[Tgxcorporation]

Black Glass Nova 2.0 - Gotham

Changelog

• Merged 2 skins in one: Black Glass and Black Glass Nova.
  Black Glass has a different approach and philosophy. Its main focus is contents, showing way larger list views, making the skin more readable and putting fanarts into the background.
  
• BG: Added Sliding eye-catching animation system, which can be disabled in settings
  
• BG: Fanarts can be disabled
  
• BG: 8 color themes available
  
• Added sliding animation to show fullscreen fanart
  
• Added support for script.skinshortcuts: now it's possible to customize home submenus
  
• Added scrollers for textboxes. Must be enabled in settings.
  
• Added pause, ff, rw big icons in OSD. Can be enabled in settings.
  
• Added "back" button in Video and Music OSD
  
• Added Startup screen
  
• Added fullscreen button in topbar
  
• Added additional media info in DialogVideoInfo
  
• Improved fixed vertical home menu
  
• Improved detection of 3D videos
  
• Revised logic for codec badges, adding support for media sources
  
• Added support for Metadata Actors
  
• Added CdArt support
  
• Added advanced filtering in Videos, Music, Programs, Pics
  
• Added Extra Fanart support
  
• Enabled banners for movies
  
• Added support for Clear Art
  
• Bugs fixed
  

Thanks
Pecinko for Amber skin which served as the base to this skin
All the xbmc team and addon developers

Screenshots
Some pictures of the skin: Screenshots

Special features & Supported Plugins

• PleXBMC - http://wiki.xbmc.org/?title=Add-on:PleXBMC
  
• Custom home items: Script.skinshortcuts - http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=178294
  
• CdArt for Movies, TV Series, MusicVideos: Artwork Downloader - http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Add...Downloader
  
• CdArt for Music: CdArt Manager - http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Add...RT_Manager
  
• Clear Art for Movies, TV Series, MusicVideos: Artwork Downloader - http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Add...Downloader
  
• Clear Art for Music: CdArt Manager - http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Add...RT_Manager
  
• Extra Fanart for Movies, TV Series, MusicVideos: Artwork Downloader - http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Add...Downloader
  
• TvTunes - http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Add-on:TvTunes
  
• Recently added/Random items: Skin Widgets - http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Add...in_Widgets
  
• Extra data for actors: Metadata Actors - http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=123578
  
• Cinema Experience - http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Add...Experience
  
• Music playing screen: Artist Slideshow - http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Add..._Slideshow
  
• VideoExtras - http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Add-on:VideoExtras
  
• Live TV/PVR
  
• Touch support
  
• Mouse support
  

Git Repository
Here is the git repository of the skin for anyone who wants to follow its development:
https://github.com/Tgxcorporation/skin.blackglassnova

Install from GitHub
If you can't wait for the official skin update in xbmc add-on repository, you can manually install the latest skin revision from GitHub. Here is how:

1. Switch to the "Confluence" skin in Settings.
2. Uninstall "Black Glass Nova" from installed Addons
3. Close XBMC
4. Go into your "packages" folder:

• Android -> Android/data/org.xbmc.xbmc/files/.xbmc/addons/packages/
  
• iOS -> /private/var/mobile/Library/Preferences/XBMC/addons/packages/
  
• Linux -> ~/.xbmc/addons/packages/
  
• Mac OS X -> /Users/<your_user_name>/Library/Application Support/XBMC/addons/packages/
  
• OpenELEC -> /storage/.xbmc/addons/packages/
  
• Windows XP, 7, 8 -> %appdata%\XBMC\addons\packages\
  

and delete every file starting with "skin.blackglassnova"

5. Download the zipped skin from https://github.com/Tgxcorporation/skin.b...master.zip
6. Start XBMC and go to Settings -> Add-ons and select "Install from zipped file". Browse for the file downloaded in point n. 5 and press "ok". The updated skin should install.

Donations
If you like this skin so much that you want to help a little bit, you can donate here (much appreciated):

[kebnekajse]

Hello Tgx,

I think there is a problem on the music visualisation. I have only a single background


And I don't have CDArt Visualisation on music play (It works on Aeon MQ5 skin)

[Tgxcorporation]

Hello Tgx,

I think there is a problem on the music visualisation. I have only a single background
And I don't have CDArt Visualisation on music play (It works on Aeon MQ5 skin)

Fixed in the latest revision on GitHub.

Thanks

Tgx


https://github.com/Tgxcorporation/skin.b...36348c090a
https://github.com/Tgxcorporation/skin.b...b369352192
https://github.com/Tgxcorporation/skin.b...d0f4bb3034

[kebnekajse]

Thanks it works perfect now [WINKING FACE]

[Me--]

Hello, I try your skin (v2.0) and I have the same problem as "johnny_swindle" with v1.0 when I add a timer from EPG:

http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid...pid1677001

Congratulations for your work!

[Me--]

Another question about music visualization. Is it possible to have:

- a CD wall (like AEON Nox)

or/and

- this visualization: http://passion-xbmc.org/index.php?action...tach=10653 (like Transparency!)

?


Thanks

[Tgxcorporation]

Hello, I try your skin (v2.0) and I have the same problem as "johnny_swindle" with v1.0 when I add a timer from EPG:

http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid...pid1677001

Congratulations for your work!

Is it working with confluence skin ?

Thanks

Tgx

[Me--]

Hello, I try your skin (v2.0) and I have the same problem as "johnny_swindle" with v1.0 when I add a timer from EPG:

http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid...pid1677001

Congratulations for your work!

Is it working with confluence skin ?

Thanks

Tgx

Yes.

With confluence:



With your skin:

[Tgxcorporation]

Hello, I try your skin (v2.0) and I have the same problem as "johnny_swindle" with v1.0 when I add a timer from EPG:

I think i fixed it. It was related to Windows Media Center as Tv Server. I cannot test it, but it should work.
Can you test it please?

https://github.com/Tgxcorporation/skin.b...e050b6e2f4

Thanks

Tgx

[Me--]

I will test it.

I use NextPVR as backend.

[Me--]

It does not work. The problem remains unchanged

[Tgxcorporation]

It does not work. The problem remains unchanged

Can you please try to go to your userdata folder ( http://wiki.xbmc.org/?title=Userdata ), then in the "addons/skin.blackglassnova/1080i" folder and rename the files "RecordPrefs.xml" and "DeleteTimer.xml" into something else, restart and see if it works?

Thanks

Tgx

[Me--]

When I rename both files otherwise the window to add a timer no longer appears ...

I have only this pop-up and when I select "Yes",



it return to the EPG.

[Tgxcorporation]

Ok, this is the way it works with Mediaportal TvServer which i'm using. You should have now a new programmed recording in the timer section.
Can you check it please? There you can edit your programmed recording.

Thanks

Tgx

[Me--]

You should have now a new programmed recording in the timer section.

No new programmed recording in the timer section...