[WIP] Basic - a new skin in the works for XBMC

monsieurpaulu · 2010-10-14 17:09

looks very nice and clean.
i like it and hopefully there will also be a nice Musicview :-)

AaronD · 2010-10-14 17:44

I agree it looks great. Have you tried the mockup on your TV? I wonder if the text is a little small to read at a distance.

Griffith86 · 2010-10-14 18:04

AaronD Wrote:I agree it looks great. Have you tried the mockup on your TV? I wonder if the text is a little small to read at a distance.

Yeah, my computer monitor is actually my tv so everything is perfectly readable for me.

Hitcher Wrote:Using four basic colours for pretty much the whole skin like this will allow for easy changes to a whole host of colour schemes.

Yeah, that's kind of what I was working toward, being able to have a bunch of different theme colors.

monsieurpaulu Wrote:looks very nice and clean.
i like it and hopefully there will also be a nice Musicview :-)

I never planned on there being a music/picture/etc view but when psike and i are done i might reconsider it.

Hitcher · 2010-10-14 18:28

And it looks like you're also using very few textures which will help with the speed of the skin.

Griffith86 · 2010-10-14 23:08

Hitcher Wrote:And it looks like you're also using very few textures which will help with the speed of the skin.

Yeah, I'm hoping to keep it as minimal as possible.

I also made some changes to my mockups for a few things psike wanted (weather, arrows for the recently added, etc). psike is helping me code this (it's his first full skin) so it will be a learning process for the both of us. He is currently working on getting the home section done.

TerranQ · 2010-10-14 23:45

From thought to implementation in 3 days. I love the skinning community here Laugh

Griffith86 · 2010-10-14 23:58

TerranQ Wrote:From thought to implementation in 3 days. I love the skinning community here

I've actually had this design laying around for a few months sitting on it trying to figure out if I just wanted to dive in and try it but I got overwhelmed when i saw all of the xml code in just 1 file (I think shade has like 600+ lines in just the home.xml).

Which is why I brought it here hoping someone might like it as much as I do and help me out with the coding aspect.

xbs08 · 2010-10-15 00:24

Folks at xbmc4xbox.org are going to love this skin Wink

Only thing i would change is the settings button... a Misc button could give access to the shutdown menu amongs other stuff.

btw the new mockups look so much nicer Big Grin

Griffith86 · 2010-10-15 00:38

xbs08 Wrote:Folks at xbmc4xbox.org are going to love this skin

Only thing i would change is the settings button... a Misc button could give access to the shutdown menu amongs other stuff.

btw the new mockups look so much nicer

I will add a shutdown button when we get a chance and thank you.

DannyDroid · 2010-10-15 14:03

Wow.

I currently have my eye on three skins, and for some reason, I really, really like this skin, it looks so professional and clean yet includes so much information.

I love it, and I cannot wait to use it. I tip my hat to you good sir.

monsieurpaulu Senior Member Posts: 101 Joined: Dec 2009 Reputation: 0 Location: Utrecht , The Netherlands	2010-10-14 17:09 Post: #21 looks very nice and clean. i like it and hopefully there will also be a nice Musicview :-)
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AaronD Senior Member Posts: 252 Joined: Jan 2007 Reputation: 0 Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates	2010-10-14 17:44 Post: #22 I agree it looks great. Have you tried the mockup on your TV? I wonder if the text is a little small to read at a distance.
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Hitcher Skilled Skinner Posts: 9,976 Joined: Aug 2007 Reputation: 67 Location: Eastleigh, UK	2010-10-14 18:28 Post: #24 And it looks like you're also using very few textures which will help with the speed of the skin.
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TerranQ Senior Member Posts: 292 Joined: Oct 2008 Reputation: 0	2010-10-14 23:45 Post: #26 From thought to implementation in 3 days. I love the skinning community here
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xbs08 Posting Freak Posts: 1,300 Joined: May 2008 Reputation: 0 Location: Portugal	2010-10-15 00:24 Post: #28 Folks at xbmc4xbox.org are going to love this skin Only thing i would change is the settings button... a Misc button could give access to the shutdown menu amongs other stuff. btw the new mockups look so much nicer www.xbmc4xbox.org (This post was last modified: 2010-10-15 00:29 by xbs08.)
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Griffith86 Member Posts: 53 Joined: Dec 2009 Reputation: 0	2010-10-15 00:38 Post: #29 xbs08 Wrote:Folks at xbmc4xbox.org are going to love this skin Only thing i would change is the settings button... a Misc button could give access to the shutdown menu amongs other stuff. btw the new mockups look so much nicer I will add a shutdown button when we get a chance and thank you.
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DannyDroid Member Posts: 59 Joined: Dec 2008 Reputation: 0	2010-10-15 14:03 Post: #30 Wow. I currently have my eye on three skins, and for some reason, I really, really like this skin, it looks so professional and clean yet includes so much information. I love it, and I cannot wait to use it. I tip my hat to you good sir.
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