[Shredder_guitar]

@RonnieG3  Are you doing the skin reset thing when you update?
A blank repo suggests an incorrect path to the repo...double check your repo path

[latts9923]

@wags1
You're welcome!

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@RonnieG3
I'm with @Shredder_guitar. Are you using https://holybid.com/kodi/lattsrepo/maste....lattsrepo as the path when you add a source in the Files Manager?

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@Pi7a
You're welcome!

[Chalklands]

Hello,
Hope everybody is well?
Just noticed something which has me a tad confused.
TV show widgets. I have a widget for TV shows set to 'episodes in progress (TV Shows), last played'. All well and fine, but it isn't showing the last episode played that is in progress. It insists on showing a previous episode that was still in progress, although I didn't watch that episode to the end, but instead, started watching a later episode, but it won't show this last episode I watched. Any suggestions? Do I need to clear a cache?

[RonnieG3]

@RonnieG3
I'm with @Shredder_guitar. Are you using https://holybid.com/kodi/lattsrepo/maste....lattsrepo as the path when you add a source in the Files Manager?

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I tried that way too and it tells me "Couldn't retrieve directory information". I add it anyway and it says "Couldn't connect to the network server." Which is weird b/c I can access the site in my browser, Now if i go up a level, i can see the nexus addons, but I have no Idea what needs to be updated.

[latts9923]

@RonnieG3
So if you use the path https://holybid.com/kodi/lattsrepo/master/ as a source, can you see the folder repository.lattsrepo?

[latts9923]

@Shredder_guitar
I see why you're still seeing the French flag in Video Info. With multiple MPAA ratings in your NFO, you need to add a new condition to the PG value with both of them listed together. For example, the value for PG in the variable "value_mpaa_detailed_colored" should look like this...

xml:
<value condition="String.IsEqual(ListItem.Mpaa,Rated PG) | String.IsEqual(ListItem.Mpaa,Rated: PG) | String.IsEqual(ListItem.Mpaa,PG) | String.IsEqual(ListItem.Mpaa,USG) | String.IsEqual(ListItem.Mpaa,US: PG) | String.IsEqual(ListItem.Mpaa,US: Rated PG) | String.IsEqual(ListItem.Mpaa,US: PG / US: Rated PG)">flags/mpaa_2/colored/pg.png</value>	

[latts9923]

UPDATE #9

Additions

• I added a button to the Top Menu for Live TV named "SHOW CHANNEL ICONS". This will toggle between the channel name and logo in the TV Guide. Thanks to Shredder_guitar for the request!
  
• I added the option to View Type-06 to switch between clearart, clearlogo, and discart for Music Videos. Thanks to _Mike_ for the request!
  
• I added a line to the fanart code to display the Season fanart image if you are viewing Episodes and you have "ARTWORK HELPER" selected. Thanks to Juan Mortyme for the request!
  
• I added code to the media flags to display the record label for a Music Video. Thanks to Juan Mortyme for the request!
  
• I added the visual effects to Movies, TV Shows, Concerts, Video Info and Music Info. I also added the "HIDE VISUAL EFFECTS" button to the Top Menu.
  
• I added a Batman menu bar. I'm not 100% happy with this one yet...might make some tweaks. Thanks to Shredder_guitar for the request!
  
• I added a Batman font. Thanks to Shredder_guitar for the request!
  
• I added the Poster view from MQ 8 (View Type-37). Thanks to Shredder_guitar for the request!
  
• I added a new button named "CHANGE THE RADIOBUTTON BASE COLOUR" in SKIN SETTINGS > COLOURS.
  

Bug fixes

• The discart for Music Videos was not displaying in a handful of views after the last update. Thanks to _Mike_ for reporting the bug!
  
• The "EXTRA ART" setting in the Top Menu was not visible for Episodes and Music Videos in View Type-18. Thanks to Juan Mortyme for reporting the bug!
  

*This update will require another skin reset for new settings to be forced to settings.xml. To keep from losing your current settings, make sure you export your skin settings (SKIN SETTINGS > RESTORE SETTINGS > EXPORT SKIN SETTINGS) before you install the update. After installing the update you will need to reset the skin and then import the latest settings export.

[Shredder_guitar]

I tried that way too and it tells me "Couldn't retrieve directory information". I add it anyway and it says "Couldn't connect to the network server." Which is weird b/c I can access the site in my browser, Now if i go up a level, i can see the nexus addons, but I have no Idea what needs to be updated.

Try a vanilla Kodi in portable mode,seperately from your existing setup, that would rule out any settings issues, If it still doesn't work, it's your existing PC/network/isp related (highly unlikely, but always possible)

[Shredder_guitar]

I see why you're still seeing the French flag in Video Info. With multiple MPAA ratings in your NFO, you need to add a new condition to the PG value with both of them listed together. For example, the value for PG in the variable "value_mpaa_detailed_colored" should look like this...

Still no luck, unfortunately. I doubt this is helpful to know, but I have also tried changing the MPAA Icon settings within kodi from detailed to regular and MPAA icon color from colored to white and still see the same result. I question at this point, is this a source skin , mod skin, or Kodi issue? I do agree that changing that line in the variables.xml should have at least done something, but didn't.

For a test, I completely removed the line for PG-13 ratings and saw the same behavior with the french rating showing up after a kodi restart and it returned again after I put the line back. This tells me that the PG line is not being parsed but should work. It's most likely as @juan Mortyme had mentioned about multiple entities are not being read, which would also be true for the studio issue i have. Is the parsing done by Kodi and whatever engine it uses or the skin? I'm using Kodi v 20.2 If that helps anyone else to know. I will chase the Kodi route if that is the case.

[Juan Mortyme]

@Shredder_guitar

Your MPAA problem may stem from having multiple values in the <mpaa> tag and/or <certification> tag. Try editing a nfo by changing to <mpaa>PG</mpaa> and remove the <certification> line. Refresh and see if that fixes it.

[Shredder_guitar]

Your MPAA problem may stem from having multiple values in the <mpaa> tag and/or <certification> tag. Try editing a nfo by changing to <mpaa>PG</mpaa> and remove the <certification> line. Refresh and see if that fixes it.

I'm happy to do this for a scientific test for resolution to see if this fixes it, but I won't be updating my entire library to correct this, it will need to be fixed a different way.

*Update* I updated the value in a movie to be "<mpaa>US:PG</mpaa>". This DOES correct it, but not ideal because i have no control over how TMM writes the values in the NFO and also sacrifices completeness...this would also be true for studio info if multiple studios are gathered from the api. How to best navigate this?
I would propose a way to parse and read only the first value in the flags if "/" exists in mid-string. It looks like Studios are written to an NFO as such...

Code:


  <studio>Amblin Entertainment</studio>
  <studio>Pariah Entertainment Group</studio>
  <studio>Walden Media</studio>
  <studio>Reliance Entertainment</studio>
  <studio>Amblin Partners</studio>
  <studio>DreamWorks Pictures</studio>


In the case of a studio scenario I would grab and present only the first value. But which direction does this need to be corrected? Kodi side or TMM side? (this is a general question and not aimed at a specific person)

*update* I have just checked other movies and their ratings that are working and they are written in the same manner 

Code:

  <mpaa>US:R / US:Rated R</mpaa>

So the issue must be somewhere else...

@latts9923
Great Job on the updates man, love it! I have more suggestions, but i hold off for a while. I've been loud enough for a bit. Please understand that I enjoy your work very much and want to see it be the best it can possibly be.  Please provide a link to where I can donate for your contributions to this skin.

[MB1968]

A few things I am hoping can be addressed either in a future update or questions answered...
Repeated prompts to install Resource Selection addon when navigating to skin settings, icons and images menu, If i install it, at some point later I am asked to install it again. I have not totally found the behavior that causes this, but it is something with installing the skin helper color picker and also the artwork helper...these 3 items repeatedly prompt to be installed at various times. (I have only recently done the skin settings export, reset and restore trick, so perhaps that corrects it going forward after they are installed.

Check this post:
https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid...pid3161855

I'm having the same issue on my Android Box (Beelink GT King). Sorry for the late response. I was busy with assembling and installing my new pc last week.

EDIT: I just read Latts post to add some extra lines to the skin addon.xml. I'll test this.

[MB1968]

@MB1968
I just added a Movie via WebDAV from my webspace and I see the bluray icon in the media flags.

Still missing on my side after applying update 8. I'm using the text .Bluray as media string with a capital B.

[Juan Mortyme]

@Shredder_guitar

OK, I've done a quick test and was able to reproduce the mpaa error and hopefully solve it. The second set of instructions latts gave you are correct but I'm guessing you only applied the fix to the first instance of the line in question, however, there are at least three lines that I found that are very similar and all should be changed.

Here's what you need to do. In the Variables.xml:
First, find line 521 (give or take). It should look like:

xml:
<value condition="String.IsEqual(ListItem.Mpaa,Rated PG) | String.IsEqual(ListItem.Mpaa,Rated: PG) | String.IsEqual(ListItem.Mpaa,PG) | String.IsEqual(ListItem.Mpaa,US:PG | String.IsEqual(ListItem.Mpaa,US: PG) | String.IsEqual(ListItem.Mpaa,US: Rated PG">flags/mpaa_2/white/rated pg.png</value>

Change it to:

xml:
<value condition="String.IsEqual(ListItem.Mpaa,Rated PG) | String.IsEqual(ListItem.Mpaa,Rated: PG) | String.IsEqual(ListItem.Mpaa,PG) | String.IsEqual(ListItem.Mpaa,US:PG | String.IsEqual(ListItem.Mpaa,US: PG) | String.IsEqual(ListItem.Mpaa,US: Rated PG | String.IsEqual(ListItem.Mpaa,US: PG / US: Rated PG) | String.IsEqual(ListItem.Mpaa,US: PG / US: Rated PG)">flags/mpaa_2/white/rated pg.png</value>

Second, find line 593 (give or take). It should look like:

xml:
<value condition="String.IsEqual(ListItem.Mpaa,Rated PG) | String.IsEqual(ListItem.Mpaa,Rated: PG) | String.IsEqual(ListItem.Mpaa,PG) | String.IsEqual(ListItem.Mpaa,US:PG) | String.IsEqual(ListItem.Mpaa,US: PG) | String.IsEqual(ListItem.Mpaa,US: Rated PG)">flags/mpaa_2/colored/pg.png</value>

Change it to:

xml:
<value condition="String.IsEqual(ListItem.Mpaa,Rated PG) | String.IsEqual(ListItem.Mpaa,Rated: PG) | String.IsEqual(ListItem.Mpaa,PG) | String.IsEqual(ListItem.Mpaa,US:PG) | String.IsEqual(ListItem.Mpaa,US: PG) | String.IsEqual(ListItem.Mpaa,US: Rated PG) | String.IsEqual(ListItem.Mpaa,US: PG / US: Rated PG)">flags/mpaa_2/colored/pg.png</value>

Third, find line 1670 (or there about). It should read:

xml:
<value condition="String.IsEqual(ListItem.Mpaa,Rated PG) | String.IsEqual(ListItem.Mpaa,Rated: PG) | String.IsEqual(ListItem.Mpaa,PG) | String.IsEqual(ListItem.Mpaa,USPG) | String.IsEqual(ListItem.Mpaa,US:PG) | String.IsEqual(ListItem.Mpaa,US: PG) | String.IsEqual(ListItem.Mpaa,US: Rated PG">$VAR[mpaa_path]MPAA_PG_Certificate_US.png</value>

Change it to:

xml:
<value condition="String.IsEqual(ListItem.Mpaa,Rated PG) | String.IsEqual(ListItem.Mpaa,Rated: PG) | String.IsEqual(ListItem.Mpaa,PG) | String.IsEqual(ListItem.Mpaa,USPG) | String.IsEqual(ListItem.Mpaa,US:PG) | String.IsEqual(ListItem.Mpaa,US: PG) | String.IsEqual(ListItem.Mpaa,US: Rated PG) | String.IsEqual(ListItem.Mpaa,US: PG / US: Rated PG)">$VAR[mpaa_path]MPAA_PG_Certificate_US.png</value>

If you are curious and want to know why a nfo with <mpaa>US:R / US:Rated R</mpaa> works but <mpaa>US: PG / US: Rated PG</mpaa> doesn't, it is because the R rating string has String.Contains whereas the PG has String.IsEqual. The reason for this is that there are other countries that have ratings containing PG and it causes conflicts thus the PG mpaa tag must match exactly with one of the values in the skin's xml.

Let us know if that works so latts can add the fix to the next update?

I really hoped we had all the flag/tag conflicts fixed but I never imagined I would ever see multiple mpaa tags in a nfo file. This is first for me.

Personally, I use Media Companion to scrape and write my nfo files. It has a steep learning curve but it allows for extremely fine control over how you would like your nfo formatted along with your art and actors. Unfortunately it only handles video but not music.

[MB1968]

Unfortunately it only handles video but not music.

MediaElch can do this job for you.
https://mediaelch.github.io/mediaelch-doc/