Calling for help from the skinner's deep hell (1 Viewer)

[Fidoboy]

Ok, i'm working really hard to make a new skin for MediaPortal. But there is some dark points that i need to clarify:

- How can i change the position for the video and tv overlay FOR EACH screen?. For example, i want to have a given position in main home screen and another for other screens.

- How can i set the selected text color for buttons?. I want to have one text color for unselected buttons and a different one for the selected button.

- It's possible to use shadows in labels? (i want to mean drop shadows)

- Can i rotate labels?

- It's possible to set the transparency level for a image (png, jpg)

- how can i use the hourglass graphic? for example, when entering my pictures it takes some time, and i want to display a waiting picture...

for the moment, i think that this is enough... :wink:

Thanks in advance,

 

[Vanessa]

Ok, i'm working really hard to make a new skin for MediaPortal. But there is some dark points that i need to clarify:

- How can i change the position for the video and tv overlay FOR EACH screen?. For example, i want to have a given position in main home screen and another for other screens.

- How can i set the selected text color for buttons?. I want to have one text color for unselected buttons and a different one for the selected button.

- It's possible to use shadows in labels? (i want to mean drop shadows)

- Can i rotate labels?

- It's possible to set the transparency level for a image (png, jpg)

- how can i use the hourglass graphic? for example, when entering my pictures it takes some time, and i want to display a waiting picture...

for the moment, i think that this is enough... :wink:

Thanks in advance,

haha i have the same questions.

 

[mofux]

- How can i change the position for the video and tv overlay FOR EACH screen?. For example, i want to have a given position in main home screen and another for other screens.

there should be an image with the id "99" in each screen - move that arround. if it's not there make yourself such an image (with id 99) - i hope i remember right there

- How can i set the selected text color for buttons?. I want to have one text color for unselected buttons and a different one for the selected button.

it seems that this isn't supported currently but i guess it we be inm soon

- It's possible to use shadows in labels? (i want to mean drop shadows)
- Can i rotate labels?

no, not possible

- It's possible to set the transparency level for a image (png, jpg)

yes! <colordiffuse>a0ffffff</colordiffuse> sets the alpha to a0 f.e.

- how can i use the hourglass graphic? for example, when entering my pictures it takes some time, and i want to display a waiting picture...

as far as i know this is hardcoded (hourglasses aren't that easy to implement as you need a seperate thread)

 

[Fidoboy]

- How can i change the position for the video and tv overlay FOR EACH screen?. For example, i want to have a given position in main home screen and another for other screens.

there should be an image with the id "99" in each screen - move that arround. if it's not there make yourself such an image (with id 99) - i hope i remember right there

I'm trying right now, but i have no luck... i've added this code in BasicHome.xml:

<control>
			<description>video preview window</description> 
			<type>videowindow</type> 
			<id>99</id> 
			<posX>511</posX> 
			<posY>410</posY> 
			<width>135</width> 
			<height>108</height> 
			<action>18</action>
			<textureFocus>tv_green_border.png</textureFocus> 
		</control>

I get a black rectangle (it's showed even if there is no video playing) and when i play a video, another overlay rectangle is displayed this time with the movie. But my overlay rectangle is not working.. :?

Can u explain it better? Can u post a piece of code here?

Thanks in advance,

 

[mofux]

oh, i think you need to disable allowOverlay in order to use it

<allowOverlay>no</allowOverlay> at the top of your xml file

another thing (i'm not completely sure on that)

try to make the <type>image</type> instead of videowindow

 

[Fidoboy]

Ooops! Bad luck again, it doesn't work!

 

[mofux]

	<control>
		<type>image</type>
		<id>1</id>
		<posX>144</posX>
		<posY>416</posY>
		<texture>-</texture>
	</control>

maybe this one?

 

[Harley]

Hi fidoboy,

i think the only way to have the overlay on different points in the screens is to delete this in videooverlay.xml

<control>
<description>video rectangle</description>
<type>image</type>
<id>0</id>
<posX>75</posX>
<posY>399</posY>
<width>161</width>
<height>134</height>
<texture>playback_background.png</texture>
<colorkey>0</colorkey>
<colordiffuse>ffffffff</colordiffuse>
</control>
<control>
<description>video preview window</description>
<type>videowindow</type>
<id>1</id>
<posX>86</posX>
<posY>410</posY>
<width>135</width>
<height>108</height>
<action>18</action>
<textureFocus>tv_green_border.png</textureFocus>
</control>

..and set it in each screen, you will have the Videowindow with different positions x and y

Greetings Harley

 

[Fidoboy]

Great idea Harley, it should work, i'll try it later... And about the selected color for text in the buttons, could be included in the next release? I think that it should be easy...

 

[Fidoboy]

I'm testing right now, and it works, but there is a problem, the rectangle remains even if there is no video playing :? How could i avoid this?