2015-08-08, 11:09
Guys, if you have issues with season posters there can only be a few reasons why...
The variable I posted works on Isengard only and in all cases where the season poster is in your database. That means you must activate season posters and run Artwork Downloader on each Kodi machine.
If you do not see Season posters after running AD then it may be a cache problem... The cache has a background task that runs when it feels like it (sort of) and re caches artwork when it notices a change which could take days. That is why it can sometimes take awhile for changes to populate. Deleting the cache and thumbnail folder make the cache rebuild for some items quickly and others when you navigate to a spot that tries to display it. and the rest when the background task runs. The Texturecache utility if used correctly updates the cache for all artwork in the DB when you trigger the command to do so, therefore bypassing the background task.
If you have tried all of the above then there is possibly a skin code problem, unfortunately the hack used to display season posters was necessary to have them on certain levels cause the INFO label to display it did not work and a new one was added for Isengard. That original hack led to another one listposterbackupvar and that or something else could be causing issues. If you have a view that does not work then you need to specify that view and I will look through the code and see if I can find out why and possibly make a PR for mike to merge.
Just to be clear if your system is correctly setup and it is not a skin code problem then the variable I posted will work 100% of the time.
If anybody needs a more in depth explanation on how this works or how to install and use the Texturecache utility just ask and I can try to provide one.
The variable I posted works on Isengard only and in all cases where the season poster is in your database. That means you must activate season posters and run Artwork Downloader on each Kodi machine.
If you do not see Season posters after running AD then it may be a cache problem... The cache has a background task that runs when it feels like it (sort of) and re caches artwork when it notices a change which could take days. That is why it can sometimes take awhile for changes to populate. Deleting the cache and thumbnail folder make the cache rebuild for some items quickly and others when you navigate to a spot that tries to display it. and the rest when the background task runs. The Texturecache utility if used correctly updates the cache for all artwork in the DB when you trigger the command to do so, therefore bypassing the background task.
If you have tried all of the above then there is possibly a skin code problem, unfortunately the hack used to display season posters was necessary to have them on certain levels cause the INFO label to display it did not work and a new one was added for Isengard. That original hack led to another one listposterbackupvar and that or something else could be causing issues. If you have a view that does not work then you need to specify that view and I will look through the code and see if I can find out why and possibly make a PR for mike to merge.
Just to be clear if your system is correctly setup and it is not a skin code problem then the variable I posted will work 100% of the time.
If anybody needs a more in depth explanation on how this works or how to install and use the Texturecache utility just ask and I can try to provide one.
