xb2iris Wrote:What you doing? don't promote the donation thingy, thats wrong, it's going to give me a bad name... please don't post people's names on here or PM people, that wouldn't be cool at all missy...

nyways, thanks for the other non-crazy comments!

digitalhigh Wrote:I dunno about the new view, iris...

To me, it looks forced. Like, you wanted so badly to include the wide icons that you just threw em in there however. Mad props for attempting it...but I just don't think it looks right.

Then again, I jumped on the "poster view all around" bandwagon when I first ran across Aeon, so the issue doesn't really affect me one way or another...

nekrosoft13 Wrote:xb2iris, about the wide icons will the other view also remain that people will have choice between wide and normal?

I also see that you added watched/unwatched that is great!!

just one question, does the watch status also show up on the episode level? for example the "standard" default skin XBMC uses a check mark on Episode thumb to indicade if it was watched already.


speaking of donations, I can't donate any money have been payoff from work. But maybe I can donate something else? would you be interested in internal SATA HDD?

Doraemonn Wrote:Hey you know what? I'm no fan of wide icons, but I have to admit you've come up with a really interesting solution. Very eye-catching!

Regarding the ongoing donations issue, may I recommend some transparency by switching from a percentage of progress to an actual cash amount? I'm surprised at the recent 1% increase (from 54% to 55%). Did someone donate a dollar? I'm just asking since a $10 donation translating to 1% increase would suggest a target amount of $1000, which is pretty steep... How much are you after, exactly?

Also, and please don't take thius in the wrong way, but when you say things like

"i do to man... u have no idea! it breaks me everytime I put together screenshots for y'all... sitting in this internet cafe messing about on an unstable version of the skin and not having the time to make it stable and releaseable... it sucks, but the time will come when all that changes..."

Makes me think hang on, if "time" is the issue, what are we donating for? Sounds to me like if you have time to go to this internet cafe' and take hi-rez screenies of this so-called "unstable" version, then you have both the time AND the hardware needed to make changes to the of XML. If that PC can run PhotoShop, I'm pretty sure it can run XBMC.

I'm not trying to be a dick, I respect your work and admire your skin... It's just that a lot of what you keep repeating is starting to sound a bit hollow, like you're just waiting around for us to send cash.

Please remember there's people out there like djh who bust their ass in a day job (in Japan I believe, you can only imagine the kind of pressure they put him under) and still have time to crack on with one of the most amazing skinning efforts I have ever seen. Without asking for a dime. I guess it puts things in perspective a little, is all.

Anyway good work, and good luck, and sorry for the rant.

pletopia Wrote:honestly .. taking a look at those screenshots i'm not completely convinced they look that great .. like someone said above they just looked forced

i really still feel you should look into consolidating "poster" "showcase" & "info" these 3 view types are SOOO nearly the same viewtype

poster is the most different one because its got the background from list view .. and its centered in the screen

BUT .. Info and Showcase are exactly the same except for Showcase being a smidgen higher up and more reflective below the icons (thats why i use and prefer Info since it gives you more of the fanart in the back)

Livin Wrote:don't like it... can barely see the icon

migueld Wrote:xb2iris I love your work on horizons, and kudos for trying something new but the widecase view doesn't look too great IMO...

dynamix Wrote:I can agree with more users here: it's not my thingy that view. Still can't get used to those rounded frames...

How about something like this for a new widescreen view? Letting the info screen popping out of the middle of the wheel?

Another thing i had in mind:
I think Horizonz needs to get a more uniform look. What i mean is: the time/date bar and RSS bar have rounded corners, the new status bar has sharp corners, your new frames have the rounded corners again...

Thanks for putting in much effort to show us your thoughts on Horizonz, xb2iris!

pecinko Wrote:Here is my comment as a new XBMC/Horizonz user:

- Vote for European languages support. Aeon/Horizonz fonts sure look nice, but they lack support for correct showing non-english DVD titles or plots.
- Could use some visual feedback for VolumeUp/Down (not sure if this lacks in Horizonz or XBMC)

Thanks for the awesome skin mod!

BlackRose Wrote:Well, sorry to say it, but i did it. Can't change that now, but seriously, I want a new release around soon. I can't wait, seeing as most of the things this forum has asked for are added for Volume IV, and no one is going to help get what they asked for, which doesn't make sense to me. Well, I guess I have to join the band wagon and grow patience.

And it seems most people dislike the new Wide Icons. That's sad, considering you've obviously worked your ass off trying to make the masses happy. I know why you did it, and I understand, but seriously guys, he doesn't even have a computer to change things on, so why you breaking an idea down without trying it. I've been surprised on how many times my thoughts on a screenshot never translated to actually using it. For Instance, never liked the Info view, now it's my default! Go figure, give something a go before you comment!

BlackRose Wrote:Well, sorry to say it, but i did it. Can't change that now, but seriously, I want a new release around soon. I can't wait, seeing as most of the things this forum has asked for are added for Volume IV, and no one is going to help get what they asked for, which doesn't make sense to me. Well, I guess I have to join the band wagon and grow patience.

And it seems most people dislike the new Wide Icons. That's sad, considering you've obviously worked your ass off trying to make the masses happy. I know why you did it, and I understand, but seriously guys, he doesn't even have a computer to change things on, so why you breaking an idea down without trying it. I've been surprised on how many times my thoughts on a screenshot never translated to actually using it. For Instance, never liked the Info view, now it's my default! Go figure, give something a go before you comment!

Quote:but seriously guys, he doesn't even have a computer to change things on, so why you breaking an idea down without trying it.

djh_ Wrote:Man, if you thought that version was good. Was any of it even there then?

digitalhigh Wrote:Should be extracted into it's own folder, not the Aeon folder.

Make a folder called horizonz, and put everything in that. Should work then.

xb2iris Wrote:all done already!!! yipee... but a better font than the shortlisted ones is needed i think... any ideas

xb2iris Wrote:i get yah, but the order of the day was to get this thing done, and then do a super dooper graphic overall on it... and with the most awarded interface designer on devaintart sounding interested in doing the graphics come next year, i'm sure the results will blow the minds of everyone including djh_... can't mention names yet, but he's great... now the question... will it happen... no idea... but horizonz until now has been created based on user input... soon, me and hoepfully a sidekick will let out imaginations go wild... lets see what happens... the option of finding a new hobby is also in the bag right now... so who knows what's gonna happen!?!