service.autoexec video intro
I've have made a service.autoexec to have a video intro on Kodi. I used to rename my video into Splash.mp4 and place it in the media folder but that doesn't work no more my question is how do I stop...
View Articlechannel guide in mypvrchannels
Hi, so far I have made some minor changes to the existing skin, but now I am wondering if it is possible to to show channel guide in MyPVRChannels.xml, my goal is to show channel guide for selected...
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Live Search for Library
I'm trying to get a search for movies/tv shows on my ViewsVideoLibrary.xml so that when I type, it will filter out the movies that match what is typed on key up in the edit control. Right now I have it...
View Articlelistitem(0).art(poster) showing tv show poster instead of season poster in my...
Got a bit of a strange issue. I have a list filled with the following content, to show seasons on my infoscreen when a TV show is selected: <control type="fixedlist" id="$PARAM[id]">...
View Articleis it possible to display the value in filter title outside MyVideoNav.xml ?
I mean when I go out of "MyVideoNav.xml" I want to display the filter title value on the header for example. I make some test from this info : https://kodi.wiki/view/List_of_Built_In_...deoNav.xml Read...
View ArticleNew Nexus feature - Skin timers
@enen92 Only wanted to thank you for your work in this new Nexus feature. I haven't had the chance to use it yet, but from your description I really think that Skin Timers have a lot of potential for...
View Articlehelp: using buttons in views
I want to add a button in view where the container has songs such that I can open the album in which the song is contained directly from the view. I tried ActivateWindow() but I seem to be coming short...
View ArticleAuto trailers
Hi guys. I need some help. I'm trying to fix auto trailers. The problem is that he doesn't play every trailer when the movie is focused, it's plays every second, third movie trailer. And I found where...
View ArticleAnimated diffuse colors
Recently, I've been busy diving down our GUI rendering pipeline. After analyzing some skins and the way they are rendered, I've found some places for improvement. One thing that stands out is the usage...
View ArticleContext menu opening animation for Movies is broken
On low/medium powered devices ie. Arm and low end Celeron processors. The context menu opening animation fails to run for Movies inside the library. TV Shows and Movie Sets work perfectly fine, the...
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Where do I go to change the button colors in the Channel Guide?
I'm working off of the Estuary skin. Using the Pluto.TV Plugin for live TV + Guide. I was able to figure out the background for the Channel Guide grid, what about the buttons? Can't seem to find that...
View ArticleIdentifying Live TV Recordings in Kodi Libraries
Most of the TV Episodes and Movies I record from my PVR backend will eventually end up in my Kodi TV Show and Movie libraries after I've edited and trimmed the file. I would quite like to introduce...
View Articlelocation performance
Is there any performance difference between having a controls visibility at the top or the bottom ie:-- Code:<control type="image"> <visible>Container.Content(movies)</visible>...
View ArticleNavigation Question With the Back Button
In my skin I have links in Home.xml that take you into the different libraries (movies, TV, etc.) <control type="fixedlist" id="90010"> <content> <item id="2">...
View ArticleBackspace (back) button
Is there a way on the home screen, when I press backspace (back) button while the video is playing (trailer) to set to noop or anything else instead of enlarging the video to full screen?
View ArticleAdding Tags or Taglines next to the Plot Text. Project Aura Matrix.
This skin already supports tags next to the plot or cover. But the problem is it shows as "Others" for me at the moment. If i press Info on the actual show and scroll down i can see the Tags and...
View ArticlePerformance considerations when skinning
From time to time, there are threads asking how to improve the performance of a skin. I've gathered quite some knowledge about our GUI systems and I've looked at a lot of skins, so I did a write-up of...
View ArticleMoving to an explicit layering systems with Kodi M*
As a small heads up, I'm thinking about moving to an explicit layering system in Kodi 21. Right now, Kodi uses an implicit system. The order in which assets are rendered is determined by their...
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Borders applied only to diffuse textures
Previously, you could have an image element with a border specified. This was okay for buttons with featureless textures, but for thumbnails and similar assets. To have a good looking border, a fairly...
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[Bug - v19] Subtitles are duplicated displated in view modes
Hi, I have a strange behavior: 1) I play a video. 2) Add a subtitles. 3) switch back to the menu by TAB key. 4) The subtitles are shown and duplicated (As you can see in the attached image) Is it a...
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