MediaStream skin for MP (6 Viewers)

[Spragleknas]

What do you mean by not use home? The other screen shot is myhome.xml. This is basichome.xml and you can add whatever you want to the menu so if you only use Movies Music and TVSeries thats all that has to be on there using the menu generator.

I mean pressing [H]/The Green Button will always bring you to basic home (never "myhome.xml").

Since the two homescreens are, unlike other skins, very much alike in layout (don't missunderstand me - I love the layout) it might be hard to tell them apart for some users (read: GF's

Scenario:
Q:"Why isn't MyYoutube listed anymore?"
A: "It's in the other homescreen"
Q:"What other homescreen?"
A: "Press the green botton and see"
Q: "OK. What is the difference? I can't see any - other than different stuff is listed"

 

[ThaClown]

The REAL LIFE Scenario:
GIRLFRIEND:"Why isn't MyYoutube listed anymore? HAVE YOU CHANGED THE SYSTEM AGAIN???"
ME: "It's in the other homescreen"
GIRLFRIEND:"What other homescreen? WHY ARE THERE MORE THEN ONE???"
A: "Press the green botton and see"
GIRLFRIEND: "OK. What is the difference? I can't see any - other than different stuff is listed... grrrr YOU GO CLEAN UP!"

 

[revs]

This is why we need an option to use ONLY the Basic Home. One of the other, not both

Could the Basic Home plugin be modified I wonder? so that pressing the Green Button does not send you to the main home?

 

[mattsk88]

So pressing the green button sends you to home.xml or basichome.xml?

 

[revs]

If Basic Home is enabled you go to Basic Home. Pressing it again takes you to Home.

So if you press it twice with Basic Home enabled, then you go to Home.

I'm going to take a quick look at the source, see if its an easy fix - although I guess not, as if it was, then the option would be there already.

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OK so in Mediaportal.cs theres a bit of code that handles switching the Basic Home and Home.

What I would like is an option in the settings for "Only use Basic home", and based on this, it does, or does not, perform the switch.

Being as MP is in feature freeze though I doubt it will get in!

Currently we have:

//switch between several home windows
case Action.ActionType.ACTION_SWITCH_HOME:
GUIMessage homeMsg;
if (GUIWindowManager.ActiveWindow == (int)GUIWindow.Window.WINDOW_HOME)
{
homeMsg =
new GUIMessage(GUIMessage.MessageType.GUI_MSG_GOTO_WINDOW, 0, 0, 0, (int)GUIWindow.Window.WINDOW_SECOND_HOME, 0, null);
}
else if (GUIWindowManager.ActiveWindow == (int)GUIWindow.Window.WINDOW_SECOND_HOME)
{
homeMsg = new GUIMessage(GUIMessage.MessageType.GUI_MSG_GOTO_WINDOW, 0, 0, 0, (int)GUIWindow.Window.WINDOW_HOME, 0, null);
}
else
{
if (_startWithBasicHome)
{
homeMsg = new GUIMessage(GUIMessage.MessageType.GUI_MSG_GOTO_WINDOW, 0, 0, 0, (int)GUIWindow.Window.WINDOW_SECOND_HOME, 0, null);
}
else
{
homeMsg = new GUIMessage(GUIMessage.MessageType.GUI_MSG_GOTO_WINDOW, 0, 0, 0, (int)GUIWindow.Window.WINDOW_HOME, 0, null);
}
}
GUIWindowManager.SendThreadMessage(homeMsg);
return;

and I guess we need something like:

//switch between several home windows
case Action.ActionType.ACTION_SWITCH_HOME:
GUIMessage homeMsg;
if (GUIWindowManager.ActiveWindow == (int)GUIWindow.Window.WINDOW_HOME)
{
homeMsg =
new GUIMessage(GUIMessage.MessageType.GUI_MSG_GOTO_WINDOW, 0, 0, 0, (int)GUIWindow.Window.WINDOW_SECOND_HOME, 0, null);
}
else if (GUIWindowManager.ActiveWindow == (int)GUIWindow.Window.WINDOW_SECOND_HOME)
{
homeMsg = new GUIMessage(GUIMessage.MessageType.GUI_MSG_GOTO_WINDOW, 0, 0, 0, (int)GUIWindow.Window.WINDOW_HOME, 0, null);
}
else
{
if (_startWithBasicHome)
{
homeMsg = new GUIMessage(GUIMessage.MessageType.GUI_MSG_GOTO_WINDOW, 0, 0, 0, (int)GUIWindow.Window.WINDOW_SECOND_HOME, 0, null);
}
else
{
homeMsg = new GUIMessage(GUIMessage.MessageType.GUI_MSG_GOTO_WINDOW, 0, 0, 0, (int)GUIWindow.Window.WINDOW_HOME, 0, null);
}
}
if(_alwaysUseBasicHome)
{
homeMsg = new GUIMessage(GUIMessage.MessageType.GUI_MSG_GOTO_WINDOW, 0, 0, 0, (int)GUIWindow.Window.WINDOW_SECOND_HOME, 0, null);
}
GUIWindowManager.SendThreadMessage(homeMsg);
return;

 

[Spragleknas]

The [H]/Green Button is (by default) mapped to "Switch home" ( Home <--[H]/TGB---> Basic home) but can be mapped to "Home"(myHome.xml) - thus not ever going to basic homescreen. You can, however, enter basichome via the "Switch home" function normally in top menu (top bar) - IRRC.

Being able to map the button to basic home would perhaps be the easies way?

If Basic Home is enabled you go to Basic Home.

Basic home is always enabled. You can only choose your default/startup home.

 

[mattsk88]

Here is another Screenshot to keep this thread interesting. This is the Fanart focused Moving Pictures Filmstrip. There still might be a few changes to the final layout though.

 

[ThaClown]

looks very nice mattsk88!

 

[carmenm]

well done mattsk88!

 

[jonaskp]

Here is another Screenshot to keep this thread interesting. This is the Fanart focused Moving Pictures Filmstrip. There still might be a few changes to the final layout though.

THat looks great. I especially like the Covers, can't tell why. It looks like they are a little tilted, is that correct? Also Now I see that they go behind the textbox, nice touch.


Btw: What's up with all the zombie-movies?