[skunkm0nkee]

Any word on v0.96? I don't have anything wrong with my V0.95, but I'm just so excited about this skin I can hardly wait for each new version. It's like Christmas.

There's been a few things going on in the background over the last few weeks (connection issues, holidays and team membership changes) which have impacted on the work for the skin.

The plan was to release 0.96 yesterday but that has now been put back and will probably not happen until Sunday 2nd November (gives us a few more days to get some more stuff in there to make the release worthwhile).

Hopefully it'll be worth the wait

[katz]

The new font takes up a bit more memory than before so will look into adding another font option to use the old font at some point hopefully that should sort out the memory issues (but will be less readable on screen as the new font is definitely more readable).

Oh i see, Its amazing that a font can chew so much! Bloody xbox lol

Cant wait for 0.96, hopefully ill have more luck with that

[skunkm0nkee]

How could one add sort by date in TV shows and Movies like it is in Videos?

Just had a better look into this and it looks like we already provide all the possible sort options for TV Shows and Movies (I'm basing that statement on what sort options PMIII provides for those media types). Both of these you can sort by Year but not by date.

[itstvman]

Congratulations...I think this skin is the best.
I was using PM3 and recently PM3.HD but then I saw this skin.... It's beautiful.
I look forward for new releases. Keep on the good work.

Sadly my XBox often freezes when I use the fanart as a background in the menu. I think it's a memory issue. Please create and test this skin for XBox.

[itstvman]

So i have to download all my fanart manually?

Back to my issue with the custom backgrounds on the home menus.
I've tried selecting smaller images, im actually down to 800x600 now and they still disappear.
The thing is, if the background disappear for movies and i enter and then return, its there again.
And when i then go down 5 selections (5 pushes on the down button) the image disappear for that selection.
So say i start at "movies" and the background is gone, and enter the menu, the image is back. And i then go down 5 steps. Im now on wheater, and the background is not there. I enter, the background is back. I go back and go down 5 steps. Same problem. Over and over again.
I doubt this is a memory issue.

I have the same problem when I select the fanart directory on my XBox for background images. Sometimes they appear; sometimes not; sometimes the xbox freezes. I'm no expert just a newby but it looks like a memory overwrite to me.

I use XBMC media companion for creating nfo files, folder.jpg and fanart. It's not perfect but eay to use. A little slow, but ok.

[FlemGrem]

I absolutely love this skin!! You guys really have thought this through and i have to commend you all on a great job well done! my old XB has now got a new lease of life, and Ive just bought a 42" plasma to celebrate. I drink to your success. cheers guys.

Here are a few **ahem, items ive found during my general usage...

My System
: XB Classic v1.0 Executer 3 w/LCD case mod .. more detail avail if you want it.
: XBMC T3CH Latest SVN Build with Mediastream 0.95 (beta2)
: XBMSP (Media file xstream) running on x64 server, 3mib ADSL, D-link wireless AP to netgear 108mbps wireless router.


Bugs Found :
#1 - When in movie info, changing the default thumb, if you don’t wait for the full list to populate before choosing a new thumb and then exiting, the system hangs. (3mibs D/L)

#2 - When scraping a share after setting content, if you attempt to start a new scrape. system hangs

#3 - After creating a large database, entering into movies hangs the system. ive fixed this by deleting the Video folder in userdata/database and the .db itself. but for some users this is going to be a hassle. (I had an old version of xbmc on XB for a while, before finding media stream, so most prob had an old database)

Suggested enhancements:
- Ability to Password/PIN a "folder" (prob XBMC functionality that one) button combo to unlock would be a nice touch, especially when in need of a porn boost. (Nothing worse than scrolling through an on screen keyb. When your dying for a W***

- When recursively scraping for movie info, if the default thumb is blank, the spider should use the next available populated thumb, but it doesn't. could be done via a)simple .jpg file size check, or b) on a count of jpeg data > 1 in the jpeg checking routine.
Currently, a "no thumb" icon is used, and this means plodding back through the list and adding manually.

- Would like the ability to move the "scanning info window" so that i can read through the movie info/text/writeups i have already scanned, while im performing a new scrape.
Scraping is a time consuming process, and im one of these who likes to flick through my movies text, while im waiting. seeing as i can't watch anything while im spidering

- Can I watch a movie while spidering/scraping a share.... please please please add this, it’s a tricky one I know ...

- Could you add a queuing system to the interface, allowing a series of commands to run when you click "GO" this way i could set up a list of tasks to run, check them through, and then fire them up b4 going to bed.... mediastream could collate my list and be ready for me to use next morning. this would be awsome!

btw, I’m a c# programmer, so if there’s anything i can lend a hand with, just let me know... happy to get stuck in.
CSS skills a plenty, as well as accessibility know now.

LOVE THE SKIN YOUR IN! - there’s a strap line for ya, free of charge

cheers all, hope list is useful.

-F

[skunkm0nkee]

I absolutely love this skin!! You guys really have thought this through and i have to commend you all on a great job well done! my old XB has now got a new lease of life, and Ive just bought a 42" plasma to celebrate. I drink to your success. cheers guys.

Here are a few **ahem, items ive found during my general usage...

My System
: XB Classic v1.0 Executer 3 w/LCD case mod .. more detail avail if you want it.
: XBMC T3CH Latest SVN Build with Mediastream 0.95 (beta2)
: XBMSP (Media file xstream) running on x64 server, 3mib ADSL, D-link wireless AP to netgear 108mbps wireless router.


Bugs Found :
#1 - When in movie info, changing the default thumb, if you don’t wait for the full list to populate before choosing a new thumb and then exiting, the system hangs. (3mibs D/L)

#2 - When scraping a share after setting content, if you attempt to start a new scrape. system hangs

#3 - After creating a large database, entering into movies hangs the system. ive fixed this by deleting the Video folder in userdata/database and the .db itself. but for some users this is going to be a hassle. (I had an old version of xbmc on XB for a while, before finding media stream, so most prob had an old database)

Suggested enhancements:
- Ability to Password/PIN a "folder" (prob XBMC functionality that one) button combo to unlock would be a nice touch, especially when in need of a porn boost. (Nothing worse than scrolling through an on screen keyb. When your dying for a W***

- When recursively scraping for movie info, if the default thumb is blank, the spider should use the next available populated thumb, but it doesn't. could be done via a)simple .jpg file size check, or b) on a count of jpeg data > 1 in the jpeg checking routine.
Currently, a "no thumb" icon is used, and this means plodding back through the list and adding manually.

- Would like the ability to move the "scanning info window" so that i can read through the movie info/text/writeups i have already scanned, while im performing a new scrape.
Scraping is a time consuming process, and im one of these who likes to flick through my movies text, while im waiting. seeing as i can't watch anything while im spidering

- Can I watch a movie while spidering/scraping a share.... please please please add this, it’s a tricky one I know ...

- Could you add a queuing system to the interface, allowing a series of commands to run when you click "GO" this way i could set up a list of tasks to run, check them through, and then fire them up b4 going to bed.... mediastream could collate my list and be ready for me to use next morning. this would be awsome!

btw, I’m a c# programmer, so if there’s anything i can lend a hand with, just let me know... happy to get stuck in.
CSS skills a plenty, as well as accessibility know now.

LOVE THE SKIN YOUR IN! - there’s a strap line for ya, free of charge

cheers all, hope list is useful.

-F

Thanks for the feedback but almost all the things you have mentioned are related to XBMC itself and not the skin. The position of the scanning window is the only one we could deal with and that position fits with most of the views (and as far as I remember we can't tell from within that dialog which view is currently active so can't have different positions for different views).

Make sure you are using the most up to date release and if the bugs you mention where the system hangs are still happening then you should report them to the XBMC team (check the wiki on how to report a bug).

[eriksmith200]

Will MediaStream in the future be part the xbmc skinning project?

[skunkm0nkee]

Will MediaStream in the future be part the xbmc skinning project?

Yes, when we get to v1.00

[eriksmith200]

Yes, when we get to v1.00

cool