[bsoriano]

@bsoriano I just upgraded to 18.7 from 17.6 and I've been testing out different skins to find something with similar functionality as the Titan skin I was using. I've really liked the clean layout and functionality of the Amber skin. I was looking for a skin with custom home features for my smart playlists and a fanart view primarily, so this works great. However, I'm currently running into an issue with the alphabet scroll, which I don't know if it is the functionality or I'm missing a setting to select, but I'm currently unable to click on any of the letters to jump to that letter. The alphabet appear when I scroll and if I move the mouse down they stay up, but I can't click on any letters. For my build, I navigate exclusively with just a mouse, no keyboard interactions. So, is it possible to jump to a letter using only a mouse? Is there a setting to keep the alphabet showing without the need to scroll first? 

I had a couple of other questions of terminology I was hoping somebody could clear up for me as well please.
I wasn't sure what the "press down for gallery" option was for in the sideblade, but it didn't seem to change anything related to that.
The term shelves and what that is actually relating to. I hadn't noticed that term being used in the other skins I've used or played around with.

Is there a particular reason that the video selector is offset to the left vs being centered?  The Titan skin had the center video highlighted to be selected, but all of the newer skins I've been testing out have that left offset, which just seems weird to me. I assume there isn't any option to change that, but thought I'd check. Thanks.

@crazyhands911 , thank you for your feedback and your kind words.

In terms of the alphabet strip, unfortunately it is not intended for you to click on a letter to go to that letter, it is meant for you to press right (keyboard or remote control) until you get to it, and then press down to go through each letter; so when you move from A to B, the list positions itself on the first item that starts with B, and so on.  Also, the alphabet strip only shows up if the list is sorted alphabetically.

I will think about adding a different option for the alphabet strip that is more mouse-friendly, meaning that you can press/click on a letter to go to that letter.  No commitment on when I will include this, though.

Press down for Gallery in Fanart view gives you something like this when you press down from any item:





It is termed "Gallery" since it allows you to see more of the fanart for each item.  And then you can press right or left to move forwards or backwards through the items.  If you press Up, you will go back to the regular view.

A shelf is a widget.  I guess when Amber was created (by @pecinko ), the widgets looked like shelves in a bookcase.  I kept the term when I took over maintenance of the skin.  Amber allows for up to six widgets (shelves) per menu item, and you can show them one at a time (the default), and you move between them by pressing Up.  Each widget can be one row, two rows or three rows., You can also show the first two widgets together (and only those two), or the first three together (and only those three).  You can press Back from the widgets to get back to the main menu, or Down from the only widget showing or the widget which is at the bottom if you are showing two or three.

As for the item selected when you enter Fanart view being offset to the left, I guess it was a design choice by the creator that I have not had a reason to change.  So, you would prefer the 4th item (there are 8 at a time on the screen, so there is not a real "center" one) to be selected when you enter the view for the first time? Please confirm.  Thanks.

Regards,

Bart