Apollo One (6 Viewers)

[morpheus_xx]

This is real fun, some more lines of code and xaml, now we already have this:
1) The default "MediaHub" screen (localizations not yet done)

2) If no further configuration was done, all other menu items will be grouped int "Others"

This means we already have defined screens with fixed items and a place where all other menu items will be shown (also dynamic ones like "fullscreen" or "currently playing")

 

[wizard123]

this is great really great, my personal opinion is that the skin ( or lack of ) holds a lot of people back from moving to mp2 or even tryin it and things like this can really change that once implemented

 

[wizard123]

@morpheus_xx Is it possible for you to do a short video on getting started / opening tools and files then adding a few elements to the homescreen ?

 

[morpheus_xx]

I need to explain some differences to MP1.

For all skins we have a "home" screen. For ApolloOne it looks like: https://github.com/morpheusxx/Media...polloOne/screens/master_homemenu.xaml#L20-L26

It mainly contains two ListViews: On top is the "group" selection, in center the actual MenuItems of selected group (this feature I added yesterday, any other MP2 skin shows all Items in home!)

    <ControlTemplate x:Key="Client_Template">
      <DockPanel LastChildFill="True" Margin="115,-100,0,-40">
        <DockPanel.Resources>
          <!--<Model x:Key="MenuModel" Id="9E9D0CD9-4FDB-4c0f-A0C4-F356E151BDE0"/>-->
          <Model x:Key="MenuModel" Id="EBA16B93-B669-4162-9CA2-CB1D5E267EC3"/>
        </DockPanel.Resources>

        <ListView x:Name="GroupList" DockPanel.Dock="Top" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Style="{ThemeResource HomeGroupListViewStyle}"
            VerticalAlignment="Stretch"
            ItemsSource="{Binding Source={StaticResource MenuModel},Path=MainMenuGroupList,Mode=OneTime}">
          <ListView.Resources>
            <CommandBridge x:Key="Menu_Command" Command="{Binding Path=Command,Mode=OneTime}"/>
          </ListView.Resources>
        </ListView>

        <ap:GridListView x:Name="MainMenu" DockPanel.Dock="Left" Style="{ThemeResource HomeMenuListViewStyle}" Margin="0,70,0,0"
            VerticalAlignment="Stretch" SetFocusPrio="Fallback"
            ItemsSource="{Binding Source={StaticResource MenuModel},Path=PositionedMenuItems,Mode=OneTime}">
          <ap:GridListView.Resources>
            <CommandBridge x:Key="Menu_Command" Command="{Binding Path=Command,Mode=OneTime}"/>
          </ap:GridListView.Resources>
        </ap:GridListView>
      </DockPanel>
    </ControlTemplate>

All design is applied then by styles:

• the HomeGroupListViewStyle uses a horizontal StackPanel to show buttons from left to right.
• the HomeMenuListViewStyle uses a GridPanel that contains the placed menu items

then adding a few elements to the homescreen ?

Do you mean new Menu "Buttons" (1) or other "widgets" (2) like a weather info (like Titanium).

(2) would be required to add some XAML code to home (or master_bare, which is the master template).

(1) would not require code or xaml, only a change in settings:

I now read the predefined "button" positions from a setting:
https://github.com/morpheusxx/Media...c48#diff-5e7d4c8910aeb650fa3c7d1b00281a71R201

For placing a button in the container I would need to add the buttons WorkflowActionId as key and then define the Grid position and size. This is were a kind of "designer" would help to place the items into the right container and positions.

 

[wizard123]

Ok so say i wanted to take what you have and work on it too, what do i need ?

I guess i would like both 1 and 2

 

[morpheus_xx]

You will need:

• git-checkout of MP2 repository (currently in my private fork only: https://github.com/morpheusxx/MediaPortal-2.git)
• VS 2013 for opening MP2-Client project
• MS Expression Blend (part of VS2013) to design XAML

Unfortunately there is still no visual designer available, that would work on MP2 files directly. So I use Expression Blend to design only core elements (button style, OSD style) and then copy the markup into related MP2 styles.

 

[wizard123]

I see i see, i'm starting to get it now it's fairly confusing due to this lol. So if i open the project and make some changes how do i then export it or publish it and use it in mp2 to test the results ?

Also i don't see the Apollo project in the link you posted ? Is it the FEAT ApolloOne branch ? Apologies if there is too many questions lol.

 

[morpheus_xx]

Is it the FEAT ApolloOne branch ?

Yes, exactly.

So if i open the project and make some changes how do i then export it or publish it and use it in mp2 to test the results ?

I usually do modification in MP2-xaml screens directly inside MP2, hit "F6" to compile (and copy modified screens to output dir!), then run MP2 (without debug CTRL-F5). As MP2 starts in 1 or 2 seconds, it's fast enough to me to see changes inside MP2 GUI.

If there is something wrong in XAML, it will switch back to Default skin.

 

[wizard123]

Do we have a " team copy " of VS 2013 which includes blend ? the old expression blend no longer works saying trial has expired but won't let you re activate the key.

 

[wizard123]

I took a zip of the branch and tried to copy the ApolloOne skin folder out of there into Plugins/skin for mp2 client directory but i can't switch to the skin in mp2 do i need to build in vs before i can do this ?
I'm guessing i need a plugin.xml file.