Basic Menu mods....Please post here ;-) (4 Viewers)

[divinius]

i was trying to re-do the colors, the black on black made me a little depressive so here is my new version (not completed tho)

menu info:
music links to external Foobar
web links to external Firefox
bottom right is recordings
the top right Uitzendig gemist is the TVgemist3.0 plugin

included png's and psd's for buttons and background, and xml for basichome

 

[cheeseman]

Kinda new to this....but has anyone changed the background of each button to a image instead of it being a solid color? Such as how the buttons are red in the post above mine, to an image that relates to that button (some sort of TV image for the TV series button, etc)

I would try to do this, but I don't know how hard it would be

 

[divinius]

the button is built up by a background image (the red image) and an overlaying image with a logo (like a tv, or music symbol etc)

the image files are found in the skin/monochrome/media folder, the easiest way is to alter the original image, (in the example above, from white to red)

same goes for the background and all other images

to find out what image files are being used just open the .xml file of the page you want to alter (like basichome.xml and search for the objects you want to change, you really don't need to be a programmer or something, just read and think logically and you'll find out.)

hope this answers your question

 

[cheeseman]

the button is built up by a background image (the red image) and an overlaying image with a logo (like a tv, or music symbol etc)

the image files are found in the skin/monochrome/media folder, the easiest way is to alter the original image, (in the example above, from white to red)

same goes for the background and all other images

to find out what image files are being used just open the .xml file of the page you want to alter (like basichome.xml and search for the objects you want to change, you really don't need to be a programmer or something, just read and think logically and you'll find out.)

hope this answers your question

Thanks! I thought maybe there was more to it then that, but that sounds fairly straight forward

 

[cheeseman]

yup.

Ie:

<control>
	<description>Menu6 BACKGROUND</description>
	<id>1206</id>
	<type>multiimage</type>
	<posx>0</posx>
	<posy>0</posy>
	<width>1280</width>
	<height>720</height>
	<imagepath>#folder6</imagepath>
	<timeperimage>30000</timeperimage>
	<fadetime>800</fadetime>
	<loop>yes</loop>
	<randomize>True</randomize>
	<visible>Control.IsVisible(1006)</visible>
</control>

So - when 1006 is visable, backdrops from a folder (here "#folder6", which is defined somewhere else - but you could use foldername, like "MovingPictures"

Example is from https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/...n-mod-streamedmp-53985/index3.html#post390760

I'll explain better if needed

Hmm, I think I need better explaining, haha
Being new to editting the code/xml has proven to be harder then I originally thought.

 

[PussyWagon]

yup.

I'll explain better if needed

I tried without succes ... can you give me more help?
I would like change background image in watch menu (or basichome).
I added this code at the end...

<control>
<description>Menu1 BACKGROUND</description>
<id>1300</id>
<type>multiimage</type>
<posx>0</posx>
<posy>0</posy>
<width>1280</width>
<height>720</height>
<imagepath>C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\thumbs\Fan Art\fanart\original</imagepath>
<timeperimage>30000</timeperimage>
<fadetime>800</fadetime>
<loop>yes</loop>
<randomize>True</randomize>
<visible>"i tried different string"</visible> *
</control>

Thank you for your help.

I have done this in my modified WatchMenu for monochrome. I have set the imagepath to be the one MovingPicture uses for Fanarts. This makes a random slideshow from all my movies in the background in watchmenu. The code looks like this:

<control>
<description>FANART</description>
<id>1</id>
<type>multiimage</type>
<width>1366</width>
<height>768</height>
<imagepath>C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\thumbs\MovingPictures\Backdrops\FullSize</imagepath>
<timeperimage>10000</timeperimage>
<fadetime>2000</fadetime>
<loop>yes</loop>
<randomize>True</randomize>
</control>

The <visible> tag is only in use if you want different images depending on different things. For example, if Tv-Series is in focus you want "tv-series.jpg" to be your background. And when Movies is in focus you want "movies.jpg" to be your background. Then you have to add: <visible>control.hasfocus(X)</visible> (where X is the ID of the Tv-Series or Movies or whatever button...)

Hopes it help!

 

[cheeseman]

yup.

I'll explain better if needed

I tried without succes ... can you give me more help?
I would like change background image in watch menu (or basichome).
I added this code at the end...

<control>
<description>Menu1 BACKGROUND</description>
<id>1300</id>
<type>multiimage</type>
<posx>0</posx>
<posy>0</posy>
<width>1280</width>
<height>720</height>
<imagepath>C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\thumbs\Fan Art\fanart\original</imagepath>
<timeperimage>30000</timeperimage>
<fadetime>800</fadetime>
<loop>yes</loop>
<randomize>True</randomize>
<visible>"i tried different string"</visible> *
</control>

Thank you for your help.

I have done this in my modified WatchMenu for monochrome. I have set the imagepath to be the one MovingPicture uses for Fanarts. This makes a random slideshow from all my movies in the background in watchmenu. The code looks like this:

<control>
<description>FANART</description>
<id>1</id>
<type>multiimage</type>
<width>1366</width>
<height>768</height>
<imagepath>C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\thumbs\MovingPictures\Backdrops\FullSize</imagepath>
<timeperimage>10000</timeperimage>
<fadetime>2000</fadetime>
<loop>yes</loop>
<randomize>True</randomize>
</control>

The <visible> tag is only in use if you want different images depending on different things. For example, if Tv-Series is in focus you want "tv-series.jpg" to be your background. And when Movies is in focus you want "movies.jpg" to be your background. Then you have to add: <visible>control.hasfocus(X)</visible> (where X is the ID of the Tv-Series or Movies or whatever button...)

Hopes it help!

Yes! This is what I was looking for! Worked perfectly, thanks!

 

[cheeseman]

Now that I've got my backgrounds working....does anyone know how I could make a box similar to the menu buttons so that the news ticker is more visible, as well as for the weather button? Check the pictures below for reference...thanks for everyone's help so far!

 

[PussyWagon]

Now that I've got my backgrounds working....does anyone know how I could make a box similar to the menu buttons so that the news ticker is more visible, as well as for the weather button? Check the pictures below for reference...thanks for everyone's help so far!

Add following:

<control>
<description>RSS Background</description>
<type>button</type>
<id></id>
<posX>100</posX>
<posY>600</posY>
<width>1000</width>
<height>50</height>
<textureFocus>basic_button_focus.png</textureFocus>
<textureNoFocus>basic_button_focus.png</textureNoFocus>
<hyperlink></hyperlink>
<label></label>
<textcolor>00ffffff</textcolor>
<textcolorNoFocus>00ffffff</textcolorNoFocus>
<onleft></onleft>
<onright></onright>
<onup></onup>
<ondown></ondown>
</control>

And change the bold text to what suits your needs!

 

[Scrounger]

I have created an new Basic Home Menu and want it to share with you.



Files:
View attachment BasicHome.xml
View attachment SCR_mod_common.time.xml
View attachment Media.zip

Tested with MP 1.0.2.0


Anyone knows how i can change the TVOverlay / Musicoverlay? My Problem is, that i still not understand the order of the label / image labels, which image is shown over an other image. I hope understand what i mean
Perhaps you can post a little example?