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Change Log

2020-10-06 [v5.4.11]

• video player seekbar now properly displays step-size/position when seeking using directional buttons
  
• hide time/temp while screensaver is active
  

2020-04-12 [v5.4.10]

• movie director is searchable in video info dialog
  
• proper skin for pvr channel guide that somehow slipped thru the cracks
  
• new skin settings category:icons for hiding various UI elements
  
• add 'Play program' button to pvr info dialog
  
• improved add-on browser
  
• add Auto-update and Dependencies buttons to add-on info dialog
  
• new sideblade menu option 'Choose art' allows custom wallpapers for embedded players (pvr channels/recordings views)
  
• cleaner options menus resize on the fly rather than include disabled (grayed out) entries
  
• add watched/unwatched progress overlays for icons and big icons views
  
• add 4K badge for list-type media views
  
• add option to animate fanart background in fullscreen music player
  

2020-01-30 [v5.4.9]

• reskinned video info dialog w/respect to actors
  
• new weather widget - see skin settings category: General
  
• added icons for 480p, 540p, 576p & 4K media
  
• improved player status textures for seekbar
  
• added volume icon to seekbar
  
• file manager path fix
  
• enable HD icons for fanart 1 & 2 media views
  
• numerous bug fixes and UI tweaks
  

2019-10-15 [v5.4.8]

• new skin setting to mute now-playing background video - category: player
  
• fix thumb placement for music videos in media info view
  
• added volume muted indicator to the right of the system clock
  
• improved volume dialog
  
• added elapsed/duration time display for music now-playing shelf
  
• "Use extened info bar for OSD" skin setting now applies to seekbar when video playback is paused
  

2019-04-01 [v5.4.7]

• fanart slideshow for homepage
  
• enable icon view for music/artists
  
• added KodiTV MultiPass support
  

2019-02-17 [v5.4.6]

• filter/search support
  
• improved video info window
  
• surface libreELEC config add-on in settings
  
• improved navigation for settings dialog
  
• dismiss ext info bar on video OSD exit
  
• reduced footprint for slider dialog
  

2019-01-24 [v5.4.5]

• game support
  

2018-12-07 [v5.4.4]

• bump xbmc.gui version to 5.14.0
  

2018-10-30 [v5.4.3]

• fixed UI glitch induced by v5.4.2
  

2018-10-25 [v5.4.2]

• improved textures for angular theme
  
• added random option for populating movie shelf
  
• added PVR fullscreen HUD for 0-9 direct channel input
  
• improved autosizing of context menus w/scroll indicators for large lists
  
• bug fixes
  

2018-08-24 [v5.4.1]

• new skin theme - angular
  
• improved scrolling animation for add-on browser
  
• fixed 'In progress' link for TV shows sub-menu on home screen
  
• language files cleanup
  

2018-08-08 [v5.4.0]

• added to official kodi repo
  

2018-08-02

• new skin setting - category: Homepage
  

2018-07-31

• playlist window gets improved handling of mixed media and background video/fanart support
  
• added default icon for music sources
  

2018-07-29

• removed deprecated audio codec option from music OSD menu
  

2018-07-28

• added rudimentary progress indicator to TCM wrapper
  
• minor cosmetic changes to mypvrchannels window
  

2018-07-18

• options menus go on a diet to match context menus
  
• improved handling of video player covers and tv logos for video info OSD and now playing shelf
  
• fixed display of live tv program end time in video info OSD
  
• fixed truncation of 3 digit temps in weather app
  
• fixed truncation of plot/synopsis in media info and media info 2 views
  

2018-07-14

• video bookmarks window get a new look
  
• fixed a couple menus ignoring the no animation setting
  

2018-07-12

• added poster image and 'show fanart' button to video info window
  
• improved animation for large lists
  
• improved handling of fanart on home screen
  
• numerous/minor cosmetic improvements
  

2018-07-10

• added recently recorded option for auto-populating tv/pvr media shelf
  
• new skin setting to select recently watched or recently recorded for tv media shelf - see Settings>Skin>Homepage/Home media shelf customizer
  

2018-07-08

• added episode thumbnail option for populating tv shows media shelf
  
• new skin setting to choose thumbnails or posters for tv shows shelf - see Settings>Skin>Homepage/Home media shelf customizer
  
• added category icons for initial settings window
  

2018-07-07

• PVR (not just live tv) is now fully supported
  

2018-06-30

• new advanced skin setting for slower hardware - see FAQ
  

2018-06-26

• added background video capability to the skin
  
• new skin setting to disable video playing in the background - category: Player
  

2018-06-25

• improved PVRrecordings window
  
• bug fixes
  

2018-06-20

• port related bug fixes for music playlist editor and smart playlist editor
  

2018-06-18

• Settings>System information window gets a complete makeover
  
• added support for RSS ticker w/skinsettings level control - category: Homepage
  
• added two new skin fonts
  
• clock is now overlayed for consistent presentation throughout the skin
  
• improved consistency of window headers
  
• epg genre tweaks
  

2018-06-16

• new skin settings - category:Menus
  
• autoscroll and scrollbar settings now default to active
  
• improved layout for dialog confirm
  
• fixed issue with kiosk setting being ignored
  
• epg tweaks
  

2018-06-12

• added Fanart 1 & 2 views from Quartz 4
  
• new skin setting category to disable unused views - this can improve UI performance on low power devices
  

2018-06-10

• added 4 new skin settings - category: Player
  

2018-06-08

• EPG mark 3
  
• fixed issue with subtitle call from OSD menu
  

2018-06-06

• new skin setting to select recently added or recently played for populating the music shelf - see Settings>Skin>Homepage>Home media shelf customizer
  
• added auto scroll for plot in live tv channels view
  

2018-06-04

• enhancements to EPG
  
• increased movie/tvshow media shelf item limit to 14
  

2018-06-01

• added TCM utility - see comment above
  

2018-05-31

• improved live tv channel switching
  
• added support for channel switch preview
  
• added proper player caching indicator to fullscreen video player
  
• fixed conditional visibility issue when summoning video codec from OSD menu
  

2018-05-30

• fixed issue with the PVR sideblade menu deploying when it shouldn't
  

2018-05-29

• reorganized skin settings categories to make way for new features
  
• new skin setting to hide Live TV link on homepage
  

2018-05-28

• improved scrolling animation for live TV channel list
  

2018-05-18

• added watched content indicators per user request
  
• watched and unwatched/progress indicators are now off by default
  
• added dynamic sort letter badge for scrolling in movie/music views - on demand page control (right arrow) is unaffected by this change
  
• added a slew of default icons appropriated from Estuary
  
• improved DialogVideoInfo with respect to actors/roles and default thumbs
  
• port related bug fixes
  

2018-05-10

• new skin setting to play music fullscreen
  
• fullscreen music player now defaults to showing fanart
  
• new skin setting to hide fanart in fullscreen music player