(2021-02-06, 05:04)comeonpilgrim Wrote: Favourites Widget?

I've added Favourites as an item in the Home Menu but I can't figure out how to add a Favourites Widget to show the favourited items. Has it not been added yet? Thanks, I really love the customization features available in this skin!

(2021-02-06, 12:32)b'sketti Wrote:

(2021-02-06, 05:04)comeonpilgrim Wrote: Favourites Widget?

I've added Favourites as an item in the Home Menu but I can't figure out how to add a Favourites Widget to show the favourited items. Has it not been added yet? Thanks, I really love the customization features available in this skin!

When choosing a widget go to...
Additional widgets > Skin Helper Service Widgets > Favourites (at the bottom of the list)
... then select Favourites.

(2021-02-11, 23:54)jurialmunkey Wrote: Hey everyone. Sorry for my lack of replies - things have been extremely busy with work the last few months so I've barely had time for Kodi related stuff.

Im starting to get back into things now and hopefully should have a Matrix version up sometime in the next week.

I'll try and go back to read/reply to the posts I've missed at some point soon, but apologies in advance if I miss anyone as I mainly will be focusing on getting a Matrix release out the door first.

(2021-02-11, 23:54)jurialmunkey Wrote: Hey everyone. Sorry for my lack of replies - things have been extremely busy with work the last few months so I've barely had time for Kodi related stuff.

Im starting to get back into things now and hopefully should have a Matrix version up sometime in the next week.

I'll try and go back to read/reply to the posts I've missed at some point soon, but apologies in advance if I miss anyone as I mainly will be focusing on getting a Matrix release out the door first.

(2020-11-01, 23:31)pkscout Wrote:

(2020-11-01, 01:53)hapanpappa Wrote: Any chance of getting this for Kodi v19 any time soon?

If you want to try the skin in Matrix, you need to:

0- download and install Matrix version of themoviedatabase helper from jurialunkey's github (you may also need to make sure you have a Matrix version of script.skinshortcuts - I can't remember if that's in the Matrix repo yet).
1- download the zip from the master branch of Arctic Horizon on github.
2- unzip it
3- edit the addon.xml file and change the line that has addon="xbmc.gui" version="5.14.0" to version="5.15.0"
4- also change the version in the first line of addon.xml so that the version adds +matrix.1 to the end (this makes sure the Leia version in the repo doesn't over write this one)
5- rezip the folder
6- install in Matrix using install from zip

I've been doing this for quite awhile, and the skin does seem to work. It doesn't have any of the newer Matrix skin features, but nothing breaks from what I can see.

(2020-04-12, 22:55)tinnyskillz Wrote:

(2020-04-12, 08:55)jurialmunkey Wrote:

(2020-04-12, 08:13)tinnyskillz Wrote: Hey @jurialmunkey I was wondering. Would you consider making the home screen (on the right side, not the home bar\menu on the left) haves no overlay, but instead, use the full screen widget showcase shadow look as a replacement (so plot is readable)? 


Basically, full screen widget showcase with the "play", and "show information" buttons. But if you go down to the other widgets that are set up. The "play", and "show information" buttons go away, and whatever media is highlighted in the widget below is shown on the full screen widget above.


Sorry if i i sound confusing.

I've already tried this sort of thing. It doesn't work. As soon as you have any background that is light or has any sort of detail in it, then it becomes extremely difficult to read the text. The only way this sort of thing is possible is if I had more control over the types of fanart used e.g. if I could specify to use fanart where most of the detail is aligned to the right of screen, then it could work - but with the variability of fanart, it just simply does not work.

Fanart with bright details makes text unreadable:


Even with darker artwork, if there is any variability you lose text



The showcase hub overlay works because the majority of the screen does not have text, so only a small corner needs to be dimmed. For that sort of effect to work with the standard library views where there is much more content on screen, the overlay would need to cover nearly the entire screen which then defeats the whole purpose. That's why the standard library background is relatively dark - it has to work with a variety of backgrounds.      

This is exactly the look i was struggling to explain to you

It looks nice like this to me. You`re 100% right though. Text is unreadable.

Do you think it`s possible to add a dark, slightly transparent overlay or blur to only display where there`s text. Kind of like you did where it says info, trailer, similar etc io the first pic?

Found this on Google. Something similar (maybe a little more transparency) to this:  

Not sure if that`s possible (sounds like a lot of work) to insert only where there`s text, but it would help with unreadable text.

Edit: looking at the two pictures you posted again. I noticed the bottom half of each picture has more darker shadows than the top half (gradient-like). The top has less shadow. You could probably put the shadow used on the bottom, and duplicate it up top, and it would have more readable text.

(2021-02-13, 22:09)frodo19 Wrote: jurialmunkey

First its awesome skin, thanks!

Would be possible display the mediaicons bottom of the widgets when hovered? Like in the mockup..   Oder when there no space for it, than on top. like in the second picture