[taleman]

I'm having trouble setting custom background. I want to use a folder on my C drive as the source of background images. However no matter how I try, it doesn't work. I just get a black background.

[realcopacetic]

Hi can you confirm if this still occurs if you update from my repo instead of the official one? I think I may have fixed the underlying issue a little while back but not 100% sure.

Instructions on how to install my repo and enable updates from it in the first post of this thread: https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid...pid3152676

[realcopacetic]

Hi @taleman I would hazard a guess you use plugins for content and don't have anything in the Kodi library. If so, this was the cause of a similar issue for others that should now be fixed as of version 1.0.21, which is currently available in my repo (details on how to get it from there in the first post). It will get to the Kodi repo soon, but not sure when yet as I'm still waiting on my previous submission to be accepted.

[HydroDiOxide]

I'm having issues here as well. I've added a NFS video source with one image in it which I want to use as the home background instead of the slideshow. The only thing I get is a black background.

I've got two other remarks/questions, if I can squeeze them in here:

- There are no 'watched marks' in the strip view.
- Is there a way to set a custom accent colour? You provide a lot, which is great. I'd like one that matches my system colours  .

[realcopacetic]

I'm having issues here as well. I've added a NFS video source with one image in it which I want to use as the home background instead of the slideshow. The only thing I get is a black background.

I've got two other remarks/questions, if I can squeeze them in here:

- There are no 'watched marks' in the strip view.
- Is there a way to set a custom accent colour? You provide a lot, which is great. I'd like one that matches my system colours  .

Do you have any library content? That was previously the issue that was stopping the image from displaying.

Are you adding this source as a menu item background (screenshot 1) or as a custom global override (screenshot 2)? If it's the second method, I think there may be an issue where it can't show the image if it hasn't already been cached into Kodi's image cache. If you can navigate to the source via your videos section or by going Settings > Media > Library > Manage Sources > Videos... do you see the image there?






The way watched works in Strip View (and Billboard + Showcase) is that if you see the full progress bar under the item, it's watched. If there's no progress bar, it's unwatched and if the progress bar is only partially completed, it's got a resume point set meaning it's in the middle of being watched


Yes you should be able to choose a custom accent colour by going to Settings > Copacetic > General > Accent colour

[HydroDiOxide]

Thanks for the reply and explanation on how watched works. May I suggest adding a check mark and dim function as in the poster view as well? A film can have both a 'watched' state and a partly progress in case of a second or n'th viewing.

In regards to the accent colour: can I add my own hex code here as well? I don't see where.

Now the backgrounds. There is library content, yes. Actually I just added a source in Settings>Media>Library>Video. When navigating there, I don't see the image.

When trying the way you provide in the first screenshot, the only thing I can choose when selecting background is 'None'.

[realcopacetic]

Thanks for the reply and explanation on how watched works. May I suggest adding a check mark and dim function as in the poster view as well?

In regards to the accent colour: can I add my own hex code here as well? I don't see where.

Now the backgrounds. There is library content, yes. Actually I just added a source in Settings>Media>Library>Video. When navigating there, I don't see the image.

When trying the way you provide in the first screenshot, the only thing I can choose when selecting background is 'None'.

Both methods rely on script.skinshortcuts to create the window where you can browse for paths/playlists. If you only see 'None' as an option, it should like you may have an issue with that addon. Perhaps try updating it or reinstalling it from the Kodi repo. To see it you need to go settings > system > add-ons > manage dependencies, then you will see it in the list that pops up

[HydroDiOxide]

This must be an issue with Kodi 20.5 on Arch. I can see what you mean on a Windows machine (Kodi 21), but not on my daily driver. Even after reinstalling the skin (and needed additional add-ons). It might have something to do with this error:

[realcopacetic]

This must be an issue with Kodi 20.5 on Arch. I can see what you mean on a Windows machine (Kodi 21), but not on my daily driver. Even after reinstalling the skin (and needed additional add-ons). It might have something to do with this error:

Can you share a log when that happens so I can see what the error is please? https://kodi.wiki/view/Log_file/Easy

[HydroDiOxide]

This must be an issue with Kodi 20.5 on Arch. I can see what you mean on a Windows machine (Kodi 21), but not on my daily driver. Even after reinstalling the skin (and needed additional add-ons). It might have something to do with this error:

Can you share a log when that happens so I can see what the error is please? https://kodi.wiki/view/Log_file/Easy

Here is a debug log: https://paste.kodi.tv/isamutamut.kodi.

[realcopacetic]

This must be an issue with Kodi 20.5 on Arch. I can see what you mean on a Windows machine (Kodi 21), but not on my daily driver. Even after reinstalling the skin (and needed additional add-ons). It might have something to do with this error:

Can you share a log when that happens so I can see what the error is please? https://kodi.wiki/view/Log_file/Easy

Here is a debug log: https://paste.kodi.tv/isamutamut.kodi.

Thanks, looks like you're on Nexus (20.5).

I had this same issue on Mac for certain versions of Nexus. It appeared that some sort of bug in Kodi causes a python library (PIL) to appear missing - this causes the error in the script because I use that library to do various image manipulations and calculations.

From your log...

xml:


2024-05-04 21:40:06.087 T:6906 info <general>: CAddonMgr::FindAddons: script.module.pil v5.1.0 installed

...

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'PIL'

Here's where I initially reported a similar issue, also on 20.5, but for Mac. https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=376602

I never got around to posting a proper bug report to the Kodi team, but it is fixed in Omega, so I guess the issue was fixed. I would suggest as a first step, trying to update if you're not on Omega.

[HydroDiOxide]

I did the updates. Somehow the background setting I used for Windows doesn't work for Arch.

[realcopacetic]

I did the updates. Somehow the background setting I used for Windows doesn't work for Arch.

Hmmm could you do either debit log please.

[realcopacetic]

[quote="HydroDiOxide" pid='3196252' dateline='1715019924']
I did the updates. Somehow the background setting I used for Windows doesn't work for Arch.

Hmmm could you do another debug log please. Can you also go to your add-ons and settings for script.copacetic.helper and turn on both options. That will add some extra detail to the log to figure out what's going on

[HydroDiOxide]

https://paste.kodi.tv/ogoxapepeg.kodi

I hope this helps.