Mod Aeon MQ 7 Spin [Jarvis] *** PUBLIC RELEASE ***
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Hi everyone!

There’s no doubt that Aeon MQ 7 is one of the best skins for Kodi, that’s the reason why it has become my daily driver. Some time ago I started to mod it according to my liking and now I would like to share with the community the product of many hours (more than I dare to admit…) of coding and testing. I hope you'll enjoy it as much as I do…

Now let’s go with some F.A.Q.

1) What exactly is this mod? Will it mess my current MQ 7 skin?

Although based in MQ 7, Kodi will treat this mod as a completely different skin, so it will not mess your current MQ 7 skin, you can have both skins at the same time; what’s more, you don’t even need to have the original MQ 7 installed to run this skin.

2) Would this mod work in Kripton?

No, this mod only works in Jarvis because it is based in the original MQ 7 and the only official public release there is right now is for Jarvis.

3) Could I keep somehow the customization that I already have in the original MQ 7… menu, shortcuts, widgets, colours, fonts…? (Take note I’m not talking here about the other MODS that you could have installed too)

Yes, you can keep it. Do as follows:
In the original MQ 7 go to SETTINGS - SKIN SETTINGS - RESTORE SETTINGS -EXPORT SKIN SETTINGS and select a suitable place in your device to save the settings backup file.

4) How do I install this skin?

- Download the two files from the link provided to a suitable location in your device.

- Go to SETTINGS – ADDONS – INSTALL FROM ZIP FILE. Search the location where you downloaded the two files mentioned before and install first script.skin.info.service.zip and afterward skin.aeonmq7.spin.zip. It could take some time, that’s normal. Say Yes when you are asked if you want to switch to the new skin.

- If you wanted to keep the settings of the original MQ 7 and have followed the steps mentioned in question 3, then go to SETTINGS - SKIN SETTINGS - RESTORE SETTINGS –IMPORT SKIN SETTINGS and select the place where you have the settings backup file.

- Make sure that you have the latest version of the cu.lrclyrics addon by going to SETTINGS – ADDONS – CONFIGURE – CHECK FOR UPDATES

5) I have already installed the skin, but all looks like the original MQ 7…

Yes, that’s on purpose. It has been my goal only to add stuff to the original Aeon MQ 7; it’s such a masterpiece that I didn’t want to modify nor eliminate any of its original features. That means that if anyone gets the mod and doesn't like some of the new features he can still use the ones that come with the original MQ 7 instead, because all of them are present. Simple like that…

6) I have installed the skin, what have I to do now to enjoy the new features?

These are:

- Two new views for movies: Shelf3D and List3D. You can select them like any other view, go to MOVIES and in any view hit arrow up three times to show the selector of views where you can activate them.

- A new way to navigate Shelf3D view for big libraries or less powerful devices: When in Shelf3D view hit arrow down twice and you will see this:

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......here you can browse quickly with arrow keys and Up and Down page keys... when you get to the chosen one you can start playing it hitting enter key or go back to Shelf3D view hitting back key.

Here you have a video...



- Two new views for music: Shelf3D and Magazine3D. You can select them like any other view, go to MUSIC and in any view hit arrow up three times to show the selector of views where you can activate them.

- A new way to navigate Shelf3D and Magazine3D view for big libraries or less powerful devices: When in Shelf3D or Magazine3D view hit arrow down twice... it works the same as in the movies section.

Here you have a video...



To save you a lot of troubles, and if you are interested in the music part and want it to look the best, I would advise you to go to settings of the addons cu.lrclyrics and artistslideshow and play with the settings until you find the right ones for you.

To make the logos and fanarts of your artists appear don’t forget to go to MUSIC – ARTISTS – {Hit arrow up key once} – COLLECTION/CHANGE VIEW – Activate SHOW ARTIST/ALBUM ART and in the line just above set the PATH to your local music library, see the next image...

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