2017-02-19, 23:53
IMPORTANT SETUP TIPS / FAQ:
1. In the Leia version of the skin, changing the main menu type may cause a hard-crash. This is not the skins fault, and the only workaround is to restore settings from a backup or manually switch the menu type in the settings.xml file.
2. Marcelveldt's BETA Repo is required for most of the skin dependencies. If you install it, the most necessary things for the skin to work should install automatically. If you encounter any errors, please try to download the dependencies manually, install them as zips, and then re-install the skin.
3. If you are backing up or restoring your skin settings, beware of two things - first, the location of your backups (see the Skin Helper Backup add-on settings), and second - properly restoring your header, widget bevel and other settings that need to be defined. For example: If you can't see the widget discs after a restore, that means you must re-set the bevel setting (literally just set it again) .
4. If you have issues regarding the settings, especially newly added ones, it's recommended to go to userdata/addon_data/skin.eminence.2.mod.Krypton and remove the settings.xml. This will remove the skins settings, allowing you to refresh them. Depending on the location, you can also use the skins own reset settings button, or manually add or delete the entry in settings.xml.
5. For the Weather widget to work, you must install the multi fanart artwork. For the moment it is needed for the widget to appear.
6. Special music artwork needs to be organised as follows:
Music Library/Artist/logo.png;
Music Library/Artist/Album/disc.png
7. To use the RightList DiscArt display, all your discs must be named "disc.png".
8. manfeed's lyrics will only work in the default font set, since Arial negates the purpose of the mod.
9. Black Glass and Solid Panel colour schemes currently break the SH setting dialogues, a search for a fix is ongoing. Use during this time is discouraged. To re-enable them, simply rename the .bak files located in "skin.eminence.2.mod.Krypton\colors" folder.
10. IF YOU HAVE PERFORMANCE ISSUES, (LIKE THE 100% CPU USAGE ON LINUX), DISABLE THE ALPHABET SCROLLBAR.
11. Skin settings / Background / background colour and opacity controls the fanart/extrafanart brightness and colour overlay.
12. "Allow widget reloading" should be checked only if you experience bugs/problems with the way widgets refresh/load during normal use. This option will slow down widget loading.
13. Reading the descriptions in the lower left corner will clear up most of your queries about what a setting does. It is highly recommended to do so!
14. Ctrl + N will bring up the extended "Now Playing" menu!
15. To remove the home menu header, type in N/A as the custom text.
16. Be advised that the native skin for ExtendedInfo seems broken. It doesn't appear to be a fault of any skin, but a bug in the add-on.
17. ARTWORK DOWNLOADER IS NO LONGER BEING MAINTAINED. ISSUES WITH MISSING ARTWORKS, POOR UPDATES, ETC. ARE MOST LIKELY NOT THE SKINS' FAULT. EVERYONE IS ADVISED TO MOVE OVER TO ARTWORK BEEF.
1. In the Leia version of the skin, changing the main menu type may cause a hard-crash. This is not the skins fault, and the only workaround is to restore settings from a backup or manually switch the menu type in the settings.xml file.
2. Marcelveldt's BETA Repo is required for most of the skin dependencies. If you install it, the most necessary things for the skin to work should install automatically. If you encounter any errors, please try to download the dependencies manually, install them as zips, and then re-install the skin.
3. If you are backing up or restoring your skin settings, beware of two things - first, the location of your backups (see the Skin Helper Backup add-on settings), and second - properly restoring your header, widget bevel and other settings that need to be defined. For example: If you can't see the widget discs after a restore, that means you must re-set the bevel setting (literally just set it again) .
4. If you have issues regarding the settings, especially newly added ones, it's recommended to go to userdata/addon_data/skin.eminence.2.mod.Krypton and remove the settings.xml. This will remove the skins settings, allowing you to refresh them. Depending on the location, you can also use the skins own reset settings button, or manually add or delete the entry in settings.xml.
5. For the Weather widget to work, you must install the multi fanart artwork. For the moment it is needed for the widget to appear.
6. Special music artwork needs to be organised as follows:
Music Library/Artist/logo.png;
Music Library/Artist/Album/disc.png
7. To use the RightList DiscArt display, all your discs must be named "disc.png".
8. manfeed's lyrics will only work in the default font set, since Arial negates the purpose of the mod.
9. Black Glass and Solid Panel colour schemes currently break the SH setting dialogues, a search for a fix is ongoing. Use during this time is discouraged. To re-enable them, simply rename the .bak files located in "skin.eminence.2.mod.Krypton\colors" folder.
10. IF YOU HAVE PERFORMANCE ISSUES, (LIKE THE 100% CPU USAGE ON LINUX), DISABLE THE ALPHABET SCROLLBAR.
11. Skin settings / Background / background colour and opacity controls the fanart/extrafanart brightness and colour overlay.
12. "Allow widget reloading" should be checked only if you experience bugs/problems with the way widgets refresh/load during normal use. This option will slow down widget loading.
13. Reading the descriptions in the lower left corner will clear up most of your queries about what a setting does. It is highly recommended to do so!
14. Ctrl + N will bring up the extended "Now Playing" menu!
15. To remove the home menu header, type in N/A as the custom text.
16. Be advised that the native skin for ExtendedInfo seems broken. It doesn't appear to be a fault of any skin, but a bug in the add-on.
17. ARTWORK DOWNLOADER IS NO LONGER BEING MAINTAINED. ISSUES WITH MISSING ARTWORKS, POOR UPDATES, ETC. ARE MOST LIKELY NOT THE SKINS' FAULT. EVERYONE IS ADVISED TO MOVE OVER TO ARTWORK BEEF.