Request - deal with background images differently (1 Viewer)

[VdR]

I really like the background images posted by Froderik, so I started to use them. I just find the way StreamedMP deals with background images terribly complicated. This is what I mean:

I can not select one image for f.i. Movies and another for f.i. Series from the same folder! If I select to use the same folder for two different plug-ins, then the images used for those two plug-ins are by definition the same.

This means that I must create a separate background image folder for every plug-in, in the skin settings point to the different folders for every plug-in and repeat that on every client. If I then want the possibility to select any of my background image collection for any plug-in I must copy all images to all folders.

This seems very complicated. Am I missing something?

Why can I not point to one folder for all plug-ins and then use the image select setting to choose any image I want from that folder for each plug-in?

VdR

 

[VdR]

Still trying this, a few observations.

Maybe, maybe the option "Disable Background Sharing for this item" is what I'm looking for? Unfortunately the little help balloon shows up very briefly only. Too short for me to read and understand what is says. The only way to get the help balloon back is to close and re-open the editor ...

When I try to point to the directory with images, using the browse button to select a folder does not work. I can only use the browse button to verify the folder. Is that by design.

Even if the folder is filled out correctly, when saving the editor throws an exception, showing a path concatenated from the previous and the new path. Despite the fact it shows correctly in the selection box and in the summary on the bottom right. See screen dump.

Can't get it to accept the path ...

VdR

 

[VdR]

So I managed, but:

I cannot find a way to enter any path for background images other than those from the drop down box without the settings program throwing an exception.

As a work around I put all the background images I want to choose from in one of the existing background image directories and then selected that folder and ticked to box "Disable ..." for every plug-in.

VdR

 

[trevor]

Hi VdR,

First, it is the disable background sharing option you need, this will work the std defined folders.

You can create a new folder for these images but there was a bug I found that required you add a 'defult.jpg' file into this folder.

As for the 3D images, I have not added this to the editor as what I call a background theme - left it open for other designed themes in the furture.

I have collected all the 3D backgrounds from the thread and included within the skin and if the theme is applied then best match background is automatically set for each menu option, these can be overridden as per std backgrounds.

We dont have a timescale for the next patch/release but hpfully soonish.

I will merge the chnages back into out 1.1.x branch and PM with a version you can test..

Cheers

 

[VdR]

Brilliant. Greatest MP skin.

Good motivator for Froderik to make some more of these great images too


VdR

 

[mardup]

Re : Request - deal with background images differently

Hello everybody

I have an idea for easily change background images of menu items : the idea is when navigating in mediaportal, having an option "use current fan art / background image as backdrop for menu item ....<choice>"

I have no idea if it is easy to add in streamedMP, but for people like me who like to change often of backdrops, it will be great

 

[trevor]

Re: Re : Request - deal with background images differently

Hello everybody

I have an idea for easily change background images of menu items : the idea is when navigating in mediaportal, having an option "use current fan art / background image as backdrop for menu item ....<choice>"

I have no idea if it is easy to add in streamedMP, but for people like me who like to change often of backdrops, it will be great

Nice idea and may be possible, will have a look at what is involved.

Thx

 

[mardup]

Re : Request - deal with background images differently

Yeahhhhhhh