[MOD]OnlineVideos and Games Theme (1 Viewer)

[Ministerk]

OnlineVideos and Games Theme
This is a theme/mod for the excellent Apollo skin and it comes with two OnlineVideos tab layouts and one Games tab layout that replaces the TV tab if enabled.

Latest version v1.1.1.0
ApolloOnlineVideos.and.Games.Theme_v1.1.1.0.mpe1

Modes/Layouts
The OnlineVideos tab comes in two different modes, Normal and Alternative. Configure in OnlineVideosThemeSettings.xml set the value #ovtheme.alt.mode to True for alternative mode. You can also enable Games mode that replaces the livetv tab. Set the value of #ovtheme.games.mode to True for games mode

The alternative mode uses site icons for six of the sites -> no special tiles are necessary!

Preview "Normal" mode



Preview "Alt" mode



Preview "Games" mode



Versions of Apollo supported:

• v1.1.0.0
• v1.0.0.8 Also for Apollo v1.0.0.9
• v1.0.0.7
• Older versions see Apollo mods

Installation and configuration
Download the ApolloOnlineVideos.and.Games.Theme_v1.1.0.0.mpe1 file on the release page.

When istalling you can choose to install:

• BasicHome tabs and tiles (basic functionality of the theme)
• Fanart and now playing in Rockstar (fanart available if fanart is enabled for all screens in Apollo skin settings)
• Thumb format in list views in Trakt
• Some minor OnlineVideos skin files mods
• Some custom/alternative tile images
• LatestGames process plugin. Showing latest Emulators2 games in BasicHome. Install this if you are planning to use Games mode.

You can configure some properties by editing the OnlineVideosThemeSettings.xml file located in the theme folder.

• Name of the OnlineVideos tab in BasicHome (default: play)
• Name of the OnlineVideos tile (default: OnlineVideos)
• Sites for the sites tiles. Defaults (Normal mode):
  • TV4Play
  • SVTPlay
  • Netflix
  • URPlay
  • Viaplay.se
• Sites for tiles. Defaults (Alternative mode):
  • YouTube
  • Netflix
  • SVTPlay
  • URPlay
  • Viaplay.se
  • Viasat
  • TV4Play
  • Dplay.se
• Change the image for each tile
• Games mode
  • labels, hyperlinks and hyperlinkParameters for all games tiles (not latest games tiles)
  • Name of the games tab in BasicHome (default: games)

Features

• livetv is available in BasicHome if enabled in Apollo skin settings (new in v1.0.0.8)
• games tab is available in BasicHome instead of livetv if enabled in theme OnlineVideosThemeSettings file (new in v1.1.0.0)
  • Big tile opening MyEmulators
  • Tile starting Steam
  • A Custom tile
  • Two tiles with latest games, with hyperlinks to the game
  • Latest Games in the footer
  • You can configure all tiles except the latest tiles
  • Tile for Minecraft
• BasicHome configuration in OnlineVideosThemeSettings.xml (new in v1.0.0.8)
• Tile images for following sites:
  • TV4Play
  • SVTPlay
  • Netflix
  • URPlay
  • Viaplay
  • YouTube
  • AmazonePrime
  • BBC iPlayer
  • ComedyCentral
  • Yle Areena
  • imdb
• Latest online videos in footer
• Minor customizations on OnlineVideos skin files
• Rockstar (fanart available if fanart is enabled for all screens in Apollo skin settings)

What about tiles for other sites?

You can use the Apollo tiles creator or create your own Custom tiles following the instructions in the Apollo wiki. @tony3ridge have made an mod of an earlier version of this mod with some custom tiles. Download his version in the mods thread (post #15).

Tile images are stored in the Media\Tiles folder inside the skin themes folders.

The alternative mode uses site icons for six of the sites -> no special tiles are necessary!

 

[sunfire7]

Super Nice!

 

[Ministerk]

Updated the mod. Introduced a Alternative mode where you can more sites to BasicHome + six of the sites in the alternative mode uses site icons, hence no special tiles are needed!

See first post for updated info.

 

[purp88]

Nice! Works well with 1.0.0.9 as far I can tell!

 

[purp88]

@Ministerk Is it possible to make this excellent mod available to Apollo 1.1.0.0?

 

[Ministerk]

@Ministerk Is it possible to make this excellent mod available to Apollo 1.1.0.0?

Yes, I will update the theme to match 1.1.0.0

 

[Ministerk]

New version available. See opening post.

Edit: and it has a "Games mode" now...

 

[purp88]

Is there a easy way to use this mod with the new dark theme?

 

[Ministerk]

Is there a easy way to use this mod with the new dark theme?

I've not looked at it; I don't know how much work out is. I thought about using darkness as base for the mod but I think I like the old look more.

 

[sunfire7]

Your mod is great! thanks for sharing! Game tab it's awesome and should be considered to be in default skin!