[butchabay]

Hmmm, sounds good to me. The only difference for me is that I set them in SkinShortcuts (skin.helper integration) ... and use a multiimage control instead (but to also handle a folder path when it is set).

AFAIK multiimage is not needed but you could give it a shot ? Or maybe 2s is too short as parameter for skin.string ?

Already tested with multiimage and increase delay to 20. Same, shows 1 background. There must be something else i'm missing.

Thanx

[butchabay]

One question:

is this correct?

PHP Code:

<onload condition="System.HasAddon(script.skin.info.service)">RunScript(script.skin.info.service)</onload> 


shouldn't be?

PHP Code:

<onload condition="System.HasAddon(script.skin.helper.service)">RunScript(script.skin.helper.service)</onload> 


[Jayz2K]

One question:

is this correct?

PHP Code:

<onload condition="System.HasAddon(script.skin.info.service)">RunScript(script.skin.info.service)</onload> 


shouldn't be?

PHP Code:

<onload condition="System.HasAddon(script.skin.helper.service)">RunScript(script.skin.helper.service)</onload> 


OMG shame on me !

So I don't have any Runscript for Skin.Helper :/

I made a test myself sorting out the Property out of Skinshortcuts and it cycles.
I made another test reseting the SkinHelper.RandomFanartDelay Skin.String and I can reproduce it. Sorry, will probably sounds stupid but have you checked the content of it showing it in a label ?

[butchabay]

Cmon, don't be so hard to yourself.
I'll check it this evening.

Cheers

[butchabay]

EDIT: Solved, holy crap, seems that a simple:

PHP Code:

<onload condition="System.HasAddon(script.skin.helper.service)">Skin.SetString(SkinHelper.RandomFanartDelay,10)</onload> 


in startup.xml is working fine


Ok, the labels provided by the script are working in library as described in the readme.
But still no backgrounds, either in home or in myvideonav.xml.
So something with the skin string is wrong.

Any other ideas?

Thanx

[User 224999]

I just found some time to try some of the cool options this script provides.
What i'm trying to understand is: Do we necessary need to force a skin setting? I would like to start the script and allow me to use:

Window(Home).Property(SkinHelper.AllMoviesBackground)
Window(Home).Property(SkinHelper.AllTvShowsBackground)
Window(Home).Property(SkinHelper.AllMusicVideosBackground)
etc.

So my question, is there a way to run the script at startup or load it on home.xml, if yes how?

You do not have to launch the script. It's a service running in the background.

What you do need to know is that most features of the script are controlled by skin strings you set in the skin.
For example for the backgrounds you need to set the interval when the images will change. If you don't set that setting or set it to 0 it completely disables the backgrounds window props.

Use this to enable them:

Skin.SetString(SkinHelper.RandomFanartDelay, 30)

[butchabay]

I just found some time to try some of the cool options this script provides.
What i'm trying to understand is: Do we necessary need to force a skin setting? I would like to start the script and allow me to use:

Window(Home).Property(SkinHelper.AllMoviesBackground)
Window(Home).Property(SkinHelper.AllTvShowsBackground)
Window(Home).Property(SkinHelper.AllMusicVideosBackground)
etc.

So my question, is there a way to run the script at startup or load it on home.xml, if yes how?

You do not have to launch the script. It's a service running in the background.

What you do need to know is that most features of the script are controlled by skin strings you set in the skin.
For example for the backgrounds you need to set the interval when the images will change. If you don't set that setting or set it to 0 it completely disables the backgrounds window props.

Use this to enable them:

Skin.SetString(SkinHelper.RandomFanartDelay, 30)

Thanx
Edited my post a few seconds before yours

[User 224999]

EDIT: Solved, holy crap, seems that a simple:

Ah, saw this after my post. All solved now ?

[butchabay]

Yes all fine mate. Thanx

[User 224999]

[quote='marcelveldt' pid='2213503' dateline='1452684069']

Code:

08:07:19 T:420   ERROR: Skin Helper Service --> Error while processing smart shortcuts for favourites - set disabled....

I think it's from CustomPicturesBackgroundPath

Should now be fixed on Git

[User 224999]

However, when having a lot of conditions and "bulk" actions it could turn to be hard to write / read the code, don't you think ?
Just my opinion but if the goal is to replace / make easier the <onclick> action, something maybe more "universal" could be :

Code:

<settings>
    <!-- home layout -->
    <setting id="HomeLayout" value="1" label="$LOCALIZE[31309] - 1 row" condition="" icon="" description="">
        <onselect condition="Condition1IsTrue">Skin.SetString(MyString1)</onselect>
        <onselect condition="Condition2IsTrue">Skin.SetString(MyString2)</onselect>
        <onselect condition="Condition3IsTrue">WhateverAction</onselect>
    </setting>
    <setting id="HomeLayout" value="2" label="$LOCALIZE[31309] - 2 rows" condition="" icon="" description=""/>
    <setting id="HomeLayout" value="3" label="$LOCALIZE[31309] - 3 rows" condition="" icon="" description=""/>
</settings>

Great idea! I have just implemented it exactly like your example above.
Can you do a little testing with latest git ?

[Jayz2K]

Great idea! I have just implemented it exactly like your example above.
Can you do a little testing with latest git ?

Wow that's crazy
Sure, I'll report ASAP

Thanks Marcel !

[Angelinas]

Great idea! I have just implemented it exactly like your example above.
Can you do a little testing with latest git ?

I like this, now i can starting to create "widget chooser" with this part of script.... Dont need shortcuts enymore....
This will work like view settings, right?

[Jayz2K]

Great idea! I have just implemented it exactly like your example above.
Can you do a little testing with latest git ?

Hmmm, as I thought, I'm still trying to do things not the conventional way

The fact is my skin.string name is a property :

Code:

<settings>
    <!-- Designer bloc visibility -->
    <setting id="$INFO[Window(home).Property(SetID)]" value="HIDDEN" label="Hidden" condition="" icon="" description=""/>
    <setting id="$INFO[Window(home).Property(SetID)]" value="VISIBLE" label="Visible" condition="" icon="" description=""/>
    <setting id="$INFO[Window(home).Property(SetID)]" value="IDLEFADE" label="IdleFade" condition="" icon="" description=""/>
    <setting id="$INFO[Window(home).Property(SetID)]" value="ISPLAYING" label="IsPlaying" condition="" icon="" description=""/>
    <setting id="$INFO[Window(home).Property(SetID)]" value="ONFOCUS" label="OnFocus" condition="" icon="" description=""/>

</settings>

Code:

<onclick>SetProperty(SetID,$INFO[Container(9300).ListItem.Property(SetID)],Home)</onclick>
<onclick>RunScript(script.skin.helper.service,action=setskinsetting,setting=$INFO[Window(home).Property(SetID)],header=TESTWINDOW)</onclick>

Is managing a property possible ? Also in conditions ?

As soon as I use a name in id="" it works but my skin.string's name is dynamically given (to avoid having to write thousands of them) as a ListItem.Property like :

Code:

<property name="SetID">$INFO[Container(9000).ListItem.Property(ViewName),,.]$INFO[Container(9100).ListItem.Property(ViewName),,.]$INFO[Container(9200).ListItem.Property(SubName)]Show</property>

Resulting as for ex. VDO.View1.B1Show (meaning Video library, Viewtype 1, Bloc 1, Show value)

EDIT : for more explaination, my onclick actions actually looks like this :

Code:

    <onclick condition="StringCompare(Container(9300).ListItem.Label2,HIDDEN) | IsEmpty(Container(9300).ListItem.Label2)">Skin.SetString($INFO[Container(9300).ListItem.Property(SetID)],VISIBLE)</onclick>
    <onclick condition="StringCompare(Container(9300).ListItem.Label2,VISIBLE)">Skin.SetString($INFO[Container(9300).ListItem.Property(SetID)],IDLEFADE)</onclick>
    <onclick condition="StringCompare(Container(9300).ListItem.Label2,IDLEFADE) + [!StringCompare(Container(9200).ListItem.Property(SubName),B4) | StringCompare(Container(9000).ListItem.Property(ViewName),HOM)] + !StringCompare(Container(9200).ListItem.Property(SubName),B5)">Skin.SetString($INFO[Container(9300).ListItem.Property(SetID)],HIDDEN)</onclick>
    <onclick condition="StringCompare(Container(9300).ListItem.Label2,IDLEFADE) + StringCompare(Container(9200).ListItem.Property(SubName),B4) + !StringCompare(Container(9000).ListItem.Property(ViewName),HOM)">Skin.SetString($INFO[Container(9300).ListItem.Property(SetID)],ISPLAYING)</onclick>
    <onclick condition="StringCompare(Container(9300).ListItem.Label2,IDLEFADE) + StringCompare(Container(9200).ListItem.Property(SubName),B5)">Skin.SetString($INFO[Container(9300).ListItem.Property(SetID)],ONFOCUS)</onclick>
    <onclick condition="StringCompare(Container(9300).ListItem.Label2,ISPLAYING)">Skin.SetString($INFO[Container(9300).ListItem.Property(SetID)],HIDDEN)</onclick>    
    <onclick condition="StringCompare(Container(9300).ListItem.Label2,ONFOCUS)">Skin.SetString($INFO[Container(9300).ListItem.Property(SetID)],HIDDEN)</onclick>

[User 224999]

Is managing a property possible ? Also in conditions ?

As soon as I use a name in id="" it works but my skin.string's name is dynamically given (to avoid having to write thousands of them) as a ListItem.Property like :

Code:

<property name="SetID">$INFO[Container(9000).ListItem.Property(ViewName),,.]$INFO[Container(9100).ListItem.Property(ViewName),,.]$INFO[Container(9200).ListItem.Property(SubName)]Show</property>

Resulting as for ex. VDO.View1.B1Show (meaning Video library, Viewtype 1, Bloc 1, Show value)

Uhh, your code example should work, the name of the setting from an infolabel I mean.
Kodi passes the translated value to the script, so the script will return the result of whatever is in $INFO[Window(home).Property(SetID)]

Are you sure that the SetID winproperty is actually beiing set ?