[Download] Alaska Revisited - Themes and Backgrounds

Wasn't sure if I should put these in this thread, or create a new one - Here are some custom icons I'm using on the icon view home layout. They are from David Lanham's Flurry Icon Collection. I did not design these, but they are free to use and I think they work great for XBMC and look great with Alaska Revisited. Here are the icons I'm using specifically:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/637222/FlurryIcons.zip

Here is David Lanham's site:
http://dlanham.com/ui/flurry/

Using a default.xml colour file will only affect the textures.xbt not a theme named default.xbt.

hi

i don't know how to install themes. after an hour of research i will ask now. i downloaded "DurhamDev's+Background+Pack.zip" where do i have to copy this on an atv2? if i extract the zip file there are only .png inside is that right?
please help

tom

a-tom Wrote:hi

i don't know how to install themes. after an hour of research i will ask now. i downloaded "DurhamDev's+Background+Pack.zip" where do i have to copy this on an atv2? if i extract the zip file there are only .png inside is that right?
please help

tom

a-tom, they are only background images, for use with Custom Backgrounds. Put them anywhere you like as long as ATV can see the directory. Your options are to use a single background image or a directory of images as the background.

This is different than a theme, as a theme will also have a matching .xml file specifying colors used and may have a matching .xbt file with replacement images. Most themes when complete are submitted to Hitcher and he includes them with AR. things like this background pack are really extra media and are usually left up to the user to source.

ok thx for the answer. so is it in general possible that the alaska revisited skin looks like it is shown at the picture in the second posting in this thread on an atv2? i mean the icons background etc and when yes how? Themes and colors are grayed out in the settings of the appleTV.

a-tom Wrote:ok thx for the answer. so is it in general possible that the alaska revisited skin looks like it is shown at the picture in the second posting in this thread on an atv2? i mean the icons background etc and when yes how? Themes and colors are grayed out in the settings of the appleTV.

I don't own an ATV so I don't know why themes and colors are greyed out. But you can change backgrounds and have custom icons in the horizontal/vertical home screens.

Settings > Alaska > Home Artwork
Allows you to choose a background image or a directory of background images.

Settings > Alaska > Home Options
Allows you to use custom home icons located in a specific folder. Custom icons only work in Horizontal and vertical Home Layouts chosen in Settings > Alaska > Home Styles.

Please be cautious choosing a background image if you cannot change colors since the text will remain in the default colors and may not be readable.

If I wanted to create my own Icons.
What format shall I use (Windows)

And where do I put them?

Is there a template folder/file

Bump!

User folder - XBMC\addons\skin.alaska.revisited\extras\customicons\README.txt

Hitcher Wrote:User folder - XBMC\addons\skin.alaska.revisited\extras\customicons\README.txt

I'm at work could you possibly pm it to me please.