Weather 'FanArt' Backdrops based on current weather conditions?

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GaiusOmnibus Offline
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How about weather FanArt backdrops? Could possible show picture of selected area in background?

[EDIT]: Support for Weather 'FanArt' Backdrops backgrounds based on current weather conditions has not been implemented in the XBMC SVN.

Further development discussion on adding on-the-fly theme/backdrops changes to skins with variables based on date and time of the day, and weather conditions can be found here:
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=27354

and a starter Weather FanArt Pack (Backdrops with different weather conditions) can be downloaded here:
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=41650

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(This post was last modified: 2009-01-03 18:58 by Gamester17.)
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You are joking......right?

Please say you are.....or risk being laughed at.
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what is so funny - is it possible? then tell me how
if its not possible so far whats so funny about the idea
i have different regions i want weather from so why dont have picture of La Digue in background for seychelles weather and one of tower bridge for london.
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Where we gonna come up with multiple, High Quality pictures for EVERY WEATHER CONDITION of EVERY CITY IN THE WHOLE WORLD?

Come on guy......use your head.

And you really don't see what is funny about that request?
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Didnt say anything about corresponding weather just want 1 picture for each of the regions i use to check, not for every region i might ever check.
Normaly I have my hometown, London (cause my wife loves it) , and Seychelles thats 3 regions = 3 pictures.
Just would be nice to define some special regions with corresponding background and
a standard background for the rest.
(This post was last modified: 2008-11-19 16:51 by GaiusOmnibus.)
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So you want FanArt added to Weather.......just for you? I'm not sure that is gonna happen.
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@ FourTwentySmilz

You dont like the idea, fine. There is no need to be a dick.

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I have a feeling it's probably not going to happen, but as something close, you could try adding a multiimage with the images you mentioned in it and it would just shuffle through them in the background whenever you're in the weather screen.
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How am I being a dick?

I'm only making mention of the things that I think are issues. No Dev is gonna add FanArt to ANYTHING for just 1 person. Tell me I'm wrong.

I think maybe GaiusOmnibus should look into adding a custom background to his Weather page. That, I believe, is already supported.

And the only thing that really makes me a dick is hanging around NUTS like you, harryzimm.
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This was never anything about: I want it give it to me !!
Its an idea and i wrote it down here for ppl to discuss if more ppl like it, maybe some skinner will include it if not...

The only way to evolve is thinking about new things good ideas will survive bad ideas or those to difficult to realize will die- thats all.

A friend once said to me "This has always worked - we do it like everytime" and i answered "If mankind always had think like that we would still sit
in a cave painting pictures with our fingers to the wall"
(This post was last modified: 2008-11-19 17:39 by GaiusOmnibus.)
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