[Reckoner89]

If you don't want the video to be visible in the background there's an option in the settings to disable it.

Hmm, I also use the next episode widget from skin helper service and it works perfectly for me.

[drinfernoo]

Did anyone figured out by now how to enlarge Submenu icons? They are too small, I use my custom high resolution icons and I would like to make them big as Submenu squares are big. On my laptop when 40cm away from screen looks good but on 55" TV when 3.5 meters away Submenu icons are damn small.

I put shortcuts to my favorite TV channels and icons are so small that I can't even recognize some channels.

Same applies for Channel list and EPG. Icons in Arctic Zephyr's 2 EPG list are extremely small.

I am forced to start using TiViMate, icons are there bigger and EPG is clean looking. AZ2 should be updated in terms of PVR UI.

Wishlist: Bigger TV/EPG/Submenu icons, size of EPG grid settings, option to add channels to favorites like in TiViMate, there is a Group Favorites above all groups (in AZ2 they are placed horizontally and Favorites should be 1st before All groups).

Use AutoWidget shortcut groups to make your submenu widgets! You can then set them to be whichever aspect you like

[ArcticBeast]

Did anyone figured out by now how to enlarge Submenu icons? They are too small, I use my custom high resolution icons and I would like to make them big as Submenu squares are big. On my laptop when 40cm away from screen looks good but on 55" TV when 3.5 meters away Submenu icons are damn small.

I put shortcuts to my favorite TV channels and icons are so small that I can't even recognize some channels.

Same applies for Channel list and EPG. Icons in Arctic Zephyr's 2 EPG list are extremely small.

I am forced to start using TiViMate, icons are there bigger and EPG is clean looking. AZ2 should be updated in terms of PVR UI.

Wishlist: Bigger TV/EPG/Submenu icons, size of EPG grid settings, option to add channels to favorites like in TiViMate, there is a Group Favorites above all groups (in AZ2 they are placed horizontally and Favorites should be 1st before All groups).

Use AutoWidget shortcut groups to make your submenu widgets! You can then set them to be whichever aspect you like  

Hey, thanks for helping! Seems like pretty cool Add-on! Unfortunately I am stuck on making channel widgets, in AZ2 Submenu's I have shortcuts to my favorite channels. But adding channel shortcuts as widgets, is that possible?

Uhm, I would like so much if there was way to make AZ2 Submenu items bigger (the icons inside Submenu items). AutoWidget is as far as I can see meant for making shortcuts to Add-on's, I can't create shortcut to channel like when creating standard item, I can go to Live TV folder and select desired channel to appear on Home screen Submenu list. But with AutoWidget I can see Default Widgets, Add-on's, Video library, Other etc.
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As you already know I use the PVR addon with loaded m3u file from my IPTV provider of course. And those channels I put in AZ2 Submenu's, I have like 20 of them I watch the most. And thanks to creator of AZ2 I have amazing IPTV setup but tiny icons are killing me.

I can drop some screenshots if needed, also I could do a simple Photoshop to show you how big channel icons I would like to see, but you already understand everything I am sure.

[ArcticBeast]

Did anyone figured out by now how to enlarge Submenu icons? They are too small, I use my custom high resolution icons and I would like to make them big as Submenu squares are big. On my laptop when 40cm away from screen looks good but on 55" TV when 3.5 meters away Submenu icons are damn small.

I put shortcuts to my favorite TV channels and icons are so small that I can't even recognize some channels.

Same applies for Channel list and EPG. Icons in Arctic Zephyr's 2 EPG list are extremely small.

I am forced to start using TiViMate, icons are there bigger and EPG is clean looking. AZ2 should be updated in terms of PVR UI.

Wishlist: Bigger TV/EPG/Submenu icons, size of EPG grid settings, option to add channels to favorites like in TiViMate, there is a Group Favorites above all groups (in AZ2 they are placed horizontally and Favorites should be 1st before All groups).

Use AutoWidget shortcut groups to make your submenu widgets! You can then set them to be whichever aspect you like  

There is some embarrassing editing haha but look what difference it would make. I hope creator of this skin skin will took this into consideration to add 3 sizes option. Small (like current ones), Medium and Big (Big would be what I just edited).

Default:
https://pasteboard.co/J6OJzNV.png

Edit:
https://pasteboard.co/J6OJXsU.png

[drinfernoo]

Did anyone figured out by now how to enlarge Submenu icons? They are too small, I use my custom high resolution icons and I would like to make them big as Submenu squares are big. On my laptop when 40cm away from screen looks good but on 55" TV when 3.5 meters away Submenu icons are damn small.

I put shortcuts to my favorite TV channels and icons are so small that I can't even recognize some channels.

Same applies for Channel list and EPG. Icons in Arctic Zephyr's 2 EPG list are extremely small.

I am forced to start using TiViMate, icons are there bigger and EPG is clean looking. AZ2 should be updated in terms of PVR UI.

Wishlist: Bigger TV/EPG/Submenu icons, size of EPG grid settings, option to add channels to favorites like in TiViMate, there is a Group Favorites above all groups (in AZ2 they are placed horizontally and Favorites should be 1st before All groups).

Use AutoWidget shortcut groups to make your submenu widgets! You can then set them to be whichever aspect you like  

There is some embarrassing editing haha but look what difference it would make. I hope creator of this skin skin will took this into consideration to add 3 sizes option. Small (like current ones), Medium and Big (Big would be what I just edited).

Default:
https://pasteboard.co/J6OJzNV.png

Edit:
https://pasteboard.co/J6OJXsU.png

Ah, I retract my suggestion I didn't realize that was quite what you were working with. AutoWidget Shortcut Groups could be used to make a widget out of those shortcuts.

[ArcticBeast]

Use AutoWidget shortcut groups to make your submenu widgets! You can then set them to be whichever aspect you like  

There is some embarrassing editing haha but look what difference it would make. I hope creator of this skin skin will took this into consideration to add 3 sizes option. Small (like current ones), Medium and Big (Big would be what I just edited).

Default:
https://pasteboard.co/J6OJzNV.png

Edit:
https://pasteboard.co/J6OJXsU.png 

Ah, I retract my suggestion I didn't realize that was quite what you were working with. AutoWidget Shortcut Groups could be used to make a widget out of those shortcuts. 

Great to hear that. Now I just have to figure out how to do that. To make widgets out of PVR Add-on channels.

[ArcticBeast]

Use AutoWidget shortcut groups to make your submenu widgets! You can then set them to be whichever aspect you like  

There is some embarrassing editing haha but look what difference it would make. I hope creator of this skin skin will took this into consideration to add 3 sizes option. Small (like current ones), Medium and Big (Big would be what I just edited).

Default:
https://pasteboard.co/J6OJzNV.png

Edit:
https://pasteboard.co/J6OJXsU.png 

Ah, I retract my suggestion I didn't realize that was quite what you were working with. AutoWidget Shortcut Groups could be used to make a widget out of those shortcuts. 

Thanks for suggestion again!

I made some pretty cool stuff! I am not saying this because I made my build but I would say it's one of most beautiful builds ever made.

But I am experiencing problems with making Widgets out of TMDB. Even built-in Kodi Widgets support can't make TMDB widgets to load. I was absolutely sure AutoWidget will load them but they still won't load.

You had any experience with this?

[drinfernoo]

There is some embarrassing editing haha but look what difference it would make. I hope creator of this skin skin will took this into consideration to add 3 sizes option. Small (like current ones), Medium and Big (Big would be what I just edited).

Default:
https://pasteboard.co/J6OJzNV.png

Edit:
https://pasteboard.co/J6OJXsU.png 

Ah, I retract my suggestion I didn't realize that was quite what you were working with. AutoWidget Shortcut Groups could be used to make a widget out of those shortcuts. 

Thanks for suggestion again!

I made some pretty cool stuff! I am not saying this because I made my build but I would say it's one of most beautiful builds ever made.

But I am experiencing problems with making Widgets out of TMDB. Even built-in Kodi Widgets support can't make TMDB widgets to load. I was absolutely sure AutoWidget will load them but they still won't load.

You had any experience with this?

No, and that sounds like you likely have greater issues if the sections aren't loading at all. AutoWidget isn't able to "help" them load if they aren't already.

[onesane]

So, I was fiddling with artwork beef and I got it to download a bunch of new clearlogos for my library. Awesome.

Now, on my homescreen (basic horizontal view, single global widget set as random movies) the fanart that is displayed for the current "spotlighted" film changes when I click up to view more info.

It still displays the primary fanart jpg like it used to, but when I press up it shows a different jpg from the extrafanart folder each time, going back to the default fanart when I press down again to get back to the menu.

I assume this is some kind of feature (displaying multiple fanarts on home), but I can't seem to find a way to disable it. Any ideas?

[drinfernoo]

So, I was fiddling with artwork beef and I got it to download a bunch of new clearlogos for my library. Awesome.

Now, on my homescreen (basic horizontal view, single global widget set as random movies) the fanart that is displayed for the current "spotlighted" film changes when I click up to view more info.

It still displays the primary fanart jpg like it used to, but when I press up it shows a different jpg from the extrafanart folder each time, going back to the default fanart when I press down again to get back to the menu.

I assume this is some kind of feature (displaying multiple fanarts on home), but I can't seem to find a way to disable it. Any ideas?

Disable "Extra Fanart". You'll have to go into a media view which has movies or something, and then choose it from the topbar.

You could also limit the number of fanarts that are retrieved by Artwork Beef

[onesane]

So, I was fiddling with artwork beef and I got it to download a bunch of new clearlogos for my library. Awesome.

Now, on my homescreen (basic horizontal view, single global widget set as random movies) the fanart that is displayed for the current "spotlighted" film changes when I click up to view more info.

It still displays the primary fanart jpg like it used to, but when I press up it shows a different jpg from the extrafanart folder each time, going back to the default fanart when I press down again to get back to the menu.

I assume this is some kind of feature (displaying multiple fanarts on home), but I can't seem to find a way to disable it. Any ideas?

Disable "Extra Fanart". You'll have to go into a media view which has movies or something, and then choose it from the topbar.

You could also limit the number of fanarts that are retrieved by Artwork Beef  

Lol. Duh. Why didn't I think of that? Thanks!

[kny2tl]

Hi again; I solved my issue on page 130 with `library node editor` add-on. This lead to another challenge: copy the submenu for default `movies` to any other custom menu. At this very moment, I'm going through docs, xml files on the system, notably `script-skinshortcuts-includes.xml. Before really realy deep dive into structure etc, is there any way to have items from default Movie manu copied to any other custom menu items? I can only think about custom commands. Any guidance is appreciated!

[kny2tl]

Hi again; I solved my issue on page 130 with `library node editor` add-on. This lead to another challenge: copy the submenu for default `movies` to any other custom menu. At this very moment, I'm going through docs, xml files on the system, notably `script-skinshortcuts-includes.xml. Before really realy deep dive into structure etc, is there any way to have items from default Movie manu copied to any other custom menu items? I can only think about custom commands. Any guidance is appreciated!

OK, over-engineered this. Movie Library gives me what I want fairly quickly.. While I knew there are Nodes, I failed to link them to my needs.. Solved.

[horizons1]

@jurialmunkey Thanks for the quick response. The fullscreen music playback works for individual songs but not on party mode playlists. I made a 30-sec video to illustrate the behavior:

@jurialmunkey Could you let me know if the behavior in the video above is normal & expected? 

Okay I got a chance to look at it. Can reproduce the issue. It's because kodi forces open the playlist when starting party-mode and the time taken for the transition animation between windows means that switching to the visualisation doesn't work because it triggers mid-transition.

I've added a slightly longer idle delay in the trigger which seems to fix it for partymode. Can you test this version and confirm that it is fixed?
https://github.com/jurialmunkey/skin.arc...alpha6.zip 

Hey jurialmunkey, remember this issue with visualization switching for party-mode? It seems somewhere along the line something changed and the original behavior is back. I get full screen music OSD for playing any track or album directly, but in party-mode the playlist remains displayed. I know this is not in any way a priority, but if it's easy... 

[jerichoy2j]

great skin 
is there a way to turn off the movie title under the cover ?