[Karellen]

The + icon doesn't do anything at the moment but I can change it to open the extras management dialog. I'm not sure if that is needed/wanted when a button to do the same is in the More... section?

I am not to fussed. I don't mind that it is informative only.

Do you know why the New widget does not work for movies? It works for tv shows and music.

[mikeSiLVO]

I am not to fussed. I don't mind that it is informative only.

Do you know why the New widget does not work for movies? It works for tv shows and music.

That looks like the old widget based on service.skin.widgets when it is not installed.
Do you have any other skin folders in there like a skin.transparency and a skin.transparency-master or something?

[Karellen]

Do you have any other skin folders in there like a skin.transparency and a skin.transparency-master or something?

I only have skin.transparency which contains the latest update I downloaded today.
And service.skin.widgets is disabled.
What does the new widget look like?

[mikeSiLVO]

Do you have any other skin folders in there like a skin.transparency and a skin.transparency-master or something?

I only have skin.transparency which contains the latest update I downloaded today.
And service.skin.widgets is disabled.
What does the new widget look like?

Can you see if you have an issue with this smart playlist?

xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes" ?>

<smartplaylist type="movies">

	<name>Recent Movies</name>

	<match>all</match>

	<limit>15</limit>

	<order direction="descending">dateadded</order>

	<rule field="playcount" operator="is">

		<value>0</value>

	</rule>

</smartplaylist>

That is the source of the widget and is located in special://skin/extras/playlists/recentmovies.xsp

[kurai]

      re: 6) The Cast button on Information Page not allowing traversal down to info panel.
This is true for Music information too, as well for the button's toggled state [Cast/Artist | Plot] for paginated text info.

There is no cast for music information...
I tried all the buttons I could see in my library like discography, tracks, and roles but I saw no navigation issues

You're right - it was an oddity of the Youtube plugin.  It "hijacks" the Cast/Plot toggle button and renames it "Artists/Plot".  When I posted I probably mentally short-cutted to typing Music because it was the last view I had open when I looked across at Kodi, and the word "Artists".
Sorry 
Anyway - it's also resolved by the changes for the `real` info view Cast/Plot navigation in DialogVideoInfo.xml since v11.99.02 [up to commit fd4ff04] and works properly as well.
Thanks .


[Edit] Also - The new inbuilt Home screen Movies widget (i.e. not dependent on service.skin.widgets) works fine for me - looks the same as TV Shows & Music.
        Karellen's pic does indeed look like the state the widget was in on the pre-v11.99.0x builds with no support for the inbuilt and the service was disabled.

[Karellen]

Can you see if you have an issue with this smart playlist?

It is the same.

Ah. Simple fix. I changed the widget from New to Random. Random worked. Back to settings and changed Random back to New and it worked.
Should have done that before posting. Sorry.

[kurai]

@mikeSiLVO re: (Container.TotalTime)

My Kodi setup is on a mini HTPC attached to the back of the TV controlled by a Harmony remote, no keyboard/mouse.
Fiddling with my already complex keymaps and remote button remapping would be more trouble than it's worth 
But - SSH'ing in to shell and using console commands is no problem at all.
These work fine:-

Code:

kodi-send -a Skin.ToggleDebug
kodi-send -a "Skin.ToggleSetting(DebugInfo)"

 

I can try using the total page count instead. For example, limit to all sections with 50 or fewer pages instead of the areas I think are best or you could send me the window names/content types for those screenshots and I can add them.

The only place it's an issue for me is Window: MyVideoNav.xml - Content type: files
I'm happy to leave the handling of other content node types up to you, as you see best.



[Edit] Incidentally, as you also have a very large library - do you use SMB for your bulk storage and, if so, do you run into horrible delays when traversing into a folder with many, many files in File view ?
The only way I've found to mitigate that was to turn off file stat in Advanced Settings, which is less than ideal since it means there's no filesize or date info for the contents.
Is there a more current, less brute force, method that you know of than this setting I found years ago ?

AdvancedSettings.xml:
    <samba>

        <statfiles>false</statfiles>

    </samba>

[Karellen]

Hi @mikeSiLVO

7. I am pretty sure these extra fanart settings refer to the old style of fanart being saved in the \Extra Fanart\ folder. Would it be too much work to update to the current multiple fanart system?



8. Maybe a third icon to notify when a movie has versions?

[mikeSiLVO]

@mikeSiLVO re: (Container.TotalTime)

The only place it's an issue for me is Window: MyVideoNav.xml - Content type: files
I'm happy to leave the handling of other content node types up to you, as you see best.

Added file content to the visible.

[Edit] Incidentally, as you also have a very large library - do you use SMB for your bulk storage and, if so, do you run into horrible delays when traversing into a folder with many, many files in File view ?
The only way I've found to mitigate that was to turn off file stat in Advanced Settings, which is less than ideal since it means there's no filesize or date info for the contents.
Is there a more current, less brute force, method that you know of than this setting I found years ago ?

AdvancedSettings.xml:
    <samba>

        <statfiles>false</statfiles>

    </samba>

No SMB, local disks only.
I use a Windows PC with all drives locally connected. 10 drives totaling 97TB (88.88 usable) 5.4TB free and 3 2TB SSD's for the games and OS.
I run a Plex server on that same PC for sharing throughout my home.
I truly dislike the Plex interface so I prefer to use Kodi while the rest of my family doesn't care so they use Plex

Hi @mikeSiLVO

7. I am pretty sure these extra fanart settings refer to the old style of fanart being saved in the \Extra Fanart\ folder. Would it be too much work to update to the current multiple fanart system?

8. Maybe a third icon to notify when a movie has versions?

I can adapt my skin code for extra fanart but I'll be ignoring anyone who starts whining about their old artwork not working

Not sure about a 3rd icon maybe show a different icon in the same spot when versions are there and only the + for when just extras are present?

[kurai]

Added file content to the visible.
...
I can adapt my skin code for extra fanart but I'll be ignoring anyone who starts whining about their old artwork not working

Container time count working well now. Thanks.

I hardly use the extra/multi fanart options myself but if Kodi's core has moved on to doing that in a different manner going forward and it doesn't affect old-school single-art-per-item use then I promise no whining from me

[mikeSiLVO]

Extra fanart for Movies, TV, and Music Videos is up on GitHub if anyone wants to test it out.

I removed the seasons extra fanart option. The TV setting is for all areas so Shows, Seasons, and Episodes.

[Karellen]

Extra fanart for Movies, TV, and Music Videos is up on GitHub if anyone wants to test it out.

Thanks, all seems to be working fine except for Music. Fanart are not rotating there.

Not sure about a 3rd icon maybe show a different icon in the same spot when versions are there and only the + for when just extras are present?

Not sure what you mean by "icon in the same spot". Does that mean you will not show the Trailer icon and only Versions and Extras icon?

[mikeSiLVO]

Thanks, all seems to be working fine except for Music. Fanart are not rotating there.

Not sure what you mean by "icon in the same spot". Does that mean you will not show the Trailer icon and only Versions and Extras icon?

Didn’t get to music yet.

Show one extra icon that prefers Versions over Extras if both are available. Not planning on touching the trailer button. Similar to what Estuary does in the list view checkbox area.

[Karellen]

Show one extra icon that prefers Versions over Extras if both are available

Sure, that sounds fine.
I'm done. The skin is looking great, thank you. epg is working well with looping. Just the music fanart needs an update.
Unless @kurai or any other members spot any problems, I think it is ready for the repo?
Maybe one more... chapter markers?

[mikeSiLVO]

Sure, that sounds fine.
I'm done. The skin is looking great, thank you. epg is working well with looping. Just the music fanart needs an update.
Unless @kurai or any other members spot any problems, I think it is ready for the repo?
Maybe one more... chapter markers?

Music fanart, the icon for versions/extras, and chapter markers are on Git.