Skinning for beginners - Foundation skin, skinning tools, and tips

super_sobbie · 2011-07-23 22:27

First thanks for the great base skin. I have been playing with it and trying to get backgrounds for each of the items in the home page as well as aligning the text to fit correctly. I am not exactly sure what I am doing wrong at this point. would love any advice from the experts.

I pasted my home.xml here:
http://pastebin.com/UHHSprVP

Any pointers or advice would be great. I have played with other skins but am having trouble starting from scratch like this.

Regards,
SoBBie

PS I am starting with the 1080 skin only.

Hitcher · 2011-07-23 23:07

You only need the one image control that will get it's info from whatever's focused in the list.

PHP Code:

        <control type="image">
            <posx>0</posx> 
            <posy>0</posy> 
            <width>1920</width> 
            <height>1080</height> 
            <texture background="true">$INFO[Container(300).ListItem.Icon]</texture> 
            <fadetime>600</fadetime> 
        </control> 

Then you just add the images to the items.

PHP Code:

                <item id="1">
                    <description>Programs</description>
                    <label>31002</label>
                    <icon>special://skin/backgrounds/program_image.png</icon>
                    <onclick>ActivateWindow(Programs,Addons)</onclick>
                </item> 

super_sobbie · 2011-07-24 04:01

THANKS!!!!!

I was making it harder then it was... I appreciate your help.

have a great day.

SoBBie

doestergaard · 2011-08-05 15:36

Thank you very much for this! Just one question, where do you locate the Foundation skin under OS X? Can't seem to find it anywhere.

pecinko · 2011-08-05 18:41

On OS X, all skins are in

/Users/doestergaard/Library/Application\ Support/XBMC/addons

doestergaard · 2011-08-07 20:41

pecinko Wrote:On OS X, all skins are in

/Users/doestergaard/Library/Application\ Support/XBMC/addons

The Library is not anymore located in my folder. I have upgrated from SL to Lion. :confused2:

EDIT: Problem is solved, it was hidden by default in OSX.

glomb.mail · 2011-12-02 20:12

Hello,

problem where is the location of the cover image and the scrollbar
in myvideonav. i will delete it and make it own on View_50_List.xml

http://imgup.com/image-6427_4ED91411.jpg

thanks for this great skin Hitcher

Hitcher · 2011-12-02 21:00

skin.foundation\media\other_textures

mad1993max · 2012-01-15 17:52

Waht exactly do the lines in home.xml change?

<width>1920</width>
<height>846</height>
<onup>300</onup>
<ondown>300</ondown>
<onleft>300</onleft>
<onright>300</onright>
<focusposition>5</focusposition>
<scrolltime>200</scrolltime>

Hitcher · 2012-01-15 18:05

The width and height of the main list; the function of it's directional controls; it's focus position in the list; and the time it takes to scroll from one item to the next.

super_sobbie Senior Member Posts: 144 Joined: Oct 2008 Reputation: 0	2011-07-24 04:01 Post: #53 THANKS!!!!! I was making it harder then it was... I appreciate your help. have a great day. SoBBie
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doestergaard Member Posts: 83 Joined: Mar 2011 Reputation: 1 Location: Denmark	2011-08-05 15:36 Post: #54 Thank you very much for this! Just one question, where do you locate the Foundation skin under OS X? Can't seem to find it anywhere.
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pecinko Member+ Posts: 3,032 Joined: Dec 2008 Reputation: 27 Location: Prague / Belgrade	2011-08-05 18:41 Post: #55 On OS X, all skins are in /Users/doestergaard/Library/Application\ Support/XBMC/addons My skins: Quartz Amber
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doestergaard Member Posts: 83 Joined: Mar 2011 Reputation: 1 Location: Denmark	2011-08-07 20:41 Post: #56 pecinko Wrote:On OS X, all skins are in /Users/doestergaard/Library/Application\ Support/XBMC/addons The Library is not anymore located in my folder. I have upgrated from SL to Lion. :confused2: EDIT: Problem is solved, it was hidden by default in OSX. (This post was last modified: 2011-08-12 16:33 by doestergaard.)
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glomb.mail Closed Account Posts: 22 Joined: Jun 2011	2011-12-02 20:12 Post: #57 Hello, problem where is the location of the cover image and the scrollbar in myvideonav. i will delete it and make it own on View_50_List.xml http://imgup.com/image-6427_4ED91411.jpg thanks for this great skin Hitcher (This post was last modified: 2011-12-02 20:15 by glomb.mail.)
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Hitcher Skilled Skinner Posts: 9,942 Joined: Aug 2007 Reputation: 67 Location: Eastleigh, UK	2011-12-02 21:00 Post: #58 skin.foundation\media\other_textures
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mad1993max Member Posts: 77 Joined: Oct 2011 Reputation: 0	2012-01-15 17:52 Post: #59 Waht exactly do the lines in home.xml change? <width>1920</width> <height>846</height> <onup>300</onup> <ondown>300</ondown> <onleft>300</onleft> <onright>300</onright> <focusposition>5</focusposition> <scrolltime>200</scrolltime>
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Hitcher Skilled Skinner Posts: 9,942 Joined: Aug 2007 Reputation: 67 Location: Eastleigh, UK	2012-01-15 18:05 Post: #60 The width and height of the main list; the function of it's directional controls; it's focus position in the list; and the time it takes to scroll from one item to the next.
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