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<blockquote data-quote="CyberSimian" data-source="post: 1253774" data-attributes="member: 141969">Wow -- things are changing so quickly, I can hardly keep up. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek!&nbsp; &nbsp; :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" />&nbsp; To summarise where I think we are now (thanks to the changes from [USER=68833]@ajs[/USER]):(1) If LMH is installed, the skin can show details of the currently-active recordings by using the built-in skin variables created and updated by LMH; this includes such info as:channel name, programme title, start time, end time.(2) If LMH is not installed, the built-in skin variable &quot;#TV.Record.Active&quot; can be tested in a skin expression in order to alter the panel appearance (e.g. display a red dot):&lt;texture&gt;#(iif(eq(#TV.Record.Active,'true'),red_dot.png,empty.png))&lt;/texture&gt;(3) If LMH is not installed, the visibility condition &quot;Player.Recording&quot; can be used to alter the visibility of controls (e.g. make a red dot visible):&lt;visible&gt;Player.Recording&lt;/visible&gt;I think that it is of benefit to skin authors for both (2) and (3) to be supported, and I am glad that [USER=68833]@ajs[/USER] has done so. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite24" alt="(y)" title="Thumbs Up&nbsp; &nbsp; (y)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(y)" /> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />-- from CyberSimian in the UK</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CyberSimian, post: 1253774, member: 141969"] Wow -- things are changing so quickly, I can hardly keep up. :eek: To summarise where I think we are now (thanks to the changes from [USER=68833]@ajs[/USER]): (1) If LMH is installed, the skin can show details of the currently-active recordings by using the built-in skin variables created and updated by LMH; this includes such info as: channel name, programme title, start time, end time. (2) If LMH is not installed, the built-in skin variable "#TV.Record.Active" can be tested in a skin expression in order to alter the panel appearance (e.g. display a red dot): <texture>#(iif(eq(#TV.Record.Active,'true'),red_dot.png,empty.png))</texture> (3) If LMH is not installed, the visibility condition "Player.Recording" can be used to alter the visibility of controls (e.g. make a red dot visible): <visible>Player.Recording</visible> I think that it is of benefit to skin authors for both (2) and (3) to be supported, and I am glad that [USER=68833]@ajs[/USER] has done so. (y) :) -- from CyberSimian in the UK [/QUOTE]

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