settingscategory.xml grouplist3
Grouplist id 3. Is there a way to lose focus... This being a grouplist even when it doesn't have focus the button keeps focus.
View ArticleSaving backgrounds before uploading
Thanks for making the STILL BEST skin for Kodi, Please Mr Silvo I need help desperately. No matter what I try,(and I've tried everything) this wizard, that wizard. Converting my physical folders to...
View ArticleHow to use Silder?
Hi Can you tell me how to use a sliderex for own skin strings. I tried a lot of things, but the slider always shows percentage and triggers no event on moving. i'd like to: set the slider for my own...
View ArticleCan you make custom Keymaps that goes with your skin?
Hey, i am new at skinning in kodi, but i wonder if it is possible to put a custom keymap in a keyboard.xml or like inside the skin, so people don't need to download both the skin and the keymap and...
View ArticlePosition context menu based on focused list position?
Like the thread title says, how can I position the context menu based upon the focused item in the list? I know the context menu without <coordinates> is positioned based upon the current list...
View ArticleExpressions $EXP not working in include conditions
Is it just me, or do $EXP visibility expressions not work inside includes? Seems like a bug to me. e.g. Code: <include condition="$EXP[myvisibilityexpression">myinclude</include> If I can't...
View ArticleChange background of MusicVisualisation
Hello! I'm doing my first steps in Skinning, made a copy of the skin Estuary and now I'm trying to change a few things, just for practice. Some changes worked well (replacing and resizing cover images...
View ArticleVideolyrics v2
Hi everyone! I have just released my mod Aeon Nox Spin with the version 2 of Videolyrics, now improved and with more effects. Here is a sample... Since several skins/mods are already using version 1...
View Articlekodi wiki image control no diffuse
no mention of diffuse in wiki, ie. to use a mask to erm... diffuse image
View ArticleEasier way to show artist image in WideList
Hi all, to make the adding of fanart for the music visualisation easier I changed a few lines in MusicVisualisation.xml of my Estuary skin. Especially this: Code: <texture colordiffuse="88FFFFFF"...
View ArticlePoss bug - wrong skin loads when Kodi started from loginscreen window
OK I deleted my original post. Thanks to Wanilton I was able to make profiles work again in Kodi 17. The fix he provided was to add the line: Code:...
View ArticlePossible Bug with Master Lock Code on Startup
After enabling the option to "Ask for master lock code on startup" with a numeric PIN set for the master user, I am seeing some odd behavior. It appears that DialogNumeric is being called repeatedly,...
View ArticleTexture Fallback question
Hello, this ist the Line in Question: <control type="image"> <left>277</left> <top>0</top> <width>1920</width> <height>1080</height> <texture...
View ArticleCouple of n00b questions
I'm having a go at modifying Estuary a little just for a learning experience and have a couple of basic starting questions: I'm using this Estuary and v17.1 nightly and referencing this guide. I'll...
View ArticleWhat's the full path on texture.png?
When I put <texture>texture.png</texture> what am I calling? How do I change this path?
View ArticleFast skin guideline
Hey friends! I wonder does somebody knows what are the guidelines for having a fast skin that work well on low end devices?
View ArticleDevelopment Environment or Emulator
Hi, I have started designing a skin of my own for Kodi but in order to test anything I have to copy files over to my device and reload skin for every little thing which makes the process quite time...
View ArticleSet rating button problem
Hi everyone, I'm having issues with the label for the "set my rating" button->id=7 on music (albums and songs) What I'm trying to do and already works on tvshows and movies is when there is no user...
View Articleskin helper color picker
So the palette panel .... I want to change the height and width dependent on the palette type.... anyway to do this?... I have tried include with condition.....I have tried multiple panels with a...
View ArticleOutline Text
Is there a way to only show the outline of a text that does not have Outline as a .ttf? I see shadow color not a true outline it is just a slightly larger color behind the textcolor.
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