Release - Confluence ZEITGEIST (Kodi 17-22)

Code:

3.7.10 (2024-05-10)



Video Info Dialog



- Changed the color of the "My List" and "Watched" indicator icons from white to "uiColorVariantSliderNibFocus"

(corresponds to a slightly brightened accent color)



This strongly improves noticeability for both indicators which were previously just too similar to the white "+" icons representing the non-active state.

The user therefore had to forcibly concentrate on finding out if an indicator represents in fact an active state, which lead to an undesirable user experience.



Video Info Dialog (Trailer Search button)



- Added a fourth option for Trailer search language ("None") which omits any additional language strings from the search query



- Improved warning dialog when the Trailer Search (via Web Browser) button is clicked while Kodi is playing media.

Now you have the option to easily confirm "Yes" to stop Kodi playback and open the Web Browser.



- Expanded the existing Trailer Search functionality with support for a Custom Web Browser which can be set via Skin settings



Example for a custom "Browser path":



"C:\SomeFolder\Firefox\firefox.exe" -profile "C:\SomeFolder\Firefox\MyFirefoxProfile" -kiosk

Code:

6.7.12 (2024-05-12)



Kodi 19+ only:



Video Info Dialog (Trailer Search button)



- Fixed url string quoting in "_yt_trailer_search.py"

(Use Python 3 "urllib.parse.quote_plus" instead of Python 2 "urllib.quote_plus")



6.7.11 (2024-05-12)



Video Info Dialog (Trailer Search button)



- When clicking the Trailer Search (via Web Browser) button, focus is (re)set to the first button within Video Info Dialog while openening the Web Browser.

This improvement ensures a more intuitive user experience compared to leaving the focus on the Trailer Search button.

After potentially viewing the trailer, the user should be given the instant and obvious primary option on the decision making whether to start playback or not.



6.7.10 (2024-05-10)



Video Info Dialog



- Changed the color of the "My List" and "Watched" indicator icons from white to "uiColorVariantSliderNibFocus"

(corresponds to a slightly brightened accent color)



This strongly improves noticeability for both indicators which were previously just too similar to the white "+" icons representing the non-active state.

The user therefore had to forcibly concentrate on finding out if an indicator represents in fact an active state, which lead to an undesirable user experience.



Video Info Dialog (Trailer Search button)



- Added a fourth option for Trailer search language ("None") which omits any additional language strings from the search query



- Improved warning dialog when the Trailer Search (via Web Browser) button is clicked while Kodi is playing media.

Now you have the option to easily confirm "Yes" to stop Kodi playback and open the Web Browser.



- Expanded the existing Trailer Search functionality with support for a Custom Web Browser which can be set via Skin settings



Example for a custom "Browser path":



"C:\SomeFolder\Firefox\firefox.exe" -profile "C:\SomeFolder\Firefox\MyFirefoxProfile" -kiosk

Code:

6.7.13 (2024-05-15)



Kodi 21+ only:



Removed "More.." entry for all dynamic content containers like "Recently added movies" (and similar)

Code:

New Skin settings option: (Home screen options) "TV shows are displayed as single Episodes"

Code:

6.7.14 (2024-06-02)



Info Dialog Reworks



- Reworked Video Info Dialog

- Reworked LiveTV/PVR Info Dialog

- Reworked Add-on Info Dialog



- New Skin settings option: (Home screen options) "TV shows are displayed as single Episodes"



- Minor improvements to PVR Guide OSD



- Minor improvements to addon.xml

- Extend post skin update reset-condition to also consider skin version 6.x.x [Custom_1185_WelcomeNewVersion]

(Fixes unwanted reoccurring info messages after skin updates)



- Improved "Modern" view visual spacing: This fixes the "recently added episodes" section having its mini-posters/thumbnails too close to the borders of the focus texture



- Improvements for Add-on Browser sidebar and Weather section sidebar



Increased forward compatibility for upcoming Kodi versions:



- Replaced all remaining ListItem.Thumb references with ListItem.Art(thumb)

- "ListItem.AddonLifecycleDesc" in now also considered in addition to the still existing but deprecated "ListItem.AddonBroken"

(both properties contain the identical add-on broken reason text)



- Other minor improvements



Textures:



- Added focus_border_2px-rounded-neutral-new.png for info dialog reworks

- Reworked DefaultAddonsRecentlyUpdated.png