[Mark_H]

Hi,

I have a script addon that functi9ons perfectoly under Kodi 15 and 16. It uses WindowXMLDialog to create and populate the dialog. However on Kodi 17 I see this

https://www.dropbox.com/s/yyqsmz0koytyhc....23.05.png

What you see there, is basically the content of my dialog, not displayed in a dialog.

Now, I'm not a great expert in Kodi programming (and I have to say I've found much of the doc. confusing, contradictory and outdated. But I have been using the following fragment at the top of my XML ( in resounces/Default/720p/dialog.xml ) as follows

PHP Code:

<window id="1100" type="dialog">
    <zorder>0</zorder>
    <coordinates>
        <system>1</system>
        <posx>120</posx>
        <posy>100</posy>
    </coordinates>
    <include>dialogeffect</include>
    <depth>DepthDialog+</depth>
    <defaultcontrol always="true">300</defaultcontrol>
    <controls>
        <include name="DialogBackgroundCommons">
            <param name="DialogBackgroundWidth" value="650"/>
            <param name="DialogBackgroundHeight" value="600"/>
            <param name="DialogHeaderWidth" value="570"/>
            <param name="DialogHeaderLabel" value="$ADDON[script.service.unblockr 32020]"/>
            <!--<param name="DialogHeaderId" value="1" />-->
            <param name="CloseButtonLeft" value="560"/>
            <param name="CloseButtonNav" value="9000"/>
        </include>
        <!--Title-->
        <control type="textbox" id="200">
            <posx>20</posx>
            <posy>70</posy>
            <width>610</width>
            <height>150</height>
            <font>font13</font>
            <textcolor>FFFFFFFF</textcolor>
            <label>$ADDON[script.service.unblockr 32013]</label>
        </control> 


etc.

I suspect (but havent proven) that the includes are failing. I confess the include set was cribbed without genuinely understanding why. Can someone point me in a direction to work out what I need to do to resolvce it please (docs, code samples etc).

[Mark_H]

Relying to my own post ... I can envisage that the "DialogBackroundCommons" include is skin (Confluence ?) specific. Is there any way I can leverage the 'current' skin styling so as to

1. Work with multiple skins and fit in with the skin style/settings
   
2. Avoid having to carry / implement all the visual attributes
   

[hansl]

you posted in the addon section, but from the text I gather that it is more a skinning issue. I am absolutely sure that you will get fast and competent help in the skinning section of this forum.

[el_Paraguayo]

I'm not sure includes work in WindowXML so you might have to write things out multiple times instead.

[ronie]

provided an answer here: http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=314922
feel free to continue in that thread... closing this one ;-)