[Freddo]

From the changelog:

2007-07-08 9520 fixed: rotatex and rotatey weren't quite right.
2007-07-08 9519 fixed: Missing file from 3D guilib commit
2007-07-08 9517 added: rotatex and rotatey animation types + moved the guilib anim system to 3D internally.

does this mean what i think it means? is a coverflow style interface on the cards now?

[jmarshall]

Theoretically, yes. Though it relies on many more changes than just these ones.

[Jezz_X]

Now of course we can't do CoverFlow because that would be a patented Apple thing probably But we can sure do nicer wrap lists like this



And in action

[Nuka1195]

It's good to see you've updated the right skin

That's pretty cool. I was playing with those settings, but didn't succeed.

[Jezz_X]

.....That's pretty cool. I was playing with those settings, but didn't succeed.

thats why your the Python Expert and I'm the Team XBMC Skinner
just kidding

[empty]

Nice nice :-)
Well now is just antialiasing and a 3D Look from the covers missing, then it would be perfect!

[Freddo]

stunning.

[Gamester17]

Very nice! ...oh, and yes anti-aliasing on the cover top and bottom edges would make it even nicer

...and here is a few more ideas/variations that could possible be made with this skinning feature(?):

Pictures:
http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/7122/...el4nk3.jpg
http://www.mediaportal-skins.net/Bilder/Facelast.jpg
http://www.mediaportal-skins.net/Bilder/Coverview4.jpg
http://img451.imageshack.us/img451/5339/caroselhd7.jpg

Videos:
http://www.mediaportal-skins.net/Bilder/SkinFace.wmv
http://www.mediaportal-skins.net/Downloads/Face3.wmv

*These ideas are 'stolen' from the MediaPortal Face skin suggestion topic-thread from their forums.

[Gamester17]

Maybe this 3D rotatex/rotatey could even be used in combination with the carousel animation effect?

[Nuka1195]

carousel animation is possible. It took me a few trys to get what I wanted. Before I did, It orbited like that.

My question is how do you loop it continuously.

[Gamester17]

My question is how do you loop it continuously.

Didn't MacGyver and JMarshall figure that out in the other topic-thread? => http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=26877

[jmarshall]

loop="true" should loop stuff around.

[Nuka1195]

That's what I thought, first thing I tried.

This is what I tried on a XBMC-2007.07.09-Rev9523 build:

Code:

<animation effect="rotatey" loop="true" center="585" start="0" end="-360" time="3000">Visible</animation>

It didn't work. It rotates one complete turn, like a spinning coin.

Sorry for the continued noob questions. Theres just a lot more you can do with skinning now and I want to add some interesting effects.

Edit: It must have something to do with the condition. The following works.

Code:

<animation effect="rotatey" center="585" start="0" end="-360" time="3000" loop="true" condition="Control.HasFocus(100)">Conditional</animation>

Now I need to find the right condition.

[C-Quel]

Don't take my word for it but i know loop="true" requires it to be Conditional... have you tried condition="true"?

[Nuka1195]

Yes, I have. I copied directly from Jezz_X Xbox-Classic.

The following does not work. But I will take your word for it. Since the only way it worked for me was with a condition. The Control.IsVisible() condition does not work either.

Code:

<animation effect="rotatey" center="585" start="0" end="-360" time="3000" loop="true" condition="true">Conditional</animation>