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Nice. For some reason it got mixed with the SchismTv build. It's pretty good!
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Looks like I can't disable cast widget (trying movies section). ny way to do hat ? choosing "none" don't get rid of it.
Quite like the skin, I wish font to be a little thinner here and there, a ittle more minimalist... but that's me.
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badaas
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You cant disable it.
There are other views that dont use it.
It may be an *option* later.
Selecting 'none' enables the default cast information.
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Hi badaas and im85288,
first of all I want to congratulate you to this sensational work. The skin is already full of widgets, gadgets and features that any user can dream of and the animations are something I have not seen before in any other skin. Wow! And you have been able to deliver all that "out of the box" without even running through alpha and beta stages in the WIP-section. That really was a great job!
However, there is also one thing that I have to criticise: The skin is slightly too much focusing on gadgets and thereby disregarding things like "clarity", "purity" and "simplicity". But when you watch the trends in skinning I would say that these are the elements that are becomming more relevant (like the frameless, square display of covers and thumbs). Look e.g. at "Artic Zephyr" (I am still using im85288's perfect MOD on all my Kodi-PCs) or the upcomming Skins "KOver" and "Fuse". As to "Eunique" you should consider the following points:
1. Fonts:
I would recommend using a slightly clearer and simplier font type (or at least offer it as an option). And - whatever font type you use - keep it consistent through the whole skin. You may change the size or the color of the fonts depending on the position (menu entry, dialoges, infos etc.). But don't use different font types. Currently it seems you have at least two different types of fonts in use (besides the different sizes and colors you use) and those even do not go very well together.
2. Colors:
Your skin is very colorful, which is not necessarily a negative point. However, discreet colors would give it an even more elegant und modern style. Again you might take a look at the aforementioned skins, especially the four color-sets of KOver that are very nice and esthetic. Of course the user may customize the colors of Eunique himself through the color editor that you kindly provide with the skin. But that takes quiet a time and the results are not always pleasing. Most Useres will surely go with the preset and if they do not like it they drop the skin. I have been playing around a lot with the color editor in Eunique but never found a perfect set by myself. It seems that there always is some bloc where fonts are becomming unreadable or at least the selected colors do not look good together. So it would be very helpful if you could already offer some alternative color presets that may give the skin a more elegant look "out of the box".
3. Main Menu:
The vertical menu is doing ok, but there is something about the horizontal menu that I find looking too "cheap". Surely the fonts have an influence on that part as well. However, I think it is mostly because of the menu bar's position and the "string-like" style it has. It is somehow anachronistic and reminds me of Confluence or some other, older skins. Maybe you should consider having it more like a frame at the top of the screen (or even selectable wether to be at the top or at the bottom of the screen), e.g. similar to the menu bar of Arctic Zyphyr.
4. Gagdets
Gadgets like widgets or extend infos should generally be implemented in a more user orientated way ("form follows function"). E.g. I have been playing around with the info screen for movies and it is flipping and turning but mostly showing the same infos just in different ways (plot, cover, actors). But the biggest issue is the main screen again: There is always four animated widgets in every section. And - as you just explained - the user cannot actually turn them off. Evene selecting "none" for a widget just makes the skin show the standard widget at the respective position. But that is way too many things popping and twsting around on the main screen without actually delivering a benefit to the user. It is just gadgets to the expense of clarity and elegance. So it would be nice if the user could actually select which widgets he wants to show and turn off those he does not.
But don't get me wrong. This is just ment as contsructive remarks to maybe improve the skin even more. It is mostly design related since it seems there is almost no need for asking to implement any more features :-) (besides maybe the google maps support for pictures that comes with AEON NOX and that I have unfortunately not seen anywhere else yet - but that will stay a dream I suppose).
So keep up the good work. I hope this skin will receive the attention it deserves once Jarvis has left the beta stage and will be installed on more machines.
Best regards,
FantasticN
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I have to agree on the colours, I think it's sometimes very difficult to set the correct colours. The highlight colour is okay, but there is too many things where you can change a colour.
That said, I use the normal vertical, as the horizontal is just too busy and a bit too much for me to handle personally
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Hi im85288,
thanks for your reply. Oh, I do not expect you to actually reply to every remark I made. There is no reason to do so. That was just some ideas and you may consider whatever you like for your next releases. Just keep up the good work and I will surely play around with every update you push to see if it has the right tone to substitute my Artcic Zyphyr Skin or - to be more precise - your MOD of Arctic Zephyr :-)
Regards,
FantasticN
Would it be possible to choose which art to use? For example, MusicPlayer.Property(Fanart_Image) rather than Player.Art(thumb)? Thanks again!
