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- joebrady - 2010-07-15 21:36

Amra Wrote:Thanks and I'm glad to know that I'm not the only one finding the larger text & images helpful. Big Grin Nerd

The code for Home Style 2 is in the Includes.xml file. If you search for "<include name="Home_MenuIcon">" you'll go right to it.

About 15 lines down, you'll see the following code:
Code:
<itemlayout width="300" height="341">
                <control type="image">
                    <width>171</width>[color=black]
[/color]                    <height>171</height>
                    <posx>50</posx>
                    <posy>91</posy>
                    <texture fallback="homeicons/fallback.png">$INFO
[ListItem.Icon]</texture>
                </control>
            </itemlayout>
            <focusedlayout width="341" height="341">
                <control type="image">
                    <width>341</width>
                    <height>341</height>
                    <posx>0</posx>
                    <posy>0</posy>
                    <animation type="Focus" reversible="false">
                        <effect type="zoom" center="171,171" tween="back" easing="out" time="500" start="50" end="100" />
                    </animation>
                    <texture fallback="homeicons/fallback.png">$INFO
[ListItem.Icon]</texture>
                </control>
            </focusedlayout>
Mess with the numbers there to change the icon sizes.


As for the font (I'm not sure if we are talking about the same font since the Home2 labels already stretch across the screen), you can edit font.xml and search for "Font_MainMenu" then modify the "size" number.

Great, thanks!

Yea, the font was just a bit smaller than the previous version of Alaska I was using, where that font actually ran off the screen just a bit...I just got used to it, now it looks to small to me. Big Grin

- Amra - 2010-07-15 22:17

joebrady Wrote:Great, thanks!

Yea, the font was just a bit smaller than the previous version of Alaska I was using, where that font actually ran off the screen just a bit...I just got used to it, now it looks to small to me. Big Grin
Funnily enough, that was probably the only font size I actually reduced because of that fact. If memory serves me correctly, the original font size was 220 & then I reduced it to 200. Not sure though. Confused

- meridius - 2010-07-15 23:26

Amra Wrote:If I understand your question correctly, you want to copy the "Media Info" views from BIG Alaska to the Original Alaska (NOT Alaska Revisted). Is that correct?

If so, I would like to test that it is a somewhat easy process tonight when I get home (at work now, shhhhh... Wink) and then if so, I'll let you know how to do it. I can tell you now, though, that it will involve modifying at least one other xml file and then copying the Media Info xml file over as well as a few image files.

I'll let you know.

cheers mate thats what i am trying to do as i just can not figure it out, its just that i like the font size on the alaska original and the rest of it but i do like your media info view as i think its the best view i have seen shame its not added to the revisited version as i like it maybe you can contact the designer of it and maybe he will add that view to teh new builds to ?

cheers

- meridius - 2010-07-17 01:48

any joy ?

- ralob - 2010-07-17 02:57

Any update on the release you were planning? Unfortunately, I lost the temp. update when I was forced to reinstall my OS.

- Amra - 2010-07-17 15:06

ralob Wrote:Any update on the release you were planning? Unfortunately, I lost the temp. update when I was forced to reinstall my OS.
Download link is back up in post#1.

Addons show status and download percent with a very recent SVN version. Note that the Files view has been changed to Alaska Revisited's Files view. It just looks better (Hitcher knows what he is doing) with the text aligned to the left.


@meridius
Sorry I've been a little slow in your request but I was trying to get the SVN version of BIG Alaska re-uploaded. I think what you've requested can be accomplished with a little bit of editing. I'll try again tonight (very busy day in the real world today) to post detailed instructions.

- ralob - 2010-07-17 15:26

Amra Wrote:Download link is back up in post#1.

Addons show status and download percent with a very recent SVN version. Note that the Files view has been changed to Alaska Revisited's Files view. It just looks better (Hitcher knows what he is doing) with the text aligned to the left.

Thank you very, very much. This is my absolutely favorite mod.

- meridius - 2010-07-17 17:28

Amra Wrote:Download link is back up in post#1.

Addons show status and download percent with a very recent SVN version. Note that the Files view has been changed to Alaska Revisited's Files view. It just looks better (Hitcher knows what he is doing) with the text aligned to the left.


@meridius
Sorry I've been a little slow in your request but I was trying to get the SVN version of BIG Alaska re-uploaded. I think what you've requested can be accomplished with a little bit of editing. I'll try again tonight (very busy day in the real world today) to post detailed instructions.

cheers for that mate take your time i dont want to rush you at all just love that view (mediainfo) but i perfer the text size and and layout of the orig alaska for the rest of it. wish this view would be added to his new skin.

can you make the mediainfo use the same size text as the orig skin to thanks..
have a good one

- Amra - 2010-07-17 23:25

@meridius

Okay, here are instructions on how to add the Media Info views from BIG Alaska to the latest (SVN) version of the Original Alaska skin. As I may have previously mentioned, this will NOT work with Alaska Revisited.

1. BACKUP YOUR ALASKA SKIN FIRST. Just in case something gets screwed up.

2. Copy the "Viewtype_MediaInfo.xml" file from the "skin.big.alaska\720p" folder to the "skin.alaska\720p" folder.

3. Create a folder under "skin.alaska\media" and name it "amra". Next, copy "FocusLine.png" from the "skin.big.alaska\media\amra" folder to the "skin.alaska\media\amra" folder you just created.

4. Edit the "skin.alaska\720p\Includes_Overlays.xml" file and add the following code at the very end of the file, just ABOVE the last line that says "</includes>".
Code:
<!-- Media Info List View -->
    <include name="MediaInfoListMovieOverlaysNF">
        <control type="image">
            <posx>-7</posx>
            <posy>-5</posy>
            <width>40</width>
            <height>40</height>
            <texture>NewIcon.png</texture>
            <colordiffuse>EpisodeWatchedNF</colordiffuse>
            <fadetime>300</fadetime>
            <include>Animation_HiddenByInfo</include>
            <visible>Container.Content(movies) + [!stringcompare(ListItem.Overlay,OverlayWatched.png) + [stringcompare(ListItem.Title,Window(0).Property(LatestMovie.1.Title)) | stringcompare(ListItem.Title,Window(0).Property(LatestMovie.2.Title)) | stringcompare(ListItem.Title,Window(0).Property(LatestMovie.3.Title)) | stringcompare(ListItem.Title,Window(0).Property(LatestMovie.4.Title)) | stringcompare(ListItem.Title,Window(0).Property(LatestMovie.5.Title))]]</visible>
        </control>
        <control type="image">
            <posx>-5</posx>
            <posy>-7</posy>
            <width>40</width>
            <height>40</height>
            <info>ListItem.Overlay</info>
            <colordiffuse>EpisodeWatchedNF</colordiffuse>
            <fadetime>300</fadetime>
            <include>Animation_HiddenByInfo</include>
            <visible>Container.Content(movies) + stringcompare(ListItem.Overlay,OverlayWatched.png)</visible>
        </control>
    </include>
    <include name="MediaInfoListMovieOverlaysFO">
        <include>Animation_ZoomInZoomOut</include>
        <include>Animation_ZoomedByMenu</include>
        <include>Animation_HiddenByInfo</include>
        <control type="image">
            <posx>-25</posx>
            <posy>-12</posy>
            <width>50</width>
            <height>50</height>
            <texture>NewIcon.png</texture>
            <colordiffuse>EpisodeWatchedFO</colordiffuse>
            <fadetime>300</fadetime>
            <visible>Container.Content(movies) + [!stringcompare(ListItem.Overlay,OverlayWatched.png) + [stringcompare(ListItem.Title,Window(0).Property(LatestMovie.1.Title)) | stringcompare(ListItem.Title,Window(0).Property(LatestMovie.2.Title)) | stringcompare(ListItem.Title,Window(0).Property(LatestMovie.3.Title)) | stringcompare(ListItem.Title,Window(0).Property(LatestMovie.4.Title)) | stringcompare(ListItem.Title,Window(0).Property(LatestMovie.5.Title))]]</visible>
        </control>
        <control type="image">
            <posx>-23</posx>
            <posy>-12</posy>
            <width>50</width>
            <height>50</height>
            <info>ListItem.Overlay</info>
            <colordiffuse>EpisodeWatchedFO</colordiffuse>
            <fadetime>300</fadetime>
            <visible>Container.Content(movies) + stringcompare(ListItem.Overlay,OverlayWatched.png)</visible>
        </control>
    </include>
    <include name="MediaInfoListTVOverlaysNF">
        <control type="image">
            <posx>-7</posx>
            <posy>-5</posy>
            <width>40</width>
            <height>40</height>
            <texture>NewIcon.png</texture>
            <colordiffuse>EpisodeWatchedNF</colordiffuse>
            <include>Animation_HiddenByInfo</include>
            <fadetime>300</fadetime>
            <visible>Container.Content(episodes) + [!stringcompare(ListItem.Overlay,OverlayWatched.png) + [stringcompare(ListItem.Title,Window(0).Property(LatestEpisode.1.EpisodeTitle)) | stringcompare(ListItem.Title,Window(0).Property(LatestEpisode.2.EpisodeTitle)) | stringcompare(ListItem.Title,Window(0).Property(LatestEpisode.3.EpisodeTitle)) | stringcompare(ListItem.Title,Window(0).Property(LatestEpisode.4.EpisodeTitle)) | stringcompare(ListItem.Title,Window(0).Property(LatestEpisode.5.EpisodeTitle))]]</visible>
        </control>
        <control type="image">
            <posx>-5</posx>
            <posy>-7</posy>
            <width>40</width>
            <height>40</height>
            <info>ListItem.Overlay</info>
            <colordiffuse>EpisodeWatchedNF</colordiffuse>
            <include>Animation_HiddenByInfo</include>
            <fadetime>300</fadetime>
            <visible>[Container.Content(tvshows) | Container.Content(seasons) | Container.Content(episodes)] + stringcompare(ListItem.Overlay,OverlayWatched.png)</visible>
        </control>
    </include>
    <include name="MediaInfoListTVOverlaysFO">
        <include>Animation_ZoomInZoomOut</include>
        <include>Animation_ZoomedByMenu</include>
        <include>Animation_HiddenByInfo</include>
        <control type="image">
            <posx>-25</posx>
            <posy>-12</posy>
            <width>50</width>
            <height>50</height>
            <texture>NewIcon.png</texture>
            <colordiffuse>EpisodeWatchedFO</colordiffuse>
            <fadetime>300</fadetime>
            <visible>Container.Content(episodes) + [!stringcompare(ListItem.Overlay,OverlayWatched.png) + [stringcompare(ListItem.Title,Window(0).Property(LatestEpisode.1.EpisodeTitle)) | stringcompare(ListItem.Title,Window(0).Property(LatestEpisode.2.EpisodeTitle)) | stringcompare(ListItem.Title,Window(0).Property(LatestEpisode.3.EpisodeTitle)) | stringcompare(ListItem.Title,Window(0).Property(LatestEpisode.4.EpisodeTitle)) | stringcompare(ListItem.Title,Window(0).Property(LatestEpisode.5.EpisodeTitle))]]</visible>
        </control>
        <control type="image">
            <posx>-23</posx>
            <posy>-12</posy>
            <width>50</width>
            <height>50</height>
            <info>ListItem.Overlay</info>
            <colordiffuse>EpisodeWatchedFO</colordiffuse>
            <fadetime>300</fadetime>
            <visible>[Container.Content(tvshows) | Container.Content(seasons) | Container.Content(episodes)] + stringcompare(ListItem.Overlay,OverlayWatched.png)</visible>
        </control>
    </include>
5. Edit the "skin.alaska\720p\CustomSettings.xml" file and add the following code just AFTER line 200.
Code:
<control type="radiobutton" id="104">
                        <include>SettingsLabel</include>
                        <label>Show Media Info ExtraThumbs (Movies)</label>
                        <onclick>Skin.ToggleSetting(MediaInfoExtraThumbs)</onclick>
                        <selected>Skin.HasSetting(MediaInfoExtraThumbs)</selected>
                    </control>
                    <control type="radiobutton" id="105">
                        <include>SettingsLabel</include>
                        <label>Hide Media Info TV Show Episode/Unwatched Totals</label>
                        <onclick>Skin.ToggleSetting(HideEpisodeTotals)</onclick>
                        <selected>Skin.HasSetting(HideEpisodeTotals)</selected>
                    </control>
6. Edit the "skin.alaska\720p\MyVideoNav.xml" file and add the following code just AFTER line 4.
Code:
<views>55,50,57,52,56,59,51,54,58,907,908</views>
Then in the same xml file, add the following code AFTER line 23. You'll know you have the right spot, as there are a bunch of other viewtype includes listed. This line just needs to be in with them.
Code:
<include>Viewtype_MediaInfo</include>
7. Edit the "skin.alaska\720p\Includes.xml" file and add the following code just AFTER line 13.
Code:
<include file="Viewtype_MediaInfo.xml" />
8. Lastly, the color files need to be updated so just copy the following xml files from "skin.big.alaska\colors" to "skin.alaska\colors", overwriting the files already in there:
Blue Mosaic.xml
Blue Slate.xml
default.xml
Night.xml
Red Slate.xml

Note that if you would like some more color themes for your Alaska skin, you can use the themes from BIG Alaska (10 in all). Just copy the appropriate color xml files from "skin.big.alaska\colors" AS WELL AS the matching .xpr files from "skin.big.alaska\media" into the same folders in skin.alaska

That should be all. Good luck & happy modding. Big Grin

PS: The font sizes should automatically be the same as the rest of Alaska when this is done. Also, thanks for the kind words regarding this view but I wouldn't bother Hitcher to add this to the Original Alaska as it doesn't really conform to the Alaska style and utilizes the lower left corner space normally reserved for the Now Playing window.

PPS: Also note that if you ever update Alaska in the future that you may lose these changes & will need to redo them.

- meridius - 2010-07-18 13:58

Amra Wrote:@meridius

Okay, here are instructions on how to add the Media Info views from BIG Alaska to the latest (SVN) version of the Original Alaska skin. As I may have previously mentioned, this will NOT work with Alaska Revisited.

Note that if you would like some more color themes for your Alaska skin, you can use the themes from BIG Alaska (10 in all). Just copy the appropriate color xml files from "skin.big.alaska\colors" AS WELL AS the matching .xpr files from "skin.big.alaska\media" into the same folders in skin.alaska

That should be all. Good luck & happy modding. Big Grin

PS: The font sizes should automatically be the same as the rest of Alaska when this is done. Also, thanks for the kind words regarding this view but I wouldn't bother Hitcher to add this to the Original Alaska as it doesn't really conform to the Alaska style and utilizes the lower left corner space normally reserved for the Now Playing window.

PPS: Also note that if you ever update Alaska in the future that you may lose these changes & will need to redo them.

thanks it worked a treat perfect apart from a couple of things,


1st, when you hit the i button for the info the picture at the left is not displayed its just blank could you try it

2nd, is when in your media info view and it tells you about the movie or show it seems the font is in bold or somthing as if you look at the other views the writing looks less black and more natrual wheres mediainfo view seems to be very bold ? is there a way to get it to look the smae as there other views in this respect

3rd, when you go to a movie or tv show and it has info about it on the main screen not the i option screen view you can see that some text is not been viewd is there a auto scrool that scrolls the txt up and down so you can read it ?


apart from that its perfect and love it and thanks for the hard work in doing this for me hope the couple of fixes for the above and i am set .

to be honest you should do this mod as a download for others becasue its one sweet view and i think alot of people would love this mod to add to there normla sized skin

cheers