2017-01-19, 20:41
Things are progressing faster than expected, so have some more stuff. This is all grabbed live from Kodi.
The context menus are very much WIP in terms of content and functionality, but you get the idea. The plan is to have two context menu schemes you can switch between, this one being the 'Presentation' scheme. It's all about minimal options for casual use. The other one - let's call it 'Classic' - will be the usual Kodi-style context menus with whatever options would normally appear, albeit without the clumsy-looking 'pop over' effect you'd normally see.
I wanted to make sure Music got as much attention as Movies, TV, and (soon) Pictures. The idea is to provide an antidote to the storefront/search engine feeling you get from using Spotify, Amazon, Netflix and basically the commercial status quo. That means big vinyl-style artwork and very simple, linear browsing.
Each section of Aeon - Movies, TV, etc. - will let you choose between two 'Art Systems': 'Kodi' and 'Aeon'. The first of those will operate largely as you'd expect it to coming from any other skin, and will pull artwork from the usual places. The second is the preferred method: a lot more involved, has its own folder structure, makes full use of multiimages, and adds new features. All the shots here use the 'Aeon' system. You can see the little widget for artists which acts as a little slideshow of whatever albums you've got. That can be switched so that the big art panel, rather than show photographs of the artists (again, multiimages), instead runs the album slideshow at full size. Or you can just turn the album slideshow widget off. There are quite a few options, actually, due to all the artwork music involves.
So yes, you can get away with letting scrapers handle the artwork if you want, but this is really a skin for artwork lovers and collectors.
The 'Now Playing' widget is still quite WIP. There's a scrollbar option, too, though I'm wondering if it's even necessary.
The context menus are very much WIP in terms of content and functionality, but you get the idea. The plan is to have two context menu schemes you can switch between, this one being the 'Presentation' scheme. It's all about minimal options for casual use. The other one - let's call it 'Classic' - will be the usual Kodi-style context menus with whatever options would normally appear, albeit without the clumsy-looking 'pop over' effect you'd normally see.
I wanted to make sure Music got as much attention as Movies, TV, and (soon) Pictures. The idea is to provide an antidote to the storefront/search engine feeling you get from using Spotify, Amazon, Netflix and basically the commercial status quo. That means big vinyl-style artwork and very simple, linear browsing.
Each section of Aeon - Movies, TV, etc. - will let you choose between two 'Art Systems': 'Kodi' and 'Aeon'. The first of those will operate largely as you'd expect it to coming from any other skin, and will pull artwork from the usual places. The second is the preferred method: a lot more involved, has its own folder structure, makes full use of multiimages, and adds new features. All the shots here use the 'Aeon' system. You can see the little widget for artists which acts as a little slideshow of whatever albums you've got. That can be switched so that the big art panel, rather than show photographs of the artists (again, multiimages), instead runs the album slideshow at full size. Or you can just turn the album slideshow widget off. There are quite a few options, actually, due to all the artwork music involves.
So yes, you can get away with letting scrapers handle the artwork if you want, but this is really a skin for artwork lovers and collectors.
The 'Now Playing' widget is still quite WIP. There's a scrollbar option, too, though I'm wondering if it's even necessary.