BleazleWide V7.1.0 (3 Viewers)

[ysmp]

By "more space", do you mean that selecting the top right icon(s) shouldn't overlap the "Selected Item" title?
Bleazle

hi Bleazle ! in wich xml i can find this "Selected Item" title ?
thanks
ysmp.

 

[stdly]

Hi Bleazle,

In which xml file will I find reference to "dialog_information.png"?

Thanks!

 

[Bleazle]

Sorry for the slow reply guys - been busy.

I'd like to see the graphic [Headphones Logo + MUSIC] when in the music setting change to [Headphones + MUSIC: Playlists] when in the playlist section of my music.

What font are you using for it?

Not sure of the font - I'll fire up Photoshop over the weekend and have a look. I hear what you're saying, it's a good idea but I think that the word "music" isn't really needed (since the headphones are showing) soI'll just replace "music" with "Playlist"...

Dave Ya Beauty
Looks great now - changed the references.xml and the new common.facade.music

Neville

Great - looks good. There is a way you could get around the "Artist - Album" thing - you could rename every folder to say "Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA" etc, then just use Shares view?

By "more space", do you mean that selecting the top right icon(s) shouldn't overlap the "Selected Item" title?
Bleazle

hi Bleazle ! in wich xml i can find this "Selected Item" title ?
thanks
ysmp.

common.window.xml line 22:

<control>
<animation effect="fade" time="250">WindowOpen</animation>
<animation effect="fade" time="250">WindowClose</animation>
<description>Selected item Label</description>
<type>fadelabel</type>
<id>1</id>
<posX>1173</posX>
<posY>87</posY>
<width>711</width>
<font>font18</font>
<label>#selecteditem</label>
<align>right</align>
<textcolor>White</textcolor>
</control>

Hi Bleazle,

In which xml file will I find reference to "dialog_information.png"?

Thanks!

There's no such file - are you looking for the graphic which does the fade effect when the dialogue appears? If you are it's called midstrip.png and is referred to in the following files:

common.dialog.xml
DialogDateTime.xml
DialogMenu.xml
DialogMenuBottomRight.xml
DialogMultiSelect.xml
DialogNotify.xml
dialogRating.xml
DialogSelect2.xml
DialogText.xml
movingpictures.xml
myteletext.xml
TVSeries.xml


Right, me and the kids are off to ride the motocross bikes in the mud!

 

[stdly]

Hi Bleazle,

In which xml file will I find reference to "dialog_information.png"?

Thanks!

There's no such file - are you looking for the graphic which does the fade effect when the dialogue appears? If you are it's called midstrip.png and is referred to in the following files:

common.dialog.xml
DialogDateTime.xml
DialogMenu.xml
DialogMenuBottomRight.xml
DialogMultiSelect.xml
DialogNotify.xml
dialogRating.xml
DialogSelect2.xml
DialogText.xml
movingpictures.xml
myteletext.xml
TVSeries.xml


Right, me and the kids are off to ride the motocross bikes in the mud!

Hope you have a great time with the kids and the mud!

I don't want to sound like I am unappreciative to your work here as I said before this skin makes me say WOW!
But I did a few edits to your skin like turning all that was green to blue, putting current weather on the home screen.

Anyway I have changed the dialog_information.png image. The only time i see it is when I change to full screen and the Alt/Enter message comes up. I would like to reposition this image, that's all.

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[kiwijunglist]

I'd like to see the graphic [Headphones Logo + MUSIC] when in the music setting change to [Headphones + MUSIC: Playlists] when in the playlist section of my music.

What font are you using for it?

Not sure of the font - I'll fire up Photoshop over the weekend and have a look. I hear what you're saying, it's a good idea but I think that the word "music" isn't really needed (since the headphones are showing) soI'll just replace "music" with "Playlist"...

Agreed, i just think it would be good to be able to tell easily whether your editing playlist or viewing music shares

 

[Bleazle]

...Hope you have a great time with the kids and the mud!

Well, it was muddy - I lost my back brake, flew over a jump and nearly landed in a fence/pine trees - great fun

...I don't want to sound like I am unappreciative to your work here as I said before this skin makes me say WOW!
But I did a few edits to your skin like turning all that was green to blue, putting current weather on the home screen...

The ability to customise MP to suit your own requirements is one of the best things about it, so no offence taken here! Maybe you could start a new thread with your "blue" graphics etc attached so that anyone else after the same look could use them?

...Anyway I have changed the dialog_information.png image. The only time i see it is when I change to full screen and the Alt/Enter message comes up. I would like to reposition this image, that's all...

OK, I see the image you mean but I don't know out how it's used I've run a search of ALL files inside the MediaPortal directory for the text "dialog_information.png" and came up with nothing You might have to start a new post in the general MP support part of the forum (or whatever it's called now..) to see if anyone else can help you out.

...Agreed, i just think it would be good to be able to tell easily whether your editing playlist or viewing music shares

Yeah I agree with your agreement I'll get on to it.

 

[stdly]

Bleazle,
Thanks for your replies!

Well, it was muddy - I lost my back brake, flew over a jump and nearly landed in a fence/pine trees - great fun

Glad your OK and had fun. I have a buddy who lives on the Welland Canal and tells this story too often.

The ability to customise MP to suit your own requirements is one of the best things about it, so no offence taken here! Maybe you could start a new thread with your "blue" graphics etc attached so that anyone else after the same look could use them?

Thanks love the attitude around here. I am not a digital artists I'm more of a 3D CAD man and can only use Paintshop Pro (start to LOL here) no Photoshop your image work is well, WOW. I would be ok with sharing the blue edits.

OK, I see the image you mean but I don't know out how it's used I've run a search of ALL files inside the MediaPortal directory for the text "dialog_information.png" and came up with nothing You might have to start a new post in the general MP support part of the forum (or whatever it's called now..) to see if anyone else can help you out.

I am not to worried about this, just a perfectionist at times and may ask on the forums. I more just wondered why I could not find the reference to move this image. I opened almost every xml file in the folders and could not find it either.
Is there an easy way to do a text search within files without opening them all?

One other thing can I relocate and/or change font/color for the Day/Date/Time on the BasicHome screen I can't seem to find it?

Steve

 

[Bleazle]

....your image work is well, WOW...

I can't take credit for most of the images used - they were either from old skins (mainly Foofaraw) or are from royalty free images on the web which I've just changed to fit in with the skin (like the "hover DVD case" for example). I WISH my graphics skills were that good!!

....I am not to worried about this, just a perfectionist at times and may ask on the forums. I more just wondered why I could not find the reference to move this image. I opened almost every xml file in the folders and could not find it either.
Is there an easy way to do a text search within files without opening them all?...

I can understand why you would want the blue graphic if everything else is blue. With regard to searching XML files I recommend using Directory Opus GPSoftware Main Index - it's a very powerful Windows Explorer replacement tool - makes Windows Explorer look like the "lite" piece of software that it is...

....One other thing can I relocate and/or change font/color for the Day/Date/Time on the BasicHome screen I can't seem to find it?

You can edit those settings in the common.time.xml file if you want to change them skin wide. If you only want to change them on the Basic Home screen delete this tag <import>common.time.xml</import> from the BasicHome.xml then paste the following/change the settings as required:

<control>
<description>Date</description>
<type>label</type>
<id>0</id>
<posX>1230</posX>
<posY>37</posY>
<label>#date</label>
<align>right</align>
<font>font101</font>
<textcolor>ffffffff</textcolor>
<animation effect="fade" time="250">WindowOpen</animation>
<animation effect="fade" time="250">WindowClose</animation>
</control>
<control>
<description>Time</description>
<type>label</type>
<id>0</id>
<posX>1230</posX>
<posY>60</posY>
<label>#time</label>
<align>right</align>
<font>font101</font>
<textcolor>ffffffff</textcolor>
<animation effect="fade" time="250">WindowOpen</animation>
<animation effect="fade" time="250">WindowClose</animation>
</control>

 

[stdly]

Bleazle,

Thanks for your reply's.

I can't take credit for most of the images used - they were either from old skins (mainly Foofaraw) or are from royalty free images on the web which I've just changed to fit in with the skin (like the "hover DVD case" for example). I WISH my graphics skills were that good!!

Anyone that can use Photoshop is a God. I have tried to use it a few times but every time I would try something I could do in PSP in a click I would get frustrated tying to find the option.

I can understand why you would want the blue graphic if everything else is blue. With regard to searching XML files I recommend using Directory Opus GPSoftware Main Index - it's a very powerful Windows Explorer replacement tool - makes Windows Explorer look like the "lite" piece of software that it is...

I have the blue image just wanted to move the notification text and the image over a bit (see image) no big deal just playing around.
I have been using Directory Opus for about a year now and still finding great things about it. I will take a closer look at the search options. I haven't used Windows Explorer since Win 98, I used Powerdesk before Directory Opus.

You can edit those settings in the common.time.xml file if you want to change them skin wide. If you only want to change them on the Basic Home screen delete this tag <import>common.time.xml</import> from the BasicHome.xml then paste the following/change the settings as required:

<control>
<description>Date</description>
<type>label</type>
<id>0</id>
<posX>1230</posX>
<posY>37</posY>
<label>#date</label>
<align>right</align>
<font>font101</font>
<textcolor>ffffffff</textcolor>
<animation effect="fade" time="250">WindowOpen</animation>
<animation effect="fade" time="250">WindowClose</animation>
</control>
<control>
<description>Time</description>
<type>label</type>
<id>0</id>
<posX>1230</posX>
<posY>60</posY>
<label>#time</label>
<align>right</align>
<font>font101</font>
<textcolor>ffffffff</textcolor>
<animation effect="fade" time="250">WindowOpen</animation>
<animation effect="fade" time="250">WindowClose</animation>
</control>

Thanks for the code! I should have followed up the common.time.xml hint before asking.

Steve

 

[Bleazle]

Off Topic:

Here's how to use Directory Opus to search inside files:

The easiest way to do it is to have the directory open that you want to search (in the case below, BleazleWide)

1. Click tools -> Find Panel
2. Enter the text you want to search for in the "Containing text:" box
3. Select "search inside subfolders" if required
4. Click "Find"

You can search multiple directories at once if required but you probably already know how to do that..

I hear what you're saying about going from PSP to Photoshop - I thought the same thing when I first started using Photoshop.

Dave