Idiots Guide to Skinning
#1
Hi, does anyone know of an idiots guide to skinning that explains in reasonably plain english how to ceate/change/modify/adapt skins. Unfortunately the guides I can find seem to expect a knowledge that I don't seem to have.
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#2
Install a good text/xml editor like Notepad++

Install the foundation skin to experiment on:
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=94438
Download the zip. Go in XBMC -> Install addon from zip -> switch to Foundation skin.

And make sure you make those keymaps you see in the thread about Foundation skin, so you can refresh your skin after you made/saved your changes in an xml file (like F5 on website)
http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=HOW...yboard.xml

Go into the Foundation skin's folder. This is located the addon folder, which is in the same place as your userdata folder (where you earlier edited your keymap). Then go into the 720p or 1080i folder (depending on your screen res) and open Home.xml

In home.xml find the following piece of code:
Code:
<item id="2">
    <description>Videos</description>
    <label>31003</label>
    <onclick>ActivateWindow(Video,Files)</onclick>
</item>

Change the label number to TEST.
Code:
<item id="2">
    <description>Videos</description>
    <label>TEST</label>
    <onclick>ActivateWindow(Video,Files)</onclick>
</item>
Refresh the skin to see if your change is visible. If TEST is visible, you made your first change, congrats.
Numbers are used instead of text for translating purposes. (Like number 31003 = "Videos" in the language that has been set)

Continue here:
http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=HOW...a_skinning

Try removing things without breaking the list. Try to move the entire list's place on the screen.
Try to move the focused item's place in the list. Then move it's location outside of the list.
Try to make the list horizontal / vertical (requires you add a tag).

More about your first container:
http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Wra..._Container

More here:
http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=XBM...ing_Manual
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#3
Thanks, will give this a go
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#4
Thanks for this, great info for my first day attempts
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