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a question, simple perhaps for me not so much... - marjanovich - 2011-08-07 Is is possible to convert a viewtype (ie a dvdcovers like view) to work as a home menu view? As a graphic artist and skin tweaker but a sh*t coder it seems to be outside of my grasp, and since I can easily create dvd like posters for a home screen for the icons (ie movies, tv shows, music etc) I was wondering if anyone has done this yet? This mostly has stemed from the fact there's a lot of spectacular skins out there but a lack of uniformity is killing me... what do I mean? I would like a poster view available in movies,tv shows,programs,netflix, etc and no one skin seems to standardize the views everywhere. Refocus - excellent movies/tv show views, horrible programs, alaska nice home and programs but videos not as crisp as my preference, fusion bloody spectacular programs,videos,shows,music but a personal nightmare of a home screen. So...has anyone taken a view from a skin and converted it to a home screen? If so can I see the codebase for a modified home.xml? The skins with the closest aspects for me is fusion if I can convert a video/program view to home or if one of the 3 metro nxes had at least released a home.xml and I'll cram a video view into them. Anyways you know me and my work sorry I'm a nitpicky guy. Thanks for the answers and good luck. - pecinko - 2011-08-07 It's possible. Only question is how to handle submenues, if those are needed. As for consistent views - try skin from my signature. - marjanovich - 2011-08-07 Nope no submenus required... actually just movies,tvshows,programs,music that each point to their prospective library...I'll make the icons/plates I've checked quartz, fast as heck but the drawback is the front menu is text driven and my kids are so young they just get confused and break stuff...lol - butchabay - 2011-08-07 Alaska, Ellipsis, Prescence etc ... these skins have symbols on home menu. So make a homescreen like you have in mind is possible. I hope i understood your idea Have a look at cirrus extended v2 if you haven't tried it ... - pecinko - 2011-08-11 marjanovich Wrote:Nope no submenus required... actually just movies,tvshows,programs,music that each point to their prospective library...I'll make the icons/plates Strange, I have disabled all sumbenu items in my kid's profile (5 and 9) and they have no problem at all. I left only movies and tvshows. Younger one does not read but can tell the section by background used. I did consider even simpler home alternative and may give it a go when I return from vacation. |