[Mr. V]

I am glad you posted, @M. V! (I really do not know how to make usernames with spaces work with the new notification system, so I hope it is working...).

You really have done a superb job, not only with the MadNox rewrite but the widgets you have spent so much time on for both Aeon MadNox and SiLVO.

You did what you should not have had to even consider doing which was to apologize to me for how I perceived things. I am truly sorry for that, I am an asshole .

While I try my best not to be, I often fail at that endeavor.

I agree with your assessment:
"The suspects i believe are (a big list), string compares, color picker, duplicate textures, variables with in variables within variables ect. , includes within includes within includes ect. , too many visibility conditions, too many animations, too may scripts pulling info from the web, bloated fonts, bloated localized strings and too big textures, hence the 300mb+ skin size. This pretty much sums up the whole skin from a coding perspective."

Tracing all that is such a pain in the ass-cheek... my goal is to work on what is here now to perhaps give you a better "framework" to (maybe?) add to the base skin. Just cause it exists in Aeon MadNox does not mean you should consider adding it. Aeon MadNox may continue but MadNox is and will be the future.

Seriously, I would use what you got now. I don't care about all the extra stuff but that may just be me .

I plan to continue working on Aeon MadNox and keep it updated for the foreseeable future. I will gladly work on what you want me too as well but I need you to be OK with telling me what to do. I have no desire to be in charge or lead the way, so feel free to boss me around, slap me like a child, and give me something to work on .

If you gonna slap me though, at least give me something to do first  

@mikeSiLVO
I am subscribed to this thread so i see notification in my email if i am on my pc. If i am not at my pc my email client sends the emails to junk a pain as i miss stuff some stuff.

There is a big difference between being an ass and passionate about something. You are certainly passionate about Kodi and skinning and are definitely Not an asshole.

If you look at xbmc 9 and the original aeon it has an over abundance of includes. You can see as each version of aeon was made most of these includes were kept and variables were not a thing back then. The skin was built upon the foundation of a very early version of Kodi. Over the years it been updated to work with each version of kodi but the core of the skin hasn't kept up with the efficiency's of the skinning engine. So it yeah i agree it is a pain to tidy everything up.

Any help you can give will be great. I have a nice xml sheet tracking my progress that i havn't put on git yet. There are a numerous things that need to be done before i can let your self and others let loose on the code. So it will be when every xml is coded and working minus all the views and widgets. At that point it will be a complete foundation for everyone to work and expand upon.

I wont be slapping i will crack the whip. Lol