Simplify 4:3 for 0.2.1.0 - Page 2

tomtom21000 · 2006-10-29, 07:00

Glenn, try this Wiki link!

Top 5 is about colours

http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/SkinArchitecture

tomtom

grassynoel · 2006-10-29, 09:17

Thanks tomtom. I had never seen that before. i made all my mods without knowing about reference.xml.

Glenn

grassynoel · 2006-11-04, 11:42

Simplify 16:9 now up. Check the first post of this thread

Glenn

cheezey · 2006-11-04, 15:30

Cool, I'm grabbing it just now and will give it a go, great work Glenn!!

cheezey · 2006-11-07, 09:19

There is a small issue with a couple of screens, namely myrecordedtv & nowplaying which aren't there on B2 or B2 wide.

The issue is with the background.png in Simplify (also the MePo Green Wide skin) being smaller than the native resolution of the screen, i.e. Simplify background.png is 720 x 576 whereas B2 wide background.png is 1366 x 768

The screens mentioned above locate the background.png at 0 x 0 but do not explicitly set the height & width.

I altered the resolution of Simplify background.png to 1366 x 768 and the result can be seen in the 4th image below.

So Glenn, can you recreate the widescreen background.png's to 1366 x 768 like B2 wide?

Cheers

grassynoel · 2006-11-07, 09:32

I have already fixed the MePo skins so just download the latest version for that. And I have it on my simplify-to-do-list. I want to rebuild it at the right resolution rather than simply scale it up.

Glenn

cheezey · 2006-11-07, 09:35

Great stuff. Your skins are going down a treat here, WAF is way up with Simplify

grassynoel · 2006-11-07, 09:37

Nice to hear. I get a bit of WAF feedback on the MePo skin but not Simplify. My main goal in all of this is really underpinned by needing high WAF here at Rancho-MePo.

Glenn

grassynoel · 2006-11-07, 11:31

Some adjustments...

Corrected BG size for 16:9 version
Corrected artwork on the 16:9 BG
Removed legacy bits icons from download zip (making it smaller. Yay!

)
corrected "Missing Cover art" icon.
General tidy up.

Naturally the updated zips are found at the start of this thread
Cheers.

Glenn.

cheezey · 2006-11-07, 19:55

WAF is a hot topic is my household at the mo, what with 0.2.1.0 and all these great widescreen skins suddenly appearing, (they're something I've been waiting for for a long time) I've been doing too frequent changes

and since MP has worked its way into normal daily family use it's been noted that I am interrupting the important taks of watching TV, recordings etc etc etc

One thing with Simplify, the white fading vertical strip that's part of background.png looks out of place on anything but home.xml & myplugins.xml.

Would it be possible to remove that fading white vertical strip from background.png and supply them both as a separate images?

I could then update the home.xml & myplugins.xml to display it on those screens only.

2006-11-07, 09:19	#15 (permalink)
cheezey Portal Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: West Yorks Age: 40 Posts: 445 Thanks: 8 Thanked 15 Times in 9 Posts Country: My System	There is a small issue with a couple of screens, namely myrecordedtv & nowplaying which aren't there on B2 or B2 wide. The issue is with the background.png in Simplify (also the MePo Green Wide skin) being smaller than the native resolution of the screen, i.e. Simplify background.png is 720 x 576 whereas B2 wide background.png is 1366 x 768 The screens mentioned above locate the background.png at 0 x 0 but do not explicitly set the height & width. I altered the resolution of Simplify background.png to 1366 x 768 and the result can be seen in the 4th image below. So Glenn, can you recreate the widescreen background.png's to 1366 x 768 like B2 wide? Cheers Attached Thumbnails

2006-11-07, 09:32	#16 (permalink)
grassynoel Retired Team Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Melbourne Age: 42 Posts: 428 Thanks: 0 Thanked 47 Times in 13 Posts Country:	I have already fixed the MePo skins so just download the latest version for that. And I have it on my simplify-to-do-list. I want to rebuild it at the right resolution rather than simply scale it up. Glenn Last edited by grassynoel; 2006-11-07 at 09:35.

2006-11-07, 11:31	#19 (permalink)
grassynoel Retired Team Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Melbourne Age: 42 Posts: 428 Thanks: 0 Thanked 47 Times in 13 Posts Country:	Simplify change log for 7-11-06 Some adjustments... Corrected BG size for 16:9 version Corrected artwork on the 16:9 BG Removed legacy bits icons from download zip (making it smaller. Yay! ) corrected "Missing Cover art" icon. General tidy up. Naturally the updated zips are found at the start of this thread Cheers. Glenn.

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cheezey Portal Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: West Yorks Age: 40 Posts: 445 Thanks: 8 Thanked 15 Times in 9 Posts Country: My System	Great stuff. Your skins are going down a treat here, WAF is way up with Simplify

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grassynoel Retired Team Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Melbourne Age: 42 Posts: 428 Thanks: 0 Thanked 47 Times in 13 Posts Country:	Nice to hear. I get a bit of WAF feedback on the MePo skin but not Simplify. My main goal in all of this is really underpinned by needing high WAF here at Rancho-MePo. Glenn

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cheezey Portal Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: West Yorks Age: 40 Posts: 445 Thanks: 8 Thanked 15 Times in 9 Posts Country: My System	WAF is a hot topic is my household at the mo, what with 0.2.1.0 and all these great widescreen skins suddenly appearing, (they're something I've been waiting for for a long time) I've been doing too frequent changes and since MP has worked its way into normal daily family use it's been noted that I am interrupting the important taks of watching TV, recordings etc etc etc One thing with Simplify, the white fading vertical strip that's part of background.png looks out of place on anything but home.xml & myplugins.xml. Would it be possible to remove that fading white vertical strip from background.png and supply them both as a separate images? I could then update the home.xml & myplugins.xml to display it on those screens only.