Front-row (pdm Skin Mod) Options

[djdafreund]

Sharpe, i did not give you permission to read my mind!!!! Wow that's eerie buddy. I had 2 idea's in mind to do mockups for. One was for going horizontal, which is EXACTLY how you did it, filmstrip and all, and the other was goig vertical, using a theater marquee, showing a couple in the list that way. That way i had both sides covered, in case you liked one or the other. Thanks!!!! I will scrtch on the mockup then since it's already what i was looking for.

Man, it's already my default's, and my room mate's as well. VERY NICE!!! and keeps getting better. Now on to some idea's (since your so awesome wth being open minded)

1) Possible to have the 'TOGGLE CURTAINS" when skin option clicked, means it shows it, instead of not showing it. Seems more logic, when ticked is on state. (Tick is enabling option.)
2) Maybe an option to show curtains in wide and big wide views? I know for contrast purposes text might be harder to read when in covers or list mode, but when using wide banners, it won't hurt viewing, since there big and easy to read, no matter whats on background, because of the banners having the title inside them anyways.
3) Possible to include either a 'Now Showing' dialog box around selected when in those views (already has them in most others) Reason, the selected is just a little bigger now, so it would make it easier to see on the eyes which one is actually highlighted, when flipping through stuff. Currently there's only a little difference in sizes from selected, and not selected. Or, just make the selected bigger yet.
4) Make the selected in Plotview bigger then the others ( like in DVD cover view.), to mak it easier to notice. (Not that it's hard now, but just for other people not so used to xbox's, like company or friends.)
5) Also in plot view, tv shows within are showing a blank black box (of course, since a lot of shows don't have specific info for each season.), but a fix could be to also just show the shows info (like it does when showing the actual tv shows themselves.), so it's at least not blank. I don't know if this would be difficult or not with the way xbmc is set up with the xml files.

Hope those are cool idea's for now.

[djdafreund]

Ooops, missed my edit window timing. After messing with it. I noticed (at friend's house now, using 4x3 tv), that if possible could the home filmstrip be either moved in the center or at least higher like maybe above the bottom of curtain higher. Currently it's covering both the weather icon info, as well as hiding the dvd icon in lower right corner area. Looks great though!!! Thanks.

[Sharpe]

Thanks - some good ideas - I'll work on them next!

I'll sort the film strip out tonight though.

Cheers

[maximusoctavious]

Thanks Sharpe it worked like a charm. I didn't care for the new home screen personally, but thats the beauty of your skin. The magic toggle. Sorry about the mistake on your name up there buddy. Should have caught that one. Sharpe maybe if you used an animated black film strip centered in the middle with the icons incased in some type of concession glass booth? I don't know if someone here has the ability of the gif's. But something of this nature would be groundbreaking if possable. Maybe have 2 film strips overlapping with one film strip sliding over the other in oppossite directions. Just some thoughts to throw.

[Sharpe]

1) Possible to have the 'TOGGLE CURTAINS" when skin option clicked, means it shows it, instead of not showing it. Seems more logic, when ticked is on state. (Tick is enabling option.)


2) Maybe an option to show curtains in wide and big wide views? I know for contrast purposes text might be harder to read when in covers or list mode, but when using wide banners, it won't hurt viewing, since there big and easy to read, no matter whats on background, because of the banners having the title inside them anyways.

3) Possible to include either a 'Now Showing' dialog box around selected when in those views (already has them in most others) Reason, the selected is just a little bigger now, so it would make it easier to see on the eyes which one is actually highlighted, when flipping through stuff. Currently there's only a little difference in sizes from selected, and not selected. Or, just make the selected bigger yet.


4) Make the selected in Plotview bigger then the others ( like in DVD cover view.), to mak it easier to notice. (Not that it's hard now, but just for other people not so used to xbox's, like company or friends.)

5) Also in plot view, tv shows within are showing a blank black box (of course, since a lot of shows don't have specific info for each season.), but a fix could be to also just show the shows info (like it does when showing the actual tv shows themselves.), so it's at least not blank. I don't know if this would be difficult or not with the way xbmc is set up with the xml files.

Right then I've just updated it to address the covering the weather and DVD icon - moved the weather to the top left and raised the wraplist controls and film strip up over the DVD icon.

I've also had a go at some of your point.

1) Heh - the toggle now reads "Switch Curtains Off"

2) Done

3) Working on

4) Sort of revamped the plot view a bit to make the whole list bigger

5) I don't think that's possible in XBMC yet - might be wrong though

And that's it for a bit. Cheers

maximus - good stuff fella.

[djdafreund]

Sorry about the mistake on your name up there buddy. Should have caught that one.

Ah, no biggie, just wanted to point it out if it was me, i thought it was. Man, we go some great idea's here. I love it!! I finally get a skin with pretty much all the best of stuff i always wanted in a skin.

I've also had a go at some of your point.

1) Heh - the toggle now reads "Switch Curtains Off"
2) Done
3) Working on
4) Sort of revamped the plot view a bit to make the whole list bigger
5) I don't think that's possible in XBMC yet - might be wrong though

1) Thanks
2) More Thanks
3) Major Thanks
4) Lovin it!!!
5) Ahh, hehe. Thats cool anyways for now.

I solely use your skn 100% of the time, and now my friends are also loving it, and using it 100%. I know some things will be tweaked out in time, but even now, you are so nice with added all suggestions, and very fast at it. Thanks a bunch, big time. R-E-S-P-E-C-T to you my friend!!! And props to an awesome skin.

[kazaaboy]

Nice job on this skin....I really like where it is going...I still use the PDM as my default skin but...this one has me going back and forth


Suggestion for the alternate main menu-can you increase the size of the selected icon??

thanx again

[Sharpe]

Thanks pal - Yeah I love PDM as well - still a really nice skin.

I might just do that about the icon - one of many things on the list to do.

I've just this minute altered the layout of the alternate homescreen so that the wrap is more central and stretches all the way across the screen now.

[maximusoctavious]

The Fix Doesn't work on my xbox?

[shizzle01]

where to download?



found it

This post has been edited by shizzle01: Oct 23 2007, 06:37 AM

[maximusoctavious]

Nice fix. But my icons are overlapping on the bottom? I tried making the film.png bigger height, but it doesn't fix the problem? Can u make the film height bigger bro so my icons don't overlap? I also moved all my images up a little in there big transparent box. But it didn't help any. Everything really is coming along nice. What did u think of adding another tab?(music videos toggle)

This post has been edited by maximusoctavious: Oct 23 2007, 03:55 PM

[maximusoctavious]

Everything is great. Thanks again Sharpe for tweaking my xml's to my specification.

[maximusoctavious]

Everything is great. Thanks again Sharpe for tweaking my xml's to my specification.

Bro from now on, could you post what changes are being made? Thanks

[djdafreund]

I don't get it, he usually does tell us things he added/changed, or maybe do you mean things he is about to so?

Sharpe, are you planning on adding your skin to the XBMC SVN list? That would be nice, and it's definitely worthy of it, also would allow users (as long as you put them into the log.) to see each time what new things have been fixed/added/changed for above.

[maximusoctavious]

Yes he does. But I noticed a new build this morning but didn't notice anything new in the update. It sure looks good though.