Ellipsis Latest Public Version: 1.2.1 02 Feb '11 (SVN Revision 3172) (Archived)

Blackbolt Wrote:I promised to keep you guys updated more often, so here's an update:


The Quantum Theme on the homepage.


The Library mode, please note that the panel with the Title etc, is going to be totally redesigned with better media flags.


The Ellipsis 'Guide Menu' or 'Nav' as we call it.


The new improved keyboard with cleaner look and better button functionality.


The new OSD look, still under construction at the moment though.

Change Log up to this second:

1.2

Updated: Progress Bar Colour
Updated: Dialog Letter Sort little dialog panel
Updated: Sort Arrows for library and nav
Updated: File Manager Windows and Arrows
Updated: Spinning Loading Logo
Updated: Credits Logos and background image
Updated: New Fullscreen OSD dock texture and button
Updated: New Fullscreen Dialog Panel
Updated: All Dialog window styles
Updated: Font Colours & Keyboard Font Colours for new button colours
Updated: Weather's font sizes for city
Updated: Keyboard Design and colours
Updated: All buttons throughout entire skin, cleaner, shiney, sexy!
Updated: Changed 'Time of Day' theme to 'Quantum' theme.
Updated: Clock textures for the background panel & default clock icon when no animated time activated.
Updated: Style of Shutdown menu
Updated: NAV Team Blackbolt menu logo
Added: New Time Font for main clock.
Updated: Context Menu Design and buttons.
Updated: Several key textures, visor, current folder icons, home icon, dock button
Fixed: Positioning of current folder / selection widget to align with new visor.
Updated: Colour Scheme
Updated: Unwatched Overlay Colour Scheme
Updated: Background Diffuse - fanart and custom wallpapers much clearer now
Updated: Seperated Date & Time colours for new colour scheme.
Updated: Record Textures for Music section, no more silly gloss.


1.1

- New Sound Scheme Added.
- Added to XBMC Official Skins SVN.

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Wow, fantastic update!!!

Blackbolt Wrote:...I have realised that the view types are very important and we're going to add as many as we can to the skin..

I agree.

Blackbolt Wrote:... Version 1.2, which is the next release with all these changes, may not have ALL the view types finished, but it will be XBMC compatable and should have the add-on windows done...

Very Nice.

Blackbolt Wrote:...Then 1.3 will be massive view type overhaul. More as it happens.

I will catch that, definitely! :-)

Blackbolt Wrote:... the best of the best, so if you have a favourite view type from another skin, let us know, we'll try our best to put it in....

I like these Viewtypes:

For TVshows:
*Small-Banner-View (Backrow-Skin)
*Big-Banner-View (Backrow-Skin)

For TVshow-Episodes:
*List-View with a Large Episode-Thumb

For Movies:
*Clear Fanart View, without anything included (maybe the movie-title is coming after a delay-time from any side, nice transition while moving)
*Large List View (Aeon65)
*List 4 (Backrow-Skin)
*Wheel-View with larger Cover (Minimedia)

Greetings,
ubuntuf4n

Looking very nice indeed. Looking forward to it.

cheers

Blackbolt Wrote:I've designed the Add-On windows, and working on the remaining view types. This morning I have realised that the view types are very important and we're going to add as many as we can to the skin, the best of the best, so if you have a favourite view type from another skin, let us know, we'll try our best to put it in. Version 1.2, which is the next release with all these changes, may not have ALL the view types finished, but it will be XBMC compatable and should have the add-on windows done. Then 1.3 will be massive view type overhaul. More as it happens.

Woohoo! I love the skin but the lack of view types has held me back from using it all the time.

As for view types: the multiplex view from Aeon Showmix is one that I like.

The updates are looking quite sleek and polished. I cannot wait to give it a test-drive. It looks pretty damn impressive.

As for views, I found the absolute best views of any skin can be found in the BIG Alaska mod. The banner and poster combination views are fantastic. In particular, I like how the skin detects poster, banner, and landscape pics in the directories. It makes for more available views. I highly recommend checking it out if you are looking at adding views into the next update.

Looking great. With regards to view types please don't forget the music section. Its always the forgot soul on these skins and something I for one use the most.

I like the 'record' look but would prefer something sleeker and less 'up and down' when you scroll.

garyi Wrote:Looking great. With regards to view types please don't forget the music section. Its always the forgot soul on these skins and something I for one use the most.

I like the 'record' look but would prefer something sleeker and less 'up and down' when you scroll.

We won't forget the music section, but the main focus for 1.2 and 1.3 is the Videos section to be honest mate. We will come and do pictures, videos and whatever else is needed probably in the next one, 1.4, but for now our focus is making the video and video library sections looking as sexy as can be.

Another view recommendation is a wall view.

@ Blackbolt: any chance of releasing an update making this skin (Dharma) compatible?

Cheers

ralob Wrote:The updates are looking quite sleek and polished. I cannot wait to give it a test-drive. It looks pretty damn impressive.

As for views, I found the absolute best views of any skin can be found in the BIG Alaska mod. The banner and poster combination views are fantastic. In particular, I like how the skin detects poster, banner, and landscape pics in the directories. It makes for more available views. I highly recommend checking it out if you are looking at adding views into the next update.

I've just had a look at them myself and I second that.

elitegamer360 Wrote:@ Blackbolt: any chance of releasing an update making this skin (Dharma) compatible?

Cheers

I am not blackbolt, but I think that the next release will be dharma-compatible.