[fostewi]

My "Red Slate" and "Blue Mosaic" themes have been updated to the latest Alaska version.

They can be found HERE.

Red Slate


Blue Mosaic
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Thanks for making these...how do I install/copy the ".7z" files to make these work?

[grey]

thanks for updating Red Slate. it's my favorite!

[Amra]

Thanks for making these...how do I install/copy the ".7z" files to make these work?

a ".7z" file is a 7-zip file (a higher compression zip file). It is freeware and can be found HERE.

The 7z files should be extracted to your XBMC\skin\Alaska folder then select the theme in the Appearance settings.

[Amra]

thanks for updating Red Slate. it's my favorite!

You're welcome. I use that one for myself & then the Blue Mosaic for my kids profile. Love em both.

[fostewi]

a ".7z" file is a 7-zip file (a higher compression zip file). It is freeware and can be found HERE.

The 7z files should be extracted to your XBMC\skin\Alaska folder then select the theme in the Appearance settings.

Thanks...was able to extract them using "7za" on the ATV. They look great but I find that the contrast is not quite enough for unselected images (posters, etc., I can not really see them till I select the item) compared to the default white setting...is there a way to adjust how much unselected images are dimmed? Thanks.

[DuMbGuM]

My "Red Slate" and "Blue Mosaic" themes have been updated to the latest Alaska version.

They can be found HERE.

Red Slate


Blue Mosaic
.

Thanks for the update.

[Amra]

Thanks...was able to extract them using "7za" on the ATV. They look great but I find that the contrast is not quite enough for unselected images (posters, etc., I can not really see them till I select the item) compared to the default white setting...is there a way to adjust how much unselected images are dimmed? Thanks.

Yes, in either the "Red Slate.xml" or "Blue Mosaic.xml" files, look for and change the values of "WallIconDiffuse", for the Panel view & "IconDiffuse" for the Poster views.

The current values for both are set at "f9404040". I did some quick testing & tried "aa808080" for both & that lightened the non-focused images up. Experiment with different numbers to see what you like.

Does anyone else think the setting I used is too dark? Should I change it to a lighter value? I personally am fine either way. I only darkened the non-focused images because I was always looking ahead in the Poster view instead of looking at the current focused poster.

Let me know & I'll change the download.

[EDIT] Can you try "f9808080" for both values? I just did and think it looks much better. Let me know what you think.

[Hitcher]

Would it be possible to put a person or two in charge of the color schemes and give them limited access to git?

There's no problem with me keeping them up-to-date now but before I didn't have the time to work on them as well the skin.

[fostewi]

Yes, in either the "Red Slate.xml" or "Blue Mosaic.xml" files, look for and change the values of "WallIconDiffuse", for the Panel view & "IconDiffuse" for the Poster views.

The current values for both are set at "f9404040". I did some quick testing & tried "aa808080" for both & that lightened the non-focused images up. Experiment with different numbers to see what you like.

Does anyone else think the setting I used is too dark? Should I change it to a lighter value? I personally am fine either way. I only darkened the non-focused images because I was always looking ahead in the Poster view instead of looking at the current focused poster.

Let me know & I'll change the download.

Thanks for the info...I'll try that. It may be harder to see because of the display mode I am using on my TV (Movie mode) which tends to darken things so though it is harder to read then the default, it may be fine for most people.

[Oral-B]

Can you try "f9808080" for both values? I just did and think it looks much better. Let me know what you think.

I like the lighter version.

[hikaricore]

I like the lighter version.

Yes it's much better this way.

[Amra]

I like the lighter version.

Fixed. No need to redownload however if anyone has already made the xml change mentioned previously. That was the only change made. Thanks for the help.

Here is the Poster view for Red Slate after lightening the unfocused images.

[Juanflaco]

Hmm. This is probably a stupid question, but I can't seem to load my custom colors in the latest version. I've transferred my hex values to a copy of the latest defaults.xml but defaults are still showing when I select my new color set.

Any suggestions as to what I might be doing wrong? I've updated to the latest nightly build, just to be sure.

[Amra]

Hmm. This is probably a stupid question, but I can't seem to load my custom colors in the latest version. I've transferred my hex values to a copy of the latest defaults.xml but defaults are still showing when I select my new color set.

Any suggestions as to what I might be doing wrong? I've updated to the latest nightly build, just to be sure.

If you post the text of your color xml file I (or maybe someone else) will take a look at it.

[Juanflaco]

If you post the text of your color xml file I (or maybe someone else) will take a look at it.

Thanks, that would be great. If anyone could try the following, I'd appreciate it...

Code:

<colors>

    <!-- Standard Colours -->

    <color name="Black">FF08090D</color>
    <color name="White">FFFFFFF1</color>
    <color name="Red">FF660D00</color>
    <color name="Green">FF00ff00</color>
    <color name="Blue">FF0000ff</color>
    <color name="Clear">00FFFFFF</color>

    <!-- SVN Colour Hack - Same as ListTitleFO colour -->

    <color name="FFFFFFFF">FF261E1B</color>

    <!-- Theme Colours -->

    <color name="BackgroundColor">CCBAA570<</color>
    <color name="BackgroundFilterColor">33660D00</color>
    <color name="ButtonFilterColor">FF660D00</color>

    <!-- Home 1 Colours -->

    <color name="HomeWindowFrameColor">FF261E1B</color>
    <color name="HomeWindowTextColour">FFBAA570</color>
    <color name="HomeWindowTextBackgroundColour">ff261E1B</color>

    <!-- Home 2 & 3 Colour -->

    <color name="MainMenu">44BAA570</color>

    <!-- Global Colours -->

    <color name="Time">FF261E1B</color>
    <color name="TimeAMPM">FF660D00</color>
    <color name="Date">FF525252</color>
    <color name="RSSBody">FF08090D</color>DD261E1B
    <color name="RSSHighlight">FF08090D</color>
    <color name="RSSHeadline">FF261E1B</color>
    <color name="RSSTitle">FF660D00</color>
    <color name="NowPlayingTrack">FF261E1B</color>
    <color name="TextFocused">FF660D00</color>
    <color name="Text">FF261E1B</color>
    <color name="TextDisabled">99261E1B</color>
    <color name="TextSelected">FF660D00</color>

    <!-- Flags -->

    <color name="FlagDiffuse">FF261E1B</color>
    <color name="FlagText">77BAA570</color>
    <color name="FlagText2">FF261E1B</color>
    <color name="StarRatingDiffuse">FF660D00</color>

    <!-- OSD -->

    <color name="OSDNowPlayingBack">aa000000</color>
    <color name="OSDNowPlaying">FFfafafa</color>
    <color name="OSDNowPlayingTitle">FF8f8fff</color>
    <color name="OSDProgressBar">FFD9D7A3</color>
    <color name="OSDPlayingDuration">FF2B2830</color>
    <color name="OSDBackground">FFd6d6d6</color>

    <!-- Window menu colours -->

    <color name="MenuValue">FF261E1B</color>
    <color name="MenuValueFO">FF660D00</color>    

    <!-- Poster/Panel/Landscape view colours -->

    <color name="PosterTitle">FF08090D</color>
    <color name="LandscapeTitle">FF08090D</color>
    <color name="LandscapeText">FF261E1B</color>

    <!-- Episode view colours -->

    <color name="EpisodeLabelFO">FF08090D</color>    
    <color name="EpisodePlot">FF261E1B</color>
    <color name="EpisodeNF">ab474747</color>
    <color name="EpisodeWatchedNF">AB08090D</color>
    <color name="EpisodeWatchedFO">FF08090D</color>

    <!-- Info dialog colours -->

    <color name="InfoTitle">B908090D</color>
    <color name="InfoPlot">DD261E1B</color>
    <color name="InfoYear">b908090D</color>    
    <color name="InfoGenre">DD08090D</color>        
    <color name="InfoDetails">dd261E1B</color>
    <color name="MovieInfoLines">8808090D</color>
    <color name="InfoRating">b9261E1B</color>

    <!-- Progress dialogs -->

    <color name="ProgressDialog">77D9D7A3</color>
    <color name="SettingsHeading">ab08090D</color>    
    <color name="SettingsDetail">ab261E1B</color>        

    <!-- List & File colours -->

    <color name="ListTitleNF">FF261E1B</color>
    <color name="ListTitleFO">FF261E1B</color>
    <color name="ListSelectedNF">ab08090D</color>
    <color name="ListSelectedFO">FF08090D</color>

    <!-- Wall colours -->

    <color name="WallIconDiffuse">89664843</color>
    <color name="WallArrowBackDiffuse">FFFFFFFF</color>
    <color name="WallArrowDiffuse">FF660D00</color>
    <color name="IconDiffuse">89FFFFFF</color>
    <color name="InfoPanelPictureDiffuse">ddFFFFFF</color>

    <!-- Watched colours -->

    <color name="WatchedIconBackFO">862B2830</color>
    <color name="WatchedIconBackNF">86FFFFF1</color>
    <color name="WatchedIconDiffuseFO">86FFFFF1</color>
    <color name="WatchedIconDiffuseNF">862B2830</color>

    <!-- Dialogs -->

    <color name="DialogBack">FFFFFFFF</color>
    <color name="DialogBackground">FFd6d6d6</color>

    <!-- Panels -->

    <color name="PanelDiffuse">FFbfbfbf</color>
    <color name="PanelDiffuseDivider">FFFFFFFF</color>
    <color name="PanelListTitle">FF4f4f4f</color>
    <color name="PanelListLabel">FFFFFFFF</color>
    <color name="PanelListItem">FFFFFFFF</color>
    <color name="PanelListItemSelected">FFc34040</color>
    <color name="PanelListItemDisabled">FF727272</color>
    <color name="PanelListItemFocused">FFc30000</color>

</colors>

It's not finished, but it's hard to dial it in without being able to see it