MediaStream v0.95 Released (13/10/2008)

It's as opaque as it is currently as that seemed the optimum for transparency without making the text illegible. In actual fact there's been far more posts regarding the text not being readable than there has about making the overlay more transparent so I doubt it's gonna happen.

When we reach v1.00 then the plan is to open up the skin in SVN so everyone has access to all the textures etc so if someone wants to take it on then and make brighter mods then that's cool with me

Thx haken, worked like a charm

Oh and thx goes to the shaving mackerel crew as well. Awesome how you somehow managed to make this functional and good looking at the same time. Thats not an easy task! I only wish it was a bit more focus on fanart, but that would probably ruin readability, so I guess it has to stay the way it is =)

skunkm0nkee Wrote:It's as opaque as it is currently as that seemed the optimum for transparency without making the text illegible. In actual fact there's been far more posts regarding the text not being readable than there has about making the overlay more transparent so I doubt it's gonna happen.

When we reach v1.00 then the plan is to open up the skin in SVN so everyone has access to all the textures etc so if someone wants to take it on then and make brighter mods then that's cool with me

Yea I agree, text legibility should be prioritized over looks.

Regarding the opacity... could it be done such that it's something in between the "lite" and "standard" versions? The lite version of media stream has an constant opacity that allows for the entire fanart to be seen. The text is legible and the entire fanart does show fairly well. So an idea would be to modify the current overlay in the "standard" version such that the dark areas have the same opacity as the "lite" version. Here are some shots, notice the difference:

Standard version:


Lite version:



BTW, It's great that you guys are planning on opening up the skin. I think a lot of good enhancements can come out of that which could make their way back to the source.

Here's a quick mock-up of the merge:

lite+standard:

THANKS FOR THE BEST XBMC EXPERIENCE SO FAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Question:
is anyone else having issue swhen you display lyrics..

they come up like this
lyric line1lyric line 2lyric line3
instead of the old way
lyric line 1
lyric line 2
lyric line 3
?

you must compile new xbmclyrics from svn and copy it into xbmc/skins/mediastream/extras directory. New build works ok.

You can also download a working script here (built one): http://www.solidexpert.com/xbmclyrics_rev2376.zip

Updated: Switched plot and thumb locations in Video OSD

This looks very bad when plot is turn off

Also, media count isn't center vertically when using bigger font and i notice overlay in movies rating (number of votes and stars).

xbs08 Wrote:Updated: Switched plot and thumb locations in Video OSD

This looks very bad when plot is turn off

Yep, should have thought of that. Have now updated it for the next release so that thumb will sit on right (as before) if the plot is hidden.

xbs08 Wrote:Also, media count isn't center vertically when using bigger font

Fixed for next release.

xbs08 Wrote:i notice overlay in movies rating (number of votes and stars).

Which view/dialog? (Are you running 4x3 or 720p?)

About the vertical alignment with the new font, I think you have to look it over everywhere.

Like the "refresh" and "settings" buttons on the weatherpage. The "options" and "lyrics" buttons on the horizontal musicpanel in fullscreen visualisation.. to name few places where I´ve seen that it looks a bit off.

There is also a problem with allignment in Episodes View (Episode names are too low, not in the middle)