(2016-04-16, 20:52)Moor208 Wrote: It happens randomly, navigating menus, browsing movies, etc ... Also happens when switching from one TV series to the next.
Being a long time Windows Media Center since 2005 I figure it was time for an upgrade. And the only reason I did make the switch to Kodi was because I stumbled across your skin.Making the switch to Kodi has been pretty frustrating, AZ: FA has been great and its an amazing skin! But Kodi, to me ... seems pretty unstable. Kodi continues to crash and it drives me nuts. But i'm working through it. Anyway ...
For what its worth, i'd like to see some additional options and features. Things like ...
1. Option to reduce the length of the reflection from movie posters when browsing through media, screenshot below.
Main menu options and navigation.
1. A slide up and down animation when scrolling up or down.
2. On sub menus, would like to see an option to add a submenu labal at the top, for example my sub menu for "Movies" looks like this...
Movie Menu:
New Releases
Featured
In Theaters
Most Popular
It works just fine the way i'm doing it, but it defaults to "Movie Menu:" If it would default to the first menu item, "New Releases" it would just look better.
3. Widgets for sub menus
4. You may be aware of this, but icons do not display on sub menus
I'd also like to ask a few questions ...
1. What is "Use Fake Logo" ?
2. I have "Animate Logo" checked and i'm pretty sure the logos don't "Animate"
3. What does the option "Blur Level" actually do? I've adjusted this and don't see a difference anywhere within the skin
4. Is it possible to display a News Ticker ONLY in the Movie Library? or on a Sub Menu? Would be nice to display "Upcoming Movies: Blah, Blah, Blah" etc ...
Well, I guess that's about it for now... I could do this all day, but I won't be too annoying right now!
Appreciate all your help! Again, thanks for replying and being super helpful! And thanks for a crazy awesome skin!
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Moor208 - See, I said I would eventually get to this post to address you issues, concerns, and suggestions!
I too much preferred Windows Media Center and it's reliability as well as design and while AZ:FA can't emulate WMC's design entirely my goal is to provide that "10-foot screen experience" which WMC did so well.
1) Reflections, in all honesty, aren't high up on the priority list right now. It's just a trivial item in the larger scheme but might an option might be placed in later; it just will be a long time before that happens.
2A) Transitional effects probably can be implemented at some point. I would just have to look at how to do it properly so as to not break everything else.
2B) Most effort is diverted to the "normal" Home Screen layout and views that I don't think the section you brought up has been touched in a year if not longer. Eliminating a colon and adjusting how the view works in that matter can be done but not for the Spring Update.
3) I remember Widgets being complained about when this was Exploded. Not much attention is paid to widgets but I do intend to give them an update. I think the reason why they aren't really focused on is I don't really use them so I haven't bothered to go through and see what needs fixing or enhancements.
4) Could you elaborate on this? Perhaps a screenshot may help.
5) The following is a series of "I don't knows" or "Depends on non-existent functions":
5-1) Honestly, it's just been a part of AZ:FA for as long as it exists. What it actually does... well, I am not entirely certain.
5-2) I believe the function refers to how they appear when you first click on a movie or TV show however this may be an issue with the fact it relies on a non-existent function to be fixed in 3.2.10.
5-3) Relies on non-existent function in the skin at the moment if it's the option I think you're talking about so it won't do anything until 3.2.10's release
5-4) I will have to look into it. I don't actually like the ticker at all but it's in every skin I have seen exactly how it is in AZ:FA so I really am not certain.
(2016-04-28, 19:13)inkubux Wrote: (2016-04-23, 12:56)rsoares Wrote: Hello guardian hope, Why the backgroud of the busy loader is not transparente?
Thanks
I have the same issue since a week. Nothing major but Arctic Zephyr is so beautiful that it looks weird.
Okay, someone please tell me what the "background busy loader" actually is. Is that the screen for "Content Loading" because that's how it's always been.
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3.2.10 Update - the Spring 2016 update was delayed to implement a few color selector enhancements plus I really haven't felt up to packaging the skin (sadly, my ear is beginning to effect my balance so the good old docs have gone for the nuclear treatment options meaning right now I am not doing much on any front). Given all of that, the Spring 2016 Update will be released no later than May 21st, 2016.
A Note about Kodi's Switch to RERO Development - To put bluntly: just no. From Ashes won't be releasing an update every other day because Kodi decided they wanted to start updating every other day (this is an exaggeration). The From Ashes project was created to take over Exploded and ensure it's compatibility with future versions of Kodi. It has since evolved and took on a life of its own but the development pace will not change. Everyone who has or does contribute does so in their spare time as do I. This means there will be no shotgun releases and we'll stick to following the same release schedule for From Ashes as we have been doing since its introduction (1 or 2 a month or a large update every 3-4 months).