XBMC Xephyr skin portage

superludox · 2007-09-28, 15:46

Hi!
Well, i was wondering if someone could port the unbelievable XBMC skin "Xephyr" to Media portal : http://xboxmediacenter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26995
This interface is great, stylish, handy etc... a must on my xbox !
I am dreaming of using it with my media portal as well. Hope a coder can do this.
Thanx to all and have a nice week end

Darre · 2007-09-28, 15:53

wow that does indeed look great =)

iMse · 2007-09-30, 20:04

Thats just beautiful! Do it! Do it now!

revs · 2007-10-09, 15:32

that is SUPERB!

How much work is involved porting from XBMC --> MP? Are the skin files similar in any way???

mzemina · 2007-10-09, 17:39

To me these screen look very confusing. But it seems other like the look.

Nemulate · 2007-10-09, 17:41

Yeah not my type of skin either! Too cluttered for me!

guytpetj · 2007-10-10, 01:57

As with many of those fancy skins, they look nice on a monitor, but for a 10ft experience they just look to messy/crowded. Sitting on the couch in front of the big screen I still prefer a simple skin, something that does not scream at me, something easy on the eyes.

iMse · 2007-10-10, 20:53

But, thats just what I liked about that skin. It's very easy on the eyes in my opinion. Dont forget that you can change the backgrounds on your own. Everything is just clean about it (that's why I dont get how people can like the xface skin so much. That skin just isn't clean at all).

Avigrace · 2007-10-10, 21:57

I think it's a little confusing in that screenshot as it is hard to make out what each screen is, but once you do it seems very clear and very useable. I like.

roosterx · 2007-10-11, 01:30

iMse: the XBMC scene is very experimental in skin design, which i find interessting(only sad i have no use for XBMC/XBOX on my HD tv), xface skin looks quite ok when you get used to it and very important - you must use the home screen that spins(the other one looks terrible with poor resolution 'icons/pictures?!' ripped from PM3)

overall xface look quite promising, but what i miss the most with all MP skins is the possibility to use categorys more to get a much cleaner home screen(i prefer scroll up/down), like under category 'Movies' you have submenys like maybe 'TV, Movies, TV series etc', and under 'Music' you have sub categorys like 'Music Videos', 'MP3s' etc', instead of just having everything under top category or plugins category, makes all skins look very crowded and messy.
Yeah i did notice xface has tried to do something about that, but problem is it does not care that i do not have the same plugins installed(all sub cat are static added, and not dynamically added by demand)

2007-09-28, 15:46	#1 (permalink)
superludox Portal Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Age: 35 Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	XBMC Xephyr skin portage Hi! Well, i was wondering if someone could port the unbelievable XBMC skin "Xephyr" to Media portal : http://xboxmediacenter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26995 This interface is great, stylish, handy etc... a must on my xbox ! I am dreaming of using it with my media portal as well. Hope a coder can do this. Thanx to all and have a nice week end

2007-10-09, 17:39	#5 (permalink)
mzemina Retired Team Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Ft Smith, AR Posts: 2,045 Thanks: 35 Thanked 12 Times in 12 Posts Country:	To me these screen look very confusing. But it seems other like the look. Attached Thumbnails __________________

2007-10-10, 01:57	#7 (permalink)
guytpetj MP Donator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Brisbane, Australia Age: 44 Posts: 264 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Country: My System	As with many of those fancy skins, they look nice on a monitor, but for a 10ft experience they just look to messy/crowded. Sitting on the couch in front of the big screen I still prefer a simple skin, something that does not scream at me, something easy on the eyes. __________________ Peter HTCP_1 (Media Server) CM Stacker 830 ; XP-Pro ; PD 3.4 ; 2GB ram ; 2970GB HDD ; 6 Tuners HTCP_2 TT Mozart SX ; XP-Home ; Core2duo ; 2GB ram ; 400GB HDD ; 2 Tuners ; MCE Remote & KB HTCP_3 CM-260 ; XP-Home ; P4 3.0 ; 512MB ram ; 250GB HDD ; MCE Remote [HTPC_4 CM-260 ; XP-Pro ; Core2duo ; 2GB ram ; 330GB HDD ; 1 Tuner ; MCE Remote

2007-10-11, 01:30	#10 (permalink)
roosterx Portal Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Högsäter, Sweden Age: 36 Posts: 115 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country: My System	iMse: the XBMC scene is very experimental in skin design, which i find interessting(only sad i have no use for XBMC/XBOX on my HD tv), xface skin looks quite ok when you get used to it and very important - you must use the home screen that spins(the other one looks terrible with poor resolution 'icons/pictures?!' ripped from PM3) overall xface look quite promising, but what i miss the most with all MP skins is the possibility to use categorys more to get a much cleaner home screen(i prefer scroll up/down), like under category 'Movies' you have submenys like maybe 'TV, Movies, TV series etc', and under 'Music' you have sub categorys like 'Music Videos', 'MP3s' etc', instead of just having everything under top category or plugins category, makes all skins look very crowded and messy. Yeah i did notice xface has tried to do something about that, but problem is it does not care that i do not have the same plugins installed(all sub cat are static added, and not dynamically added by demand) __________________ HTPC - OrigenAE S14V, Gigabyte GA-MA78GPM-DS2H, AMD 4850e, 2x2 GB Corsair RAM, Seagate 320GB Sata, LG GGC-H20L, Scythe mini ninja, Mediaportal,YAC server, Ione P20 + v200 laptop mouse. LG 42LY95, -> dts-100 -> GigaWorks s750

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2007-09-28, 15:53	#2 (permalink)
Darre Portal Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Age: 23 Posts: 910 Thanks: 104 Thanked 74 Times in 57 Posts Country:	wow that does indeed look great =)

2007-09-30, 20:04	#3 (permalink)
iMse Portal Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 47 Thanks: 4 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	Thats just beautiful! Do it! Do it now!

2007-10-09, 15:32	#4 (permalink)
revs Portal Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: London Age: 25 Posts: 734 Thanks: 28 Thanked 25 Times in 21 Posts Country: My System	that is SUPERB! How much work is involved porting from XBMC --> MP? Are the skin files similar in any way???

2007-10-09, 17:41	#6 (permalink)
Nemulate Portal Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: IOW Age: 45 Posts: 504 Thanks: 20 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Country: My System	Yeah not my type of skin either! Too cluttered for me!

2007-10-10, 20:53	#8 (permalink)
iMse Portal Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 47 Thanks: 4 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	But, thats just what I liked about that skin. It's very easy on the eyes in my opinion. Dont forget that you can change the backgrounds on your own. Everything is just clean about it (that's why I dont get how people can like the xface skin so much. That skin just isn't clean at all).

2007-10-10, 21:57	#9 (permalink)
Avigrace Portal Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 78 Thanks: 10 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Country:	I think it's a little confusing in that screenshot as it is hard to make out what each screen is, but once you do it seems very clear and very useable. I like.

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