Avalon 0.9.7.0 Beta ***13-11-11*** for MP 1.2.x (Original Thread) (1 Viewer)

[stdly]

b) When I scroll through the guide there is no description of the programme showing, just the title, time and genre (which I have never liked) so unless I've seen the show before I don't know what it is about

Regards

Bleazle

Hi Dave since the 10row tvguide was added it has been missing.

If you want to add it yourself and I know you know replace this code in mytvguide.10rows.xml

<control>
		<description>Current program title</description>
		<type>fadelabel</type>
		<id>13</id>
		<posX>681</posX>
		<posY>950</posY>
		<width>1175</width>
		<label>#TV.Guide.CompositeTitle</label>
		<font>fontB16</font>
		<animation effect="fade" start="0" end="100" time="300" delay="350">WindowOpen</animation>
		<animation effect="fade" start="100" end="0" time="0" delay="0">WindowClose</animation>
	</control>
	
	<control>
		<description>Current program time</description>
		<type>label</type>
		<id>14</id>
		<posX>681</posX>
		<posY>1006</posY>
		<width>850</width>
		<label>#TV.Guide.Time #TV.Guide.ChannelName  |  #TV.Guide.DurationMins  |  #TV.Guide.Genre</label>
		<font>AvalonLight12</font>
		<textcolor>FF6aa5cb</textcolor>
		<animation effect="fade" start="0" end="100" time="300" delay="350">WindowOpen</animation>
		<animation effect="fade" start="100" end="0" time="0" delay="0">WindowClose</animation>
	</control>

With this

	<control>
		<description>Current program title</description>
		<type>fadelabel</type>
		<id>13</id>
		<posX>681</posX>
		<posY>910</posY>
		<width>1175</width>
		<label>#TV.Guide.CompositeTitle</label>
		<font>fontB16</font>
		<animation effect="fade" start="0" end="100" time="300" delay="350">WindowOpen</animation>
		<animation effect="fade" start="100" end="0" time="0" delay="0">WindowClose</animation>
	</control>
	
	<control>
		<description>Current program time</description>
		<type>label</type>
		<id>14</id>
		<posX>681</posX>
		<posY>955</posY>
		<width>850</width>
		<label>#TV.Guide.Time #TV.Guide.ChannelName  |  #TV.Guide.DurationMins  |  #TV.Guide.Genre</label>
		<font>AvalonLight12</font>
		<textcolor>FF8f8f8f</textcolor>
		<animation effect="fade" start="0" end="100" time="300" delay="350">WindowOpen</animation>
		<animation effect="fade" start="100" end="0" time="0" delay="0">WindowClose</animation>
	</control>
	<control>
		<description>Current program description</description>
		<type>textboxscrollup</type>
		<id>15</id>
		<posX>681</posX>
		<posY>990</posY>
		<width>1185</width>
		<height>75</height>
		<font>AvalonLight11</font>
		<lineSpacing>0.8</lineSpacing>
		<label>#TV.Guide.Description</label>
		<animation effect="fade" start="0" end="100" time="300" delay="350">WindowOpen</animation>
		<animation effect="fade" start="100" end="0" time="0" delay="0">WindowClose</animation>
	</control>

Basic Home:
- If I arrow over to the sub menu then arrow back to the main menu the main item ("Music" for example) is not highlighted - not a big deal but it's noticeable.
- Also the top item on the main menu sometimes sits above/outside of the area it is supposed to be placed in when going to the Basic Home screen - I haven't made a note of when that happens and I can't check just now because I'm "working"

I have noticed both of these issues and I don't use FTR. See the pic below. I went to moving picture/recently added/ then pushed the home button to get this pic.

Basic Home:
- I find it a bit strange having the weather image showing for the current day but only the temps for the upcoming days I could modify my local copy but I would have thought more people would like to see the upcoming weather (not just the temps) at a glance too so I thought I would mention it.

I did my own edit also the word Wednesday never did fit it might be fixed now I am not sure I use my own version.
I also added an info panel see the pic below.


I see you are looking for music vids I have a personal one I just added fanart if you want it I added the xml below. The hidden menu I stole from BleazeWide I beleive.

Steve

 

[Bleazle]

Hi Steve

Thanks for the above info - saves me having to do some coding Any idea why there's no "now playing" overlay on the guide? Have you sorted that out too?

Basic Home:
- I find it a bit strange having the weather image showing for the current day but only the temps for the upcoming days I could modify my local copy but I would have thought more people would like to see the upcoming weather (not just the temps) at a glance too so I thought I would mention it.

I did my own edit also the word Wednesday never did fit it might be fixed now I am not sure I use my own version.
I also added an info panel see the pic below.

I'll do something similar when I get a chance - looks like it's cold at your place??

I see you are looking for music vids I have a personal one I just added fanart if you want it I added the xml below.

I'm not getting fanart in the viewport apart from the artist thumb that MusicVids puts up, what about you? I reckon do away with the thumb and use fanart instead as per MyMusic etc, what do you think? (= how about you skin it? ) EDIT: Just saw that you are getting fanart, will look into why I'm not..

The hidden menu I stole from BleazeWide I beleive.

BleazleWide? I heard that skin is dead! - with the amount of tweaking/designing you do it must be about time you released a skin??

Dave

 

[grooves12]

- Also the top item on the main menu sometimes sits above/outside of the area it is supposed to be placed in when going to the Basic Home screen - I haven't made a note of when that happens and I can't check just now because I'm "working"

I've noticed this also, it's hard to recreate but it seems to happen to me when I go back to Basic home after being in the 4tr recorded shows screen. LMK if a screenshot is required and I'll try and grab one.

I've noticed this also, it's hard to recreate but it seems to happen to me when I go back to Basic home after being in the 4tr recorded shows screen. LMK if a screenshot is required and I'll try and grab one.[/QUOTE]

This is very repeatable for me.

I have "my Videos" listed as a submenu item in "Movies" which is a direct link to Moving pictures. If I use the submenu to go to videos, then find and play a video, then go back to the main menu, the text will not sit in the right place until I scroll the menu. Looks exactly like Steve's screenshot above.

 

[stdly]

Hi Dave

Thanks for the above info - saves me having to do some coding Any idea why there's no "now playing" overlay on the guide? Have you sorted that out too?

If you mean the video window as I remember I had to change <import>common.overlay.xml</import> to <import>common.overlay.home.xml</import> in the "mytvguide.xml" file I don't know why but it is worth a try.

I'll do something similar when I get a chance - looks like it's cold at your place??

You know how to skin?

It has been a very mild fall here this will be the first cold weather we've had so far, my snow blower is all ready for the inevitable even if I am not.

I'm not getting fanart in the viewport apart from the artist thumb that MusicVids puts up, what about you? I reckon do away with the thumb and use fanart instead as per MyMusic etc, what do you think? (= how about you skin it? ) EDIT: Just saw that you are getting fanart, will look into why I'm not..

As you can see in the pic I posted above David Gilmore ages right before your eyes. I have fanart working somehow. Do you have this folder "C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\thumbs\Skin FanArt\Scraper\music" with images?

I don't show the artist image in my version I just use fanart. I am trying to get the image to time out and fade after a given time then I will re add it I think. Do you want the images gone from the artist and the album/song pages?

BleazleWide? I heard that skin is dead! - with the amount of tweaking/designing you do it must be about time you released a skin??

Good skins never die they just fade away. I am still stealing code from BleazleWide.

Thanks anyway I only hack other peoples hard work.

Steve

 

[Bleazle]

Thanks for the above info - saves me having to do some coding Any idea why there's no "now playing" overlay on the guide? Have you sorted that out too?

If you mean the video window as I remember I had to change <import>common.overlay.xml</import> to <import>common.overlay.home.xml</import> in the "mytvguide.xml" file I don't know why but it is worth a try.

Yep, that was it, thanks.

You know how to skin?

Nah, I'm just a hacker

As you can see in the pic I posted above David Gilmore ages right before your eyes. I have fanart working somehow...

Looks like you've made a file called common.music.fanart.xml if you could upload it that would be great - saves me having to do it

Do you want the images gone from the artist and the album/song pages?

Not sure, I'll have a play around with it too when I get a chance...

I am still stealing code from BleazleWide.

lol - me too!

Do you (or anyone else) have the same problem with the Search Music plugin not working?

Dave

 

[IanJ]

Hi all,

Am using Avalon until MAYA is fixed for 1.2.1.

I have modified the TV guide to show 12 rows, added the channel description at the bottom and some other small tweaks.

XML File attached. It's a modified 10 row XML, so just drop it in and select 10 rows in the settings.

Any problems let me know......I'm forever tweaking it.

Ian.

 

[IanJ]

See attached, same but 14 rows.

Ian.

PS. Would love to see 12 & 14 line options included by the developers of Avalon, 8 & 10 lines in my opinion is not enough when you have large TV's like 55".

 

[1stdead]

Hi Nico,

would it be possible to add support for more "latests"? I would like to have the small weather forecast shown when weather is highlighted in menu. (and actually i want something for every item in the menu)

Something like this shown below. I just tried to make a simple scratch. I have no 1080p TV so correct anlignment is impossible for me. This file works if lastests_movie is enable for some menuitem.

(and .xml is not perfect. Just played around for a bit )

 

[stdly]

Hi Dave,

I am glad that <import>common.overlay.home.xml</import> worked for you I am not sure of the issue yet I think an ID problem?

Looks like you've made a file called common.music.fanart.xml if you could upload it that would be great - saves me having to do it

I must have stolen it from somewhere. I attached the file below.

Do you (or anyone else) have the same problem with the Search Music plugin not working?

I have never used the search music plugin.

 

[Bleazle]

@ Steve, thanks for that file, that's what I needed.

Anyone else noticed that InfoService seems to have been cut off now from accessing weather information?