2015-05-18, 18:54
I am trying to use the season fanart as the backdrop during scrolling through the episodes for that season instead of the default behavior of using the all seasons fanart. I've searched through every skin I can find to see if anyone has done this yet to no avail.
In the skin CCM.Helix, the author created a radio button to use the episode thumb as the backdrop while scrolling through episodesIt appears that the InfoLabel $INFO[ListItem.icon] in a image control (within a group control) does the magic.
I can recreate this behavior on my own, but for the life of me I can't figure out how to use the InfoLabel $INFO[ListItem.Art(season.fanart)] to display the season fanart as the backdrop.
In the manual there is a reference to the ListItem.Art(season.fanart) InfoLabel only being available in DialogVideoInfo.xml, but I'm not sure how to use/call this instead of ViewsVideoLibrary.xml as the author of CCM used.
Could any of the experienced skinning gurus help guide me with my quests to figure this out please? I've really tried to conquer this on my own, read the skinning manuals and tutorials, googled till my fingers bled, etc., but I've run into a brick wall due to my ignorance with the skinning engine and I sure could use some help.
Thanks in advance,
Robert
In the skin CCM.Helix, the author created a radio button to use the episode thumb as the backdrop while scrolling through episodes
Code:
<onclick>Skin.ToggleSetting(EpisodeBackground)</onclick>
I can recreate this behavior on my own, but for the life of me I can't figure out how to use the InfoLabel $INFO[ListItem.Art(season.fanart)] to display the season fanart as the backdrop.
In the manual there is a reference to the ListItem.Art(season.fanart) InfoLabel only being available in DialogVideoInfo.xml, but I'm not sure how to use/call this instead of ViewsVideoLibrary.xml as the author of CCM used.
- Would it be possible to use season + ListItem.Season + -fanart.jpg in some form or fashion to set the seasonxx-fanart.jpg image backdrop during episode scrolling within that season? Something like - I haven't figured out the syntax to make that work yet if that's even the best way to do this.Code:
<texture diffuse="Fanart_Diffuse.png" background="true" fallback="Fanart_Fallback_Small.jpg">$INFO["season"+ListItem.Season+"-fanart.jpg"]</texture>
- Am I on the right track with ListItem.Art(season.fanart), but using the incorrect xml files to accomplish this?
Could any of the experienced skinning gurus help guide me with my quests to figure this out please? I've really tried to conquer this on my own, read the skinning manuals and tutorials, googled till my fingers bled, etc., but I've run into a brick wall due to my ignorance with the skinning engine and I sure could use some help.
Thanks in advance,
Robert