fanart art issus that is rackin my brain.
So this is the variable for the fanart Code: <variable name="GlobalBackground"> Ā Ā Ā Ā <value...
View Articlequestion about where to find exact locations of controls
i know i can easily find the xml file that's associated with the current window, but that doesn't exactly mean that the control or container is in that xml, is there some kind of algorithm i can follow...
View ArticlePVR Timer Rules
I am not a PVR user and I have to rely on the PVR Demo add-on so excuse my ignorance, but can anybody explain the point of the Timer Rules entry I see in skins? Seems to me it just links to the same...
View Articleaddon.xml proper use of
Looking through the wiki, I don't think I understand the best practice for defining skin resolutions. From looking at Estuary, I assume using resolution-unique named folders is deprecated, instead the...
View ArticleDialog Confirm Different Button Layouts
I'm currently coding DialogConfirm.xml and am trying to have different button sizes depending on whether it's an OK, Yes/No or Progress dialog. This is my code... Code:...
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Movie Set infopage buttons
Hi everyone, I'm trying to add two buttons in the custom infopage below for movie sets. On the first one I want it to open the collection folder (show the movies inside the collection) and on the...
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Minimal set of files required?
Hello, What is the minimal set of files required for a skin? Any specific elements they have to implement? I mean, I created a "skin" consisting of only Home.xml file (+addon.xml). I expected to get...
View Articlerefresh a window
Hi everybody; I'm working in my mod, and I need refresh a window after change a condition, but I don't know how can i do it. Anybody can help me? I want change between standard lyrics and manfeed style...
View ArticleProgress control problems
Hello Look at this progress: watch gallery Where does the border come from and why lefttexture and righttexture are stretched (they are 2 pixel wide images - the white on the ends indicates the...
View ArticleButton "Clash" with main menu
I am new to skinning so created 4 new buttons and aligned 2 of each either side of the main menu bar. The 2 on the left are fine focus 90100, 90120 and work as they should The 2 on the right I called...
View ArticleCommon background slideshow
Hi, Is this possible to have full-screen slideshow in window background (that's simple), that is common for multiple windows (full windows, not dialogs)? The idea is that navigating to another window...
View ArticleKodi skin that imitates iPod Classic
Hello readers.. I'm trying to develop a portable Kodi media center to replace my iPod Classic 5, which broke. Since Apple ceased the manufacture of iPod Classics, I did some research and found the...
View ArticlePlayer.ProgressCache texture show at 10
Hi, I need help. I use pngĀ“s as a texture for a progress bar. but I start at 10 not 0 pictures called 0.png-100.png the id="22" gives numbers from 0-100 What do I have to do Quote:<control...
View ArticleDo skinners agree with this pull request I made for supplied strings
https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/11900 Basically leave formatting to skins, don't hardcode it.
View ArticleUsing a PARAM to Check a Boolean Condition
Is this a valid use of a $PARAM? I have a couple of buttons with visible conditions checking if a container HasNext or HasPrevious. If I hard-code the Container ID, everything works as expected. Code:...
View ArticleKodi built in settings user select start up window.
Last question for tonight the. Built in Kodi setting that allow the user to choose the window they would like to make home... Is the a way to disable that as a selectable item? My skin will not support...
View ArticleSome questions regarding windows handling
1. <ononluad> for a window - is this called on ActivateWindow() for another window? What if the window activated is a dialog? 2. How to close a custom dialog, returning back to calling window?...
View ArticleAdd widgets, no option for up or down from the widget
Using a modded silvo skin, when i add a widget am pretty sure some code is missing. the widget is focus 80211, however i need an option as to whether a widget is present or not so i can go up or down...
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Set 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...
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