Background Video in BACKGROUND

MartinC · 2009-04-02 02:54

What do I need to modify to make the video being viewed to appear in the background instead of a little box when exiting full screen Confused

This was the case in some older XBMC versions but the current beta doesn't allow it, as I remember some versions do/some don't

watty · 2009-04-02 08:34

I'm having the same issue, January 09 T3CH builds works perfectly. Now it's just a solid background.

**Jezz_X** · 2009-04-02 10:44

pick a different skin > PM3 has always just had the video in a little box on the lower left when not in fullscreen. Unless your in the home page

watty · 2009-04-02 18:31

Jezz_X Wrote:pick a different skin > PM3 has always just had the video in a little box on the lower left when not in fullscreen. Unless your in the home page

The issue I'm having is in home page. . I'm using a costume background, <colordiffuse> no longer works to make it transparent, when video is being played.

here's what my "main background overlay with scanlines and logo" layout.

Code:

        <control type="image">

            <description>background image</description>

            <posx>0</posx>

            <posy>88</posy>

            <width>720</width>

            <height>488</height>

            <texture>background-bottom.png</texture>

            <colordiffuse>CCFFFFFF</colordiffuse>

        </control>

        <control type="image">

            <description>background image </description>

            <posx>0</posx>

            <posy>443</posy>

            <width>720</width>

            <height>153</height>

            <texture>Home_Bottom.png</texture>

        </control>

        <control type="image">

            <description>background image</description>

            <posx>0</posx>

            <posy>0</posy>

            <width>720</width>

            <height>89</height>

            <texture>Background-plain.png</texture>

        </control>

MartinC · 2009-04-03 08:41

Jezz_X Wrote:pick a different skin > PM3 has always just had the video in a little box on the lower left when not in fullscreen. Unless your in the home page

Yeah this is BS, I just upgraded & encountered the change, I'm sure it's in one of the config files but rather than spending hours trying to figure it out I wouldn't mind a shortcut by someone giving me the answer :-)

Music views have also been limited, I had more views before I *upgraded* to a newer XBMC revision.

The files I edited to add the extra music views where:
3D Coverview.xml
CommonView.xml

If I can figure out how to chuck the playing video in the background I will share my modified PMIII skin.

I also see the major bugs have not been solved in the latest beta like the crash on network disconnection & file overwrite errors that have been present for years! The worst one is music pauses with local files! LOL

MartinC Member Posts: 73 Joined: Feb 2007 Reputation: 0	2009-04-02 02:54 Post: #1 What do I need to modify to make the video being viewed to appear in the background instead of a little box when exiting full screen This was the case in some older XBMC versions but the current beta doesn't allow it, as I remember some versions do/some don't
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watty Junior Member Posts: 19 Joined: Nov 2007 Reputation: 0	2009-04-02 08:34 Post: #2 I'm having the same issue, January 09 T3CH builds works perfectly. Now it's just a solid background.
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Jezz_X Team-XBMC Skinner Posts: 5,264 Joined: Jun 2006 Reputation: 55 Location: Earth	2009-04-02 10:44 Post: #3 pick a different skin > PM3 has always just had the video in a little box on the lower left when not in fullscreen. Unless your in the home page Skins I have done.... And others in the past... Want to know what I'm working on currently? Check me out on Google+
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