Topic: Skin "the Orbs" Available For Dowload. (Read 563 times)

kotix · « **on:** February 08, 2005, 09:12:00 AM »

The skin is available here: http://www.xbox-skins.net/index.php?download=3105
(IMG:http://img170.exs.cx/img170/572/screenshot0651wr.jpg)
(IMG:http://img170.exs.cx/img170/6379/screenshot0706du.jpg)
(IMG:http://img218.exs.cx/img218/55/screenshot0661al.jpg)
(IMG:http://img218.exs.cx/img218/7073/screenshot0679yq.jpg)
(IMG:http://img218.exs.cx/img218/2838/screenshot0689bk.jpg)
(IMG:http://img229.exs.cx/img229/3328/osdscreenshot7sx.jpg)

Tnx Puddwaker for the great video OSD.

MODERATOR EDIT: Updated the url so it points to the final skin version instead of to the beta version.

This post has been edited by JayDee: Feb 19 2005, 09:28 PM <

kevlar69 · « **Reply #1 on:** February 08, 2005, 10:53:00 AM »

This is a great skin, the first one I've considered using instead of project mayhem for a long time. It does need tweaking a bit in places though. The main thing I notice is the position of the thumbnail when playing music, perhaps it's because I'm so used to it being in the bottom left, top left on top of the main feature of the skin, i.e. on top of the video orb just doesn't seem right. Only a minor thing mind and others may think it's in the best place.

This skin has a lot of potential and I can't wait to see what it evolves into. To see video previews of highlighted video files running in the orb, now that would be something!.

Kevlar

Ps, is there suposed to be an animation for ' my files '? <

j_guzzler · « **Reply #2 on:** February 08, 2005, 11:35:00 AM »

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Ps, is there suposed to be an animation for ' my files '?[/QUOTE

Yes, work in progress, and currently there is not way with the way XBMC is set up to be able to show a video preview when a movie is highlighted (well maybe with some advanced python scripting).

The animations and overlay will evolve as more feedback is received

(sorry Kotix for answering this one ) <

kotix · « **Reply #3 on:** February 08, 2005, 10:49:00 AM »

Some other stuff to do:
- The Music and Video overlay still need to be fixed (changes are incoming in the cvs so I have preferred to wait working on that).
- I'll make different folders for the Mypics section too.
- I'll try to change the fonts.
- I'll probably change the home buttons to something differnet from PM skin.
- Of course adapt everything for other resolutions.

(Tnx to you j_guzzler.

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Dr_digitaL · « **Reply #4 on:** February 08, 2005, 11:43:00 AM »

By far the most beautiful xbmc skin out there, your doing yourelf a injustice by not downloading this skin. Kotix you have outdone yourself with this one!

on a side note, when the time is displayed in 12 hour format it is not centered on the main orb, I have fixed that as well as added some buttons for quick links to scripts within the my programs, music, and my video pages, as well as added some newsfeeds to other pages. I also added some graphics to the xlink kai page, seemed a little "dry" to me. Kotix if your interested in what I did PM me and I will send over the file for you to check out and maybe add to your wonderful release!

Keep up the good work and hope to see more xbmc skins from you in the future!

btw the fonts are great dont change them

incognegro · « **Reply #5 on:** February 08, 2005, 12:57:00 PM »

i used the last version of the skin, and it didnt have a backgorund for album info. does it still have problems displaying the album info? <

kotix · « **Reply #6 on:** February 08, 2005, 01:22:00 PM »

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Kotix if your interested in what I did PM me and I will send over the file for you to check out and maybe add to your wonderful release!

Anykind of improvements or suggestion are more then wellcome, I'll accept everything that will help me out developing the skin.
So tnx Dr_digitaL, you have PM.

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i used the last version of the skin, and it didnt have a backgorund for album info. does it still have problems displaying the album info?

No problem now, it has a background.

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Lukenatme · « **Reply #7 on:** February 08, 2005, 09:46:00 PM »

I'd like to quote Billy Bob from the movie "Varsity Blues"

"A 10, a f****n 10!"

My favorite part is the icons for the games. <

IAmCanadian · « **Reply #8 on:** February 09, 2005, 12:12:00 AM »

is this skin english or a dif language

It also says it is in compatable, needs to be version 1.22 or higher?? *Stumped*

almost ALL of the skins I download are like this.

kotix · « **Reply #9 on:** February 09, 2005, 02:37:00 AM »

XBMC is multilanguage and the language is not part of the skin. You can use the skin in all the language that you like.
For 1.22 I don't mean the XBMC version: in the latest builds of XBMC has been added a tag to check if the skin is compatibile with XBMC, this to don't let people try to load a skin too old and outdated that will crash or produce problems in XBMC.
So be sure to have the latest XBMC and you'll see that everything will work fine.

P.S. Lukenatme, Tnx

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Lukenatme · « **Reply #10 on:** February 10, 2005, 05:45:00 PM »

Something that may need fixed: the noon hour is recognized as being AM, when it is actually PM. I made sure it wasn't my clock setting being off by going to the MS Dashboard and seeing what it said there. Sure enough, the clock there said 12:10 PM. <

j_guzzler · « **Reply #11 on:** February 10, 2005, 06:03:00 PM »

Enable the internet time settings in XBMC, the time shows up correctly on my xbox (AM and PM), but then again I may be cixelsyD

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Lukenatme · « **Reply #12 on:** February 10, 2005, 07:16:00 PM »

It is already enabled.

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kotix · « **Reply #13 on:** February 16, 2005, 09:53:00 AM »

Some updates that you'll find in my next release:
(IMG:http://img233.exs.cx/img233/7001/screenshot0792cq.jpg)
(IMG:http://img233.exs.cx/img233/7642/screenshot0783ye.jpg)
(IMG:http://img239.exs.cx/img239/394/screenshot0712qe.jpg)
I'll post here the link whenever i'll upload it. <

keithacole · « **Reply #14 on:** February 16, 2005, 12:17:00 PM »

its been my skin since i downloaded it last week.

good job <

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