How to Change watched/unwatched colors (4 Viewers)

[sanderson]

for example, list view in moving pictures would be "moving pictures views xml" under the comment heading for :: list view ::

Thanks for the responses.
I see no control for list colors in moving pictures views xml or TVSeries.views.xml. I did finally find in references.xml under >default listcontrol< the color settings that fixed it for me.

 

[Game_dude]

I also prefer the colors to be in reverse. What did you change in the xml?

 

[wogboy112]

I would also love to know what you changed in there.

Thanks in advance

 

[sanderson]

Sorry, I can't help you much cause I didn't reverse the colors, I only changed the watched color to something I can see better (red).

Here is what I did change:
Under the section:
<description>default listcontrol</description>
I changed:
<playedColor>FFC80909</playedColor>
Which changed my watched files from white to red.

hope that helps a litte.

 

[wogboy112]

thanks... out of curiosity how did you get the code for red? they arent web colours.. im just trying to test something

 

[sanderson]

I used the color selector at http://johncfish.com/bggallery/otherchart/index.htm

Just drag the sliders in the box around till you get the color you want and copy the RGB value (without the # sign)

When you replace a color in the xml file, you have to leave the leading FF charachters.

 

[wogboy112]

okay I swapped them around and it appears to be working in tv series by changing the following Under the section:
<description>default listcontrol</description>


<shadedColor>FF85CFFF</shadedColor>
<selectedColor>FF85CFFF</selectedColor>
<textcolor>ffffffff</textcolor>
<textcolor2>ffffffff</textcolor2>
<textcolor3>ffffffff</textcolor3>
<colordiffuse>FF85CFFF</colordiffuse>
<playedColor>FF85CFFF</playedColor>

 

[Aktion_Man]

+1 to the colour swap.

From a usability / consistancy point of view (totally not trying to sound wanky) The white / brightest colour is active /available and darker items are not.
It's like grey'ing out items that are not accessable. The Home screen using white as the Active colour for the option you are on.

 

[Don B.A.Fred]

I've got to give a big "THANKS"! from my tired old eyes

I changed the color of the "watched recordings" in DefaultWide the same way.

Path:
...\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\skin\DefaultWide

File:
common.facade.recordings.xml

Section:
<description>listcontrol</description> and <description>album view listcontrol</description>

Values:
<playedColor>ffFF2E1F</playedColor>
<playedColor2>ffFF2E1F</playedColor2>

 

[emphatic]

Can someone upload the changed files? It would be nice to have a set of overhauled files here, no need for more people to edit their files.

Emph