Has the skin folder changed?

drewsus · 2010-07-08 01:48

Im using svn in linux and the skin folder used to be in ~/.xbmc/skin/<skin name>/*

But now they dont show up in System -> Appearance after some recent updates. I noticed that when you select skins in there a new window comes up and you can add new and it seems like they are in the addons folder now. I downloaded some from within xbmc and noticed the structure so I tried to emulate that with Aeon and BIG Alaska but they still dont show up in xbmc.

Any help would be greatly appreciated
Drewsus

ps - various xbmc wiki articles mention different places (that is some say they should be in 'skin' and some say 'skins' neither of which work for me anymore so I guess those should be updated).
LOVE this program btw

Jeroen · 2010-07-08 01:57

Older skins need an addon.xml to be recognized by the new addons system. Search around the forums, there's lots of info to be found about it. But yes, skins go in the addons folder now.

drewsus · 2010-07-08 02:00

can you please tell me what search term I should use then as I have searched. Searching is useless if you dont know what to search for Smile

Searching "addon.xml" doesn't give anything apparently relevant
Thank ya!
Drew

mcborzu · 2010-07-08 02:05

http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=75854

I give a quick tip how to convert an older skin, you'll will have to switch to a compatible skin to access addons. The main functions though, navigating libraries, playing videos is fine.

ieGod · 2010-07-17 12:37

How wonderful that I found this thread. Thanks for this!

One more question though. I've downloaded and installed pix65 to the addons folder, and it is correctly detected in the "Addons" portion of the System menu, however it doesn't actually show up as an option under Skins. I see only Confluence and my skin list reads 1/1. This particular skin already had an addon.xml file like this:

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<addon

  id="skin.aeon65"

  version="1.0"

  name="Aeon65"

  provider-name="Phil65">

  <requires>

    <import addon="xbmc.gui" version="2.11"/>

  </requires>

  <extension

    point="xbmc.gui.skin"

    defaultresolution="720p" 

    defaultresolutionwide="720p"

    defaultthemename="textures.xbt" 

    effectslowdown="0.75"

    debugging="false"/>

  <extension point="xbmc.addon.metadata">

    <platform>all</platform>

    <minversion>28000</minversion>

    <summary>Aeon65 based on AEON by djh</summary>

    <summary lang="en">Aeon65</summary>

    <description>An HD interface for XBMC</description>

  </extension>

</addon>

Am I missing something?

filigran · 2010-07-18 01:20

ieGod Wrote:How wonderful that I found this thread. Thanks for this!

One more question though. I've downloaded and installed pix65 to the addons folder, and it is correctly detected in the "Addons" portion of the System menu, however it doesn't actually show up as an option under Skins. I see only Confluence and my skin list reads 1/1. This particular skin already had an addon.xml file like this:

...

Am I missing something?

Perhaps if you change the version to 1.1.0?

I'm using this for the Rapier skin, and that works:

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<addon

  id="skin.rapier"

  version="1.1.0"

  name="Rapier"

  provider-name="scarfa">

  <requires>

    <import addon="xbmc.gui" version="2.11"/>

  </requires>

  <extension 

    point="xbmc.gui.skin"

    defaultresolution="720p" 

    defaultresolutionwide="720p"

    defaultthemename="textures.xbt" 

    effectslowdown="0.75"

    debugging="false"/>

  <extension point="xbmc.addon.metadata">

    <summary>Rapier</summary>

    <description>The best skin.</description>

    <disclaimer>Credits to Scarfa</disclaimer>

    <platform>all</platform>

  </extension>

</addon>

Jeroen Skilled Skinner Posts: 1,882 Joined: Feb 2008 Reputation: 4 Location: The Netherlands	2010-07-08 01:57 Post: #2 Older skins need an addon.xml to be recognized by the new addons system. Search around the forums, there's lots of info to be found about it. But yes, skins go in the addons folder now. reFocus repo reFocus GitHub
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drewsus Junior Member Posts: 2 Joined: May 2010 Reputation: 0 Location: Toronto	2010-07-08 02:00 Post: #3 can you please tell me what search term I should use then as I have searched. Searching is useless if you dont know what to search for Searching "addon.xml" doesn't give anything apparently relevant Thank ya! Drew
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mcborzu Skilled Skinner Posts: 3,381 Joined: Feb 2009 Reputation: 15 Location: dsf	2010-07-08 02:05 Post: #4 http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=75854 I give a quick tip how to convert an older skin, you'll will have to switch to a compatible skin to access addons. The main functions though, navigating libraries, playing videos is fine. Check out The Carmichael - A Skin For XBMC Check out Night - A Skin For XBMC Check out Unfinished - A Skin For XBMC
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