Transparency! - v1.03

http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=57144

stokedfish Wrote:Aww, I see, but I don't really understand...lol.

vielleicht soll ich es mal im Deutsch versuchen? ;-)

stokedfish Wrote:So what does this mean when I run Transparency! on a 1920x1080 screen?

the same as running just about every other skin.

stokedfish Wrote:1. all fanart that isn't 1920x1080 will get upscaled by the skin?

nope. the skin will display all fanart at 1280x720

stokedfish Wrote:2. the skin itself will get upscaled by xbmc? huh?

yes, you can select the resolution xbmc will run at in : Settings > Appearance > Screen > Resolution

of course, you'll have to be running X at 1920x1080 too.

stokedfish Wrote:will it look shitty

Transparency! will never look shitty!

stokedfish Wrote:or won't I note a difference?

compared to a 4:3 screen it will be a whole new experience. ;-)

stokedfish Wrote:will I get black bars or sth?

definitely not.

stokedfish Wrote:I don't get what you mean when you say "Transparency! is, like most skins, a 720p skin" ...

720p = 1280x720
there are currently no 1080p (=1920x1080) skins available for xbmc.

stokedfish Wrote:will it look distorted?

let's just say, you've got nothing to worry about!

stokedfish Wrote:Planning on buying this: http://digitec.ch/ProdukteDetails2.aspx?...kel=158120

Cheap and got great reviews!

(219 Schweizer Franken = 206,448015 US-Dollar)

HOLY CRAP!!! i think i need to get me one of those too!!!

ronie Wrote:http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=57144

looks awesome! love your work. I'm already happy with the skin (except music fanart support that could be better, but that's xbmc's fault) but looking forward to 2.0 of course. exciting!

btw, a small bug: (which prolly isn't skin related either)

in xbmc's playlist editor there are 2 options: files or library. files, however, does NOT show the files in file mode. it seems it shows exactly the same as library mode. weird. (file mode should be by ABC so "the upbeats" should not be shown under "u" ... no?)

also, an option to REMOVE a song from a playlist would be nice...funny that a playlist editor doesn't offer this. :confused2: oh, and also, thanks for help!

ronie Wrote:HOLY CRAP!!! i think i need to get me one of those too!!!

hmm, was that sarcasm or real? lol...I guess I'll order mine tomorrow!

stokedfish Wrote:btw, a small bug: (which prolly isn't skin related either)

in xbmc's playlist editor there are 2 options: files or library. files, however, does NOT show the files in file mode. it seems it shows exactly the same as library mode. weird. (file mode should be by ABC so "the upbeats" should not be shown under "b" ... no?)

although i've never used it, it's working just fine for me.
clicking 'Files' will list all my drives/folders and clicking 'library' will list all the library nodes, like 'albums' artists' genres' etc...

stokedfish Wrote:also, an option to REMOVE a song from a playlist would be nice...funny that a playlist editor doesn't offer this. :confused2: oh, and also, thanks for help!

if you navigate to the right pane (current playlist), and bring up the context menu on one of the items, there will be a 'remove' option. ;-)

stokedfish Wrote:hmm, was that sarcasm or real? lol...I guess I'll order mine tomorrow!

sarcasm? me? not this time. ;-)
it's pretty cheap....and i would love to have a 16:9 monitor, but since i already have a 22" inch widescreen (16:10) i think i should go for something a bit bigger than i already have, when i decide to replace it.

ronie Wrote:although i've never used it, it's working just fine for me.
clicking 'Files' will list all my drives/folders and clicking 'library' will list all the library nodes, like 'albums' artists' genres' etc...

Well, same here. But you'd expect to see your files in file mode the same way as in every other file browser. The alphabet, you know. XBMC, however, skips the "The" for folders such as "The Flashbulb", which is listed as "Flashbulb". Maybe this should be a feature but it sure isn't what the average Joe expects when he wants to browse files in file mode...no big deal, but a lil' incosistent.

ronie Wrote:...and bring up the context menu on one of the items, there will be a 'remove' option.

I'm navigating XBMC with a mouse and a keyboard (till my asrock and stuff arrives) and when I right-click on a song in "current playlist" no remove option appears. actually, nothing happens at all...

stokedfish Wrote:I'm navigating XBMC with a mouse and a keyboard (till my asrock and stuff arrives) and when I right-click on a song in "current playlist" no remove option appears. actually, nothing happens at all...

that's 10 bonus points for you for finding another xbmc bug!
try hitting 'c' on keyboard instead.

hmm I've just installed this skin (which looks great in the screenshots). However the transparency of the panels doesn't work for me. Some panels are solid black, and some panels have no background image at all.

I'm using r22514 from SVN nightlys on a MacBook.

Any ideas?

Cheers,

Justin

Soul Wrote:hmm I've just installed this skin (which looks great in the screenshots). However the transparency of the panels doesn't work for me. Some panels are solid black, and some panels have no background image at all.

I'm using r22514 from SVN nightlys on a MacBook.

Any ideas?

Cheers,

Justin

restart xbmc ?

I've reinstalled XBMX, reinstalled the skin, restarted XBMC and still no joy



Should have picked a brighter background but still you get the idea. The panel on the right is solid black, and the middle panel has no background at all....

It's the same on the homescreen.

Soul Wrote:I've reinstalled XBMX, reinstalled the skin, restarted XBMC and still no joy

thanx for the screenshot. there's quite a few odd things there, besides the ones you mention, it's also missing the scrollbar background, the dropshadow of the dvdcase if corrupt, the separator lines in the list are corrupt..

i'm afraid the xbmc build you're using is broken. i can't think of anything else.