[Mod] Text under icons in My Videos (1 Viewer)

[bt86bt]

Are you just like my using My Videos in MediaPortal for more than just full-length videos with imdb-information? Then this mod is for you.

The mod changes the Small Icon and Big Icon view by adding text under the icons and removes the DVD-cover with information in List-view. This is a mod of the original My Videos 1.6 with as minor changes as possible. Check the screenshots for how it looks like.

Below is the file you need to download for this mod. Version 1.6 backups included.

Thanks to pilehave and aj1405 for help with this mod.

(The original thread below)

 

[pilehave]

Hi, I am looking for a simple mod but don't know anything about how skins work.

I don't think I am the only one that use Moving Pictures for my movies and My Movies for all the random clips I have on my computer. Since music videos, videos I have made myself etc does not have any database (ie imdb) entry it does not att info.

With no info the small and big icon view becomes useless since they do not have any text under them. Is there any mod for My Vidoes that add text under icons so I can quickly browse through my clips?

When I use list view it takes long time if I have many files in a folder, so another alternativ would be A mod that list the files in two or three columns. Is it possible to make one?

I already have removed the DVD-cover picture and all the info which is useless in the right side of My Videos. I understand enough of the skinfile myvideo.xml that I think I could combine the two mods if someone gave me some help with the stuff in bold above.

You need to use these attributes in the thumbcontrol:

<renderFocusText>yes</renderFocusText>
<renderUnfocusText>yes</renderUnfocusText>

If you want to position the text you can use:

<textXOff>10</textXOff>
<textYOff>10</textYOff>

Your second wish is impossible

 

[pilehave]

BTW, I don't know if the scenario above is only possible in 1.1.0 Alpha or also in 1.0.2.

 

[bt86bt]

I use 1.1 beta, I am gonna update my profile.

Where is thumbcontrol?

 

[pilehave]

I do not use Black&White but i would start by looking in "myvideo.xml" and look for the facadecontrol. It may be included in a separate file.

 

[bt86bt]

It is not in myvideo.xml (there is no myvideos.xml in black&white).

A search of the skinfolder (including searching inside files etc) did not find any mention of facadecontrol or thumbnailcontrol.

 

[pilehave]

It is not in myvideo.xml (there is no myvideos.xml in black&white).

A search of the skinfolder (including searching inside files etc) did not find any mention of facadecontrol or thumbnailcontrol.

Well, myvideo.xml (i wrote myvideos.xml but it is without the "s") is the skin-file controlling the built-in "My Videos". It will not work without, so it IS there, trust me

Open myvideo.xml and look for <include> files. If there are no <include> files, the the facadecontrol is in myvideo.xml.

 

[bt86bt]

I think I know what you are saying now

I noticed "<import>common.facade.video.xml</import>" now and inside that file <description>Thumbnail Panel</description><type>thumbnailpanel</type>.

I will now add the controls above that you mentioned (they are not already there) and see what happens...

Thanks so far

 

[pilehave]

I think I know what you are saying now

I noticed "<import>common.facade.video.xml</import>" now and inside that file <description>Thumbnail Panel</description><type>thumbnailpanel</type>.

I will now add the controls above that you mentioned (they are not already there) and see what happens...

Thanks so far

Well, you hit the spot, so it should work

 

[bt86bt]

It worked!

Thanks

The text is a bit too big, but I am gonna make some changes and then post a my vidoes mod here I think