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Container ListItems not working for Movie Set
I've been studying a few skins to try and learn how to extract basic movie set information for a given movie set. Looking at Estuary and @mikeSiLVO's Aeon Nox: SiLVO, I understand one method is to...
View ArticleTrying to update skin
I have been using Cirrus Extended for many years now and prefer this skin. Unfortunately It doesn't work beyond kodi 15. I thought I would look into how to update the skin to work on newer versions of...
View ArticleQ/ Theory :Custom Widgets Set by User Without using Addon
Hi i got an idea to set custom widget paths and targets without using an addon (e.g. script.skinshortcuts) As i am not very experienced in skinning, i came here to hear some thoughts if i will get...
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Is it possible to increment or decrement a variable with an event ?
I have a lot of art that I've added to my music library and some of this consists of booklets about albums/artists etc. I've added it so that it's accessible to a skin via ListItem.Art(bookletN) where...
View ArticleDialogConfirm problems
I am trying to update a skin to at least Krypton right now. I have changed the DialogKaiToast to DialogNotification and now I am working on the DialogConfirm. The code is listed below. My problem is...
View ArticleTexturePacker MacOS Mojave
I am needing some help to get TexturePacker to work in Mac Mojave. I come across this thread and downloaded the file and tried running it in terminal. I get ./TexturePacker.dms Permission Denied. I...
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Show Video file browser and Current playlist side by side in the same view
Hi, I'm new to Kodi and trying to find a hack to place the file browser and current playlist side by side. What I want is to be able to see the files in the playlist immediately after adding them...
View Articleshow Plugin/addon-Fanart as shortcut property
helllo how can i ad the fanart from a addon which i set as a shortcut (script skinshortcuts) as a property? did already try it via "button 404" and was able to create a property within the shortcut...
View Articlegeneral skinning questions
I am in the process of updating someone else skin. I have a couple questions. 1)This is a piece from my Settings.xml file. It looks to me like the labels come from the main program. How do you know...
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Problem with Weather
I am trying to update an older skin and have found the weather information doesn't work. It also doesn't work in older versions of Kodi so this has probably been broken for awhile. Here is a log of me...
View ArticleSet default button on Home screen
I wanted to do a little personal customization of my Home screen. I am working with Cirrus Extended which is based on Confluence. It has a vertical wrap list on the left side. When the skin loads the...
View ArticleChange the default view
Hello all, Is there a way to change the default view for MyVideoNav from within the skin? I have users asking to have the ability to select what the default view is in the skin. I have tried having...
View ArticleEmpty Skin Kodi 19
How about an empty Skin for starters. The Skins are getting quite confusing for beginners. I think about basic xml files with only essential stuff as a start point. beginning a skin from scratch is to...
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make widgets fade when unfocused ?
is it possible to make widgets fade when unfocused so back drop stands out was looking at not the normal menu image
View Articlev18 - Player.Art(foo) is empty when playing music from outside Music window
As the title says... Player.Art(thumb) & Player.Art(fanart) are empty when you start playing music from anywhere else (eg home widgets) except "Music" window. The same issue if you try to...
View ArticleHow do I animate a switch between two different images (both in the art map) ?
What I want to be able to do is show the front cover of a CD and then after some seconds, spin it/fade it/just replace it to show the back cover (if it exists). I've seen this effect in at least one...
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Help on specific texture path parsed with IMDB number and Label
Plz don't ask why, it's for testing for a new Artwork Project (see my other 4 Projects in Signature) but I have problems with the code so the whole thing now threatens to fall back into the water. To...
View Articlefilestackingdialog
I have been updating a skin and have run across a problem. When I try to configure the skin settings I don't have the main menu. Everything works fine in V15 but not V17. For some reason my computer is...
View ArticleMinimal slide information in SlideShow
I wanted to have the option to display a minimal slide information in the picture slideshow only with filename, date and shutterspeed and aperture. Complete EXIF information when pressing "info" on the...
View ArticleKodi character set
Hi, What character set is Kodi using, I am trying to find relevant symbols for a menu, i note that EF928A is rendered as a "cog wheel/settings symbol" and EF849D as a "power symbol" when put in an item...
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