Confluence Horizontal - small fanart in Music Media Info view

Gamblor · 2011-12-30 07:37

Hi Guys,

I've searched the forums high and low with no luck on this one.

I like the new confluence horizontal theme, but my only gripe is in the music library (when in media info view) it now shows by default the music thumbnail image for each artist. Previously you could tell it to show small fanart instead, which IMO looked much nicer as the default thumbnail images scraped are low-res and poorly looking.

I've tried telling XBMC to look for fanart.jpg instead of folder.jpg by editing advancedsettings.xml (which I've exported to the local folders).

<advancedsettings>
<musicthumbs>
<remove>folder.jpg</remove>
<add>fanart.jpg</add>
</musicthumbs>
</advancedsettings>

This doesn't seem to work. I've even deleted the music library file and thumbnail cache.

Does anyone have any suggestions or different method I could use? This is the only thing that bothers me about this new skin, and given I primarily listen to music it bothers me a lot! Smile

mad-max · 2011-12-30 09:44

You might edit the control of the image...

From "ListItem.Icon" to "$INFO[ListItem.Path]folder.jpg"

That's easier...

mad-max

Gamblor · 2011-12-30 10:08

Thanks for that. Can you tell me which file do I need to make the change in?

mad-max Wrote:You might edit the control of the image...

From "ListItem.Icon" to "$INFO[ListItem.Path]folder.jpg"

That's easier...

mad-max

mad-max · 2011-12-30 10:20

Gamblor Wrote:Thanks for that. Can you tell me which file do I need to make the change in?

Assuming with MediaInfoView you mean:
[Image: screenshot001ng.jpg]

It is ViewsMusicLibrary.xml

Include is "ArtistMediaListView" starting at line 684...
Image is at line 774:

Code:

                <control type="image">

                    <posx>0</posx>

                    <posy>0</posy>

                    <width>510</width>

                    <height>300</height>

                    <aspectratio>keep</aspectratio>

                    <fadetime>IconCrossfadeTime</fadetime>

                    <texture background="true">$INFO[ListItem.Icon]</texture>

                    <bordertexture border="8">ThumbShadow.png</bordertexture>

                    <bordersize>8</bordersize>

                </control>

cheers,
Max

Gamblor · 2011-12-30 11:03

Thanks, Max.

It didn't actually work but pointed me in the right direction.

Not knowing anything about xml I pinched "$INFO[ListItem.Property(fanart_image)]" from a video library xml file and it worked Smile

mad-max · 2011-12-30 11:23

Cool...you get it sorted...
Glad to help...

BTW: Edited my xml in order to see the difference...to be honest:
much better than before...
will be integrated in my MOD...
kudos to you for the idea

max-max

Gamblor · 2011-12-31 03:13

Cheers Max.

Personally I think it should also be the default setting in Confluence. But at least I know how to change it now.

mad-max Posting Freak Posts: 1,476 Joined: Jul 2010 Reputation: 52 Location: Germany	2011-12-30 09:44 Post: #2 You might edit the control of the image... From "ListItem.Icon" to "$INFO[ListItem.Path]folder.jpg" That's easier... mad-max - - - Tribute to Metallica - - - If I managed to help you, please click my reputation
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Gamblor Junior Member Posts: 16 Joined: Feb 2008 Reputation: 0 Location: Brisbane, Australia	2011-12-30 10:08 Post: #3 Thanks for that. Can you tell me which file do I need to make the change in? mad-max Wrote:You might edit the control of the image... From "ListItem.Icon" to "$INFO[ListItem.Path]folder.jpg" That's easier... mad-max
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Gamblor Junior Member Posts: 16 Joined: Feb 2008 Reputation: 0 Location: Brisbane, Australia	2011-12-30 11:03 Post: #5 Thanks, Max. It didn't actually work but pointed me in the right direction. Not knowing anything about xml I pinched "$INFO[ListItem.Property(fanart_image)]" from a video library xml file and it worked
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mad-max Posting Freak Posts: 1,476 Joined: Jul 2010 Reputation: 52 Location: Germany	2011-12-30 11:23 Post: #6 Cool...you get it sorted... Glad to help... BTW: Edited my xml in order to see the difference...to be honest: much better than before... will be integrated in my MOD... kudos to you for the idea max-max - - - Tribute to Metallica - - - If I managed to help you, please click my reputation (This post was last modified: 2011-12-30 11:26 by mad-max.)
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Gamblor Junior Member Posts: 16 Joined: Feb 2008 Reputation: 0 Location: Brisbane, Australia	2011-12-31 03:13 Post: #7 Cheers Max. Personally I think it should also be the default setting in Confluence. But at least I know how to change it now.
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