2018-03-30, 17:58
@caseguy: From what you describe, it seems to me that the wraith thing simply uses paths that are not the same as the Extended Info. The "Default" section is not a part of the skin, but of the skin shortcuts add-on. It's really a collection of pre-set paths for the widgets, like a series of shortcuts. When you try to open the default section it tries to load all the paths, and there's an error because something does not match. The skin then tries to resolve this and still open the paths, but ultimately craps out. Hence, to avoid the issue, you need to stay away from the defaults altogether, and go browse for the info add-on manually (Add-ons/programs, or Add-ons / Video), or simply use the default Extended Info.
As far as the second issue goes, it's a bit tricky to explain. What you have available is an option for a set of backgrounds that you can set up for every man menu item. In that case, the fanart will rotate on every menu item, but the main menu focus will determine which set of images will be triggered. In this setup, unfocusing from the main menu will not stop the fanart rotation. The widget fanart doesn't really rotate. The widget items rotate, and their own fanart images are what's you see changing. When you go to the centre, you automatically focus on a single widget regardless of your widget visibility or main menu fanart settings, and that also stops their rotation. I haven't been able to figure out a satisfactory way of simplifying the system while maintaining the automatic carousel.
If, however, the main menu artwork and widget fanart interaction is at the root of the problem, you can go to "Skin Settings/Background/Replace widget fanart with background" and play around with the two options. That should enable you to ignore widget fanart altogether, and set up your own selection of images that will always rotate regardless of the widget fanart.
As far as the second issue goes, it's a bit tricky to explain. What you have available is an option for a set of backgrounds that you can set up for every man menu item. In that case, the fanart will rotate on every menu item, but the main menu focus will determine which set of images will be triggered. In this setup, unfocusing from the main menu will not stop the fanart rotation. The widget fanart doesn't really rotate. The widget items rotate, and their own fanart images are what's you see changing. When you go to the centre, you automatically focus on a single widget regardless of your widget visibility or main menu fanart settings, and that also stops their rotation. I haven't been able to figure out a satisfactory way of simplifying the system while maintaining the automatic carousel.
If, however, the main menu artwork and widget fanart interaction is at the root of the problem, you can go to "Skin Settings/Background/Replace widget fanart with background" and play around with the two options. That should enable you to ignore widget fanart altogether, and set up your own selection of images that will always rotate regardless of the widget fanart.