[prefor]

Good work! Love this skin!
I have one question though, i remember a long time ago that you could choose multi background pictures to have in the main menu that cycles through that folder you have all your pictures in... Is it still possible to do that with krypton 17? I can only choose a singe picture to use as a background

[franky52]

Thanks for your hard work.

I've found that some dialog "checkbox" are missing. Changing preferred downloadable subtitle is not possible. There is no confirm button, so no matter what you choose, English stays selected.

Also, would it be possible to implement random background postres from a playlist? That way, when i select "family videos" only posters from that playlist are displayed. There's something like that already implemented, but i think it's sequencial, not RANDOM.

Thanks

First, what checkboxes do you mean? Or did you mean the missing "OK" and "Cancel" buttons like in the subtitles dialog?

Second, the subtitles will be fixed in the next batch of updates!

Third, the way the skin is set-up is to display the fanart or extrafanart for the currently focused item, regardless of content. There's no separate setting for playlists. So even in a playlist, the only background displayed will be the focused item's fanart/extrafanart, never the entire playlists fanart.

As far as randomness goes, the option is set to true within the image control that extrafanart is a part of, but it doesn't seem to work. It seems that the order of the extrafanart in itself can't be randomized if used via the skinhelper addon.

The way to achieve something similar to what you want is to use the centralised extrafanart setting in the Artwork Downloader addon, though that would make one large slideshow for all your content, wherever.

Thank you Alanon.

Exactly. I meant missing ok and cancel.

About randomness, it's the only feature i miss from Aeon Nox and it's playlist support

Anyway this skin it's getting better day by day.

[eurogroovem5]

Hello everybody. Im building Eminence 2.0 MOD Krypton on Win10 for my Firestick and I'm having a few issues. Hopefully, I can get some assistance. I would appreciate it very much. I've been at this since K17 stable was released.

1- When I add a single source, the Home path, C:/ and D:/ drives in the (Background) Browse for Image section disappear. I've tried this with 2 different sources. My USB thumb drive and sources remain as options on this menu. If I removed all the sources, Home C:/ and D:/ are still gone. This can make it difficult to add a new customized hub after adding the sources. Same issue with single image and multi-image. How is this happening and how can I get Home to show up again?

2- Backgrounds disappear when I transfer the build. I have my background wallpaper folders in C:\Users\NAME\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\userdata\addon_data\skin.eminence.2.mod.Krypton\backgrounds\. I selected the Settings.xml file in C:\Users\NAME\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\userdata\addon_data\skin.eminence.2.mod.Krypton\ and made some edits with Notepad++. Where I saw the paths to my wallpapers, I had changed "C:\Users\NAME\AppData\Roaming\Kodi" to "special://home". When I boot up Kodi, the backgrounds are black. I then return to Customize Home Menu, to see the text in the Background section still says "C:\Users..." (specifically a previous location in the userdata folder for my backgrounds folder), but the Setting.xml text is "special://home...". This edit to Settings.xml was succesful for me on my Jarvis build. Seems like the menu isn't being affected by the changes i make to the xml. What am I doing wrong?

3- . Why can I not select a specific subfolder as a Widget?

4- How do I stop the content from playing while passing over the hub with the widget?

I can provide clarification, screenshots or anything else that will help me fix these issues. Hopefully, someone can help me sort out the problem so others could benefit if they're in the same situation. Just let me know what I can do. Thanks ahead... Seriously.

[jdig4240]

Hello everybody. Im building Eminence 2.0 MOD Krypton on Win10 for my Firestick and I'm having a few issues. Hopefully, I can get some assistance. I would appreciate it very much. I've been at this since K17 stable was released.

1- When I add a single source, the Home path, C:/ and D:/ drives in the (Background) Browse for Image section disappear. I've tried this with 2 different sources. My USB thumb drive and sources remain as options on this menu. If I removed all the sources, Home C:/ and D:/ are still gone. This can make it difficult to add a new customized hub after adding the sources. Same issue with single image and multi-image. How is this happening and how can I get Home to show up again?

2- Backgrounds disappear when I transfer the build. I have my background wallpaper folders in C:\Users\NAME\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\userdata\addon_data\skin.eminence.2.mod.Krypton\backgrounds\. I selected the Settings.xml file in C:\Users\NAME\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\userdata\addon_data\skin.eminence.2.mod.Krypton\ and made some edits with Notepad++. Where I saw the paths to my wallpapers, I had changed "C:\Users\NAME\AppData\Roaming\Kodi" to "special://home". When I boot up Kodi, the backgrounds are black. I then return to Customize Home Menu, to see the text in the Background section still says "C:\Users..." (specifically a previous location in the userdata folder for my backgrounds folder), but the Setting.xml text is "special://home...". This edit to Settings.xml was succesful for me on my Jarvis build. Seems like the menu isn't being affected by the changes i make to the xml. What am I doing wrong?

3- I have Phoenix. Phoenix-MorePower-Star Wars Complete Collection is fantastic. I cannot use the Star Wars Complete Collection as my Widget. I can only go as far as MorePower and I only care for SWCC as my widget. There are other items in MorePower. Why can I not select that specific subfolder? Same issue with other subfolders in Phoenix.

4- My work around for problem #3 was to use SuperFavorites. I had the Star Wars Complete Collection as my Widget using Super Favorites. When I pass over the Hub with this SWCC widget it seems to auto load the movies and they start to play. Same thing happens with my P90x3 Widget. The thing is that it allows me to go about my business and then interrupt me when it goes full screen and starts to play. Rude, right? On my Jarvis build, this was not an issue. I have since stopped using SuperFavorites as Widgets. How is this happening and how do I stop the content from playing while passing over the hub with the widget?

I can provide clarification, screenshots or anything else that will help me fix these issues. Hopefully, someone can help me sort out the problem so others could benefit if they're in the same situation. Just let me know what I can do. Thanks ahead... Seriously.

Easiest to go to file manager/Add source. Add special://home as a source there. This way when browsing for your wallpaper through the skin you will be able to follow that source so editing the skin.eminence xml is userdata is not necessary. You should put your backgrounds folder directly in Userdata folder, not in the addondata folder.

You should probably remove the references to banned addons from your post ASAP, they dont like that here.

When you make a Superfavorite widget you should be making it from Program addons/superfavorites, not Video addons/Superfavorites.

[Alanon]

@eurogroovem5:

I'm by no means an expert, but I'll try to answer your queries to the best of my ability. First off, let me say that all this is predicated on using my latest mod, and the requirements for it. jdig4240 has already given you valuable tips on the sources issue, so I won't be touching on that.

Many of the problems you mentioned are not controlled by the skin, but are delegated to the required addons like skinshortcuts or skin helper service, which all get frequent updates changing their mechanics and the way they handle things like backgrounds, etc. To address your backgrounds issue specifically, it's not enough to simply change the source. Skinshortcuts has it's own xml to which it writes the imagepaths, menus, submenus, etc. You must change these image paths in the skin helper xml as well, since that's where everything is rebuilt from on each start-up.

Moreover, since Jarvis, marcelveldt, the developer of skin helper, has broken down the "skin.helper.service" into several modules, thus changing the behaviour fundamentally. You now need his service, widgets, colorpicker and backup modules to complete the same tasks that once required only the service add-on.

As far as the widgets go, there are three problems. The first relates to the fact that each addon is different in structure and the protections it utilises. Since Super Favourites is no longer being developed, try simple favourites or one of the other newer add-ons. The second returns me to the previous remark on having the latest dependency add-ons, just in case. The last problem is related to the fact that the particular add-on you mentioned is (sadly) banned by the powers-that-be from discussion and support on this forum, which is why I'm unable to comment on it further.

Your best bet on proceeding either way would be to ensure that you have the latest requirements from marcel's github. Also, for an easier process, once installed, I'd recommend using the skins own backup/restore options, since that's what they were meant for. If properly utilised, all your backed-up shortcuts, backgrounds, sources and skin configs should be copied over to your new config.

[jdig4240]

Alanon, can you check the keymaps in the skin? Im having an issue i havent seen before. On windows pc, if i make any widgets the enter key on the keyboard does not open the tiles in the widget, it makes the click, but doesnt open. The tap on the touchpad, or the left click on the mouse does open the widget, just not the enter button on the keyboard, weird.

[Alanon]

Alanon, can you check the keymaps in the skin? Im having an issue i havent seen before. On windows pc, if i make any widgets the enter key on the keyboard does not open the tiles in the widget, it makes the click, but doesnt open. The tap on the touchpad, or the left click on the mouse does open the widget, just not the enter button on the keyboard, weird.

That does seem strange, I've not made any changes to the keymaps other than add a hitrect specification on the focused poster in the widgets, to ensure it can be properly clicked on with a mouse. Before that there were problems.

Keep in mind that on remote and keyboard use you must first press up, because the main menu is always in primary focus. So pressing enter just leads you to the main menu destination regardless of what's in the widget. Pressing up from the main menu focuses the widget and the tiles themselves, and from there on pressing enter works every time for me.

I've just made three widgets with three settings, one where the posters are always shown, then one when they are shown on up, and when they are never shown. In each case, the enter key leads me to the item that was in focus.

Maybe I've misunderstood your problem?

[jdig4240]

Alanon, can you check the keymaps in the skin? Im having an issue i havent seen before. On windows pc, if i make any widgets the enter key on the keyboard does not open the tiles in the widget, it makes the click, but doesnt open. The tap on the touchpad, or the left click on the mouse does open the widget, just not the enter button on the keyboard, weird.

That does seem strange, I've not made any changes to the keymaps other than add a hitrect specification on the focused poster in the widgets, to ensure it can be properly clicked on with a mouse. Before that there were problems.

Keep in mind that on remote and keyboard use you must first press up, because the main menu is always in primary focus. So pressing enter just leads you to the main menu destination regardless of what's in the widget. Pressing up from the main menu focuses the widget and the tiles themselves, and from there on pressing enter works every time for me.

I've just made three widgets with three settings, one where the posters are always shown, then one when they are shown on up, and when they are never shown. In each case, the enter key leads me to the item that was in focus.

Maybe I've misunderstood your problem?

I have it set to always up too, and im aware i have to have it focused on the widget when clicked. Just the enter button on the keyboard wont open it, i hear the click, but wont respond with the enter button only. Responds and opens using a mouse or touchpad though. Ill reload the skin fresh and give it another try making new widgets, might be something i did wrong, just strange. Thanks!



In focus:

[eurogroovem5]

@jdig4240
Adding "Special://Home" as a source was exactly what i needed. I've scoured the internet and nobody has ever suggested that. Post edited. Adding the widget through program/addons and not video/addons still yields the same result. I've customized the hubs to my newly added source, uploaded my build and the backgrounds are working. Ill have to work on the widget stuff...

@Alanon
Thank you for the advice. Ill go through Marcel's xml files just to gander. I dont think I need to edit anything because of jdig4240's advice. I will also be using the backup feature now. Thank you.

[jdig4240]

@jdig4240
Adding "Special://Home" as a source was exactly what i needed. I've scoured the internet and nobody has ever suggested that. Post edited. Adding the widget through program/addons and not video/addons still yields the same result. I've customized the hubs to my newly added source, uploaded my build and the backgrounds are working. Ill have to work on the widget stuff...

@Alanon
Thank you for the advice. Ill go through Marcel's xml files just to gander. I dont think I need to edit anything because of jdig4240's advice. I will also be using the backup feature now. Thank you.

Yea, same thing for me with that add don you mentioned, must be something with that addon, because most any other addon seemed to work fine with subdirectories. Maybe try adding that Star trek section to your favorites or SF, and then linking it as a widget?

[jdig4240]

Hello, Alanon. I am having an issue with the widgets where i cannot click on them to open by using a keyboard navigation and the enter key. They will open fine with a mouse click, just not enter button. Ive tried with a fire tv and the ok /enter button will not work on that either.
Here is a video of my issue. Started with a cleared Kodi folder, installed Maclevelt repo, and in installed 2.0.8 to show you the issue im seeing:

Video: http://jed.one/Test%20Builds/Recording%20%23112.mp4

Kodi log: http://jed.one/Test%20Builds/kodi.log

Im puzzled.

**** Ok, i installed an older version i had saved (1.4.2) and all widgets open correctly with keyboard as they should, so somethings up with 2.0.8. Hope you can take a look, thanks!

[Alanon]

Hello, Alanon. I am having an issue with the widgets where i cannot click on them to open by using a keyboard navigation and the enter key. They will open fine with a mouse click, just not enter button. Ive tried with a fire tv and the ok /enter button will not work on that either.
Here is a video of my issue. Started with a cleared Kodi folder, installed Maclevelt repo, and in installed 2.0.8 to show you the issue im seeing:

Video: http://jed.one/Test%20Builds/Recording%20%23112.mp4

Kodi log: http://jed.one/Test%20Builds/kodi.log

Im puzzled.

**** Ok, i installed an older version i had saved (1.4.2) and all widgets open correctly with keyboard as they should, so somethings up with 2.0.8. Hope you can take a look, thanks!

No matter what I do, I can't reproduce it on my system, I've tried it on a dozen or so add-ons, the enter always gets registered. BUT, I do have a theory or two you can help me test out.

First, to go to Includes_Home.xml, line 1370, and delete the hitrect code. I've added it in for better mouse support. It shouldn't have messed up the remote settings at all, since hitrect controls only the mouse field, but it's worth a shot. If I'm right and this isn't the problem, one of two things will happen - either the behaviour will remain the same, or not even the mouse will work when clicking.

That's the easy one. Now, I'm seeing a lot of joystick errors in the log. From what I've read, these errors usually appear when you have wireless hardware, like mice and/or keyboards, that tend to conflict with remote add-ons like Unified Remote. If this is the case, I don't really know why it would affect you now and not before, and why on certain versions of the skin. Nevertheless, try to tinker around (shutting down the remote add-on, and/or trying a wired mouse/keyboard), just to see if that might be part of the problem.

If none of this has any effect, then I need to think some more...

[jdig4240]

Hello, Alanon. I am having an issue with the widgets where i cannot click on them to open by using a keyboard navigation and the enter key. They will open fine with a mouse click, just not enter button. Ive tried with a fire tv and the ok /enter button will not work on that either.
Here is a video of my issue. Started with a cleared Kodi folder, installed Maclevelt repo, and in installed 2.0.8 to show you the issue im seeing:

Video: http://jed.one/Test%20Builds/Recording%20%23112.mp4

Kodi log: http://jed.one/Test%20Builds/kodi.log

Im puzzled.

**** Ok, i installed an older version i had saved (1.4.2) and all widgets open correctly with keyboard as they should, so somethings up with 2.0.8. Hope you can take a look, thanks!

No matter what I do, I can't reproduce it on my system, I've tried it on a dozen or so add-ons, the enter always gets registered. BUT, I do have a theory or two you can help me test out.

First, to go to Includes_Home.xml, line 1370, and delete the hitrect code. I've added it in for better mouse support. It shouldn't have messed up the remote settings at all, since hitrect controls only the mouse field, but it's worth a shot. If I'm right and this isn't the problem, one of two things will happen - either the behaviour will remain the same, or not even the mouse will work when clicking.

That's the easy one. Now, I'm seeing a lot of joystick errors in the log. From what I've read, these errors usually appear when you have wireless hardware, like mice and/or keyboards, that tend to conflict with remote add-ons like Unified Remote. If this is the case, I don't really know why it would affect you now and not before, and why on certain versions of the skin. Nevertheless, try to tinker around (shutting down the remote add-on, and/or trying a wired mouse/keyboard), just to see if that might be part of the problem.

If none of this has any effect, then I need to think some more...

Ok, deleted <hitrect x="0" y="0" w="100%" h="340" />
No change, mouse still worked to open widget, keyboard, No.

I am also on a completely different PC with a wired USB keyboard, and wireless mouse. Still same behavior.

*** OK, i figured out the cause of the issue! If the option"Allow widget reloading" is enabled, the Enter button does not work, If i UNcheck "Allow widget reloading, the Enter button is functional again. I toggled this on and off a few times to test, and everytime it is checked the issue is present. Hope this helps track down the issue, thanks!
I also reinstalled my complete setup, and turned off widget reloading and it fixed the problem. Actually now the widgets show instantly and seems much faster because they are not reloading everytime. Is there any downside for having this option disabled??

*WOW, sooooo much faster now!

** Well, i guess some widgets dont show properly sometimes if the reload widgets option isnt checked. Have to run the reload skin option to fix. Oh well. I wonder if you can make "Allow widget reloading an individual option for each tab, or even better, only reload widgets when you return to the home screen, this way it doesnt reload every tab when scrolling through the home menu one by one.

[Alanon]

Good work! Love this skin!
I have one question though, i remember a long time ago that you could choose multi background pictures to have in the main menu that cycles through that folder you have all your pictures in... Is it still possible to do that with krypton 17? I can only choose a singe picture to use as a background

Sorry for the late response, I just noticed your post.

The option is still there, I use it myself. Go to Skin Settings/Customise home menu, and you will have a Background button for each of your menus. You can then select some of the predefined options, but also Single Image and Multi Image.

Ok, deleted <hitrect x="0" y="0" w="100%" h="340" />
No change, mouse still worked to open widget, keyboard, No.

I am also on a completely different PC with a wired USB keyboard, and wireless mouse. Still same behavior.

*** OK, i figured out the cause of the issue! If the option"Allow widget reloading" is enabled, the Enter button does not work, If i UNcheck "Allow widget reloading, the Enter button is functional again. I toggled this on and off a few times to test, and everytime it is checked the issue is present. Hope this helps track down the issue, thanks!
I also reinstalled my complete setup, and turned off widget reloading and it fixed the problem. Actually now the widgets show instantly and seems much faster because they are not reloading everytime. Is there any downside for having this option disabled??

*WOW, sooooo much faster now! Everything seems perfect.

The fact that that option might make things iffy hadn't even occurred to me. Basically, persistent widgets were first instituted in Eminence 2.0 as an overall improvement in widget speeds, and ever since it was placed there, things have been pretty great. The widgets originally reloaded from the skin shortcuts template every time, that's why they are so slow. It's faster in Eminence 2.0, due to the fact that there are less complex options for the widgets. The only advantage to this was that in some very rare cases and very old hardware, this method had better overall speeds. However, some folks had problems with the persistent widgets not loading after anything was played, so it was made an option.

Incidentally, that also might explain why they are bugged out, since all they do is get applied to the interface with no particular settings. This has probably been true since Krypton... although templates are the same in both skins, so I'm not sure what I can do. I've noticed that even when reloading, the widgets function in all library and extendedinfo based widgets, so it's just the universal widgets that are a problem, since the path to, say a video add-on doesn't always register properly.

I'll look into it some more, but generally, persistent widgets are the better option for the greatest number of users.

[jdig4240]

Good work! Love this skin!
I have one question though, i remember a long time ago that you could choose multi background pictures to have in the main menu that cycles through that folder you have all your pictures in... Is it still possible to do that with krypton 17? I can only choose a singe picture to use as a background

Sorry for the late response, I just noticed your post.

The option is still there, I use it myself. Go to Skin Settings/Customise home menu, and you will have a Background button for each of your menus. You can then select some of the predefined options, but also Single Image and Multi Image.

Ok, deleted <hitrect x="0" y="0" w="100%" h="340" />
No change, mouse still worked to open widget, keyboard, No.

I am also on a completely different PC with a wired USB keyboard, and wireless mouse. Still same behavior.

*** OK, i figured out the cause of the issue! If the option"Allow widget reloading" is enabled, the Enter button does not work, If i UNcheck "Allow widget reloading, the Enter button is functional again. I toggled this on and off a few times to test, and everytime it is checked the issue is present. Hope this helps track down the issue, thanks!
I also reinstalled my complete setup, and turned off widget reloading and it fixed the problem. Actually now the widgets show instantly and seems much faster because they are not reloading everytime. Is there any downside for having this option disabled??

*WOW, sooooo much faster now! Everything seems perfect.

The fact that that option might make things iffy hadn't even occurred to me. Basically, persistent widgets were first instituted in Eminence 2.0 as an overall improvement in widget speeds, and ever since it was placed there, things have been pretty great. The widgets originally reloaded from the skin shortcuts template every time, that's why they are so slow. It's faster in Eminence 2.0, due to the fact that there are less complex options for the widgets. The only advantage to this was that in some very rare cases and very old hardware, this method had better overall speeds. However, some folks had problems with the persistent widgets not loading after anything was played, so it was made an option.

Incidentally, that also might explain why they are bugged out, since all they do is get applied to the interface with no particular settings. This has probably been true since Krypton... although templates are the same in both skins, so I'm not sure what I can do. I've noticed that even when reloading, the widgets function in all library and extendedinfo based widgets, so it's just the universal widgets that are a problem, since the path to, say a video add-on doesn't always register properly.

I'll look into it some more, but generally, persistent widgets are the better option for the greatest number of users.

Ok, but I tested your slightly older Eminence mod for Krypton, and the problem isnt there in that version when "Allowing widget reloading" is on. I will add a Reload Widgets tab on the home screen for now as a workaround for not being able to have 'Allow widget reloading" set to on. So my widgets will at least still work. It is allot faster, but doesnt always load the widgets correctly with the option unchecked.

-Can you possibly send me links to your last few versions, so I can see exactly what update started this issue?? I have a old version that works, i think it was 1.4.7.
** Ok, I had another version, (1.9) and that has the issue also. So its somewhere between 1.4.7 and 1.9.