[primaeval]

version 0.0.338
- on-top time bar (skinners: preload tvgf-timebar.png (see Default))

Here is another long time ask: an extra time bar on top of the program buttons in the epg and quick epg.

If you have a custom skin make sure you add the texture tvgf-timebar.png to the media folder and preload it at the top of script-tvguide-main.xml.
See the Default skin for an example.
The texture can be opaque or transparent. The Default skin uses an 80% opaque texture.

[primaeval]

script.tvguide.fullscreen.skin.lapis

TV Guide Fullscreen - Lapis Skin

NEW: in the repo.

For all you Ikea fans.

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script.tvguide.fullscreen.skin.carnelian

TV Guide Fullscreen - Carnelian Skin

A nice new warm skin.

[Drt1989]

Hi @primaeval, me again. Sorry, I've tried searching, but how to I get addons.ini to work?

I'm not sure I understand it's function. - I assume I add an addon to the list, - the guide then updates the links with in the addon folder?

For example an addon that links to IPTV links that may need to refreshed from time to time.... listing the folder within this.ini can enable this?

Is that how it works, and if so how exactly do I write where the addon folder is?

Or am I barking up the wrong tree?

-DRT

[rocko]

I created categories HD Channels, SD Channels, News, and Sports, worked fine until today.

When I turned it on only guide info was on HD. Later only guide info was News, so I thought it might only be loading whatever it was on last. I set it to All Channels and restarted and still only guide info was on News.

Is there a way to refresh the guide. Last time I messed with this it was stuck on loading guide and I lost all my channel links.

Thanks

[primaeval]

I created categories HD Channels, SD Channels, News, and Sports, worked fine until today.

When I turned it on only guide info was on HD. Later only guide info was News, so I thought it might only be loading whatever it was on last. I set it to All Channels and restarted and still only guide info was on News.

Is there a way to refresh the guide. Last time I messed with this it was stuck on loading guide and I lost all my channel links.

Thanks

Before you do anything else backup your addon_data folder.
userdata\addon_data\script.tvguide.fullscreen

It it all goes wrong you can use the database or some of the ini files to recreate your settings.

This file has the last channel mappings after exiting the guide:
custom_stream_urls_autosave.ini

This file has the channel categories:
categories.ini

I expect something in the code isn't working. It might be a missing control.
Are you using a custom skin?
Are there any Errors in the kodi.log file?

[primaeval]

Hi @primaeval, me again. Sorry, I've tried searching, but how to I get addons.ini to work?

I'm not sure I understand it's function. - I assume I add an addon to the list, - the guide then updates the links with in the addon folder?

For example an addon that links to IPTV links that may need to refreshed from time to time.... listing the folder within this.ini can enable this?

Is that how it works, and if so how exactly do I write where the addon folder is?

Or am I barking up the wrong tree?

-DRT

I'm not sure exactly what you are asking.

The addons.ini file is the key to the channel matching in Choose Stream.
userdata\addon_data\script.tvguide.fullscreen\addons.ini

You can import it from somewhere else in Settings \ Optional or use an m3u to populate it on start.

Normally you fill it with the function
Menu \ Stream \ Setup \ Browse \ Add Folder
You click on an addon in Browse.
Find the folder full of channels.
Click Add Folder.
It adds all the Channel=Stream links to the addons.ini file.

Next time you go into Stream Setup all the links should be in the Addons tab.

If you want the addons.ini file refreshed periodically from the folders you chose in Browse do:
Settings \ Startup \ Background Service \ Update Addon Folders Too

You can see the Folders you chose in:
folders.list

If you want something to search in the addons every time you play a channel use my Stream Searcher addon.

[Drt1989]

Hi @primaeval, me again. Sorry, I've tried searching, but how to I get addons.ini to work?

I'm not sure I understand it's function. - I assume I add an addon to the list, - the guide then updates the links with in the addon folder?

For example an addon that links to IPTV links that may need to refreshed from time to time.... listing the folder within this.ini can enable this?

Is that how it works, and if so how exactly do I write where the addon folder is?

Or am I barking up the wrong tree?

-DRT

I'm not sure exactly what you are asking.

The addons.ini file is the key to the channel matching in Choose Stream.
userdata\addon_data\script.tvguide.fullscreen\addons.ini

You can import it from somewhere else in Settings \ Optional or use an m3u to populate it on start.

Normally you fill it with the function
Menu \ Stream \ Setup \ Browse \ Add Folder
You click on an addon in Browse.
Find the folder full of channels.
Click Add Folder.
It adds all the Channel=Stream links to the addons.ini file.

Next time you go into Stream Setup all the links should be in the Addons tab.

If you want the addons.ini file refreshed periodically from the folders you chose in Browse do:
Settings \ Startup \ Background Service \ Update Addon Folders Too

You can see the Folders you chose in:
folders.list

If you want something to search in the addons every time you play a channel use my Stream Searcher addon.

Sorry, I misunderstood. It's OK I have gone a different way to find my solution.

I have found a bug that occurs on WINDOWS 10 and Android 6.0. However most of my testing is via Android.

SYSTEM INFO:
Generic "MBOX" Types (MXQ, MXQ PRO, MXQ 4K, A95X, M8SII MINI, T93X, m96x)
ANDROID 6.0
CPU S905X @MLOGIC
1GB & 2GB RAM
KODI 16.1

(The S905X is notorious for causing Kodi crashes to home if Hardware Acceleration amcodec is enabled. I have three available hardware acceleration options, amcodec being the first in the list, turning this option off fixes the crashes, later Firmware builds of these Android boxes have permanently disabled this option)

I have tested with older Android boxes, this bug is still present.

ANDROID 4.4
S805 @MLOGIC
1GB & 2GB RAM
KODI 16.1

Brief Summary of my setup:

OSD Disabled, Alt player disabled (same if enabled)

The bug:

This bug appears to only be present if OSD is disabled.(Unconfirmed as I believe S805 works ok with OSD) S905x boxes have huge stutter if OSD is enabled, hence the reason for turning off OSD.

When playing a channel in fullscreen mode through the guide, then return to the guide and then back to the same channel, the below problems occur:

• Press back will not function, you will stay on fullscreen mode
  
• All other remote keys that are "captured" by Kodi won't function
  
• Video will start to stutter
  

Therefore you are essentially stuck on that channel.

Workaround:

Press HOME on remote control to return to launcher and then go back into kodi - You will be taken directly into the guide with no video playing.


Workaround 2:

In Keymap Editor addon, under Fullscreen Video, Map the back key to STOP. Therefore pressing back turning onscreen video will stop playback and return you to the guide. Not always ideal, but works in my situation.


As stated the above happens with 16.1 on Windows 10.

Regards

[primaeval]

^^^

I had that problem with MXQ boxes until Koying pointed out that the Surface codec should be turned off. In Kodi 16.1 it is on by default on Android.
https://github.com/koying/SPMC/issues/615
That fixes most of the problems and you can leave OSD turned on.
Try SPMC too. Some people have better luck with 16.5 instead of 16.6.

If you are playing video fullscreen in Windows without the OSD it is best to use the Fullscreen command with the Tab key to get back into the guide.
When you press Back from fullscreen video you will end up somewhere else.

There are a setting or two at the bottom of Settings \ Playback that control what happens with the Back button.

[Drt1989]

Exactly why I love this thread. For months I've dismissed any other acceleration as being a problem. All working fine now.

Do you know of a way to automatically disable surface and amcodec, so I can just push an update to the boxes? (I dread having to try and explain to a couple of technophobes how to turn off acceleration and enable OSD?

Understand this isn't a fault with TV Guide Fullscreen

[primaeval]

Exactly why I love this thread. For months I've dismissed any other acceleration as being a problem. All working fine now.

Do you know of a way to automatically disable surface and amcodec, so I can just push an update to the boxes? (I dread having to try and explain to a couple of technophobes how to turn off acceleration and enable OSD?

Understand this isn't a fault with TV Guide Fullscreen

It's probably one of the videoplayer settings in userdata\guisettings.xml
Maybe useamcodec

Do a before/after diff of that file.
ie make a copy of guisettings.xml
change the mediacodec Surface setting
close Kodi
compare the files

[frimeiloja]

Greetings ! Is there a way for the tv channel logos to look bigger ? Im downloading the logos from the LogoDB Kodi Addon, without any resizing, but they look very small on the guide..... Any help is greatly appreciatted ! Thanks !

[primaeval]

Greetings ! Is there a way for the tv channel logos to look bigger ? Im downloading the logos from the LogoDB Kodi Addon, without any resizing, but they look very small on the guide..... Any help is greatly appreciatted ! Thanks !

If you pull them in from the Channels menu they will get cropped and resized.
It might have some problems in Leia with the PIL library.

If you know python and want to manually crop your own logos you can use the code in autocrop_image
https://github.com/primaeval/script.tvgu...ls.py#L212

These logos are from the LogoDB

[frimeiloja]

Greetings ! Is there a way for the tv channel logos to look bigger ? Im downloading the logos from the LogoDB Kodi Addon, without any resizing, but they look very small on the guide..... Any help is greatly appreciatted ! Thanks !

If you pull them in from the Channels menu they will get cropped and resized.
It might have some problems in Leia with the PIL library.

If you know python and want to manually crop your own logos you can use the code in autocrop_image
https://github.com/primaeval/script.tvgu...ls.py#L212

Correct But only a few are being downloaded if i do it from the channels menu.....Is there any way to download them all this way so they will al look bigger?

[primaeval]

Greetings ! Is there a way for the tv channel logos to look bigger ? Im downloading the logos from the LogoDB Kodi Addon, without any resizing, but they look very small on the guide..... Any help is greatly appreciatted ! Thanks !

If you pull them in from the Channels menu they will get cropped and resized.
It might have some problems in Leia with the PIL library.

If you know python and want to manually crop your own logos you can use the code in autocrop_image
https://github.com/primaeval/script.tvgu...ls.py#L212

Correct But only a few are being downloaded if i do it from the channels menu.....Is there any way to download them all this way so they will al look bigger?

The Channel Name matching is up the the LogoDB. If it doesn't recognise yours you'll have to enter the name it likes manually.

If you want me to write you a standalone program to crop your logos just ask.