View Full Version : [MOD] Affini's PM3 Mod'd Skin
40MB, get here... http://www.megaupload.com/?d=WRKWXB19
tested on XBMC 2.0.1 build 2006-12-17 rev 7377
I've added a ton of custom images for the backgrounds plus made some custom buttons and such. The goal was to keep the PM3 theme true and arrange the interface to be more elegant and also easier to navigate for the non-tech guests that I have. All the tweaks are small but make large improvements IMO.
I have included some XMLs as examples. All you need to do is customize the Home.xml, DialogSubMenu.xml, and Sources.xml to get it set for your own use.
Enjoy!
all screenshots here... http://members.cox.net/ltek/xbmc.htm
http://members.cox.net/ltek/images/xbmc/screenshot037.jpg
nice skin.
i realy like the button-scroller in "home".
thats why i prefer the PDM skin.
but i'll give it a try....
nice skin.
i realy like the button-scroller in "home".
thats why i prefer the PDM skin.
but i'll give it a try....
I prefer the button scroller too. I like having direct access to my most used items and scripts... that is why I put it in. Also, I added some animations too :;):
Enjoy!
just downloaded it and looked at the files.
tipp: smokehead mentioned a while ago, that bmp loads quicker than jpg (backgroundpictures in home).
well, it will take a while, before i can realy test it.
just downloaded it and looked at the files.
tipp: smokehead mentioned a while ago, that bmp loads quicker than jpg (backgroundpictures in home).
well, it will take a while, before i can realy test it.
they may but they also take up more hd space... and I have seen zero lag with the images... I fade them in a bit for effect.
My I stuck with the main 2.0.1 release and the skin is not recognosed, I get the message I must have a v2 skin.
Any ideas ????
My I stuck with the main 2.0.1 release and the skin is not recognosed, I get the message I must have a v2 skin.
Any ideas ????
you need to make sure to have a skin.xml file in the root of the folder. Either copy the original PM3 skin.xml or copy/paste the below code into a new one...
<skin>
<defaultresolution>pal</defaultresolution>
<defaultresolutionwide>pal16x9</defaultresolutionwide>
<version>2.1</version>
<!-- amount to zoom skin to remove overscan compensation -->
<zoom>1.1</zoom>
<credits>
<skinname>Project Mayhem III</skinname>
<name>Original Skin by Mathias Mahling aka. ChokeManiac</name>
<name>Mods by Affini</name>
</credits>
</skin>
I downloaded the rar, extracted the Project Mayhem III directory and renamed it and then ftpd it to the skins folder.
Other skins loaded the same way work ok.
I downloaded the rar, extracted the Project Mayhem III directory and renamed it and then ftpd it to the skins folder.
Other skins loaded the same way work ok.
Did you look to see if the skin.xml is in the folder called "Project Mayhem III"?
I have the same problem. The skin.xml is in the folder. I had originally tried to just overwrite the existing Poject Mayhem III with this new one and was able to switch to the new skin, but upon reboot all I would get is a black screen. I am using 2.01 also.
try this link...
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=S1H9VK39
this has only been tested on XBMC build 2006-12-17 rev7377 but should work on anything 2.0.1 and newer.
Affini - yes i checked for the file skin.xml, even replaced it with a new one made from the code you posted above.
Ryker, i get nothing, just tells me I need a v2 skin.
Will try removing the original PM3 skin when i have more time and replacing it with Affini's
try this link...
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=S1H9VK39
this has only been tested on XBMC build 2006-12-17 rev7377 but should work on anything 2.0.1 and newer.
downloading it now
Hi, im new here .... location germany
this PMIII mod is an verry great JOB - :nod: thank you :grin:
by djtoll
For those having problems make sure you have the entire RAR extracted into it's own folder - call it whatever you want. I just replace my 'Project Mayhem III' completely.
Here's another RAR (http://members.cox.net/ltek/Affini-PMIII-UserData.rar)with UserData files. You do not need them but it shows you how I set up my RSSfeeds and Sources.
Loaded Gun
2007-01-04, 01:33
downloading now.
bronco28
2007-01-06, 11:13
I love this skin - I just would like to be able to hide some of the buttons/options on the main screen as I do not have all those items - i.e. - home control, shoutcast, etc. I actually would like to change a few of them. Can you tell me which xml file these might be located in so I can make some changes.
I do have one question about the skin - it doesn't seem like there is a "now playing" screen like PM3 has - am I missing this somewhere?
Thanks in advance. Nice work.
I love this skin - I just would like to be able to hide some of the buttons/options on the main screen as I do not have all those items - i.e. - home control, shoutcast, etc. I actually would like to change a few of them. Can you tell me which xml file these might be located in so I can make some changes.
I do have one question about the skin - it doesn't seem like there is a "now playing" screen like PM3 has - am I missing this somewhere?
Thanks in advance. Nice work.
Thank you for the compliment. I really liked PM3 and just wanted to maintain the integrity of the original skin while adding a few features and making it more efficient for my uses.
You can see the XMLs that I modified within each folder. Just look for any files that end in .orig - these are the originals of the files I mod'd... from here you can change the files. You are likely to want to look at Home.xml to change the buttons in the button scroller.
The Now Playing screen is there, unmodified... I have not deleted any screens from the PM3 that comes with the builds.
bronco28
2007-01-06, 18:35
Thanks again. I do see all the button dialog in the Home file. Just a quick question - as I know enough about xml to get me in trouble. If I don't want to delete your button information but would just like it so they weren't visible do I put <visibile> no <visible> as noted below?
</button>
<button id="5">
<visible> No <visible>
<description>TV Shows</description>
<label>TV Shows</label>
<onclick>ActivateWindow(MyVideoFiles,TV Shows)</onclick>
</button>
Thanks again. I love the mods you have made - trying to customize it a bit more for myself.
Hi Affini,
Great job on the skin mods ... very nice indeed.
Would you consider placing your version of everything required to run the skin in SourceForge or other location? Would make it easier to update/build as you make enhancements.
Cheers,
KZ
I have not changed the skin in a long while and do not plan to make any more mods to it. I like the way it is. I only add background images for the home screen if/when I find new ones I like.
No major changes just compatibility and a few visual tweaks.
download link (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=U6CJFIH5)
tested with XBMC-SVN_2007-07-30_rev9731-T3CH
MajorTom
2007-08-03, 10:29
I get an incompatible skin warning (using a build from yesterday) and the skin is unselectable...weird
I have not tested it with anything in the past few days, I know they changed some things but I think it should work. Make sure you have the skin.xml file in there. See a previous post on this thread for more info.
MajorTom
2007-08-03, 19:14
The skin.xml is in there (which shows skin version as 2.1)..... odd
You can send me your build and I can test it r wait until the next T3CH build to come out on Sunday.
actually i got the same problem
freedreamer
2007-08-03, 20:54
same problem here .
RockDawg
2007-08-03, 21:35
I'm running the 2007-07-30_rev9731-T3CH build and I also get the compatability warning and the skin is unselectable.
think I figured out the issue... the skin was incomplete in the RAR. Try this new link...
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=4PTRAF5F
RockDawg
2007-08-06, 02:38
Love this skin/mod!! I can't believe I just now found it. I've been looking for something with a customizable home menu for quite a while. Great job!
Anyway... Do you plan to usew the new XBMC logo in you home.xml? It's an improvement over the old one IMHO.
Love this skin/mod!! I can't believe I just now found it. I've been looking for something with a customizable home menu for quite a while. Great job!
Anyway... Do you plan to usew the new XBMC logo in you home.xml? It's an improvement over the old one IMHO.
I may... but I'd need to redo the home screen complete since they changed it a ton a while back. I'm using an older version. I'll see what I can do when I get time.
Affini-PMIII-rev9834.zip...
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=5FNJL1IV
janszoon
2007-08-08, 04:49
I d/l your skin and added to skins folder called it PMIIIb and then loaded. All worked fine except I cant seem to find the 'settings' link. How do I access the main settings menus??
cheers.
ShortySco
2007-08-08, 06:04
I had this same issue, but it is there....
On the home screen press left (or was it right) several times, it'll go through the icons at the bottom left and then the highlight will seem to dissapear (As far as i can tell), clicking "a" now will take you to the settings.
Hope that helps.
Shorty
P.S - Nice mod!
Yes, I hid the screen from sight. I do not understand why it would be needed in plain site ;)
I like the PM3 look/feel but the usability I always felt was off... not efficient so I changed the interface to be more logical and user friendly... for the average user (non-techie person).
Glad you like it... enjoy.
ShortySco
2007-08-08, 16:24
No the skin is great, and if you know how to get to settings, then it's no problem.
I think we just got stuck when trying to change from your skin to another.
No problem though now we know.
Shorty
Nuka1195
2007-08-08, 17:46
A hidden button that you have to press isn't very "logical or user friendly".
Maybe show the button when focused? If it already does this and I misundertood peoples posts, ignore this.
A hidden button that you have to press isn't very "logical or user friendly".
Maybe show the button when focused? If it already does this and I misundertood peoples posts, ignore this.
Do you suggest a button that is triggered by psyonics? ;)
A hidden button is logical... and that one iten is not meant to be friendly like the rest of the interface... it is meant only for the admin to know about. I wanted the button "out of the way" so it did not clutter up the interface or have people try to use it that shouldn't... you can password protect it too.
oh yea... and it does 'show' you you are on the button by changing the background... so quit bagging on the gui if you've never used it :P
This is just a great skin. I really like it...
I'm a non-techie person but I managed to change the home menu so i just got the menus I need. :grin:
But I can see you have changed the way the small preview of a movie is shown when you go to the home menu. Instead of being shown behind the grids as the backgrounds pictures it's in front of the grids and much bigger.
Can you tell me what I need to change in the home.xml so the small preview is shown as in the original PMlll ??
Again a great job you have done to tweak this great skin.
Nuka1195
2007-08-09, 03:19
oh yea... and it does 'show' you you are on the button by changing the background... so quit bagging on the gui if you've never used it :P
:)
This is just a great skin. I really like it...
I'm a non-techie person but I managed to change the home menu so i just got the menus I need. :grin:
But I can see you have changed the way the small preview of a movie is shown when you go to the home menu. Instead of being shown behind the grids as the backgrounds pictures it's in front of the grids and much bigger.
Can you tell me what I need to change in the home.xml so the small preview is shown as in the original PMlll ??
Again a great job you have done to tweak this great skin.
I honestly cannot remember where that is... rummage around, youll find it.
steve1977
2007-08-19, 19:59
Great mod. Thanks a lot for the great work!!!
One quick question: In what XML can I edit what the buttons on the title menu link to?
Thanks and best, Steve
Great mod. Thanks a lot for the great work!!!
One quick question: In what XML can I edit what the buttons on the title menu link to?
Thanks and best, Steve
Do you mean the Home screen main menu? look at HOME.XML (btw, read the first post, it tells you what has been mod'd)
steve1977
2007-08-19, 20:23
Do you mean the Home screen main menu? look at HOME.XML (btw, read the first post, it tells you what has been mod'd)
Thanks very much for the super-quick reply. Really cool to chat directly with the developpers in this forum.
I have looked through this threat as well as through the forum. Unfortunately, I didn't find an answer to this fairly easy question.
The home XML contains for a button (for example) the following info:
</button>
<button id="4">
<description>TV Shows</description>
<label>TV Shows</label>
<onclick>ActivateWindow(MyVideoFiles)</onclick>
</button>
Where is it specified where "MyVideoFiles" leads to? I would like to change this in the XML files and not over the GUI.
Thanks and best, Steve
That is built into the skinning engine in XBMC, nothing to do with the skin itself. It tells XBMC which view to start with.
You should start reading the Online Manual to understand basics of XBMC and skinning before you attempt to mod anything.
steve1977
2007-08-19, 21:46
That is built into the skinning engine in XBMC, nothing to do with the skin itself. It tells XBMC which view to start with.
You should start reading the Online Manual to understand basics of XBMC and skinning before you attempt to mod anything.
Thanks again for your quick reply. I thought and hoped that I could this easily without getting into the world of modding. Will read the manual and hope that I can make some progress here.
I have two more questions regarding the skin (though they might again lead to the same answer -> modding):
(i) Is it possible to jump from the hom directly to the movies in library view(instead of having to arrive at the movie folder and then open the folder to arrive there? I guess it comes down to modding againm isnt it?
(ii) When I go to library view and scan the movie section, it scans all the movies and not only those in the selected folder. I searched the forum and also the manual and didn't find help. Probably has nothing to do with the skin either, but you might have an idea.
Again, any help is highly appreciated, Steve
i) yes - read the online manual about setting views and bookmarks
ii) not a function of the skin; I don't know, ask for help in the help forum.
HarshReality
2007-08-23, 09:28
Aff, something I want to run by you for your opinion....
The one view for the music library... I'll call it a flip book with the album views and the data at the bottom. What do you think of something similar with the Video library where the covers are in a straight line? No data under it except the name thats there but the covers in a flip book style similar to the music library view but a bit larger. And, how dificult do you think it would be to impliment?
Aff, something I want to run by you for your opinion....
The one view for the music library... I'll call it a flip book with the album views and the data at the bottom. What do you think of something similar with the Video library where the covers are in a straight line? No data under it except the name thats there but the covers in a flip book style similar to the music library view but a bit larger. And, how dificult do you think it would be to impliment?
Harsh,
Sorry for the late response... I did not get an email on this post.
I want to make PM3 a widescreen skin... e.g. make the left-side menu dissapear to allow better use of the screen real estate. This would allow for something like you are talking about. But more then I can tackle myself. I'm better with the photoshop side of things then the XML itself.
I do like the scrolling covers look. Tilted looks nice or like these...
Xephyr XBMC skin
http://www.nashwanpower.com/download/xephyr/screens/xephyr_context2.jpg
Vudu media box has a cool one too
http://gizmodo.com/assets/resources/2007/09/12_rent_or_buy.jpg
Affini-PMIII-rev9834.zip...
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=5FNJL1IV
thanks, the mod's look and sound sweet.
TIP:
maybe you can post de "updates" in the "first opening post" of this topic. That way people do not have to search through the whole topic to find what the latest version is.
keep up the good modding-work...
thanks, the mod's look and sound sweet.
TIP:
maybe you can post de "updates" in the "first opening post" of this topic. That way people do not have to search through the whole topic to find what the latest version is.
keep up the good modding-work...
let me know how to edit the first post and I will... i have not seen a way to do it on this forum :sad:
let me know how to edit the first post and I will... i have not seen a way to do it on this forum :sad:
How to edit your posts (http://xbmc.org/forum/faq.php?faq=vb_read_and_post#faq_vb_edit_posts)
It should be possible. Can't you just click the edit button on your first post?
Especially in these kind of topics, it would be easy to be able to edit your first post...moderator???
How to edit your posts (http://xbmc.org/forum/faq.php?faq=vb_read_and_post#faq_vb_edit_posts)
It should be possible. Can't you just click the edit button on your first post?
Especially in these kind of topics, it would be easy to be able to edit your first post...moderator???
there is NOT an edit button... I'm not a retard. :stare:
No offence to the creator, I don't like it. Any skin that does not have a simple settings button is pretty well useless. Sorry.
No offence to the creator, I don't like it. Any skin that does not have a simple settings button is pretty well useless. Sorry.
You don't like it, don't use it... why waste the time posting?
Not everyone will find everything useful, or atually understand the design... maybe both for you?
If you actually read the info I give in the first post, the skin DOES have a hidden settings button, for good reason. There should never be a reason to constantly mess with the settings so there is no need to have it on the main menu, or in plain sight. To have this on the main screen is actually poor GUI design.... or do you put the device manager shortcut on your windows desktop?
... I don't care either way.
RockDawg
2007-09-12, 15:01
No offence to the creator, I don't like it. Any skin that does not have a simple settings button is pretty well useless. Sorry.
What's useless is commenting on a skin when you didn't even take the time to learn how it works.
Obviously everyone has different tastes, but I agree with Affini that there isn't a need to have the settings be a visible control on the home screen. Once it's set up, there's not a lot of reason to be constantly going into settings.
I finally got around to trying out this skin - thought it was the "bees knees" with the direct TV and Movie links on the home page. I like the settings thingee hidden as well. Like you said, no need for joe blow to have access to it.
I do have a couple of questions though.
1 - Is the skin set-up to always load each area in file mode as it is doing on my set-up - or am I doing something wrong? If this is the way you have set it up, can this be easily changed? I always use library mode and when I select either of the links (TV/movie) file mode is the result.
2 - Hiding some of the buttons on the home page. I realise you can set the visible tags, but I'm not sure how to set "invisible" tags. Do I just change the </visible> to </invisible>? or do I have to add another line? The manual only mentions "visible" tags
Thx in advance. Great skin BTW :)
I finally got around to trying out this skin - thought it was the "bees knees" with the direct TV and Movie links on the home page. I like the settings thingee hidden as well. Like you said, no need for joe blow to have access to it.
I do have a couple of questions though.
1 - Is the skin set-up to always load each area in file mode as it is doing on my set-up - or am I doing something wrong? If this is the way you have set it up, can this be easily changed? I always use library mode and when I select either of the links (TV/movie) file mode is the result.
2 - Hiding some of the buttons on the home page. I realise you can set the visible tags, but I'm not sure how to set "invisible" tags. Do I just change the </visible> to </invisible>? or do I have to add another line? The manual only mentions "visible" tags
Thx in advance. Great skin BTW :)
1 - Yes, it loads in Files view. You change this by changing the bookmarks... do a search on it in the online manual and it will tell you the options for Library views.
2 - search the onlin manual for visability... it will explain it :)
on 2... visability is conditional... thus true/false sorta... so not need to have an opposite tag like </invisible> -- hope that helps.
Yep...been there...didn't help much. I always go to the manual first, but not knowing a lot about all this sort of thing makes for a hard stretch. Often, the answers I do receive from posting seem more cryptic than the problem :rofl: :rolleyes:
Ah well, that's life I guess - so back to the drawing board. Even with your advice, the manual didn't offer me much hope. Time to reconsider my options.
Nuka1195
2007-10-22, 07:06
<visible>false</visible>
<visible>false</visible>
Thx for that. I'll give it a go :)
If anyone has this mod still please upload it somewhere?
Please!!!
Or send it to my email?
chrisdaniels
2008-08-08, 23:14
see post #1, first sentence