Skin engine enhancements (themes, guide colors, skin functions, weather settings...) (5 Viewers)

[ajp8164]

Is there any way to get a build of 1.2.3 + these skin changes?

Since I've been merging master into my feature branch (which I wasn't supposed to do but did way before I knew that ;-) I'm pretty sure my feature branch includes all of 1.2.3+. Is there a way for you to feature test my build against 1.2.3 capabilities to verify??

I'll check the commits.

Thanks,

Mark

Hi Mark,

So I just checked https://github.com/MediaPortal/MediaPortal-1/commits/FEAT-3779-Skin_engine_enhancements and I see that the branch does appear to include all of the commits that are on the 1.2.x branch.

 

[elliottmc]

Since I've been merging master into my feature branch (which I wasn't supposed to do but did way before I knew that ;-) I'm pretty sure my feature branch includes all of 1.2.3+. Is there a way for you to feature test my build against 1.2.3 capabilities to verify??

I'll check the commits.

Thanks,

Mark

Hi Mark,

So I just checked https://github.com/MediaPortal/MediaPortal-1/commits/FEAT-3779-Skin_engine_enhancements and I see that the branch does appear to include all of the commits that are on the 1.2.x branch.

Yeah, it does look fine.

Just another quick one. A while ago you provided a link to a modified Avalon skin that is needed for this. Are there updates to that?

Thanks,

Mark

 

[JacobJust]

Build 2012-04-15 is working perfect for me so far. I have been using it All day (after friends 40 years birthday party) without a single problem. Thank you so much for this very handy work.

 

[ajp8164]

I'll check the commits.

Thanks,

Mark

Hi Mark,

So I just checked https://github.com/MediaPortal/MediaPortal-1/commits/FEAT-3779-Skin_engine_enhancements and I see that the branch does appear to include all of the commits that are on the 1.2.x branch.

Yeah, it does look fine.

Just another quick one. A while ago you provided a link to a modified Avalon skin that is needed for this. Are there updates to that?

Thanks,

Mark

Hi Mark,

I updated post 3 in this thread to include a link to my Avalon3779 test skin.

 

[robyf]

It seems the problem of having mediaportal always caching skin at start is still there with last version... can you confirm?

Thanks

 

[larsbln]

I can confirm that the 4/15 build is allways caching on start here, too.

 

[ajp8164]

I can confirm that the 4/15 build is allways caching on start here, too.

larsbln and robyf -

I found and corrected a bug in the texture caching logic that caused the textures to be unnecessarily cached each time MediaPortal starts. You should notice MediaPortal starting more quickly now (not spending so much time in caching graphics).

New build posted 4/18/12.

Thanks for keeping me honest on this!

 

[larsbln]

Thanks again Andy. Now MP starts very quickly.

I would like to know what skin settings should be tested. You wrote: "Switching between skins to make sure skin settings for each skin affect only their own skin."
Did you mean how the view (e.g. list, coverflow) was set and if it's saved for each skin? I know you don't have much time but could you please be more specefic what settings I have to keep an eye on

Another small request from my better half. A small caption in the TV guide as an explanation for what color stands for what genre.
Just to raise the WAF of MP a bit

I made a quick mockup:

 

[Holzi]

Another small request from my better half. A small caption in the TV guide as an explanation for what color stands for what genre.
Just to raise the WAF of MP a bit

You could make this on your own. I did something similar for MyScoreCenter (Colors for Champ. League, Europa League etc.)
See:

But I think it definitely would be easier if this somehow could be implemented in the new skin engine.

 

[ajp8164]

Thanks again Andy. Now MP starts very quickly.

I would like to know what skin settings should be tested. You wrote: "Switching between skins to make sure skin settings for each skin affect only their own skin."
Did you mean how the view (e.g. list, coverflow) was set and if it's saved for each skin? I know you don't have much time but could you please be more specefic what settings I have to keep an eye on

Another small request from my better half. A small caption in the TV guide as an explanation for what color stands for what genre.
Just to raise the WAF of MP a bit

I made a quick mockup:
View attachment 102609

I'll look into exposing some skin properties that skinners can use to create a "color key"; shouldn't be too difficult.