How to keep a skin up to date (1 Viewer)

rkooten

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Yes, I know there's a workaround to prevent the nagscreen, but what I'm really looking for:

- what causes a skin to be outdated?
- how can I update an outdated skin and keep it up to date?


Thanks in advance. :)
 

emphatic

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    Changes to MediaPortal is what does this. The graphics engine, new id's for controls etc. These are necessary changes for full compability in the software I guess.

    Emph
     

    rkooten

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    That's kinda what I figured out already. Something changes in Mediaportal and a skin becomes outdated...


    What I need to know is: what exactly influences this behaviour? If old controls are used? old id's? new .xml files have been added?

    And: how can I keep up and prevent a skin to become outdated? Is there a tracking log of all these changes?
     

    2BitSculptor

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    If there are changes in IDs and such, is there a table showing old and new IDs side by side so that adjustments to skins can be made ... no need then for redundant discovery by every skin dev each version update when just a simple search and replace can fix things.

    just my 2bits

    regards,

    Chuck
     

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