[Andromeda9182]

@Officer KD6-3.7 Man you're a legend! You saved me a lot of time for what is really just a very minor nuisance . Did as you wrote and everything seems to be working as it should. This is basically how I wanted to do it, except that I didn't know that there is a ListItem.DBType for TV Shows.
I also didn't consider the width size at all, and this would've taken me a lot of time to figure out on my own. Thank you so much!












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If you don't mind, I have a few more questions. Currently, I think that this skin is basically perfect, but I don't really like the layout of the titles and plot. I think that the legibility is not great and there is a lot of wasted space that can be used to make it much better. I was planning on making a feature request post on GitHub, but I figured that jurialmunkey is probably busy tweaking the skin and fixing the bugs and all of that. Can't forget that the skin is still in alpha. And I'm not even sure if my suggestions would be possible anyway.

1- Title text: Making the title text use two lines instead of one, and scroll vertically for long titles. Nimbus skin is very good when it comes to that. You can even see that for short titles it uses just one line between the two lines. I would love to just use ClearArt, but I find them inconsistent in size and quality. This is of course the source's fault and not the skin's.
If none of that is possible, could we make the title text scroll a bit faster?








2- Plot text: More lines!
And also making episode titles bold to make them stand out from the plot. This one I assume would be easy to edit in Includes_Info.xml but I don't know where to look

3: Number of seasons tag for TV shows. Nimbus also does this, so I assume it would be possible also editing Includes_Info.xml.

Those are basically my only gripes with AF. This section of the skin is very important imo as this is where you look at the most when you're discovering stuff to watch. And the only reason I want to use Nimbus instead. Nimbus is great and minimal, but you just can't beat the animations, consistency, customizability and just how goddamn gorgeous AF is. Simply the best skin out there imo (if you can afford to run it hehe).


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As for the fonts, I had already tried the black variant but didn't notice a difference. I will try different fonts over the weekend to see which one looks better to my eyes.
COMICSANS HERE I COME!

[RmdcF1967]

Amazing work man. Does your modded files work on Android versions of Kodi? If so can you provide your modded arctic fuse file to install or even the windows version?
many thanks

[Officer KD6-3.7]

@Andromeda9182 That looks great! So glad you got everything working! And I'd absolutely LOVE to see a setup with comic sans! I'm sure Jurial would love it as well hahaha!

Here are the modifications:

1) Title
Arctic Fuse offers two kinds of title styles. A 'Large Text' title and a 'Small Text (with the Kodi logo)' title.
I think if you want to have two lines of text, the 'Small' version would make more sense. I can see that you're already using it on your setup so that makes things easier.

Also, I have only tested it on a few fonts (primarily all the default ones and Products Sans on my system). I think larger/wider fonts (like Netflix Sans) might not work with the allotted space, so feel free to play around with the <height> values if you plan on using custom fonts.

Step 1: Delete the Kodi Logo
In the Includes_Info.xml file, delete (or simply turn it into a comment with <!-- -->) these lines 14-41 
This will get rid of the Kodi logo and the 'KODI' text above the title

Step 2: Modifying the 'Info_Title_LogoLabel_SmallText' section
Delete lines 77-85 and replace it with the following code:

       

Code:

<control type="textbox">
            <height>160</height>
            <bottom>5</bottom>
            <aligny>center</aligny>
            <label>$PARAM[label]</label>
            <textcolor>$PARAM[colordiffuse]_100</textcolor>
            <font>font_title_main</font>
            <scroll>true</scroll>
            <scrollspeed>150</scrollspeed>
        </control>

That's it! You now have two lines for the title and scrolling!
Note: The scrolling is always enabled, regardless of 'Autoscroll labels' being on/off

2) Plot
So the bad news is that I couldn't find an easy way to add more lines to the plot while simultaneously having two lines for the title and keeping the ratings line. The title would almost touch the header and the skin would start looking too convoluted and text heavy. This would need a more substantial reformatting of the entire home screen layout. 

On a brighter side, you can make the textbox start scrolling faster!
Currently all textboxes have a delay of 6s (or 6000ms) before they start scrolling.

Change the delay value on line 20 in the Includes_Defaults.xml file to 4000 (for 4s) or whatever you feel works best for you!
Remember that the value is is 'ms', so 2000 is 2s, 3000 is 3s, etc.  so on and so forth. 

And here's how to make the episode titles bold and stand out from the rest of the plot

In the script-skinvariables-labels-includes.xml file, check out lines 4720 to 4818

You'll find 9 variables that handle the episode plot in various parts of the skin. 

The variables are 
"Label_Plot_C301"
"Label_Plot_C503"
"Label_Plot_C513"
"Label_Plot_C523"
"Label_Plot_C553"
"Label_Plot_C7000"
"Label_Plot_C11"
"Label_Plot"
"Label_Plot_Container"

The 4th line in each of them is what handles the episode plot. We need to add BOLD tags appropriately for this to work.

Now that you know the logic behind the modification, here's a shortcut haha
Simply delete that entire chunk of 9 variables (line 4720 to 4818) and paste the modified code below

https://pastebin.com/qrQw8vqY



3) Number of Seasons tag for TV Shows
In the Includes_Info.xml file, add the following code after the <!-- End Time --> section (here). 

Code:

<!-- Number of Seasons -->
                <include content="Info_Line_Items">
                    <include content="Info_Line_Visible_01">
                        <param name="container">$PARAM[container]</param>
                        <param name="dbtype_01">tvshow</param>
                    </include>
                    <param name="items_04">true</param>
                    <param name="label_01">$INFO[$PARAM[container]ListItem.Property(TotalSeasons),, $LOCALIZE[20373]]</param>
                    <param name="label_02">$INFO[Container(99950).ListItem.Season,, $LOCALIZE[20373]]</param>
                    <param name="label_03">$INFO[$PARAM[container]ListItem.Property(TotalSeasons),, $LOCALIZE[33054]]</param>
                    <param name="label_04">$INFO[Container(99950).ListItem.Season,, $LOCALIZE[33054]]</param>
                    <param name="visible_01">!String.IsEmpty($PARAM[container]ListItem.Property(TotalSeasons) + Integer.IsEqual($PARAM[container]ListItem.Property(TotalSeasons),1)</param>
                    <param name="visible_02">!String.IsEmpty(Container(99950).ListItem.Season + Integer.IsEqual(Container(99950).ListItem.Season,1)</param>
                    <param name="visible_03">!String.IsEmpty($PARAM[container]ListItem.Property(TotalSeasons) + Integer.IsGreater($PARAM[container]ListItem.Property(TotalSeasons),1)</param>
                    <param name="visible_04">!String.IsEmpty(Container(99950).ListItem.Season + Integer.IsGreater(Container(99950).ListItem.Season,1)</param>  
                    <param name="textcolor">$PARAM[colordiffuse]_70</param>
                </include>

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And you're done with everything!

Please post screenshots after you make the changes! Would love to have a look at your setup!

And as always, feel free to reach out if you have any more questions!

[Officer KD6-3.7]

Amazing work man. Does your modded files work on Android versions of Kodi? If so can you provide your modded arctic fuse file to install or even the windows version?
many thanks

Hi!
Sorry I don't currently have a fork on GitHub but you can copy over these changes to the specific xml files in your skin folder (1080i folder) and you should be good to go!
And these XML files will work on any platform!

[BriceysCousin]

Does anyone know what's responsible for the "Up Next" information you see when you hover over the Next button:



Just wondering if it's configurable

[Officer KD6-3.7]

Does anyone know what's responsible for the "Up Next" information you see when you hover over the Next button:



Just wondering if it's configurable

Hi!

Yes, this section here (line 44-158) in the Includes_OSD.xml file is what handles the 'Up Next'

[Rf67]

Thanks for the reply. I'll try to do it on windows, create a build and apply it on Android with openwizerd.Could we see your build working?
Rui

[xavengedx]

@Officer KD6-3.7 Hello, you've helped a lot here with your tips on this forum. I was looking forward to getting home and testing your FORK from arcticfuse, but I can't find it anymore, what happened?

[BriceysCousin]

Does anyone know what's responsible for the "Up Next" information you see when you hover over the Next button:



Just wondering if it's configurable

Hi!

Yes, this section here (line 44-158) in the Includes_OSD.xml file is what handles the 'Up Next'

thanks!

[flavio5121]

Hey guy´s, someone knows if it is possible to add a chanel logo into a Live Tv spotlight

[Officer KD6-3.7]

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[Rf67]

Thanks for the share

[Officer KD6-3.7]

Hey guy´s, someone knows if it is possible to add a chanel logo into a Live Tv spotlight

Hi!
Yes this is certainly possible by editing the Includes_Spotlight.xml file. The area you have outlined is reserved for titles and cropped clearlogos so you'd probably have to add it somewhere on the right side. 

But have you considered enabling 'Studio icons' in the right footer? It's under Skin Settings > Furniture > Footer > Right footer

The 'Studio icons' also comprise of Network logos so it should theoretically work with your LiveTV spotlight.

Let me know if that works!

[Officer KD6-3.7]

Thanks for the share

Thank you! Hope you have fun playing around with the mods!

[Rinicko100]

@Andromeda9182 That looks great! So glad you got everything working! And I'd absolutely LOVE to see a setup with comic sans! I'm sure Jurial would love it as well hahaha!

Here are the modifications:

1) Title
Arctic Fuse offers two kinds of title styles. A 'Large Text' title and a 'Small Text (with the Kodi logo)' title.
I think if you want to have two lines of text, the 'Small' version would make more sense. I can see that you're already using it on your setup so that makes things easier.

Also, I have only tested it on a few fonts (primarily all the default ones and Products Sans on my system). I think larger/wider fonts (like Netflix Sans) might not work with the allotted space, so feel free to play around with the <height> values if you plan on using custom fonts.

Step 1: Delete the Kodi Logo
In the Includes_Info.xml file, delete (or simply turn it into a comment with <!-- -->) these lines 14-41 
This will get rid of the Kodi logo and the 'KODI' text above the title

Step 2: Modifying the 'Info_Title_LogoLabel_SmallText' section
Delete lines 77-85 and replace it with the following code:

       

Code:

<control type="textbox">
            <height>160</height>
            <bottom>5</bottom>
            <aligny>center</aligny>
            <label>$PARAM[label]</label>
            <textcolor>$PARAM[colordiffuse]_100</textcolor>
            <font>font_title_main</font>
            <scroll>true</scroll>
            <scrollspeed>150</scrollspeed>
        </control>

That's it! You now have two lines for the title and scrolling!
Note: The scrolling is always enabled, regardless of 'Autoscroll labels' being on/off

2) Plot
So the bad news is that I couldn't find an easy way to add more lines to the plot while simultaneously having two lines for the title and keeping the ratings line. The title would almost touch the header and the skin would start looking too convoluted and text heavy. This would need a more substantial reformatting of the entire home screen layout. 

On a brighter side, you can make the textbox start scrolling faster!
Currently all textboxes have a delay of 6s (or 6000ms) before they start scrolling.

Change the delay value on line 20 in the Includes_Defaults.xml file to 4000 (for 4s) or whatever you feel works best for you!
Remember that the value is is 'ms', so 2000 is 2s, 3000 is 3s, etc.  so on and so forth. 

And here's how to make the episode titles bold and stand out from the rest of the plot

In the script-skinvariables-labels-includes.xml file, check out lines 4720 to 4818

You'll find 9 variables that handle the episode plot in various parts of the skin. 

The variables are 
"Label_Plot_C301"
"Label_Plot_C503"
"Label_Plot_C513"
"Label_Plot_C523"
"Label_Plot_C553"
"Label_Plot_C7000"
"Label_Plot_C11"
"Label_Plot"
"Label_Plot_Container"

The 4th line in each of them is what handles the episode plot. We need to add BOLD tags appropriately for this to work.

Now that you know the logic behind the modification, here's a shortcut haha
Simply delete that entire chunk of 9 variables (line 4720 to 4818) and paste the modified code below

https://pastebin.com/qrQw8vqY



3) Number of Seasons tag for TV Shows
In the Includes_Info.xml file, add the following code after the <!-- End Time --> section (here). 

Code:

<!-- Number of Seasons -->
                <include content="Info_Line_Items">
                    <include content="Info_Line_Visible_01">
                        <param name="container">$PARAM[container]</param>
                        <param name="dbtype_01">tvshow</param>
                    </include>
                    <param name="items_04">true</param>
                    <param name="label_01">$INFO[$PARAM[container]ListItem.Property(TotalSeasons),, $LOCALIZE[20373]]</param>
                    <param name="label_02">$INFO[Container(99950).ListItem.Season,, $LOCALIZE[20373]]</param>
                    <param name="label_03">$INFO[$PARAM[container]ListItem.Property(TotalSeasons),, $LOCALIZE[33054]]</param>
                    <param name="label_04">$INFO[Container(99950).ListItem.Season,, $LOCALIZE[33054]]</param>
                    <param name="visible_01">!String.IsEmpty($PARAM[container]ListItem.Property(TotalSeasons) + Integer.IsEqual($PARAM[container]ListItem.Property(TotalSeasons),1)</param>
                    <param name="visible_02">!String.IsEmpty(Container(99950).ListItem.Season + Integer.IsEqual(Container(99950).ListItem.Season,1)</param>
                    <param name="visible_03">!String.IsEmpty($PARAM[container]ListItem.Property(TotalSeasons) + Integer.IsGreater($PARAM[container]ListItem.Property(TotalSeasons),1)</param>
                    <param name="visible_04">!String.IsEmpty(Container(99950).ListItem.Season + Integer.IsGreater(Container(99950).ListItem.Season,1)</param>  
                    <param name="textcolor">$PARAM[colordiffuse]_70</param>
                </include>

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And you're done with everything!

Please post screenshots after you make the changes! Would love to have a look at your setup!

And as always, feel free to reach out if you have any more questions!

Absolute legend 🙏🙏🙏 always wanted a season indicator in Arctic Fuse, thanks!

Do you know a way to add a "c" in the infoline for movies that have a collection? pretty sure this is possible on Kodi, any ideas?