[cartman.dos]

Thanks a lot for the mod, works great.

a few questions:
1) All these "netflix view" modifications are exclusive to the library viewing mode. But for me, I customized the homescreen layout (netflix2) so that I would not need to enter the movie\tv library almost at all. I would very much like to see the modifications you've done in the homescreen layout. Is this possible?
2) Same thing with the trailers, would be great to have them in the homescreen, and would be even better if there will be a possibility to set a timer for auto-show, since playing auto when browsing can be frustrating, laggy and likely to crash. a simple delay could also help prevent when fast browsing from trailers not to be pushed played and thus causing kodi to lag\crash.
3) I do scrape rotten tomatoes & metacritic info, but since I like the "clean" look (similliar to netflix) I chose not to show it on media info, but then it doesn't show on extended info also, which is unfortunate.
Regarding extended info layout - (a) the budget, etc. on top is written in idk what language but it is not english. (b) how can i make the background black\disable fanart in the extended info layout?
4) In OSD, can you add a choice to change the location of the clearlogo\clearart, it's be great if it'll be top left\center left.
5) untill it'll be possible to auto-show trailers as in real netflix, it'd be great to have the option to toggle extrafanart pictures or even thumbs (or is it fanart?) in homescreen layout (only homescreen) so there will be some interactive feel to it.
6) on homescreen, I'm not sure if the option exists as i did not find it. but it'd be great if there will be an image border only for the widget that you're currently browsing. in the current layout, all widget have their first image with unfocused border.
7) there is the poster\poster detail layout in titan, i love the way when focused on poster it zooms in but the details are not necessary since they're on top, can the poster just be zoomed in (again, copying netflix originals layout).

I can keep going...but i'll stop here.
I do not have experience in modding\skinning kodi, but i've got some experience with python and programming in gen. I can try to help with some guidance from you.

And again, thanks.

1) possible but need edit 
- trailer/videowindow
- discart ( as fade)
- layout adjustment
- problem is button for trailer (m is unused)

Includeshomenetflix.xml
( <include name="HomeNetflix2"> )

2. Autoplay
Krypton ( titan default , dont know if there is same as in leia)
Leia ( mod )
- delay could be issue, because it triggers and just delaying ,
but test

3.
a) Ratings Should be fixed, i relook
( includesfooter.xml

<include name="AltRatingNoStudio">
( Inside this include
Remove Skin.HasSetting(RTRatingInFooter) Skin.HasSetting(IMDBRatingInFooter)
)

ALSO need adjustment with a $VAR for special ratings.

Special / additional scraped ratings just dont work outside of dialogvideoinfo.xml,
SH ratings work everywhere,are up to date, but get delay to get them )

And also, o think i forget to set a colordiffuse for the rating flags in player for slim osd, i will add this .
( i think they are always white)

b) budget,revenue,...
I will add translation in language py files
(Its hardcoded in german actual) sorry, i forget about that

c) extended dialog background
- script-extendedinfodialogvideoinfo.xml

If you just want a black overlay , you can make your fav color setting in colorsetting menu , than edit

<!-- Background Panel-->
<control type="image">
<posx>0</posx>
<posy>0</posy>
<width>100%</width>
<height>100%</height>
<texture border="15">diffuse/bgpanel.png</texture>
<visible>!Skin.HasSetting(DialogVideoInfoHidePanel)</visible>
<colordiffuse>$VAR[ViewDetailsPanelColor]</colordiffuse>
</control>
Than, use the button to hide/enable


Sidenote,
(unsure by now, maybe check also includesbackgroundbuilding.xml, i just research via phone)

Maybe that is missing in the controlgroup for the fanart, reason why wrong fanart is showing in bg
*** <include>GlobalBackground<include>
***

4. If you use big symbols,its centered above info, did you try that?
- im happy with the position by now,

It will be possible, but takes some time, and has low priority by now,there must be editions in
(includesosd.xml,skinsettings.xml,includesskinsettings,dialogseekbar,xml)

- if you wanna do without specific setting, just adjust, posx and posy tags in the group below

CLEARART
- dialogseekbar.xml
<!--clearart when big OSD symbols not active -->
CLEARLOGO
- includesosd
<!-- NEW ADDED Clear Logo above poster and Discart -->
<!--clearlogo-->

5. Im not a netflix user, but i also didnt understand the fanart toggle thing.

Skin can use extended fanart rotation ,set up in skin settings

Or use animated fanart

Doenst the fanart rotate in homemenu when enabling?


6. Its bothering me too, but didnt find time now, but ots on my to do list

7. Wich poster layout exactly, can you wrote the name of the viewtype?


Append:
Some python background could be surely helpfull, i have zero ;-)

A great guidance is the kodi wiki, its huge but great to understand.

https://kodi.wiki/view/Skinning_Manual
(if you just want edit some things look at some label controls and strings,visible tags, and bolean/visible conditions ....oh, and first how the control groups should be look like)

And imortant is that to map the keys, when you start editing
https://kodi.wiki/view/First_skin_tutorial

I start there with zero aknowledgement, and made some efforts time after time.
Just by editing ,trial and error.
I still struggle with understanding how important params and window property tags works exactly, but so what it will come ....

Help is always good and maybe i came back to you.
Feel free to ask here or via pm me.

Sorry for the format,wrote on mobile 

OK wow that's an elaborate answer, thanks.
I'll try to see if I can figure this out. I'll be in touch in PM.

--some quick replies--

1. Just so we're on the same page here. I actually want to copy exactly what you've done to the netflix view onto the homescreen layout, specifically, make the fanart bigger, color to moto, rating color+position, etc.
Not sure exactly what you mean about the button for trailer, I prefer to have the option to play trailer in the context menu OR to play it automatically. I have a keyboard on my tv remote but I prefer the UI to be a smooth sail, meaning that the trailer will auto-show. only other option I see is having it in context menu when press play (gen. you have the option to play\resume, adding trailer there could be a good compromise but idk if it's a possibility given to skinners or belongs to kodi core behavior).

2. You mean it'll create a delay queue, one after the other? like a playlist?

5. It does and doesn't. The way it is right now, is you can set the extrafanart to auto-toggle\switch with timer, BUT it happens globally which is not (my) preferred behavior. Actually your mod added option to disable this fanart on some specific views but it works partially (not on all kodi windows). I aim at only changing the fanart on homescreen. 

7. When customizing widget, default in netflix2 is netflix landscape, there's an option called 'poster details' (or similiiar) in which when browsing, non-focused=poster, focused the image extends with the poster and its details. As I said earlier, the details are not necessary in netflix2 since they're always on top (spotlight) and so it's probably possible to create a similliar view in which when focused it's just extends the poster or maybe changes into another artwork, the general idea is to expand the image larger when focused. I can add pics from actual netflix layout if you want.