03-14 As the title suggests, I'm looking for a volunteer to write a how-to/F.A.Q./manual for the skin. A lot should be intuitive but it can be quite a change for first time users who've installed Kodi -> Added Library content -> Install Xperience1080. It's very different compared to Confluence, as nearly all skins are. This will either be a sticky here or I'll see about getting in the Wiki. Or possibly both. 1. Requirements - Have been using 1080XF/Xperience1080 for a minimum of four months. - English as a primary or secondary language. - Reasonable writing skills <- this isn't too important as content can be cleaned. - Forum activity (I'm hoping I should recognise your username) - Screen shots, these are certainly required - And lastly, knowing how to use each feature of Kodi and the skin combined (or the majority) 2. Application - Please let me know below. 3. Why is there a need? - Over 30% of questions asked require me to copy and paste a reply, or write the same reply over and over. - It will save me time, this means quicker skin releases, fixes and improvements. - I think all skins should have this, regardless of how complicated it is to use. 4. What does the applicant 'get out of it'? - A thank you from me and a credit in the sticky, main thread(s), Wiki (if applicable) and elsewhere. That's about it, I don't expect many applications, or any, but one would be nice RE: Looking for a volunteer to write a 'how-to' guide for this skin - Kazuya_UK - 2015-04-03 I may *possibly* be able to help... I'm certainly interested anyway. I have a fair bit of experience when it comes to writing guides so I think that I could help put something together. The only issue is that my time can sometimes be a bit limited, but I'd be willing to give it a a go, time allowing. I'm going to be honest and say that I'd waited to see if anyone else replied to this in case there was someone out with more time to spare, but as no-one else has replied I'd love to help if I can as I get a LOT of use out of this skin! What sort of format are you looking for it to take? A web guide, a downloadable guide (say as a PDF or similar), or a post on the forum? (or a combination), Let me know! RE: Looking for a volunteer to write a 'how-to' guide for this skin - Piers - 2015-04-04 (2015-04-03, 00:22)Kazuya_UK Wrote: I may *possibly* be able to help... I'm certainly interested anyway. I have a fair bit of experience when it comes to writing guides so I think that I could help put something together. The only issue is that my time can sometimes be a bit limited, but I'd be willing to give it a a go, time allowing. I'm going to be honest and say that I'd waited to see if anyone else replied to this in case there was someone out with more time to spare, but as no-one else has replied I'd love to help if I can as I get a LOT of use out of this skin! Sounds great Ideally a step by step sort of thing, with pictures to show what's what. I'll see about addeding it to the Wiki and create a pdf out of the content. RE: Looking for a volunteer to write a 'how-to' guide for this skin - stuCONNERS - 2015-05-18 Has anyone picked this up yet? RE: Looking for a volunteer to write a 'how-to' guide for this skin - Kazuya_UK - 2015-05-18 I was hoping to, but I've bdoeen so so busy lately (sorry I haven't been back!). Do you think you'd be able to do anything with this Stu? I'm still willing to help if you needed it, time allowing!!! RE: Looking for a volunteer to write a 'how-to' guide for this skin - stuCONNERS - 2015-05-18 If Piers hasnt started it, then come the end of the week, I`ll have the free time to start writing it up. Time to give something back to this great skin. RE: Looking for a volunteer to write a 'how-to' guide for this skin - Piers - 2015-05-19 Cheers, stuCONNERS, it would be very much appreciated. I'll make sure you pin it to the top of this sub-forum as well as get it added to the Wiki. RE: Looking for a volunteer to write a 'how-to' guide for this skin - gotexans - 2016-10-28 (2015-05-19, 03:32)Piers Wrote: Cheers, stuCONNERS, it would be very much appreciated. I'll make sure you pin it to the top of this sub-forum as well as get it added to the Wiki. Hello Piers and thank you for this awesome skin. Was there a "How To Guide" ever put together? My apologies if I overlooked the location of this. TIA RE: Looking for a volunteer to write a 'how-to' guide for this skin - Funky_Funked - 2017-02-19 Wow there is still no tutorial thread for this AWESOME skin? I'm using this skin for about 2 years now, and i think this skin would be used by a lot more people if there was a *how to*. Because I remember switching to this skin after using a lot of other skins: I had absolutely no idea how to set this skin and had no clue what was possible to customize and what was not. Leading in searching the forums followed by pure trial and error... now i hope i know everything about it ^^ I'd happily commit if a tutorial-thread is still wanted (and needed). RE: Looking for a volunteer to write a 'how-to' guide for this skin - xhaggi - 2018-01-13 (2017-02-19, 23:17)Funky_Funked Wrote: Wow there is still no tutorial thread for this AWESOME skin?Are you still interested in it? RE: Looking for a volunteer to write a 'how-to' guide for this skin - MB32 - 2018-07-14 (2017-02-19, 23:17)Funky_Funked Wrote: Wow there is still no tutorial thread for this AWESOME skin? ... i think this skin would be used by a lot more people if there was a *how to*.I was going to write an instruction manual for this skin, but I never did it yet because I do not think the skin is ready for the whole family to use until the mouse & widgets bugs are fixed. Also, I want to use different widgets than the default choices. But I do agree this skin is awesome: it has the best smooth animation, nice layout, easy for others to use & understand, once it has been configured correctly. Why cant Estuary have fluid animation like this? If all of the bugs in Xperience could be fixed, and some more custom widgets were supported, I think it should be the default Kodi skin, and everyone would love it. I wish this skin got more attention from developers; I think it has the potential to become the most popular Kodi skin ever. RE: Looking for a volunteer to write a 'how-to' guide for this skin - HediSIX - 2018-07-29 Hi, this is a first draft, there is still a lot of work needed. I only briefly covered the skin settings. I think there is also a need for the general principles from the homepage... Skin Settings (Settings > Skin) General Display Now playing Video in Background Shows the currently playing video in the background when you exit out of full screen playback. Invert Spin Control ? Display Power Button This option will display/hide the power Button in all windows except the Home menu. Display Volume in dB Change the volume display from numbers (0 to 100) to dB (-60dB to 0dB) Display Date & Time This option will display/hide the date and time shown on the bottom right of the screen Hide Date If the ‘Display Date & Time’ option is on, this will hide the date an only keep the time displayed Display Weather This option will display/hide the weather shown on the bottom right of the screen Display profile image This option will display/hide the Profile image located on the top left of the screen Set Custom Overlay This option allows the modification of the image used as overlay on the background of the windows RSS Feed This option allows the activation and selection of the RSS feed position on the screen (top or bottom) The feed(s) to be displayed could be defined via the RSS add-on (http://addons.kodi.tv/show/script.rss.editor/) Home Manage Home Categories Allows selection of category panels to be displayed on the home screen Manage custom Home Items Allows management of the custom add-ons shortcut from the Home panels These options are also available when using the ‘back’ key after highlighting one slot on the Home panels Manage custom Home Widgets Allows management of built-in widgets of the Home panels These options are also available when using the ‘back’ key after highlighting one widget on the Home panels Manage Home Tile Colors This will change the color of the custom tiles to match the panel color (grey by default) Display profile Image This option will display/hide the Profile image located on the top left of the screen Display Sub-Menu Arrow Show/hide the up arrow displayed next to a panel name when additional options are available Music panel opens Allows selection of the library category to be displayed when selecting the ‘Music library’ tile Views Enable Fanart Will display the selected item fanart in the background Enable Auto Scrolling for Text Enables automatic page scrolling in information dialogs when texts are too long to be fully shown (eg. Film synopsis) Play Trailer on opening Movie Information Will automatically play the trailer when opening the movie information page Play Trailer minimized If movie trailers are available/enabled, this option will play them in a window rather than full screen Motion Picture Rating country Select which rating system should be displayed on the movie page Enable Genre colors in the TV EPG Highlights each category with a different color in the EPG view OSD Enable Music Visualization Enable the visualization in the Music OSD window Display Artist Slideshow in Music Visualization Display now playing artist’s images in the OSD window Additional settings are available under the Artist Slideshow add-on (http://addons.kodi.tv/show/script.artistslideshow/) - Animate Artist Slideshow Toggle animation of the slideshow images Hide Clock & Weather Display/Hide the clock and weather information located on the top right of the OSD screen Hide Chapter Information Display/Hide the chapter information located on the top left of the OSD screen Automatically switch to music visualization upon play Activates automatic opening of the Music OSD page upon play Display path for Files and Streams Backgrounds Global This option allows modification of the global background image with a fixed image, a slideshow or your own images Settings/Movies/TV Shows/Music/Add-ons/Weather These options allow modification of the background images for each category or use the same settings as ‘Global’ Quick Navigation Replace Pictures with Custom Menu Item in Quick Navigation Replace Trailer with Custom Menu Item in Quick Navigation Replace New Movies with Custom Menu Item in Quick Navigation Replace New TV Shows with Custom Menu Item in Quick Navigation Advanced Enable Kiosk Mode The kiosk mode will disable access to all options and settings outside of the setting page Enable Playlist at startup Activate this option to start a playlist when Kodi starts - Playlist: Define the playlist to be used at startup Reload Skin Will reload the skin while keeping your settings Reset Skin Settings Will reset all the settings to their original state WARNING: all your skin customization will be lost Add-ons Lyrics add-on Enable the lyrics add-on on the Music OSD page Requires the ‘CU LRC Lyrics’ add-on (http://addons.kodi.tv/show/script.cu.lrclyrics/) Enable TV Show Next Aired This will show information about the next aired TV Shows in the TV guide (http://addons.kodi.tv/show/script.tv.show.next.aired/) - Update Next Aired data on start The TV Shows information related to the ‘TV Show Next Aired’ add-on will be updated when Kodi starts - Configure TV Show Next Aired Open the ‘TV Show Next Aired’ add-on specific settings Update Art after Library Update This option will trigger an art update after each library modification RE: Looking for a volunteer to write a 'how-to' guide for this skin - Karellen - 2018-07-29 @HediSIX Wondering if your work would be better on a wiki page. Do you have a wiki account? RE: Looking for a volunteer to write a 'how-to' guide for this skin - HediSIX - 2018-07-31 Hi Karellen, I have requested an account for the wiki. It's pending validation. I agree, it will be easier and more visible for everyone to write the 'how-to' directly in the wiki RE: Looking for a volunteer to write a 'how-to' guide for this skin - Karellen - 2018-07-31 @HediSIX Great!! I have just approved your account so you should be able to access the edit functions. Feel free to contact me in the wiki sub-forum if you have questions or need assistance... https://forum.kodi.tv/forumdisplay.php?fid=262 |