Need help modding PM3 for Conditional Weather FanArt?

Spongy · 2009-05-31 20:10

Question #1

I added weather conditional fanart, but I can't figure out how to get the bottom left corner rounded, like in this image.

[Image: round.jpg]

Instead it looks like this.
[Image: square.jpg]

Here is the control I added.

Code:

            <control type="multiimage">

                <description>conditional fanart</description>

                <posx>202</posx>

                <posy>111</posy>

                <width>800</width>

                <height>450</height>

                <visible>ControlGroup(9000).HasFocus(2)</visible>

                <imagepath>E:/images/fanart/weather/$INFO[Weather.FanartCode]</imagepath>

                <timeperimage>5000</timeperimage>

                <fadetime>2000</fadetime>

                <loop>yes</loop>

                <aspectratio>stretch</aspectratio>

                <include>contentpanelslide</include>

            </control>

Here is the entire weather.xml http://pastebin.com/m7fee12bf

Can anyone help me figure this out?

Question #2

I added a "more" button that launches the TWC script, but when I exit the script all the weather info is missing.
[Image: NoInfo.jpg]

Is there some way to force the weather window to refresh?
Or keep some focus in the background so it doesn't lose the info?

Thanks in advance for any help.

**Jezz_X** · 2009-05-31 20:37

For the fanart the bits in bold are the ones that make it curved this is the image from the Custom Background bit

Quote:<control type="image" id="0">
<description>contentpanel slice Custom background</description>
<posx>180</posx>
<posy>88</posy>
<width>540</width>
<height>449</height>
<aspectratio scalediffuse="false">scale</aspectratio>
<texture diffuse="Content_Panel_Diffuse.png" />
<info>Skin.String(Custom_Background)</info>
<include>contentpanelslide</include>
<visible>Skin.HasSetting(Use_Custom_Background)</visible>
<visible>![!IsEmpty(Fanart.Image) + Skin.HasSetting(ShowFanart)]</visible>
</control>

Spongy · 2009-05-31 22:15

Thanks for the help Jezz.
I messed around with that a bit yesterday and it didn't seem to make a difference. I tried again now and I still can't get it to work. This is the control I added.

Code:

<control type="multiimage">

    <description>conditional fanart</description>

    <posx>180</posx>

    <posy>88</posy>

    <width>540</width>

    <height>449</height>

    <aspectratio scalediffuse="false">scale</aspectratio>

    <texture diffuse="Content_Panel_Diffuse.png" />

    <visible>yes</visible>

    <imagepath>E:/images/fanart/weather/$INFO[Weather.FanartCode]</imagepath>

    <timeperimage>5000</timeperimage>

    <fadetime>2000</fadetime>

    <loop>yes</loop>

    <include>contentpanelslide</include>

</control>

I put the control in place of <include>contentpanel</include>.

Is that the correct place for it?
Should I leave <include>contentpanel</include> in there?

My current MyWeather.xml Pastbin
Any help appreciated.

Edit Tongue

.S. Where in myweather.xml is the code for custom backgrounds?

**Jezz_X** · 2009-06-01 05:15

Turns out multiimage doesn't like the scalediffuse="false" stuff, like the image controls do. Sso you will have to set aspectratio to stretch like this

Code:

<control type="multiimage">

    <description>conditional fanart</description>

    <posx>180</posx>

    <posy>88</posy>

    <width>540</width>

    <height>449</height>

    <aspectratio>stretch</aspectratio>

    <imagepath diffuse="Content_Panel_Diffuse.png">special://Home/weather_fanart/$INFO[Weather.FanartCode]</imagepath>

    <timeperimage>5000</timeperimage>

    <fadetime>2000</fadetime>

    <loop>yes</loop>

    <include>contentpanelslide</include>

</control>

These are the 2 lines you really need
<aspectratio>stretch</aspectratio>
<imagepath diffuse="Content_Panel_Diffuse.png">special://Home/weather_fanart/$INFO[Weather.FanartCode]</imagepath>

PS leave <include>contentpanel</include> in and put the control under it

Nuka1195 · 2009-06-01 05:26

update twc script to 1.5.6

Spongy · 2009-06-02 15:04

Thanks a lot Jezz, that worked like a charm.

Thanks for the twc update Nuka. I noticed yesterday that when I play the video in the 36 hour forecast, the video launches in the background, so the script must be exited in order to watch. Was this intentional.

Thanks again

ekim232 · 2009-07-17 00:26

Is this possible in PM3.HD?

I am not aware of a diffuse file that will make an image fit to the more straight corners of PM3.HD. Any suggestions on how to get an image to overlay like this? I would like to use it in settings if it is possible.

**Jezz_X** · 2009-07-17 01:06

you need to make an image thats exactly the size you need to fit the panel and use it as the diffuse

ekim232 · 2009-07-17 05:29

Jezz_X Wrote:you need to make an image thats exactly the size you need to fit the panel and use it as the diffuse

Thats where I fall short unfortunately. My image skills are not good at all.

I know it is a lot to ask, but if you could make a diffuse for PM3.HD that would be amazing. Or even if anyone knows of a quick way to explain it, I would love to learn for myself.

Nuka1195 Skilled Python Coder Posts: 3,917 Joined: Dec 2004 Reputation: 17	2009-06-01 05:26 Post: #5 update twc script to 1.5.6 For python coding questions first see http://mirrors.xbmc.org/docs/python-docs/
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Spongy Junior Member Posts: 5 Joined: Feb 2008 Reputation: 0	2009-06-02 15:04 Post: #6 Thanks a lot Jezz, that worked like a charm. Thanks for the twc update Nuka. I noticed yesterday that when I play the video in the 36 hour forecast, the video launches in the background, so the script must be exited in order to watch. Was this intentional. Thanks again
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Jezz_X Team-XBMC Skinner Posts: 5,264 Joined: Jun 2006 Reputation: 55 Location: Earth	2009-07-17 01:06 Post: #8 you need to make an image thats exactly the size you need to fit the panel and use it as the diffuse 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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