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<blockquote data-quote="Boilermaker" data-source="post: 89318" data-attributes="member: 10306">First, let me say thanks for the interest and the comments.&nbsp; i'll try to address everything one by one...the left part of the screen is left thru the entire skin for navigation buttons.&nbsp; Partly because i'm sort of a pain about consistency; partly because of ease/organization of coding.&nbsp; One file (references.xml) is a template for the entire skin, i can take most other skin files and change them in about 10 mins and have them fit into the skin (all that plugin support).&nbsp; There are two buttons there now (back, my lyrics..good plugin if you haven't checked it out), and i've been considering adding a playlist button.&nbsp; I know that doesn't fill much more of the area up...i played with a couple of alternatives that didn't use the standard skin template but tried to fill up more of the screen, but none of them were received very well.I think those are actually two different plugins.&nbsp; The original was &quot;my explorer&quot; and that displayed lists top and bottom.&nbsp; This plugin no longer works in .2.1.0, or i would be getting it confused with... &quot;file explorer&quot; which does the exact same thing, but displayed lists left and right.&nbsp; I'm still having problems with this plugin, i've fixed the button problem you pointed out, now i'm working on a more logical way of getting around the rest of the page. new to the skin...welcome...a full release comes as an executable installer.&nbsp; One of the options is icons in the list mode.&nbsp; Personally i think they look horrible and are too small to be useful (and i have a 46&quot; tv).&nbsp; but I understand some people want them, so they are an option.&nbsp; There are also options for number of lines in the tv guide (6,8,10, 12 and 15) and a list of the supported plugins.&nbsp; I have a few things to clean up, and i'm hoping a couple more of the more popular plugins (especially my films) are updated by the end of the month for a full release.That was the look i chose for the small overlay player.&nbsp; Other user created skins have gotten more creative and are better looking.&nbsp; Just wanted to keep a windows-like theme.&nbsp; The buttons are partially decorative, partially to show status, but i can make them functional.&nbsp; Just depends on the feedback i get.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Boilermaker, post: 89318, member: 10306"] First, let me say thanks for the interest and the comments. i'll try to address everything one by one... the left part of the screen is left thru the entire skin for navigation buttons. Partly because i'm sort of a pain about consistency; partly because of ease/organization of coding. One file (references.xml) is a template for the entire skin, i can take most other skin files and change them in about 10 mins and have them fit into the skin (all that plugin support). There are two buttons there now (back, my lyrics..good plugin if you haven't checked it out), and i've been considering adding a playlist button. I know that doesn't fill much more of the area up...i played with a couple of alternatives that didn't use the standard skin template but tried to fill up more of the screen, but none of them were received very well. I think those are actually two different plugins. The original was "my explorer" and that displayed lists top and bottom. This plugin no longer works in .2.1.0, or i would be getting it confused with... "file explorer" which does the exact same thing, but displayed lists left and right. I'm still having problems with this plugin, i've fixed the button problem you pointed out, now i'm working on a more logical way of getting around the rest of the page. new to the skin...welcome...a full release comes as an executable installer. One of the options is icons in the list mode. Personally i think they look horrible and are too small to be useful (and i have a 46" tv). but I understand some people want them, so they are an option. There are also options for number of lines in the tv guide (6,8,10, 12 and 15) and a list of the supported plugins. I have a few things to clean up, and i'm hoping a couple more of the more popular plugins (especially my films) are updated by the end of the month for a full release. That was the look i chose for the small overlay player. Other user created skins have gotten more creative and are better looking. Just wanted to keep a windows-like theme. The buttons are partially decorative, partially to show status, but i can make them functional. Just depends on the feedback i get. [/QUOTE]

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