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<blockquote data-quote="Dadeo" data-source="post: 657871" data-attributes="member: 27204">I recently installed a number of new skins updated in just the last couple of weeks.To my dismay, many skins are installing plugins as part of the skin without any prior notice or warning. I understand this is an attempt to ensure compatibility with the skin, and I appreciate that.&nbsp; Imo it is not the best method, but it is about all we have right now.&nbsp; However, in some cases the skin installation installed older versions of plugins and in other cases they installed plugins I do not wish installed.&nbsp; In most cases the plugin already provided an MPEInstallerAnother case is skins that install new Weather logos. These overwrite the existing logos in %ProgramFiles%\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\weather but do not backup the original files. I realize the problem really lies in the Weather plugin, which does not support skin logos, but that is not likely to be changed anytime soon. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue&nbsp; &nbsp; :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />The MPEMaker includes the ability add Dependencies.&nbsp; You can provide a warning message to users installing plugins with the skin and/or even give them the option to install these or not.&nbsp; For reference, see the excellent way catavolt has done this in PureVision MPEinstaller! It allows users to not only see, but select which options/plugins they wish to install.I would just like to encourage skinners using MPEI to learn and use these functions so users can choose if they wish to&nbsp; install anything that overwrites content in %ProgramFiles%\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal in particular.ThanksDadeo</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dadeo, post: 657871, member: 27204"] I recently installed a number of new skins updated in just the last couple of weeks. To my dismay, many skins are installing plugins as part of the skin without any prior notice or warning. I understand this is an attempt to ensure compatibility with the skin, and I appreciate that. Imo it is not the best method, but it is about all we have right now. However, in some cases the skin installation installed older versions of plugins and in other cases they installed plugins I do not wish installed. In most cases the plugin already provided an MPEInstaller Another case is skins that install new Weather logos. These overwrite the existing logos in %ProgramFiles%\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\weather but do not backup the original files. I realize the problem really lies in the Weather plugin, which does not support skin logos, but that is not likely to be changed anytime soon. :P The MPEMaker includes the ability add Dependencies. You can provide a warning message to users installing plugins with the skin and/or even give them the option to install these or not. For reference, see the excellent way catavolt has done this in PureVision MPEinstaller! It allows users to not only see, but select which options/plugins they wish to install. I would just like to encourage skinners using MPEI to learn and use these functions so users can choose if they wish to install anything that overwrites content in %ProgramFiles%\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal in particular. Thanks Dadeo [/QUOTE]

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