2017-09-03, 10:33
(2017-09-02, 06:04)HorseIicious Wrote: First of all, thanks for the awesome skin! Since beginning to change my LiveTV viewing over to KODI (from WMC), I've been through so many different skins looking for the right one. The original Eminence seemed pretty good to me, and I was searching for a few answers for that when I found this thread - how lucky. This is so much better. So thanks again.
Now a couple quick questions... I tried to browse the thread, so forgive me if I overlooked an obvious answer.
I use KODI for LiveTV (and recording). Unfortunately the "Recordings" menu (via shortcut "K") has an incredibly basic and seemingly non-configurable view layout. My only options are to sort by (Name, Date, Duration, File) - but I don't see any additional view settings (such as list, big list, etc). Am I missing something, or is this expected behavior?
Second thing, is when updating guide data I see the notification bar at the bottom of the screen (during live tv playback). While I appreciate a quick pop-up down there to let me know it's started - and maybe another when it's finished - seeing the static notification bar while it's in process is less than desirable for me (it takes about 30 minutes). Is there any way to hide this, move it, or make it only visible on the home screen? I feel like I'm overlooking an obvious setting somewhere.
Thanks!
Hello and welcome! First, l me say that you're right, and the questions haven't been asked before. Now, as far as PVR in general goes, the system is not yet quite fleshed out as it should be, basically because Kodi and its code want separate entries and views crafted for PVR. So, it's either the case of modding all the views to support some separate PVR layout, or building a totally different ecosystem for it. The case with Eminence when I began modding it was just that - separate views for PVR. All I did was try not to make things worse with my tinkering, as I only have the crappy PVR Demo Client to try anything out. So that's why the skin proper has so much more visual candy than the PVR.
The end result is that most of the screens for PVR are serviceable, but nothing more than that. The Recordings screen you mention is bare-bones, but it is within the tradition of what most, if not all Kodi skins use for that window. I believe it's meant to be used as a sort of file manager, which is why no skins seem to offer more layouts for it. As far as the sorting options go, that's all Kodi - the skin provides the placeholder for the buttons, but Kodi provides the feature. Pretty much the same goes for the notification. The skin only provides for the general look of the notification, things like position, text layout, colour, etc. and Kodi handles everything else. What I suppose I could do is create a separate layout which is better positioned for the PVR, but I'm afraid that the notification will remain.