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<blockquote data-quote="WileECoyote" data-source="post: 578962" data-attributes="member: 83474">Re: [plugin] &quot;My NetFlix&quot; Plugin with Watch Now SupportOkay, Im going to jump on my soap box here for a minute (Note: This has nothing to do with you winterescape)...My biggest beef (and probably my only one) with MP is the skin NON-STANDARDIZATION. Each and EVERY skin developer does there own thing. The images have different names, the standard control xml's have different names, etc, etc... If you compare the Moving Pictures XML's from skin to skin, you will notice some skins have 3 files while others have up to 7! Why? When I started making the new version 1.1, I PURPOSLY created new XML files for each skin, starting with a base of Moving Pictures (respecitve to the skin) simply because it matches closely to my plugin. I presumed that the skinner used the best methods for their skins, so it was a good base to start from. In some cases this is not true...Dont get me wrong, there are some skins out there that totally blow me away. And those guys can do some amazing things. I give praise to the guys/gals all the time. But it makes my life a nightmare to create plugin(s) that will be 100% compatible. Sooo, with all that said, I must have accidentally copied some of the image references from a skin that has those images. The only image I can find with the Blue3Wide skin from your list is the diffusemirrorwide (which oddly enough is needed to do the reflection of the coverart.)&nbsp; I have attached that file so you can copy it over to get the cover reflection working.I will spend some time next weekend 'cleaning' the XML files of any mistakes I may have made. As long as they are not causing any issues, I wont consider it a show stopper for the 1.1 version.Thanks,Wile E.Edit: Removed File...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WileECoyote, post: 578962, member: 83474"] [b]Re: [plugin] "My NetFlix" Plugin with Watch Now Support[/b] Okay, Im going to jump on my soap box here for a minute (Note: This has nothing to do with you winterescape)... My biggest beef (and probably my only one) with MP is the skin [B]NON-STANDARDIZATION[/B]. Each and [B]EVERY[/B] skin developer does there own thing. The images have different names, the standard control xml's have different names, etc, etc... If you compare the Moving Pictures XML's from skin to skin, you will notice some skins have 3 files while others have up to 7! Why? When I started making the new version 1.1, I [B]PURPOSLY[/B] created new XML files for each skin, starting with a base of Moving Pictures (respecitve to the skin) simply because it matches closely to my plugin. I presumed that the skinner used the best methods for their skins, so it was a good base to start from. In some cases this is not true... Dont get me wrong, there are some skins out there that totally blow me away. And those guys can do some amazing things. I give praise to the guys/gals all the time. But it makes my life a nightmare to create plugin(s) that will be 100% compatible. Sooo, with all that said, I must have accidentally copied some of the image references from a skin that has those images. The only image I can find with the Blue3Wide skin from your list is the diffusemirrorwide (which oddly enough is needed to do the reflection of the coverart.) I have attached that file so you can copy it over to get the cover reflection working. I will spend some time next weekend 'cleaning' the XML files of any mistakes I may have made. As long as they are not causing any issues, I wont consider it a show stopper for the 1.1 version. Thanks, Wile E. Edit: Removed File... [/QUOTE]

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