[Mod] MiniMeedia

Wanted to give you an update. I installed v1.5 and the problem is a little better but not gone. At least now you can scroll and the background images do appear but you cannot go fast at all. You have to pause at least 1-2 seconds between scrolls. Is this a preloading issue?
On a side note, is the Waffa version exactly like the non Waffa version? Reason being is that the Waffa version seems more sluggish on an xbox versus the regular MiniMeedia.

The extra views use extra memory that's the problem.
If I disable a few views (mine or default), memory is ok for the xbox.

Wil look into the code but it's already very clean.
I'm thinking of an option to disable views in movies/tvshows which you don't use/like anyway.
Focus (skin) has this option to disable views and in the short time I could test (you know wife and tv ) it looks like it will use less memory when some views disabled.

Maybe you could do some more test, enable debug logging (system/setttings/sytem) and you will see the free memory on your screen.

If memory goes up by disabling views in focus let me know !
I could do the same trick for MiniMeedia Waffa !

Quote:The extra views use extra memory that's the problem.
If I disable a few views (mine or default), memory is ok for the xbox.

Ah I see now. Weird though how that would have any effect but I'm not an expert in xml. I guess the extra views are in an "always on" mode? Creating an option to turn some views off would be a great idea. Or code to have the current view only use memory but that maynot be possible.

Is there a way to simply edit a file or files to remove some of the views? Or is this just too much editing involved?

Yes. You can test/play with it....
Make first copies of the ViewsCommen.xml and ViewsExtra.xml so you have a backup. (located in skin/720p)

And simply delete the view you want to delete.
In ViewsCommen are the default views and in Views Extra mine.

Simply rename for example viewscommen will also work and lose all default views and gain a lot of memory.

This is simpel en effective but you need to do more if you want to do it properly...views are still visible in optionsmenu for example...

But I'm still working on this, just don't have a lot of time now.
I want this skin also to work for the xbox like you do

WooHoo !!!

I did just what you said and removed three views I didn't care for, High List, Lo List and Exhibit. Then removed
them from being seen as an option and now the backgrounds are scrolling at 100% speed using an Xbox. Thanks again Waffa.

d00dtv Wrote:WooHoo !!!

I did just what you said and removed three views I didn't care for, High List, Lo List and Exhibit. Then removed
them from being seen as an option and now the backgrounds are scrolling at 100% speed using an Xbox. Thanks again Waffa.

can you share how you did it?

Sure no problem. Like Waffa said, make a backup first of the three files he mentioned just in case you screw up. Then open up viewscommon with an editor of the ftp program your using. You will want to know ahead of time which views you don't like then simply highlight and delete. Each view will start off like

<include name="nameofview">

then the contents which can be pretty long and it will end like

</include>

You may see quite a few </control> at the end before the final </include> and they will need to go. You will know your at the end at the next <include name="nameofview"> line unless it's the last one.

Opening up opionsmenu and deleting your view option is done the same way but the lines will be much shorter. It looks as if each view option has two entries stated and I removed both and it seems to work. Searching for the view option you need can be done using the find tool of your editor. Then simply remove all info starting with

<control type="foo">

then ending

</control>

There's even an easier way..... did test a lot yesterday.
It's also very easy to make skinsettings to disable views....but.

I don't want to disable any view completly.
I use almost all views around the catogories and movies/TvShows are the catogories who give the memory problems.

So I want them to disable them for each catogory.
Starting with Movies and TvShows

This way you can disable even more views because you probably only use/have 1 or 2 favoriet views for example movies.

And This goes as well for TvShows.

Videos/music/pictures would still have all available views.
And if wanted or needed (memory) I can still make skin options for those catogories to.

This way you keep the abbility to use all views around your catogories and gain a lot of memory.
It's up to the user then which view he wants to use for each catogory and make the skin lite as he wants...

Skunk doesn't like many skin options but you will gain a lot of them.
18...9 for movies and 9 for TvShows (And maybe more)
List view is the default view and would not be wise to disable default view.
But I could make another view default.

I Uploaded a new Version 1.6

This time I only added the option to hide views in movies and tv shows.
In those catogories it is most needed to free up memory.

I did my best but couldn't split up movies and TvShows. So the settings to hide in movies would effect to TvShows to.
(Videos/music/pictures/programs would be no problem to split up)

I didn't test on the xbox but I could even see on my windows system that hiding views does increase free memory..... a lot even and getting quicker to!!!

So please let me know if it works for you !!

My test time on xbox is very limited, kids use xbox thru the day and wife the Tv in the evening :mad: