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Below you'll find an up-to-date list of all changes made to the skinning engine since the release of Kodi Jarvis.


addon.xml

• assets tag (details)
  

xbmc.gui

• 5.12.0 (details)
  

new feature

• expression / EXP[] (details)
  
• context menu for directory providers (details)
  

new actions

• setrating (details)
  

new built-in functions

• InstallAddon() (details)
  
• Skin.SelectBool() (details)
  
• PlayerControl(tempoup) (details)
  
• PlayerControl(tempodown) (details)
  

removed built-in functions

• Skin.SetLargeImage (details)
  

new infolabels

• MusicPlayer.UserRating (details)
  
• ListItem.Set (details)
  
• ListItem.Tag (details)
  
• ListItem.Rating(<name>) (details)
  
• ListItem.Votes(<name>) (details)
  
• ListItem.RatingAndVotes(<name>) (details)
  
• ListItem.SetID (details)
  
• ListItem.AddonInstallDate (details)
  
• ListItem.AddonLastUpdated (details)
  
• ListItem.AddonLastUsed (details)
  
• ListItem.AddonNews (details)
  
• ListItem.AddonSize (details)
  
• Container.ViewCount (details)
  
• Container.ShowTitle (details)
  
• ListItem.Status (details)
  
• Container.PluginCategory (details)
  
• ListItem.EndTimeResume (details)
  
• ListItem.Contributors (details)
  
• ListItem.ContributorAndRole (details)
  
• ListItem.Mood (details)
  
• ListItem.Property(Role.Composer) (details)
  
• ListItem.Property(Role.Conductor) (details)
  
• ListItem.Property(Role.Orchestra) (details)
  
• ListItem.Property(Role.Lyricist) (details)
  
• ListItem.Property(Role.Remixer) (details)
  
• ListItem.Property(Role.Arranger) (details)
  
• ListItem.Property(Role.Engineer) (details)
  
• ListItem.Property(Role.Producer) (details)
  
• ListItem.Property(Role.DJMixer) (details)
  
• ListItem.Property(Role.Mixer) (details)
  
• MusicPlayer.Contributors (details)
  
• MusicPlayer.ContributorAndRole (details)
  
• MusicPlayer.Mood (details)
  
• MusicPlayer.Property(Role.Composer) (details)
  
• MusicPlayer.Property(Role.Conductor) (details)
  
• MusicPlayer.Property(Role.Orchestra) (details)
  
• MusicPlayer.Property(Role.Lyricist) (details)
  
• MusicPlayer.Property(Role.Remixer) (details)
  
• MusicPlayer.Property(Role.Arranger) (details)
  
• MusicPlayer.Property(Role.Engineer) (details)
  
• MusicPlayer.Property(Role.Producer) (details)
  
• MusicPlayer.Property(Role.DJMixer) (details)
  
• MusicPlayer.Property(Role.Mixer) (details)
  
• Player.Process(videodecoder) (details)
  
• Player.Process(deintmethod) (details)
  
• Player.Process(pixformat) (details)
  
• Player.Process(videowidth) (details)
  
• Player.Process(videoheight) (details)
  
• Player.Process(videofps) (details)
  
• Player.Process(videodar) (details)
  
• Player.Process(audiodecoder) (details)
  
• Player.Process(audiochannels) (details)
  
• Player.Process(audiosamplerate) (details)
  
• Player.Process(audiobitspersample) (details)
  
• Window.Property(Addon.ID) (details)
  
• Pvr.TVNowRecordingTitle (details)
  
• Pvr.TVNowRecordingDateTime (details)
  
• Pvr.TVNowRecordingChannel (details)
  
• Pvr.TVNowRecordingChannelIcon (details)
  
• Pvr.TVNextRecordingTitle (details)
  
• Pvr.TVNextRecordingDateTime (details)
  
• Pvr.TVNextRecordingChannel (details)
  
• Pvr.TVNextRecordingChannelIcon (details)
  
• Pvr.RadioNowRecordingTitle (details)
  
• Pvr.RadioNowRecordingDateTime (details)
  
• Pvr.RadioNowRecordingChannel (details)
  
• Pvr.RadioNowRecordingChannelIcon (details)
  
• Pvr.RadioNextRecordingTitle (details)
  
• Pvr.RadioNextRecordingDateTime (details)
  
• Pvr.RadioNextRecordingChannel (details)
  
• MusicPlayer.DBID (details)
  
• VideoPlayer.DBID (details)
  
• ListItem.Appearances (details)
  
• System.PrivacyPolicy (details)
  

changed infolabels

• ListItem.Rating - for songs it's now the scraped rating (details)
  
• ListItem.UserRating - now available for albums/songs (details)
  
• ListItem.RatingAndVotes - now available for albums/songs (details)
  
• ListItem.DBType - now available in the music library (details)
  
• ListItem.Property(Addon.Name) -> ListItem.AddonName (details)
  
• ListItem.Property(Addon.Version) -> ListItem.AddonVersion (details)
  
• ListItem.Property(Addon.Creator) -> ListItem.AddonCreator (details)
  
• ListItem.Property(Addon.Summary) -> ListItem.AddonSummary (details)
  
• ListItem.Property(Addon.Description) -> ListItem.AddonDescription (details)
  
• ListItem.Property(Addon.Disclaimer) -> ListItem.AddonDisclaimer (details)
  
• ListItem.Property(Addon.Broken) -> ListItem.AddonBroken (details)
  
• ListItem.Property(Addon.Type) -> ListItem.AddonType (details)
  

removed infolabels

• ListItem.StarRating (details)
  

new infobools

• ListItem.Property(Addon.Orphaned) (details)
  
• ListItem.IsParentFolder (details)
  
• Window.Is() (details)
  
• String.IsEmpty() (details)
  
• String.IsEqual() (details)
  
• String.StartsWith() (details)
  
• String.EndsWith() (details)
  
• String.Contains() (details)
  
• Integer.IsEqual() (details)
  
• Integer.IsGreater() (details)
  
• Integer.IsGreaterOrEqual() (details)
  
• Integer.IsLess() (details)
  
• Integer.IsLessOrEqual() (details)
  
• Library.HasContent(Role, Composer) (details)
  
• Library.HasContent(Role, Conductor) (details)
  
• Library.HasContent(Role, Orchestra) (details)
  
• Library.HasContent(Role, Lyricist) (details)
  
• Library.HasContent(Role, Remixer) (details)
  
• Library.HasContent(Role, Arranger) (details)
  
• Library.HasContent(Role, Engineer) (details)
  
• Library.HasContent(Role, Producer) (details)
  
• Library.HasContent(Role, DJMixer) (details)
  
• Library.HasContent(Role, Mixer) (details)
  
• Player.Process(videohwdecoder) (details)
  
• Player.TempoEnabled (details)
  
• Player.IsTempo (details)
  
• ListItem.TimerIsActive (details)
  
• ListItem.TimerHasError (details)
  
• ListItem.TimerHasConflict (details)
  
• Pvr.RadioNextRecordingChannelIcon (details)
  
• Pvr.IsRecordingTV (details)
  
• Pvr.HasTVTimer (details)
  
• Pvr.HasNonRecordingTVTimer (details)
  
• Pvr.IsRecordingRadio (details)
  
• Pvr.HasRadioTimer (details)
  
• Pvr.HasNonRecordingRadioTimer (details)
  
• System.HasCMS (details)
  
• System.HasPVRAddon (details)
  

changed infobools

• ListItem.Property(Addon.Installed) > ListItem.Property(Addon.IsInstalled) (details)
  
• ListItem.Property(Addon.Enabled) > ListItem.Property(Addon.IsEnabled) (details)
  
• ListItem.Property(Addon.UpdateAvail) > ListItem.Property(Addon.HasUpdate) (details)
  

removed infobools

• on (details)
  
• off (details)
  
• Player.ShowCodec (details)
  
• System.GetBool(pvrmanager.enabled) (details)
  

deprecated infobools

• IsEmpty() (details)
  
• StringCompare() (details)
  
• SubString() (details)
  
• IntegerGreaterThan() (details)
  

includes

• changed reference attribute (details)
  

new defaulticons

• DefaultAddonsInstalled.png (details)
  
• DefaultAddonsUpdates.png (details)
  
• DefaultAddonsRepo.png (details)
  
• DefaultAddonsZip.png (details)
  
• DefaultAddonsSearch.png (details)
  
• DefaultAddonGame.png (details)
  
• DefaultAddonPeripheral.png (details)
  
• DefaultGameAddons.png (details)
  
• DefaultAddonInputstream.png (details)
  
• DefaultAddonsRecentlyUpdated.png (details)
  
• DefaultMusicRoles.png (details)
  

changed defaulticons

• unknown-user.png -> DefaultUser.png (details)
  

new database path

• videodb://inprogresstvshows (details)
  

new content type

• images (details)
  
• roles (details)
  

new control type

• gamecontroller (details)
  

removed control types

• checkmark (details)
  
• selectbutton (details)
  
• multiselect (details)
  
• largeimage (details)
  

epggrid control

• scrollbar support (details)
  

grouplist control

• <defaultcontrol> support (details)
  

slider control

• <orientation> support (details)
  

new dialogs

• DialogGameControllers.xml (details)
  
• DialogPlayerProcessInfo.xml (details)
  

new window names

• OsdCmsSettings (details)
  

removed window names

• VideoLibrary (details)
  
• VideoFiles (details)
  
• Video (details)
  
• MusicLibrary (details)
  
• MusicFiles (details)
  
• Files (details)
  
• PVR (details)
  
• Scripts (details)
  
• InfoDialog (details)
  
• VisualisationSettings (details)
  
• NetworkSettings (details)
  
• TVSettings (details)
  
• GUICalibration (details)
  

DialogAddonInfo.xml

• Remove button with id="10" (details)
  
• Add container with id="50" (details)
  

DialogNotification.xml

• replaces DialogKaiToast.xml (details)
  

DialogAudioDSPManager.xml

• remove listitems (details)
  
• ListItem.Property(Name) --> ListItem.Label (details)
  
• ListItem.Property(AddonName) --> ListItem.Label2 (details)
  
• ListItem.Property(Icon) --> ListItem.Icon (details)
  

DialogConfirm.xml

• replaces DialogOK.xml (details)
  
• replaces DialogProgress.xml (details)
  
• replaces DialogYesNo.xml (details)
  

DialogGameControllers.xml

• add label control (id=8) (details)
  
• add image control (id=9) (details)
  

DialogMusicInfo.xml

• replaces DialogAlbumInfo.xml (details)
  
• replaces DialogSongInfo.xml (details)
  
• container (id="50") for songs (details)
  

DialogNotification.xml

• replaces DialogKaiToast.xml (details)
  

DialogPVRInfo.xml

• add button id="9" (details)
  

DialogSelect.xml

• add button id="7" (details)
  
• use Label2 instead of Addon.Summary (details)
  

DialogSettings.xml

• replaces DialogAudioDSPSettings.xml (details)
  
• replaces DialogContentSettings.xml (details)
  
• replaces DialogMediaFilter.xml (details)
  
• replaces DialogNetworkSetup.xml (details)
  
• replaces DialogPeripheralSettings.xml (details)
  
• replaces DialogPVRTimerSettings.xml (details)
  
• replaces LockSettings.xml (details)
  
• replaces ProfileSettings.xml (details)
  
• replaces VideoOSDSettings.xml (details)
  

DialogVolumeBar.xml

• replaces DialogMuteBug.xml (details)
  

MyPlaylist.xml

• replaces MyMusicPlaylist.xml (details)
  
• replaces MyVideoPlaylist.xml (details)
  

MyPVRTimers.xml

• remove radiobutton id="8" (details)
  
• change radiobutton id="9" to id="8" (details)
  
• add ActivateWindow(TVTimerRules) / ActivateWindow(RadioTimerRules) (details)
  
• update visible conditions (details)
  

SettingsCategory.xml

• removed VideosSettings (details)
  
• removed MusicSettings (details)
  
• removed PicturesSettings (details)
  
• removed AppearanceSettings (details)
  
• removed WeatherSettings (details)
  
• added PlayerSettings (details)
  
• added MediaSettings (details)
  
• added InterfaceSettings (details)
  

SettingsSystemInfo.xml

• add button control (id="100") (details)
  
• add textbox control (id="30") (details)
  

SlideShow.xml

• now a dialog instead of a window (details)
  

SmartPlaylistEditor.xml / SmartPlaylistRule.xml

• converted several controls to regular "button" controls" (details)
  

VideoFullScreen.xml

• add label id="1" (details)
  

Please keep this thread clean. It should be an easy overview for skinners who are updating their skin for Kodi Krypton.
For discussions / feature requests / bugreports, please find (or create) the appropriate thread in the skin development forum.