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Hi Mike,

Yes, I should have given you some ideas shouldn't I? Sorry about that.

I'd guess that any sort of automatic image adjustment is out of scope for an XML editor however I think skinners would be happy enough with automatic resizing of controls and layout (I know I would ). Things such as widening horizontal scroll bars and lists (such as in the EPG). Some height adjustment may be necessary for vertical scroll bars, etc. as well.

These automatic adjustments would allow skinners to concentrate on their 'art' and less on 'widths & heights'.

You could probably use tags (for each control) in the editor that would allow skinners to define what controls can be resized automatically and which to leave alone. Obviously these tags (attributes) are unneeded in the finished skin so perhaps they could be stored in a separate file (aka an INI/project file)?

Anyway, I hope I have been a bit of help and I really think the developers are doing a fantastic job, not only with the editor but with the whole Mediaportal system.

I actually work as a (dreaded) Software Tester so if you would like someone to help iron out any 'undocumented features' :wink:, feel free to PM me.

Regards,

Marty.

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[QUOTE="...., post: 36035, member: 17419"] Hi Mike, Yes, I should have given you some ideas shouldn't I? Sorry about that. I'd guess that any sort of automatic image adjustment is out of scope for an XML editor however I think skinners would be happy enough with automatic resizing of controls and layout (I know I would :D). Things such as widening horizontal scroll bars and lists (such as in the EPG). Some height adjustment may be necessary for vertical scroll bars, etc. as well. These automatic adjustments would allow skinners to concentrate on their 'art' and less on 'widths & heights'. You could probably use tags (for each control) in the editor that would allow skinners to define what controls can be resized automatically and which to leave alone. Obviously these tags (attributes) are unneeded in the finished skin so perhaps they could be stored in a separate file (aka an INI/project file)? Anyway, I hope I have been a bit of help and I really think the developers are doing a fantastic job, not only with the editor but with the whole Mediaportal system. I actually work as a (dreaded) Software Tester so if you would like someone to help iron out any 'undocumented features' :wink:, feel free to PM me. Regards, Marty. [/QUOTE]