Font color too dim for watched items (1 Viewer)

[Crabstick]

I'm having problem reading the text for watched items. This happens in all list views (tv recordings, moving pictures, tv series). Now unwatched item is in middle gray, watched item is almost black on almost black background and only selected item is in white.
I'd rather like unwatched items to be in white text and watched items in middle gray. Selected could be white also.

If anyone could point me the sections in the xml files I can edit them myself. I have tried but haven't found the right line yet.

 

[ltfearme]

You can change the Unfocused Transparency as well as the Colors from Settings->Skin->Misc.

For a good tv which is calibrated the gray on black background with unfocused alpha of 100 is quite good.

Since you like the watched to be gray and watched to be white (ie no change in colors) you can increase the list transparency for unfocused list items so there more opaque (closer to value of 255).

 

[Crabstick]

Thanks. I didn't realize I can make these changes from within MP. I actually found the references.xml which did the trick. I increased the unfocusedAlpha to 192 which brightened all unfocused items in lists.

My TV is a projector with a not-so-bright lamp, so it's pretty far from good or calibrated

 

[ltfearme]

Cool, btw you should re-make the change in the GUI as you will loose any custom changes after an upgrade. The GUI will save it to another file as well so it can persist on upgrades or after an uninstall.

 

[ZeroH]

I've been wanting to change the colors as well and I remember it worked before MP 1.0 but I couldn't figure it out after the update. I'm on 1.1.2 now

I went to the MISC settings and the option isn't available. I only saw three options to "Show" some images.

I opened StreamedMP's config window and found where it could be set in Menu Options but when I changed it (yellow,light gray), it only affected the main menu. The movies list is still the same white/gray.

 

[trevor]

Hi ZeroH,

What version of the skin are you using?

The current release (1.4.9.2467 found here) is required for the transparancy and list colour options.

For the Watched Item font colour you need to alter the transparancy as detailed eariler in this thread.

The contents of misc menu should look like the attached screenshot if you have the correct skin release.

Thx

 

[ZeroH]

Thanks! I had an older version. I thought I had the most recent by checking for updates within StreamedMP.. but guess not!

 

[ltfearme]

You may have been using an older version than 1.4.0, as that is the minimum version that supports 1.4.x upgrades.