Topic: Rapier Fusion skin for Theater View (Read 67814 times)

FastKayak · « **Reply #50 on:** February 09, 2012, 02:05:50 pm »

Xplain, this is just a great skin. It is now my default skin. Thanks for all the time and effort you have put into it. Greatly appreciated.

FastKayak / Larry

MrHaugen · « **Reply #51 on:** February 10, 2012, 03:15:58 am »

Matt, the new changes does not work properly on my side after this changes. Tested with build 86.

I've tried removing this in the skins main.xml

Code: [Select]

	Backgrounds

	<Item Bitmap="Pictures\backgrounds\Audio.jpg" Location="audio" Rect="00,00,100,100" Alpha="40" Background ="1" />
	<Item Bitmap="Pictures\backgrounds\video.jpg" Location="video" Rect="00,00,100,100" Alpha="40" Background ="1" />
	<Item Bitmap="Pictures\backgrounds\Images.jpg" Location="Images" Rect="00,00,100,100" Alpha="40" Background ="1" />
	<Item Bitmap="Pictures\backgrounds\playlists.jpg" Location="playlists" Rect="00,00,100,100" Alpha="40" Background ="1" />
	<Item Bitmap="Pictures\backgrounds\gadgets.jpg" Location="gadgets" Rect="00,00,100,100" Alpha="40" Background ="1" />    
	<Item Bitmap="Pictures\backgrounds\exit.jpg" Location="exit" Rect="00,00,100,100" Alpha="40" Background ="1" />

Then I added the images to

C:\Media Center 17\Skins\Theater View\Themes\Rapier Fusion - Theme\......

\Audio\Audio.jpg
\Video\Video.jpg

and so on. This background are not picked up. What am I doing wrong?

PS. Feel free to move this discussion to this thread: http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=69733.0

xplain · « **Reply #52 on:** February 10, 2012, 04:47:54 am »

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Then I added the images to

C:\Media Center 17\Skins\Theater View\Themes\Rapier Fusion - Theme\......

\Audio\Audio.jpg
\Video\Video.jpg

and so on. This background are not picked up. What am I doing wrong?

It needs to be like this:

C:\Media Center 17\Skins\Theater View\Themes\Rapier Fusion - Theme\Root\Audio\Audio.jpg
C:\Media Center 17\Skins\Theater View\Themes\Rapier Fusion - Theme\Root\Video\Video.jpg

You need to make a folder called root in the theme folder.

Thomas

MrHaugen · « **Reply #53 on:** February 10, 2012, 05:20:01 am »

Correcto! It never crossed my mind that Root was a folder

Silly me.

I've tested with the main roller items now, and this is a HUGE improvement over the previous background transition style! It's a tad to slow for my keyboard movements on my test machine, but I think this will do just fine with a remote control on my HTPC.

I hope you can move the background files and change the XML files Xplain, so the rest of the users can take part of this improvement

xplain · « **Reply #54 on:** February 10, 2012, 06:25:59 am »

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I hope you can move the background files and change the XML files Xplain, so the rest of the users can take part of this improvement

All of this is done for the next update of the skin,
and also a few other things.

Thomas

MrHaugen · « **Reply #55 on:** February 10, 2012, 06:43:18 am »

Super duper!

xplain · « **Reply #56 on:** February 10, 2012, 02:12:03 pm »

Updated the skin

New download link on the top.

Make sure you have the newest version MC.

Thomas

FastKayak · « **Reply #57 on:** February 10, 2012, 02:39:06 pm »

Best MC theater view skin I've ever seen. Just fantastic. Backgrounds are very smooth, a noticeable improvement.

Two requests - 1) add temp next to clock on every screen, and 2) if possible add choice to not have moving dot for current play position, just show the underlying text & numbers. Moving dots for me just don't provide any information or usefulness.

Thanks - FastKayak / Larry

Fabricio · « **Reply #58 on:** February 10, 2012, 04:29:00 pm »

Very good, excellent skim, but don't working correctly "Second Roller" in resolution 1366 x 768.

Do you remember?

Quote from: xplain on February 07, 2012, 05:16:51 am

Hold breath

I made some more changes,
also to meet that it will fit other than 1920 x 1080.

Thomas

Crash: when change language (for example, portuguese) dont show background in "playing now", audio and playlists. Also, dont show Pictures (thumbnail) in Video (Pictures\Video.png).

Do you remember?

Quote from: xplain on February 05, 2012, 03:20:41 pm

Found the problem is fixed for next build

Thomas

I'm sad ....,

but very thanks. Excellent work.

Regards,

Fabricio, from Brazil.

MrHaugen · « **Reply #59 on:** February 10, 2012, 04:49:14 pm »

This was a big improvement. The background images now behaves nicely.

The problem left is the handling of the other images. Like those above the selected menu items. They also have this bad image transition. The images is zoomed out and leaves a trail of white/gray ghost images that is briefly on top of the next image. I wish that this whole behavior could be removed. There have to be something in the script, or in worst case, and internal code that does this. A way of preventing this behavior and just simply change the pictures would be the best. Preferably from within the skin it self.

xplain · « **Reply #60 on:** February 10, 2012, 05:40:21 pm »

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Crash: when change language (for example, portuguese) dont show background in "playing now", audio and playlists. Also, dont show Pictures (thumbnail) in Video (Pictures\Video.png).

Do you remember?

Fabricio

If I change language to portuguese, it is all showing at my place.

Have You downloaded the latest update.

Download link: http://www.theganghut.co.uk/xplain/Rapier fusion.rar

I will look into your other problem about the resolution again.

Thomas

Fabricio · « **Reply #61 on:** February 10, 2012, 06:22:09 pm »

Quote from: xplain on February 10, 2012, 05:40:21 pm

Fabricio

If I change language to portuguese, it is all showing at my place.

Have You downloaded the latest update.

Download link: http://www.theganghut.co.uk/xplain/Rapier fusion.rar
Thomas

Yes, I downloaded. Sorry, now for me only dont show background in the playing now (Portuguese = "a tocar").

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I will look into your other problem about the resolution again.

Ok, waiting ....

Thanks,

Fabricio, from Brazil.

xplain · « **Reply #62 on:** February 10, 2012, 06:48:55 pm »

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now for me only dont show background in the playing now (Portuguese = "a tocar").

I will fix this for the next update, if you want a quick fix then change this:

In this folder: Themes\Rapier Fusion - Theme\Root\Playing now

Change this to: Themes\Rapier Fusion - Theme\Root\Playing Now

Hope you understand

Thomas

xplain · « **Reply #63 on:** February 10, 2012, 07:11:12 pm »

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Best MC theater view skin I've ever seen. Just fantastic. Backgrounds are very smooth, a noticeable improvement.

Thank you very much

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1) add temp next to clock on every screen

I dont think this is possible.

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2) if possible add choice to not have moving dot for current play position, just show the underlying text & numbers. Moving dots for me just don't provide any information or usefulness.

Sorry I wont move this dot.

But it's possible for you to do it for yourself, In the folder shared, find the file called base.xml
in this file, delete this line: PlayerControls\PositionHandle.png

Thomas

xplain · « **Reply #64 on:** February 10, 2012, 07:18:41 pm »

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The problem left is the handling of the other images. Like those above the selected menu items. They also have this bad image transition. The images is zoomed out and leaves a trail of white/gray ghost images that is briefly on top of the next image. I wish that this whole behavior could be removed. There have to be something in the script, or in worst case, and internal code that does this. A way of preventing this behavior and just simply change the pictures would be the best. Preferably from within the skin it self.

I dont think the transition effect of these images is that bad,
but I dont have options to change this, if You want it to be different
we have to ask the developers.

If any from J River is reading this, what do you think ?

Thomas

Fabricio · « **Reply #65 on:** February 10, 2012, 07:23:59 pm »

Quote from: xplain on February 10, 2012, 06:48:55 pm

I will fix this for the next update, if you want a quick fix then change this:

In this folder: Themes\Rapier Fusion - Theme\Root\Playing now

Change this to: Themes\Rapier Fusion - Theme\Root\Playing Now

Hope you understand

Thomas

I changed but did not work.

More, in English, when I open the theater for the first time, the background immediately appears in the "now playing", after I close and open "theater view" only appears in the background "now playing" when I press left or right mouse button. Do you understand?

Thanks,

Fabricio, from Brazil.

xplain · « **Reply #66 on:** February 11, 2012, 03:38:05 am »

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I changed but did not work.

More, in English, when I open the theater for the first time, the background immediately appears in the "now playing", after I close and open "theater view" only appears in the background "now playing" when I press left or right mouse button. Do you understand?

Seems like Playing Now background, when you're actually in the window Playing Now is not working with themes,
if there are no backdrops for the artist it will use the main background of the skin,
and in this skin there are no main background.
But I think I maneged to get around it.

I have tested on my PC in both English and Portugese, and should work with next update.

The other problem I think will be fixed with the next update of Media Center
if I understand you correctly?

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There is just one bug, when I start Theater View it dosn't grab the image from the "Root Folder Theme"
not until I press arrow on keyboard or remote-control to go to another item on the menu-roller.

Good find. We'll get that next build.

Thomas

xplain · « **Reply #67 on:** February 11, 2012, 04:22:49 am »

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Very good, excellent skim, but don't working correctly "Second Roller" in resolution 1366 x 768.

I'm really having trouble with this one.

If I change the skin to look nice on 1366 x 768, it's not looking good on 1920 x 1080
and the other way around aswell.

Can anyone help this.

Thomas

Fabricio · « **Reply #68 on:** February 11, 2012, 05:05:37 am »

Quote from: Fabricio on February 10, 2012, 07:23:59 pm

I changed but did not work.

More, in English, when I open the theater for the first time, the background immediately appears in the "now playing", after I close and open "theater view" only appears in the background "now playing" when I press left or right mouse button. Do you understand?

Thanks,

Fabricio, from Brazil.

I talk main background.

Quote from: xplain on February 11, 2012, 04:22:49 am

I'm really having trouble with this one.

If I change the skin to look nice on 1366 x 768, it's not looking good on 1920 x 1080
and the other way around aswell.

Can anyone help this.

Thomas

No problem, then I disable "Second Roller".

Thanks,

Fabricio, from Brazil.

xplain · « **Reply #69 on:** February 11, 2012, 08:45:12 am »

Fabricio

Try downloading again

Made a quick update on skin for the "Playing now" issue.

Make sure to replace both the Rapier fusion folder
and also the Rapier Fusion - Theme folder

Thomas

wig · « **Reply #70 on:** February 11, 2012, 09:53:41 am »

This sounds real promising, but I'm lazy and I hate messing with all the file downloads and folder extractions.

When will it be available in the Skin Manager?

Fabricio · « **Reply #71 on:** February 11, 2012, 11:30:53 am »

Quote from: xplain on February 11, 2012, 08:45:12 am

Fabricio

Try downloading again

Made a quick update on skin for the "Playing now" issue.

Make sure to replace both the Rapier fusion folder
and also the Rapier Fusion - Theme folder

Thomas

Ok, I go to down. My net is slow.

Thanks for your help.

Fabricio, from Brazil.

Fabricio · « **Reply #72 on:** February 11, 2012, 12:36:55 pm »

Quote from: xplain on February 11, 2012, 08:45:12 am

Fabricio

Try downloading again

Made a quick update on skin for the "Playing now" issue.

Make sure to replace both the Rapier fusion folder
and also the Rapier Fusion - Theme folder

Thomas

Update excellent. Ok, now is working correctly.

The resolution ? I disable "Second Roller". No problem ...

Thanks ....

Regards,

Fabricio, from Brazil.

Fabricio · « **Reply #73 on:** February 11, 2012, 01:04:25 pm »

I have a small problem.
In Options> Theater View> items to show, I use:

Playing Now (Portuguese=A Tocar)
Audio (Portuguese=Áudio)
Images (Portuguese=Imagens)
Video (Portuguese=Vídeo)

With vídeo dont show picture. Look:

Regards,

Fabricio, from Brazil

marko · « **Reply #74 on:** February 12, 2012, 05:15:16 am »

Quote from: wig on February 11, 2012, 09:53:41 am

This sounds real promising, but I'm lazy and I hate messing with all the file downloads and folder extractions.

When will it be available in the Skin Manager?

You make a good point. Note that none of the skins or themes for Theater View appear in the skin manager. Perhaps they should. It's certainly a logical place to put them. For now though, you can only set Theater View skins and themes in "Options > Theater View"

Today, I've opened up the xml and theme folders and set about fixing this up to fit with my own Theater View roller setup. The results are very pleasing indeed.

xplain, thank you so much for sharing this with us. Excellent work.

-marko.

xplain · « **Reply #75 on:** February 12, 2012, 05:17:55 am »

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The resolution I disable "Second Roller". No problem ...

I know it might not be an ideal solution,
but if you change size to 80% instead of 100% it should work.

Options - Theater View - Apperance - Size:80%

The Video icon is a bit tricky, if I change language to Portugese or Albian or any other language it's shown on my PC

But never the less, I did a bit of fideling, and I maybe (Maybe) solved it.

Wait for next update.

Thomas

Fabricio · « **Reply #76 on:** February 12, 2012, 05:27:29 am »

Quote from: xplain on February 12, 2012, 05:17:55 am

I know it might not be an ideal solution,
but if you change size to 80% instead of 100% it should work.

Options - Theater View - Apperance - Size:80%

The Video icon is a bit tricky, if I change language to Portugese or Albian or any other language it's shown on my PC

But never the less, I did a bit of fideling, and I maybe (Maybe) solved it.

Wait for next update.

Thomas

Ok, Apperance > size 75%. Excellent, I use notebook 14".

For language, no problem, I use name VIDEO without "í".

All ok now.

Thanks,

Fabricio, from Brazil.

xplain · « **Reply #77 on:** February 12, 2012, 05:30:17 am »

Marko

This have actually been very much fun,
and I'm very glad that it have opened some doors.

The funny thing is, we have been asking for so many things to be optional and changeable for users them selves,
and JRiver have met us and done it, actually very fantastic.

The downside to this, I found out when doing this skin, it's actually very hard to make skin,
that will fit all the different settings users have.

One little thing is the size, as wrote to Fabricio, on the post just above this post.
The size setting moves the rollers.

Hey, and please make a sreenshot of your skin changes,
I want to see what you have done.

Thomas

xplain · « **Reply #78 on:** February 12, 2012, 05:37:05 am »

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All ok now.

Thanks for all your help with testing this, and sorry it has taken so long time to meet all the fixes.

So I think in a few days the final release will be ready.

But It will all help me, when I will find time to make my next skin,

Thank You Fabricio

Thomas

Fabricio · « **Reply #79 on:** February 12, 2012, 06:23:02 am »

In the video, I have subcategories:

filmes
clipes
documentários
humor
infantil
pessoal

I created (to test for me):



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<Item Text="Filmes" Location="filmes" TextColor="ffffff" Rect="35,81,65,85" Capitalization="0" Alignment="2" Alpha="70" Size="[Medium Text Height]" />
<Item Text="Clipes" Location="clipes" TextColor="ffffff" Rect="35,81,65,85" Capitalization="0" Alignment="2" Alpha="70" Size="[Medium Text Height]" />
<Item Text="Documentários" Location="documentários" TextColor="ffffff" Rect="35,81,65,85" Capitalization="0" Alignment="2" Alpha="70" Size="[Medium Text Height]" />
<Item Text="Humor" Location="humor" TextColor="ffffff" Rect="35,81,65,85" Capitalization="0" Alignment="2" Alpha="70" Size="[Medium Text Height]" />
<Item Text="Infantil" Location="infantil" TextColor="ffffff" Rect="35,81,65,85" Capitalization="0" Alignment="2" Alpha="70" Size="[Medium Text Height]" />
<Item Text="Pessoal" Location="pessoal" TextColor="ffffff" Rect="35,81,65,85" Capitalization="0" Alignment="2" Alpha="70" Size="[Medium Text Height]" />

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<Item Bitmap="Pictures\Filmes.png" Location="filmes" Rect="45,63,55,80" Alpha="70" Alignment="90" />
<Item Bitmap="Pictures\Clipes.png" Location="clipes" Rect="45,63,55,80" Alpha="70" Alignment="90" />
<Item Bitmap="Pictures\Documentários.png" Location="documentários" Rect="45,63,55,80" Alpha="70" Alignment="90" />
<Item Bitmap="Pictures\Humor.png" Location="humor" Rect="45,63,55,80" Alpha="70" Alignment="90" />
<Item Bitmap="Pictures\Infantil.png" Location="infantil" Rect="45,63,55,80" Alpha="70" Alignment="90" />
<Item Bitmap="Pictures\Pessoal.png" Location="pessoal" Rect="45,63,55,80" Alpha="70" Alignment="90" />

No problem for you?

Thanks,

Fabricio, from Brazil.

xplain · « **Reply #80 on:** February 12, 2012, 09:02:24 am »

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No problem for you?

Absolutely no problem

Fabricio · « **Reply #81 on:** February 12, 2012, 09:17:15 am »

Quote from: xplain on February 12, 2012, 09:02:24 am

Absolutely no problem

Thanks.

Regards,

Fabricio, from Brazil

xplain · « **Reply #82 on:** February 13, 2012, 01:49:16 pm »

Rapier Fusion skin for Theater View is ready.

Download link: http://www.theganghut.co.uk/xplain/Rapier fusion.rar

Fabricio · « **Reply #83 on:** February 13, 2012, 06:32:18 pm »

Quote from: xplain on February 13, 2012, 01:49:16 pm

Rapier Fusion skin for Theater View is ready.

Download link: http://www.theganghut.co.uk/xplain/Rapier fusion.rar

I go to down, now.

Very Thanks,

Fabricio, from Brazil.

The Mastermind · « **Reply #84 on:** February 14, 2012, 05:37:58 am »

Edit: Never mind! I fixed my little prob.

Thanks, looks great!!!

marko · « **Reply #85 on:** February 15, 2012, 12:36:22 pm »

Quote from: xplain on February 12, 2012, 05:30:17 am

Marko

<snip>

Hey, and please make a sreenshot of your skin changes,
I want to see what you have done.

Thomas

There's something up with Pix01, so, in the meantime, I uploaded the slideshow here.
Once again Thomas, thanks for putting in the legwork on this. The nicely commented xml file made making the changes quite straightforward. The girls approve too which was handy, as if they had not, it would not have made it off the server

-marko

StuckMojo · « **Reply #86 on:** February 15, 2012, 08:05:32 pm »

Looks great!

Could you please upload your Rapier Fusion Mod here,please?

xplain · « **Reply #87 on:** February 16, 2012, 04:25:26 am »

Wow Marko

That is great,
love your backgrounds and icons.

Could you make them available for download.

Thomas

Fabricio · « **Reply #88 on:** February 16, 2012, 05:28:10 am »

Quote from: xplain on February 16, 2012, 04:25:26 am

Wow Marko

That is great,
love your backgrounds and icons.

Could you make them available for download.

Thomas

+1

MrHaugen · « **Reply #89 on:** February 16, 2012, 06:48:03 am »

Yes, please add it as a download here, so the rest of us can copy this great work

The Mastermind · « **Reply #90 on:** February 16, 2012, 06:54:36 am »

+1 Yes please!

marko · « **Reply #91 on:** February 16, 2012, 11:54:02 pm »

Let me get it sorted out (remove redundant files, psd files, photos of my granddaughter etc) and I'll package it up and add a link. I'm up to my neck in Arctic Winter atm, but I promise I won't forget to do this too.

-marko

Fabricio · « **Reply #92 on:** February 17, 2012, 02:53:32 am »

Quote from: marko on February 16, 2012, 11:54:02 pm

Let me get it sorted out (remove redundant files, psd files, photos of my granddaughter etc) and I'll package it up and add a link. I'm up to my neck in Arctic Winter atm, but I promise I won't forget to do this too.

-marko

Ok, no problem. Waiting.

Thanks for you.

Fabricio, from Brazil.

marko · « **Reply #93 on:** February 20, 2012, 12:36:35 pm »

OK folks, it's up. It's just shy of 56 Mb.

Address is attached, so you need to be logged in to see it.

-marko

Fabricio · « **Reply #94 on:** February 20, 2012, 04:02:55 pm »

Thanks marko.

StuckMojo · « **Reply #95 on:** February 21, 2012, 02:18:28 am »

Thanks,Marko!!!!

The Mastermind · « **Reply #96 on:** February 21, 2012, 06:16:28 am »

Thank you sir!

preproman · « **Reply #97 on:** February 28, 2012, 12:03:39 pm »

Quote from: xplain on February 08, 2012, 12:10:41 pm

I know i am asking many things but is this also possible ??

If this could also be done it would eliminate this problem:

xplain,

I am now a proud user of your Rapier Fusion Mod skin, and I love it. Now how would I get the images of the theater seats and others into the skin?

xplain · « **Reply #98 on:** February 28, 2012, 12:16:59 pm »

Hi Preproman

The Rapier Fusion Mod is not the original skin, but is a modification made by Marko, to fit hes needs.

You will have to download Rapier Fusion skin for the theater seets.

Download link: http://www.theganghut.co.uk/xplain/Rapier%20fusion.rar

Unpack the RAR-file, in the unpacked folder there is a PDF-file explaining what to do.

Thomas

preproman · « **Reply #99 on:** February 29, 2012, 06:30:19 pm »

Quote from: marko on February 15, 2012, 12:36:22 pm

There's something up with Pix01, so, in the meantime, I uploaded the slideshow here.
Once again Thomas, thanks for putting in the legwork on this. The nicely commented xml file made making the changes quite straightforward. The girls approve too which was handy, as if they had not, it would not have made it off the server

-marko

@marko,

Hey there great skin and images. I'm using the Rapier Fusion (MOD) skin. but all of my screens a blank no images. How can I add some of these really nice images to my setup?

Thanks.

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