ex_directory Wrote:I tried renaming 720p to PAL (the nearest I believ xbmc has to 5:4), and although everything then appears correct ratio, you only see about 2/3 of the screen the rest is off the screen. I tried finding some overiding settings to fix this, I am not asking for any new mods, just a pointer in the right direction, I can work the rest out and maybe even post back results!!
OK, no replies for a while?? VH - Are you still working on this skin - obviously it is holiday season and everyone deserves a break!
I have been quite busy modding this skin for 5:4 purposes. First of all the obvious reason (to some of you but not to me at the time
) the PAL folder does not work is because it will rescale everything to 720 x 576 hence you only see part of the page.However, i then found the aspect ratio setting on fonts and within seconds I had a skin that looked a 100% better on my 5:4 screen (still using the 720p folder).
TBH, this is almost enough in itself and I am happy to post how I did this for anyone who wants to have a go or any budding new skinners, it is quite a simple skin change.So I set to work learning about skinning and since then have made quite a few enhancements to this skin but mostly visual and for my own preferences. What I started out by doing was writing a vb script that would auto mod VH's 720p folder and create my version. If anyone is interested in this I am quite happy to post the script or parts of it that are interesting to use for modding skins to your preference automatically but still being able to always get the latest version when the original author updates it.
Anyway, I found it too much fun playing with the skin and so after a while left the script for another day. It of course depends if VH is still working on this as to whether the script is relevant (and of course for me personally whether I want to upgrade if VH does release another version).
I still have a couple of problems to iron out, for example I have now nicely added a previous/next buttons on the music cover flow page either side of the scroll bar but as to now can't work out the code required to actually move the scrollbar left and right - any skinners out there who can help?
Other mods I have made: Added now playing buttons to the home screen when playing stuff (with animation), added links to now playing by clicking on the cd in top left, added a link to fire up a browser with an on screen keyboard, tweaked a few of the control positions and animation as I found I had overlapping and some inconsistencies in VH's version (I suspect though caused by my 5:4 screen). Ex
