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<blockquote data-quote="kazooless" data-source="post: 965895" data-attributes="member: 108537">MovingPictures Importer&nbsp;Before today, I had no idea how to do any skinning or theme mods. I KNOW that this isn't completely correct and it is possible it will break something else. However, I did figure out a few things by digging into the XML files and I was able to add the MovingPictures Importer item to the menu. I have a feeling it will break the last two menu items that don't normally show up named &quot;Now Playing Audio&quot; and &quot;Now Playing Video.&quot;&nbsp;Anyway, I edited the movingpictures.hiddenmenu.xml using the same named file from the Titan skin and finding the extra item added for the importer. Because the menu item overlays the graphic (for which I have even less skill) I put it at the bottom and figured out how to get the selector to choose it when going up and down.&nbsp;Then, I copied the movingpictures.importer.xml from the Titan skin folder. I didn't edit this file, but I did find every .png file it referenced in the ./Titan/Media folder and copied it to the /Avallonis/Media folder. Now the importer looks great and works!&nbsp;I thought I'd share. I hope I'm not causing any trouble by doing so, or stepping on anybody's toes.&nbsp;kazooless&nbsp;EDIT: Updated Files. Works much better now and matches the order found in Titan. I figured out how the menus work and how to place a new item in the middle of the menu list. I also figured out how to get rid of the movie icon that was showing up underneath the mp_logo.png. I moved the text on the top left to fit in the same place as the normal Avalon Menu names and made the text the same size and color. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. I am a novice (but it works for me).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="kazooless, post: 965895, member: 108537"] [B]MovingPictures Importer[/B] Before today, I had no idea how to do any skinning or theme mods. I KNOW that this isn't completely correct and it is possible it will break something else. However, I did figure out a few things by digging into the XML files and I was able to add the MovingPictures Importer item to the menu. I have a feeling it will break the last two menu items that don't normally show up named "Now Playing Audio" and "Now Playing Video." Anyway, I edited the movingpictures.hiddenmenu.xml using the same named file from the Titan skin and finding the extra item added for the importer. Because the menu item overlays the graphic (for which I have even less skill) I put it at the bottom and figured out how to get the selector to choose it when going up and down. Then, I copied the movingpictures.importer.xml from the Titan skin folder. I didn't edit this file, but I did find every .png file it referenced in the ./Titan/Media folder and copied it to the /Avallonis/Media folder. Now the importer looks great and works! I thought I'd share. I hope I'm not causing any trouble by doing so, or stepping on anybody's toes. kazooless EDIT: Updated Files. Works much better now and matches the order found in Titan. I figured out how the menus work and how to place a new item in the middle of the menu list. I also figured out how to get rid of the movie icon that was showing up underneath the mp_logo.png. I moved the text on the top left to fit in the same place as the normal Avalon Menu names and made the text the same size and color. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. I am a novice (but it works for me). [/QUOTE]

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