aMPed 3.3.3 (for MP 1.2.x) Released! [Mar 20, 2012] (1 Viewer)

[TLD]

How long do I get to tease you about not building/installing? LOL

Maybe i shouldn't have mentioned that.

Thanks for confirming TLD. Since we are in the Update Control thread, maybe we should continue the discussion about WW in the main amped 3.3.2 thread? I guess I should start a thread for v3.3.3 testing? There may be something more I can do in future versions of WW to hide the menu. Ofc, I can reduce the size of images like the Default Skin, but I think that makes them too hard to see on a smaller 4x3 screen? Did you try using Browser maps where you can zoom/pan the images? I haven't tested that yet but it seems to me that would give you a better view of precisely your area?

EDIT: Does pressure display for your location in Default skin using Yahoo?

No i don't get any current conditions at all in default or aMPed with Yahoo, and when i try to refresh when using Yahoo i get an error too.
I'm using the city number (the number at the end of the ulr) i got from Yahoo weather when i looked up Hoquiam weather (in Firefox) so i dont know maybe its getting blocked somehow.

 

[Dadeo]

I can confirm that TLD - using your city code I also can't get data in WW using Yahoo as provider (neither current nor forecast data). Maybe you will have better luck with World Wide Weather as provider in next versions?

 

[pilot_bas]

Hi Dadeo
Am still fighting with the backdrops.
I think I need a XML course

In WW I use now worldweatheronline.com as source (available in the newest nightly build of WW). This gives me quite reliable weather info. Better than Yahoo and Google, but less precise than YR. YR is unfortunately not available yet in WW. Also the issue with the pressure is gone with worldweatheronline.com as source
Just the starry sky in the skin and WW is ok for me.

Is it easy to create backdrops at basic home sub screens?
Is it maybe like copying some code from the basic home into the specific sub screen to get the multiple backdrops there as well?

I know you mentioned that the sub screens can become quite full with all the butons, but I have subscreens with only 2 or maximum 6 buttons. And then the backdrops will be nice to have.

XML code is easy, but the design is not. You may notice that the size of the bottom bar is smaller on Basic Sub Menus so the backdrops don't quite fit (and adjusting them is a bit more work). That's one of the things I plan to change so we can enable the Backdrop button in Editor for those windows as well. Ofc, it also depends if you want multiimage or fanart backdrops and whether you use wide fanart or not, so there are a lot of variables.

If you want to try and see what I mean (using multiimage backdrops) just open one of the Basic Home sub menus like NewsMenu.xml. Then at the top with the define codes, add:

<define>#multiimagepath:News</define>

where 'News' is the name of the sub folder in aMPed\Media\animations\ that contains the images you want.

Then just add to the import controls a little below that:

<import>common.window.backdrop.xml</import>

and you will get an idea.

 

[Dadeo]

I committed the changes for World Weather 0.4.3 to SVN now - Astronomy, thumbnail layout, and improved filmstrip and coverflow layouts.
The new layouts might be better on 4x3 than the Flat View where you cannot hide the menu. I left the 0.4 skin files so it should be backwards compatible for now.

 

[pilot_bas]

OK thanks!
I start downloading the SVN and test it today.

 

[pilot_bas]

Hi,

Meanwhile I have updated to WW4.5 and this solved some minor issues I had in WW4.3.
Further it looks very ok!

Just a small comment:

The Zodiac is not centred in the middle as you can see above.

At the page where you can see all the pictures (weather maps)
When focused on one of the first four buttons
If I select left to hide the menu, nothing happens.
If I select right, I get an empty screen.
This is not the case when I do this at the buttons of the weather maps.
Then nothing happens both ways.

It is just a small detail and it is actually perfect!!

By the way, I test it with worldweatheronline as sources.

 

[Dadeo]

Thanks for testing pilot_bas!
I fixed the centering on Zodiac image. The navigation on the Weather Images view is the same as the Default skin. It is so you can navigation between the menu and the thumbnail/filmstrip and coverflow layouts from the first few menu buttons which are common for all the views (Flat, filmstrip, etc.) I could prevent the screen going blank by only allowing navigation via the Views button, like the Default 4x3 skin does, if you prefer that.

I also added the changes for YouTube.fm v0.8.3 to SVN now - new images and OSD

 

[Dadeo]

I've committed the changes for mvCentral 1.0.1 to SVN now - many new skin properties and support for the Smart DJ window.

 

[Lyfesaver74]

WOOOHOOOOO!!!!!

 

[Dadeo]

In case you didn't notice, aMPed 3.3.3 is now released - I updated the first post with details.