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i downloaded the phil65 package, and when i use this script to update, first of all it throws the aeon65 in the xbmc root c:\xbmc\aeon65, + it changes the whole skin and doesn't seem like it's updaing simply redownloading something else... any 1 ?
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2010-05-13, 23:46
(This post was last modified: 2010-05-14, 06:36 by hansoffate.)
The script seems to be working to git and install to the user-defined area (for me it was ~/.xbmc/skin but the skins are still not recognized in XBMC.) Why is this?
-Hans
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Well, I had to reinstall XBMC on my MAC and unfortunately I'm no progrmmer to figure out how to install something that I used to be able to...
I installed GIT, then that ASM thing and nothing. Errors and more errors, pretty much the same as a lot of other users are replicating here and having no sucess on having them solved.
Is there anyway I can get a .dmg file with aeon skin? I really don't care to have it updates automatically the minute you guys do some changes, because between having anything or nothing at all, I chose anything...
Thank you.
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New versions of XBMC have changed how skins are handled. They are now put in the addons folder and need an addons.xml file (plus they need to be compatible and some aren't). Alaska Revisited is compatible and there are a couple of skins (including a basic version of Aeon) over at sshcs but that's it for the moment apart from Confluence. They'll likely all be updated to work with 10.5 soon...
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Only 'Aeon Showmix' is getting downloaded when i try this.
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you're right, but back in the days Aeon65 had more than 20 enhancements/fixes a day. To download the ENTIRE skin for that seems a bit extreme (or to download the skin few times a day to keep up with the latest changes). I followed the tutorial and I managed to download the skin using this script (modified files only) and I'm not a programmer either.
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I agree, but you're assuming that users will want to update everyday. If it's a killer app in alpha (e.g. sickbeard) I can understand the use case, but for a skin? I'm not making the case against using that update method entirely, just that there should be simpler (i.e. less steps, less programs) to downloading and using the skin as well, especially if you just want to try it out. ASMupdate was definitely a step in the right direction, but I think a better way of handling it would be a process within XBMC for retrieving skins from a single repository of stable skins. Maybe even a mod within XBMC itself to handle updating the main program as well as the skins.
Right now, the Aeon skin & forum is *so* crowded with different versions/flavors, it's prohibitively difficult for the casual user to navigate. Prior to yesterday I had been using Stark for over a year because it was the first one I downloaded (there are 3 stickies dedicated to Stark/Auriga), and it wasn't clear what the different versions of Aeon did. I tried showmix, but it didn't suit my tastes, so I was stuck using a pretty, but partially non-function skin. It worked well, but I've been running into some limitations, particularly with XBMC forward compatibility. I could have used Aeon65, but therein again, it was an overly complicated process that proved to be a barrier to using it. At that point, I just wanted XBMC to "work" so I could get the wife off my back.
These different Aeon based skins (aeon65, showmix, etc), should *really* be forked into their own subforums, and given more individualized names for easier identification, download, and support. Djh stopped development of Aeon a long time ago. There's no reason why at this point atleast 65 & Showmix can't stand on their own.
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In addition to the link (above) left by the DarkKnight... Once you get the zip file. You can add it via the add-on panel within the xbmc app (System settings / Addons). This will place the zipped package and the unzipped contents in the /users/username/Library/Application Support/XBMC and /addons directory.
The last piece of the puzzle is to rename the skin folder in the addon folder to the proper format:
skin.skin-name
I named the folder: skin.aeon
Once that's done, you will be able to select it in the Appearance/Skin selector. I did my best with the whole git thing but in the end it was easier to download the skin package and figure out what was missing in order to get it to work.
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