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<blockquote data-quote="kjegibbons" data-source="post: 916847" data-attributes="member: 113063">`@<a href="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/members/kjegibbons.113063/" target="_blank">kjegibbons</a>:Maybe a good idea, please allocate time and write a (that's you term) &quot;idiot&quot; guide in the next days.&nbsp;Simple answer: Some skinners or, for example also my person, want to download and use other zodiac images than the published one. But what you make, if the image rotates into the incorect direction? Maybe, you could say, take Photoshop and mirror the image. But what you will do, if the image contains text?&nbsp;Simple answer: there was a user request and I want to fullfill his needs. He has a UMTS internet connection and images are loading very slowly. Now he was bothered by the rotating circle and his idea was to hide the cursor.Common, why it works for other users?&nbsp;In my opinion this is a skin related problem. Please check the appropriate skin file and report your result. Based on this, maybe catavolt can help here.&nbsp;Open your mediaportal.xml, goto the WorldWeather section and enter the line &quot;&lt;entry name=&quot;ExpertSettingsVisible&quot;&gt;true&lt;/entry&gt;&quot; and save it. Now you can see the appropriate configuration tab by default.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I expected that the frustration will not be reduced after my vacation. I really do not know if I still want to keep going.&nbsp;Micropolis</blockquote>&nbsp;Hmmm....why have you turned a positive suggestion into a personal criticism of your work? I would be more than willing to create an &quot;Idiots Guide&quot; pdf if I had the expertise needed of the plugin. If that was the case I wouldn't have the problems that I have encountered with the plugin. Most people are experts in their own field...this isn't mine.&nbsp;I have nothing but respect for your work but, in my opinion, you do seem to take everything said to heart. In my experience, the only way to improve a product is to take on board all feedback, good and bad.&nbsp;Thank you sir for your answers, maybe this is the kind of info needed in an &quot;Idiots Guide&quot;. Now that you have explained it to me, it makes perfect sense. What is logical to you may not be to others until explained in layman's terms. Maybe you should try and see the funny side of &quot;us idiots&quot; not understanding your obvious expertise.&nbsp;Once again, thank you for your reply and best wishes.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE="kjegibbons, post: 916847, member: 113063"] ` @[URL='https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/members/kjegibbons.113063/']kjegibbons[/URL]: Maybe a good idea, please allocate time and write a (that's you term) "idiot" guide in the next days. Simple answer: Some skinners or, for example also my person, want to download and use other zodiac images than the published one. But what you make, if the image rotates into the incorect direction? Maybe, you could say, take Photoshop and mirror the image. But what you will do, if the image contains text? Simple answer: there was a user request and I want to fullfill his needs. He has a UMTS internet connection and images are loading very slowly. Now he was bothered by the rotating circle and his idea was to hide the cursor. Common, why it works for other users? In my opinion this is a skin related problem. Please check the appropriate skin file and report your result. Based on this, maybe catavolt can help here. Open your mediaportal.xml, goto the WorldWeather section and enter the line "<entry name="ExpertSettingsVisible">true</entry>" and save it. Now you can see the appropriate configuration tab by default. I expected that the frustration will not be reduced after my vacation. I really do not know if I still want to keep going. Micropolis[/quote] Hmmm....why have you turned a positive suggestion into a personal criticism of your work? I would be more than willing to create an "Idiots Guide" pdf if I had the expertise needed of the plugin. If that was the case I wouldn't have the problems that I have encountered with the plugin. Most people are experts in their own field...this isn't mine. I have nothing but respect for your work but, in my opinion, you do seem to take everything said to heart. In my experience, the only way to improve a product is to take on board all feedback, good and bad. Thank you sir for your answers, maybe this is the kind of info needed in an "Idiots Guide". Now that you have explained it to me, it makes perfect sense. What is logical to you may not be to others until explained in layman's terms. Maybe you should try and see the funny side of "us idiots" not understanding your obvious expertise. Once again, thank you for your reply and best wishes. [/QUOTE]

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