Creating video File tags from skin?
Hiya skin writers, I have developed a bee in my bonnet regarding showing if a video library entry has Extras available to show. My skin as I recently noticed is still using the method I used when my...
View ArticleError Activate of window '10025' refused because there are active modal dialogs
Hi, I'm making a mod of the confluence skin, with the custom search using skin shortcuts. When I select the item, kodi makes a selection noise but doesn't respond in any way. Reviewing the logs, I have...
View ArticleForce reload single skin file or invalidate control to force reevaulation
Hi, I have a pluginsource which provides content for MyVideoNav.xml, the content differs depending on whether MyVideoNav.xml is showing movies or TV shows. However since the window is cached (Loading...
View ArticleOpen folder icon
I'm trying to select icons in skin shortcuts to open the icon folder that I have in the background/icons path in the skin. Code: <control type="button" id="306">...
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Some basic questions about tvguide (MyPVRGuide.xml)
I'm trying to get to grips with the tvguide section and struggling a bit with the epggrid control. I want to create it with a total width of 1680, with the channellayout having a width of 450 and then...
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Help with Estuary mod for a VERY simple kodi installation
My brother is developmentally disabled and I'm making a very stripped down estuary mod for him to use to watch his different shows since VCRs are getting difficult to come by. I have made this...
View ArticleTextBox auto height incorrectly calculated
When setting the height of a textbox to auto the size is incorrectly calculated if the font you are using has a line spacing greater than 1. xml:<font> <name>body</name>...
View Articlehow to use a list with strm files in ?
hi guys, your expertise is needed again. I need some help. I have a python list with a bunch of video strm files from Disney/Netflix/Amazon. In my py file I use py:import xbmc import xbmcgui...
View ArticleDoes Kodi 'cache' container.viewmode for some folders or am i doing something...
I've had some feedback from a few people that if they set a view for a certain content type that is a sub category, e.g movies under sets or seasons under tv shows, the view is not always consistent...
View ArticleHow do you test a $VAR for a particular string
This may seem an obvious question. In the skin I am using there is a variable (FocusedPosterThumbVar) which contains the path to the artwork for the focused container item. What I need to do is test...
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Live report on football matches
Hello guys, do you think that is possible to create something like this ?
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Parental Ratings ('PG', 'PG-13', 'FSK 12', etc) for Estuary PVR Timers and...
I have been doing some work on Tvheadend to enable parental rating labels ('PG', 'PG-13', 'FSK 12', etc) for TV, and I would like to discuss including these labels in the Estuary skin....
View ArticleQuestion: Coding for multiple versions of Kodi
Apologies for this basic question but I just wanted to make sure I understand some concepts clearly before I start trying to manage my skin across nexus and omega. I'm using Github but right now I've...
View ArticleHow to make the image control display high-resolution image？
I am modifying the Unity skin to display the song cover in the background (from the URL), but the display is always blurry. However, when I open the URL in my browser, the cover is actually...
View ArticleAnimation Fade Out After Delay
Two questions for my Home.xml: I am looking to have one label appear when the home screen is first presented, then fade out after a delay. Then have a second label fade in where the first label was....
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Is it possible to get the value of a kodi system GUI Setting?
I'm trying to make a "convenience" page for myself in my skin that has references to common settings I like to change. I'm able to display the setting names and have links that take me to the actual...
View ArticleIs it possible to have a default focus control based on a condition?
Say if a window property is true then the default focus on this control or if another window property is true then the default focus on another control. I have...
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Omega and strings.po with label formatting [B] and [CR]
In Nexus and below there was no issue but with Omega (not certain when it started) all localized labels in the strings.po file get truncated when preceded by bold formatting with a following carriage...
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Fade label controls align suddenly not working anymore
Hello there, I'm currently porting over the OSMC Skin to v21 Omega and a strange thing has shown up: Suddenly fade label controls that I used an <align>right</align> tag with are...
View ArticleIs it possible to take a parameter from an NFO file and bring it back into...
I'm wondering if it's possible to pull this "popularity" parameter out of an NFO scraper file. I found that in other skins they use this command:...
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