How to make background fanart less transparent? - unknown_inc - 2010-10-27
Hi! I really LOVE your Alaska theme and currently use it as my default skin on Dharma Beta 3.
I have searched the threads here and haven't found any specific guide on how to make the background fanart less transparent/faded/white.
This goes for TV Shows and the Movies section of XBMC. I know that the text would be less easer to read, but I want to have the background more visible.
I'm not that good with XBMC, but I understand the basics. I'm running it on Windows 7 32-bit.
Thank you for any help, I'm sure someone else also needs this information!!
- linuxjunkie - 2010-10-28
unknown_inc Wrote:Hi! I really LOVE your Alaska theme and currently use it as my default skin on Dharma Beta 3.
I have searched the threads here and haven't found any specific guide on how to make the background fanart less transparent/faded/white.
This goes for TV Shows and the Movies section of XBMC. I know that the text would be less easer to read, but I want to have the background more visible.
I'm not that good with XBMC, but I understand the basics. I'm running it on Windows 7 32-bit.
Thank you for any help, I'm sure someone else also needs this information!!
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was just wondering the same thing... thanks
- Hitcher - 2010-10-28
Sure you searched?
Search: Keyword(s): transparent ; Forum: Alaska and child forums
- unknown_inc - 2010-10-28
Thank you Hitcher for pointing me in the right direction!
I edited the defaults.xml located here:
Code: /addons/skin.alaska/colors/defaults.xml
Changed the values for BackgroundColor in this section:
Code: <!-- Theme Colours -->
<color name="BackgroundColor">ccffffff</color>
<color name="BackgroundFilterColor">dd575757</color>
<color name="ButtonFilterColor">FFc30000</color>
<color name="ArrowFilterColor">FFc30000</color>
These are ARGB (AARRGGBB) colors, the first two letters tell how much you can see through the element. 00 means it is invisible, FF means it is fully visible.
I used the following values (changed the two first to 90):
Code: <color name="BackgroundColor">90ffffff</color>
Thanks again for all your help!
- Cnasta - 2010-10-30
I would like to have the fanart of movies en series somewhat less transparant (maybe by 20% less or something).
However, in my default.xml there is no such thing as a themes section.
Any idea on what I should change for the transparancy to be less?
Code: <colors>
<!-- Base colours -->
<color name="Black">FF000000</color>
<color name="White">FFFFFFFF</color>
<color name="Red">FFff0000</color>
<color name="Green">FF00ff00</color>
<color name="Blue">FF0000ff</color>
<color name="Clear">00FFFFFF</color>
<!-- SVN Colour Hacks -->
<!-- Label -->
<color name="FFFFFFFF">FF5c5c5c</color>
<!-- New -->
<color name="FF00FFFF">FF00a6a6</color>
<!-- Incompatible -->
<color name="FFFF0000">FFa60000</color>
<!-- OK -->
<color name="FF00FF00">FF00a600</color>
<!-- Deleted -->
<color name="66FFFFFF">FFa6a6a6</color>
<!-- Global colours -->
<color name="Time">FF686868</color>
<color name="TimeAMPM">FF808080</color>
<color name="Date">FF686868</color>
<color name="RSSBody">aa2e2e2e</color>
<color name="RSSHighlight">aa2e2e2e</color>
<color name="RSSHeadline">aa2e2e2e</color>
<color name="RSSTitle">aa2e2e2e</color>
<color name="NowPlayingArtist">FF686868</color>
<color name="NowPlayingTrack">FF686868</color>
<color name="NowPlayingAlbum">FF686868</color>
<color name="MediaMenu">FF686868</color>
<color name="Text">FF8f8f8f</color>
<color name="TextFocused">FFc30000</color>
<color name="TextDisabled">FFa8a8a8</color>
<color name="TextSelected">FF8a8a8a</color>
<color name="StarRatingDiffuse">FF474747</color>
<!-- Home Object Colours -->
<color name="HomeWindowFrameColor">FFcccccc</color>
<color name="HomeWindowTextColour">FF383737</color>
<color name="HomeWindowTextBackgroundColour">FFE0E0E0</color>
<color name="HomeWindowShadeColor">FFFFFFFF</color>
<!-- Window menu colours -->
<color name="MenuValue">FF5b5b5b</color>
<color name="MenuButtonFO">FFFFFFFF</color>
<!-- Home page colours -->
<color name="MainMenuNF">28686868</color>
<color name="MainMenu">193c3c3c</color>
<color name="MainMenuLabel">FF383737</color>
<!-- Poster view colours -->
<color name="PosterTitle">FF474747</color>
<!-- Episode view colours -->
<color name="EpisodeLabelF">FF474747</color>
<color name="EpisodePlot">FF474747</color>
<color name="EpisodeNumber">FF686868</color>
<color name="EpisodeTitle">FF474747</color>
<!-- Info dialog colours -->
<color name="InfoTitle">B9202020</color>
<color name="InfoPlot">B9202020</color>
<color name="InfoYear">B9202020</color>
<color name="InfoGenre">B9202020</color>
<color name="InfoDetails">B9202020</color>
<color name="MovieInfoLines">dd727272</color>
<color name="InfoRating">B9202020</color>
<!-- Progress dialogs -->
<color name="ProgressDialog">FF686868</color>
<color name="ProgressFilterColor">FFc30000</color>
<color name="ProgressDialogBack">FFFFFFFF</color>
<color name="ProgressDialogBackground">FFd6d6d6</color>
<color name="SettingsHeading">ab474747</color>
<color name="SettingsDetail">FF474747</color>
<!-- List colours -->
<color name="ListTrackNF">FF686868</color>
<color name="ListTitleNF">FF404040</color>
<color name="ListTrackF">FF686868</color>
<color name="ListTitleF">FF474747</color>
<!-- Landscape colours -->
<color name="LandscapeTitle">FF474747</color>
<color name="LandscapeLabel">FF404040</color>
<color name="LandscapeInfo">FF404040</color>
<!-- OSD colours -->
<color name="OSDProgress">FF545454</color>
<color name="OSDTime">FF545454</color>
<color name="OSDTitle">FF545454</color>
<color name="OSDInfo">FF686868</color>
</colors>
- unknown_inc - 2012-01-03
Cnasta Wrote:I would like to have the fanart of movies en series somewhat less transparant (maybe by 20% less or something).
However, in my default.xml there is no such thing as a themes section.
Any idea on what I should change for the transparancy to be less?
Code: <colors>
<!-- Base colours -->
<color name="Black">FF000000</color>
<color name="White">FFFFFFFF</color>
<color name="Red">FFff0000</color>
<color name="Green">FF00ff00</color>
<color name="Blue">FF0000ff</color>
<color name="Clear">00FFFFFF</color>
<!-- SVN Colour Hacks -->
<!-- Label -->
<color name="FFFFFFFF">FF5c5c5c</color>
<!-- New -->
<color name="FF00FFFF">FF00a6a6</color>
<!-- Incompatible -->
<color name="FFFF0000">FFa60000</color>
<!-- OK -->
<color name="FF00FF00">FF00a600</color>
<!-- Deleted -->
<color name="66FFFFFF">FFa6a6a6</color>
<!-- Global colours -->
<color name="Time">FF686868</color>
<color name="TimeAMPM">FF808080</color>
<color name="Date">FF686868</color>
<color name="RSSBody">aa2e2e2e</color>
<color name="RSSHighlight">aa2e2e2e</color>
<color name="RSSHeadline">aa2e2e2e</color>
<color name="RSSTitle">aa2e2e2e</color>
<color name="NowPlayingArtist">FF686868</color>
<color name="NowPlayingTrack">FF686868</color>
<color name="NowPlayingAlbum">FF686868</color>
<color name="MediaMenu">FF686868</color>
<color name="Text">FF8f8f8f</color>
<color name="TextFocused">FFc30000</color>
<color name="TextDisabled">FFa8a8a8</color>
<color name="TextSelected">FF8a8a8a</color>
<color name="StarRatingDiffuse">FF474747</color>
<!-- Home Object Colours -->
<color name="HomeWindowFrameColor">FFcccccc</color>
<color name="HomeWindowTextColour">FF383737</color>
<color name="HomeWindowTextBackgroundColour">FFE0E0E0</color>
<color name="HomeWindowShadeColor">FFFFFFFF</color>
<!-- Window menu colours -->
<color name="MenuValue">FF5b5b5b</color>
<color name="MenuButtonFO">FFFFFFFF</color>
<!-- Home page colours -->
<color name="MainMenuNF">28686868</color>
<color name="MainMenu">193c3c3c</color>
<color name="MainMenuLabel">FF383737</color>
<!-- Poster view colours -->
<color name="PosterTitle">FF474747</color>
<!-- Episode view colours -->
<color name="EpisodeLabelF">FF474747</color>
<color name="EpisodePlot">FF474747</color>
<color name="EpisodeNumber">FF686868</color>
<color name="EpisodeTitle">FF474747</color>
<!-- Info dialog colours -->
<color name="InfoTitle">B9202020</color>
<color name="InfoPlot">B9202020</color>
<color name="InfoYear">B9202020</color>
<color name="InfoGenre">B9202020</color>
<color name="InfoDetails">B9202020</color>
<color name="MovieInfoLines">dd727272</color>
<color name="InfoRating">B9202020</color>
<!-- Progress dialogs -->
<color name="ProgressDialog">FF686868</color>
<color name="ProgressFilterColor">FFc30000</color>
<color name="ProgressDialogBack">FFFFFFFF</color>
<color name="ProgressDialogBackground">FFd6d6d6</color>
<color name="SettingsHeading">ab474747</color>
<color name="SettingsDetail">FF474747</color>
<!-- List colours -->
<color name="ListTrackNF">FF686868</color>
<color name="ListTitleNF">FF404040</color>
<color name="ListTrackF">FF686868</color>
<color name="ListTitleF">FF474747</color>
<!-- Landscape colours -->
<color name="LandscapeTitle">FF474747</color>
<color name="LandscapeLabel">FF404040</color>
<color name="LandscapeInfo">FF404040</color>
<!-- OSD colours -->
<color name="OSDProgress">FF545454</color>
<color name="OSDTime">FF545454</color>
<color name="OSDTitle">FF545454</color>
<color name="OSDInfo">FF686868</color>
</colors>
Are you sure you are using the Alaska skin?
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