[MOD] Simple Christmas Theme

dhrandy · 2009-12-08 03:08

MajorTom Wrote:Fancy upload yours too dhrandy? .... I like the little lights
P.S. Nice one karld1977

Updated my previous post.

BluScrnOdeth · 2009-12-14 21:14

I seen that someone suggested that they wanted several seasons. So do I. So i put it together and here is the code. I dont have an account anywhere to upload the photos i have and would prefer someone with some magical touch to get some better images than the ones i have.

As you can see from the first <control> to </control> is set before the XBMC logo so that the fireworks i selected show behind it. The rest are on top of the XBMC or off to the side.

Code:

<!-- Start Holiday theme -->

            <control type="image">

                <description>Independence Day</description>

                <visible>system.date(07-01,07-05)</visible>

                <posx>10</posx>

                <posy>1</posy>

                <width>100</width>

                <height>50</height>

                <texture>independence.png</texture>

            </control>

<!-- End Holiday theme -->

            <control type="image">

                <description>LOGO</description>

                <posx>10</posx>

                <posy>10</posy>

                <width>140</width>

                <height>40</height>

                <texture>XBMC_Logo.png</texture>

            </control>

<!-- Start Holiday theme -->

            <control type="image">

                <description>New Years</description>

                <visible>system.date(12-31,01-01)</visible>

                <posx>150</posx>

                <posy>1</posy>

                <width>40</width>

                <height>50</height>

                <texture>newyears.png</texture>

            </control>

            <control type="image">

                <description>Valentines</description>

                <visible>system.date(02-08,02-15)</visible>

                <posx>10</posx>

                <posy>1</posy>

                <width>40</width>

                <height>50</height>

                <texture>valentines.png</texture>

            </control>

            <control type="image">

                <description>Presidents Day</description>

                <visible>system.date(02-16,02-17)</visible>

                <posx>150</posx>

                <posy>1</posy>

                <width>80</width>

                <height>50</height>

                <texture>presidents.png</texture>

            </control>

            <control type="image">

                <description>Easter</description>

                <visible>system.date(04-01,04-07)</visible>

                <posx>150</posx>

                <posy>1</posy>

                <width>40</width>

                <height>50</height>

                <texture>easter.png</texture>

            </control>

            <control type="image">

                <description>Halloween</description>

                <visible>system.date(10-25,10-31)</visible>

                <posx>150</posx>

                <posy>1</posy>

                <width>40</width>

                <height>50</height>

                <texture>halloween.png</texture>

            </control>

            <control type="image">

                <description>Veterans Day</description>

                <visible>system.date(11-10,11-11)</visible>

                <posx>150</posx>

                <posy>1</posy>

                <width>80</width>

                <height>50</height>

                <texture>veterans.png</texture>

            </control>

            <control type="image">

                <description>Thanks Giving</description>

                <visible>system.date(11-20,11-25)</visible>

                <posx>150</posx>

                <posy>1</posy>

                <width>70</width>

                <height>50</height>

                <texture>thanksgiving.png</texture>

            </control>

            <control type="image">

                <description>Christmas</description>

                <visible>system.date(12-15,12-25)</visible>

                <posx>10</posx>

                <posy>1</posy>

                <width>40</width>

                <height>50</height>

                <texture>Christmas.png</texture>

            </control>    

            <control type="image">

                <description>Christmas Theme Lights</description>

                <visible>system.date(12-15,12-25)</visible>

                <posx>15</posx>

                <posy>45</posy>

                <width>120</width>

                <height>30</height>

                <texture>lights.png</texture>

            </control> 

<!-- End Holiday theme -->

The images i used can be found on my facebook album. DONT COPY THEM they are in jpg format on the site but i have the png's. JPG's dont work as well because they cant do transparent pixels.

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Phantisy · 2009-12-14 21:32

Is it possible to use animated images with transparency for this whole setup? If it is that will be the route I am going to go but I would like to know before I spend the time to do so.

BluScrnOdeth · 2009-12-14 21:48

i will test that here in a sec. i am not sure if it supports gifs or not on the home screen.

YES it supports gifs! animations would be the way to go. i was wondering that myself but didnt get around to testing it out till now.

Phantisy · 2009-12-15 00:00

BluScrnOdeth Wrote:i will test that here in a sec. i am not sure if it supports gifs or not on the home screen.

YES it supports gifs! animations would be the way to go. i was wondering that myself but didnt get around to testing it out till now.

Awesome... Now I either need to make my own images or just sit and wait for someone else to do all the works lol..

dhrandy Senior Member Posts: 101 Joined: Jul 2006 Reputation: 1 Location: Concord, NC	2009-12-08 03:08 Post: #11 MajorTom Wrote:Fancy upload yours too dhrandy? .... I like the little lights P.S. Nice one karld1977 Updated my previous post. HTPC= AMD Athlon X2 BE-2350 l Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H 780G l G Skill 2GB l HVR-1800 l PVR-150 l Ultra MicroFly Case l 180GB SATA l 250GB IDE Old HTPC Build / Current 780G HTPC Build / My Website
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Phantisy Member Posts: 95 Joined: Aug 2008 Reputation: 0	2009-12-14 21:32 Post: #13 Is it possible to use animated images with transparency for this whole setup? If it is that will be the route I am going to go but I would like to know before I spend the time to do so.
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BluScrnOdeth Junior Member Posts: 34 Joined: Sep 2009 Reputation: 0	2009-12-14 21:48 Post: #14 i will test that here in a sec. i am not sure if it supports gifs or not on the home screen. YES it supports gifs! animations would be the way to go. i was wondering that myself but didnt get around to testing it out till now. (This post was last modified: 2009-12-14 21:52 by BluScrnOdeth.)
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Phantisy Member Posts: 95 Joined: Aug 2008 Reputation: 0	2009-12-15 00:00 Post: #15 BluScrnOdeth Wrote:i will test that here in a sec. i am not sure if it supports gifs or not on the home screen. YES it supports gifs! animations would be the way to go. i was wondering that myself but didnt get around to testing it out till now. Awesome... Now I either need to make my own images or just sit and wait for someone else to do all the works lol..
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