2015-08-30, 22:56
Mimic 3.x requires Kodi 16 Jarvis.
***There is an issue where the widgets will disappear if the window closes while they are loading. See http://trac.kodi.tv/ticket/16635 Easiest way to bring them back is to reload the skin; there's an option to do that on the shutdown menu. Please let me know if you test and find any other issues, thanks.
mim·ic
1. To imitate
Synonyms: resemble, look like, have the appearance of
Introduction
Users of this skin will quickly see the resemblance to two of my favorite skins, Aeon Nox and reFocus. Even as Mimic borrows from both of these skins, my hope is that it will develop into its own style over time. Many thanks to BigNoid for his work on Aeon Nox, on which this skin is based. I've used many of the available skins since discovering XBMC/Kodi, but always returned to one of the Nox variations for its feature set and clear navigation. Also thank you to Jeroen, creator of reFocus, whose clean design and attention to detail were an inspiration for this skin. Mimic also borrows some of the great views from reFocus such as Gallery and BigList. More recently, this skin now "mimics" features from Arctic Zephyr and its mods, fTV, and Phil65's skin.
Required Addons
These addons will automatically install when installing Mimic from the repository.
Mimic is now on Transifex. Sign up to translate the skin strings into your preferred language.
https://www.transifex.com/teamxbmc/kodi-skins/
Download/Install
Mimic is now available in the Kodi repository. The source is available here: https://github.com/braz96/skin.mimic/tree/jarvis
If you would like to express your appreciation for this skin, please consider a donation to the XBMC Foundation. http://kodi.tv/contribute/donate/
***There is an issue where the widgets will disappear if the window closes while they are loading. See http://trac.kodi.tv/ticket/16635 Easiest way to bring them back is to reload the skin; there's an option to do that on the shutdown menu. Please let me know if you test and find any other issues, thanks.
mim·ic
1. To imitate
Synonyms: resemble, look like, have the appearance of
watch gallery
Introduction
Users of this skin will quickly see the resemblance to two of my favorite skins, Aeon Nox and reFocus. Even as Mimic borrows from both of these skins, my hope is that it will develop into its own style over time. Many thanks to BigNoid for his work on Aeon Nox, on which this skin is based. I've used many of the available skins since discovering XBMC/Kodi, but always returned to one of the Nox variations for its feature set and clear navigation. Also thank you to Jeroen, creator of reFocus, whose clean design and attention to detail were an inspiration for this skin. Mimic also borrows some of the great views from reFocus such as Gallery and BigList. More recently, this skin now "mimics" features from Arctic Zephyr and its mods, fTV, and Phil65's skin.
Required Addons
These addons will automatically install when installing Mimic from the repository.
- script.grab.fanart
- script.skinshortcuts
- script.skin.helper.service
- service.library.data.provider
- script.toolbox
- resource.images.studios.white
- resource.images.recordlabels.white
- Image Resource Select
- Artwork Downloader
- Artist Slideshow
- TV Next Aired
- Global Search
- OpenWeatherMap Extended
- ExtendedInfo
- SimplePlaylists
- The Big Picture
- Feedreader screensaver
- LazyTV
- cdART Manager Helix
- Rating Update
- CU LRC Lyrics
- RSS Editor
- Nextup Service Notification
- YouTube Browser
- Rom Collection Browser
- How do I activate Extended Info for movie/tv show cast members?
Press down from the selected cast member in the video info dialog. I tried making it activate Extended Info when clicking the cast thumb, but never could get the list to scroll smoothly.
- Why don't the home widgets work with a mouse?
The skin is designed for use with a remote or keyboard, mouse support is limited. For best results using a mouse or touch device, be sure to enable the skin setting to show the home widgets all the time. Skin Settings --> Home window --> Always show home widgets
- Why isn't rss text displayed when using the Feedreader screensaver?
I've modified the skin for this addon to only display photos. One source of photo rss feeds is flickr. Try using the following rss link, replacing "yosemite" with your preferred keyword.
You can also use your favorite flickr group. Just use the following code after updating the group's id, which you can find by pasting the group's url here: http://idgettr.com/Code:http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/photos_public.gne?tags=yosemite
If you prefer the original Feedreader display, delete script-Feedreader-Main.xml from the skin's 1080i folder.Code:http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/groups_pool.gne?id=52240205351@N01
- Why are some of my random fanart backgrounds black, or why don't my thumbnails show up?
This is likely caused by missing or corrupted images in your texture cache. I suggest using the Texture Cache Maintenance Utility to clean up and repair your cached textures. It is also useful for finding duplicate media in your library and updating IMDb ratings. I posted a guide to setting it up in Window 8.1.
Mimic is now on Transifex. Sign up to translate the skin strings into your preferred language.
https://www.transifex.com/teamxbmc/kodi-skins/
Download/Install
Mimic is now available in the Kodi repository. The source is available here: https://github.com/braz96/skin.mimic/tree/jarvis
If you would like to express your appreciation for this skin, please consider a donation to the XBMC Foundation. http://kodi.tv/contribute/donate/
