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rob63 · 2023-08-31, 18:36

Awesome thank you!

latts9923 · 2023-09-01, 00:19

I plan on releasing an update this weekend. To keep from losing your current settings, make sure you export your skin settings (SKIN SETTINGS > RESTORE SETTINGS > EXPORT SKIN SETTINGS) before you install the update. After installing the update you will need to reset the skin and then import the latest settings export.

latts9923 · (This post was last modified: 2023-09-01, 00:34 by latts9923.)

@MB1968
It looks like that fanart is being pulled from thetvdb.com. The image is very low resolution...you can see it here.

MB1968 · 2023-09-01, 14:01

(2023-09-01, 00:34)latts9923 Wrote: @MB1968
It looks like that fanart is being pulled from thetvdb.com. The image is very low resolution...you can see it here.

Yeah, I see. Although it makes sense to display the episode thumbnail, I think there is a better solution than blowing up a low resolution image, to fullscreen backgound size. I would like to suggest the following for a future update. The next episode widget should display the tv show fanart from the library as a background image. The episode thumbnail could be displayed as a small frame on the right side of the plot. Let me know please, if you agree with this suggestion.

latts9923 · 2023-09-01, 20:05

@MB1968
Do you want to see the episode's fanart or the TV Show's fanart?

Chalklands · 2023-09-01, 20:17

(2023-09-01, 00:19)latts9923 Wrote: I plan on releasing an update this weekend. To keep from losing your current settings, make sure you export your skin settings (SKIN SETTINGS > RESTORE SETTINGS > EXPORT SKIN SETTINGS) before you install the update. After installing the update you will need to reset the skin and then import the latest settings export.

Hi @latts9923,
Basic question. When you say 'After installing the update you will need to reset the skin', How does one do that?

latts9923 · 2023-09-01, 20:31

@Chalklands
Select SKIN SETTINGS > RESTORE SETTINGS > SHOW SKIN RESET BUTTON (TEMPORARY) > RESET SKIN.

Chalklands · 2023-09-01, 20:52

(2023-09-01, 20:31)latts9923 Wrote: @Chalklands
Select SKIN SETTINGS > RESTORE SETTINGS > SHOW SKIN RESET BUTTON (TEMPORARY) > RESET SKIN.

Thanks!

MB1968 · 2023-09-01, 21:03

(2023-09-01, 20:05)latts9923 Wrote: @MB1968
Do you want to see the episode's fanart or the TV Show's fanart?

TV Show fanart. Episode fanart is poorly available.

The small episode thumbnail could be displayed as a small frame. I think there is room for it on the right side of the plot/under the rating stars. But that would really be a bonus.

latts9923 · 2023-09-01, 21:40

Try this and see if it works for you. Open Variables.xml and find "widgets_fanart". Change the variable to this...

xml:
<variable name="widgets_fanart">	

	<value condition="String.IsEqual(ListItem.DbType,episode)">$INFO[ListItem.Art(tvshow.fanart)]</value>

	<value condition="String.IsEqual(ListItem.DbType,episode) + String.IsEmpty(ListItem.Art(tvshow.fanart))">$INFO[ListItem.Icon]</value>

	<value condition="String.Contains(Container(9000).ListItem.Property(widgetcontent),genres) + !String.Contains(Container(9000).ListItem.Property(widgetcontent),music)">$INFO[skin.string(resource.images.moviegenrefanart.path)]$INFO[ListItem.Label,,.jpg]</value>

	<value condition="String.IsEqual(Container(9000).ListItem.Property(widgetcontent),music.genres)">$INFO[skin.string(resource.images.musicgenrefanart.path)]$INFO[ListItem.Label,,.jpg]</value>

	<value condition="String.IsEqual(Container(9000).ListItem.Property(widgetcontent),game)">$INFO[ListItem.Property(Fanart)]</value>

	<value condition="!String.IsEmpty(ListItem.Art(fanart1))">$INFO[Control.GetLabel(4410)]</value>

	<value condition="!String.IsEmpty(ListItem.Art(fanart)) + !String.IsEqual(ListItem.DbType,episode)">$INFO[ListItem.Art(fanart)]</value>

</variable>

MB1968 · 2023-09-01, 22:02

Thank you. I'm satisfied with this quick fix Wink

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latts9923 · 2023-09-02, 19:43

UPDATE #5*

Additions

I added the option to switch between clearart/clearlogo in View Type-35 (Modern List) based on the SKIN SETTINGS > CONTEXTUAL ART setting. I also added the "CLEARART AND CLEARLOGO (IF AVAILABLE)" button to the Top Menu for Modern List. Thanks to Juan Mortyme for the request!
I added the Alphabet Scrollbar to View Type-04. Thanks to Chalklands for the request!
I added a new gradient line for the Sets flags that is in the same position as the Movie media flags when "SHOW SETS FLAGS" is disabled. Thanks to MB1968 for the request!
I added an option under SKIN SETTINGS > MAIN MENU that is named "WIDGETS - ITEMS EXHIBITED AT THE SAME TIME". This setting was available in MQ 8. This will allow you to switch between 8 (default) or 12 items displayed. Thanks to GrimGriefer for the request!
I added a WEBDL icon to the mediatype flag. To display the flag, you can add ".webdl" or ".web-dl" to your filename. Thanks to GrimGriefer for the request!
I added the IMAX and IMAX Enhanced icons to the resolution flag. To display the flags, you can add ".imax." or ".imax-enhanced." to your filename. Thanks to GrimGriefer for the request!
I added the option in music viz to display fanart from an extrafanart folder in an album folder if you have the new "ALBUM EXTRA FANART" button selected in music viz. Thanks to Chalklands for the request!
I added code to display the Artist banner for Albums and Songs in View Type-09. Thanks to Chalklands for the request!
I added code to display library info for playlists in the main menu. Thanks to BiTeMeNoW for providing the code!
I added two more options for number of items to display in the playlist widgets. You can now select 96 or 192 items. Thanks to MB1968 for the request!
I added a new button named "HIDE NOTIFICATION POPUP" to SKIN SETTINGS > GENERAL SETTINGS. When enabled you will no longer see the popup at the top of the screen. Thanks to Chalklands for the request!
I added "version (number)" to the "Mod by Latts" label in the settings widget. This version number will match the update number in the forum so that you can verify you have the latest update installed.
I added China and South Korea flags to the audio and subtitle flags in the media flags. Thanks to MB1968 for the request!
I added the PosterLite view from MQ 8. It is named View Type-36. Thanks to cd-r for the request!

Bug fixes

View Type-21 is no longer visible for Genres. Thanks to MB1968 for reporting the bug!
View Type-31 is no longer visible for Genres.
The "IMPORT SETTINGS" button in SKIN SETTINGS > RESTORE SETTINGS was not working correctly.
The reflection for the focused item in the main menu widgets was not displaying.
Animated posters were not displaying on the video info screen.
The watched flag for View Type-16 (KodiFlix) was not displaying correctly in the Boxsets layout.
If you hit the back button on remotes or backspace on keyboards in music viz while the CU LRC Lyrics script was running it would cause Kodi to crash. It looks like woggs was the first to report this, but I forgot to take a look at it. Thanks to Chalklands for reporting the bug again!
I fixed a problem with the File Manager. The number of items in the right list was overlapping the left list. Thanks to MB1968 for reporting the bug!
If you were missing discart for an album, and you had "DISC ART" set to "ALWAYS VISIBLE" and you had "LOGO IN CD" enabled for layout 4 or 6 in music viz, the clearlogo and artist name were both being displayed on the blank CD. The clearlogo was also not positioned correctly. Thanks to Chalklands for reporting the bug!
The ascending and descending sorting labels were showing for the opposite sorting order. Thanks to MB1968 for reporting the bug!
View Type-31 (Music Wall view) and View Type-32 (Video Wall view) both have automatic panel settings. If either one was enabled, it would show the panel for both. Thanks to vdb86 for reporting the bug!
The scrollbar was not accessible from Maps in the Weather view. Thanks to rob63 for reporting the bug!

Maintenance

I moved the video preview window for View Type-35 to the upper left so that it wasn't overlapping items in the view. Thanks to Juan Mortyme for the request!
I changed the Movie/TV Show widgets posters code so that all posters and animatedposters show the same aspect ratio.
The widget media flags will no longer display for music playlists. Thanks to MB1968 for the request!
There was code for a TV icon to display as mediatype, but the image did not exist. Thanks to MB1968 for asking about the icon.
I changed the code for the episode widget background. You will now see the default fanart image for the TV Show. Thanks to MB1968 for the request!

*This update will require another skin reset for new settings to be forced to settings.xml. To keep from losing your current settings, make sure you export your skin settings (SKIN SETTINGS > RESTORE SETTINGS > EXPORT SKIN SETTINGS) before you install the update. After installing the update you will need to reset the skin and then import the latest settings export.

MB1968

Thanks for the update. Lots of improvements. Thanks for adding the South Korean and Chinese audio flags. I'm currently busy trying to find out why the flag for China is blue. Any idea?

What is the correct label for the tv flag to appear? "Filename.TV (YEAR)" results in an empty media flag field on my system.

TrailFoX · 2023-09-03, 09:14

thx for the update!
do you change something on the widgets? can `t get them to work after the update

Chalklands · 2023-09-03, 10:47

Hi @latts9923
Thank you for the update! Appreciate your work and commitment to the skin.
But (There's always a 'But'!) Re the Album Extra Fanart. I've switched it on in the OSD, but it doesn't seem to do anything (for me anyway). I have tried selecting 'fanart' for the album from the Extrafanart folder for the album (Pretty sure that was what I did previously, but all of my historical backups were corrupted so I can't test this) but the slideshow is still showing the artist slideshow. Use Extrafanart Folder is switched on in the Artist Slideshow app.

Any ideas?