2018-01-06, 17:47
(2018-01-06, 14:19)Alanon Wrote:As stated yes it is possible to take things from other skins and build them in but it is less of a copy and paste job and more of a from scratch program something within the existing skin something that emulates the thing from the other skin. Take for example the two new view modes that I made for this skin. I based them on view modes from the old Back Row skin which does not work in new versions of Kodi. It was less of a copy & paste things from the old code to the new and more of look at a photo of what you want it to look like and then program something to look like that while using the method statements from the skin you are trying to add it into.(2018-01-06, 11:39)kowalmisiek Wrote: Can you copy the whole section from aeon nox silvo skin to your Eminence skin. And convert colors into ones that are in your skin? Add to this panel the info (now / next)?Sadly, it just doesn't work that way. Just copying things over wouldn't do anything. The fonts, images, variables, includes, locations, etc would also have to be replaced for anything to work. The problem is that Eminence has a different approach to the OSD. It reuses 90% of the same components as includes across all the various types, and it's layout makes it very, very difficult to make it cooperate with anything. So if I added a different component, everything would break and all the other sections would need to be rewritten or isolated in order to account for the copied files. Even if I managed to find a way to jam the code exactly as it is into the existing panels, I'm still not sure if the system that I would get would be able to handle another overlay window with more information.
That's still not to say that it's impossible, nor that I won't do it at some point, but at the moment the best I can do is to make things as workable as possible within the system that's available.
On a related note I am thinking of making another view mode or whatever you call it for the home bar that has wide icons instead of square... (Would be in addition to the existing options)
Also, I love how we can change the order of things in the home menu and in the home sub menu for things like the power button. However, it would be really cool to see this added to other contextual items in the skin, like changing the order of options when pressing C on an item etc.