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Here is release 2 of Mint. As of release 2 all the PM3 code dependencies are gone. Some images are still being used. This is a big step but also means there may be some windows I missed or glitches with the skin. Let me know if you find anything.
Mint has also been added to the SVN and the newest revisions can be found here http://xboxmediacenter.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/xboxmediacenter/Mint/
TODO: Release 3
- add missing windows
- replace all PM3 images
- profile support
- remote support (thanks RenZOR)
- more viewtypes
- custom skin settings (including user defined scripts for videos/music etc. thanks Nuka)
- tweak images/background/fonts
TODO: Later
- pal and pal16x9 modes
- animations
SCREENSHOTS
http://www1.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/137ba35bdcabcdf4803a73b289f146fb1g.jpg (http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=t2tn51b2vev&thumb=4) http://www2.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/8b455f4c9eb0091a5fdd7b9e8a4815fe1g.jpg (http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=p9muvwl1n19&thumb=4) http://www3.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/c82e21e4341ab9e34b5642a523b830ce1g.jpg (http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=yvjh49hyztc&thumb=4) http://www3.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/94be5c07cb9c52c11542a251ade3a8cd1g.jpg (http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=c2gjzodqnjz&thumb=4)
DOWNLOAD
Download Mint Release 2 (http://www.mediafire.com/?cyzdvjzzdjn) ~8.4MB
Nick8888
2008-03-01, 14:12
Definately pretty cool and nice concept!! probably abit too dark for my use but still interesting. Keep it up.
Nuka1195
2008-03-01, 15:38
nice,
serenity was a good movie.
I wish more people would add optional buttons to windows, so a user could link a script to it. eg. weather. Just a suggestion
Thanks for the comments.
@Nick: I am actually thinking it's too dark for me too. The layout is pretty much set but I may tweak other visual aspects.
@Nuka: I am not sure what you mean by optional buttons. Could you explain it a little more?
Nuka1195
2008-03-01, 19:42
xbox classic has example of what i mean, basically you add another button in weather, but only make it visible if the user sets a string in your skin settings. the setting would be a link to a script, so there could be a button with a link to a script that plays the daily forecast video or shows radar maps.
I was just commenting, i wish skinners would account for things like that, not many do.
Wow I didn't even know about that. I'll check it out, sounds useful.
is the Settings menu accessible in this skin? I can't figure out how to get there from the Home window :(
@SleepyP Yes the settings can be accessed in the shutdown menu (click right thumbstick). I put it in there so it could be easily accessed from anywhere in the skin.
The skin has been added to the svn http://xboxmediacenter.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/xboxmediacenter/Mint/ but the current revision doesn't have access to all windows because I am in the middle of removing all PM3 dependencies. As soon as I finish I will release a new version.
JB
@SleepyP Yes the settings can be accessed in the shutdown menu (click right thumbstick). I put it in there so it could be easily accessed from anywhere in the skin.
JB
Joy, what about us remote users :|
Remote users have no way of accessing the shutdown menu? I don't use a remote so I am not sure how it works. What buttons are available to you?
jzbruno they will need a button inthe skin to click or they can't xbmc has no remote button mapped to open the shutdown menu
Good to know. I will put an option in the skin settings and conditionally show a button for the remote users.
It seems I am too clever for my own good. I thought editing my first post would bump it to the top and also found that it didn't edit the threads title. So just to let you all know check the first post for a new release and info.
Gamester17
2008-03-18, 20:41
also found that it didn't edit the threads title.No only forum moderators can do that. What would you like the title to be?
How you changed it is good. Thanks.
To save someone time in the future here is a tip. If you are going to have more than one scrollbar on a screen do NOT put default values for onup/ondown/onleft/onright in Defaults.xml. It makes the scrollbars unusable even if you redefine those values.
As for updates. I think I found the layout I want to use for the skin. I still have decided on colors or graphical details but I have set it up in a way that allows me to just edit the images, fonts, and default color values. I have also added remote support. Custom scripts in the media windows will also be available. I plan on adding all this and more to the next SVN commit. A release should come shortly after that.
Later,
JB
P.S. Are there many people following this skin?
Competes2win
2008-04-05, 22:21
I 'follow' everything, but am currently not using your skin. but very solid work.
Thanks for your comment. I am just trying to gauge whether I should update the skin more or less frequently.
Competes2win
2008-04-06, 02:27
hey just checked out the skin... I really like it alot actually, I thought the screen shots were a bit dark but in actuality it looks quite nice the way it is I believe. I did my "testing" in 720p.
Things I like:
1. I especially like how the home screen doesn't have a "settings" button and instead you have to push the right thumb stick. I always felt that having a settings button kind of gets in the way of the media/essential and most used areas of xbmc...
2. I like the font.
3. I like the panel view for somethings.
4. I like the colors.
Just a few issues/questions (I see that some of these things are probably related to your "todo list")
1. When you select a song in the music library the text disappears for the selection, I thought that odd.
2. similarly, in the final manager only one side of the manager is actually visible at any given time, if you cross over to the other side, the previous side disappears.
3. You definitley need more view types... and I see it's on your todo list so thats good... My suggestions: A Media view type catering to big big wide icons kind of like this (http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=599350&st=315) ...
towards the end of the page.
Also perhaps a wrap view of the movie covers similiar to that used in xtv and front-row with the plot as well.
4. Also I believe is on your to do list is to add a "skin settings" window. would be nice to be able to change the backgrounds, as well as set where the tv/movie/arcade buttons link to.
I think that's all I can think of for now, It's rare that a skin will come out with all the stuff I like to have in the home menu (movies, tv, arcade, and games) usually have to add that stuff myself, only thing missing is a "music videos" button... which I probably would use more than others anyhow.
keep up the good work. and as for you judging how often to release updates... more often is always better than not.
1. Yes that was a bug with the selected color not being set in the default.xml. It will be fixed in the next svn commit and release.
2. Similar issue to 1, will also be fixed.
3. I have added many view types since the last release. A lot of them focusing on the library. Some of them are original, most are not :grin:. I don't have one like the one you showed but I will add it.
4. I have a basic skin settings working now to toggle remote use and add custom scripts to the media windows. I like your idea about being able to set the default source for the home links. I will add that too.
Thanks for your comments.
JB
Competes2win
2008-04-11, 09:14
Well, I hate to be "this guy" but... How is the skin coming?
No problem. It is coming along good I have been doing some job interviews and was offered a job so I haven't had time to work on it. But I have two weeks before I start so I hope to get a lot done in that time. I also just found out that my tv doesn't display the color range I thought it did so it's making things a little more difficult.
JB
For anyone that's interested there are a bunch of big changes available in the SVN. I still have a bit of work to do before it's ready for another release. Most of the changes have to do with a new style and usability fixes.
Competes2win
2008-04-20, 00:15
Couldn't get the svn version to work... seems like the fonts in some windows were missing?
Which windows is this problem occurring? I was having a problem with contrast on my tv as well making it look like fonts weren't showing. I am designing this on xbmc pc which shows much greater contrast. Thanks for pointing it out if you let me know which text is having problems I may try and tweak the colors.
im gettin no fonts at all in 720p svn built
Competes2win
2008-04-20, 18:30
im gettin no fonts at all in 720p svn built
basically the same... i mean i get sporadic fonts in the settings section, but completely unusable.
I'll check it out thanks guys.
Found the problem, I fogot to commit the default colors file to svn. As soon as I can get a hold of it I will let you know.
Okay. It should be fixed in the svn now. I am still struggling with the look of the home screen so you will notice it doesn't really match the overall feel of the skin yet. Anyway let me know what you think and thanks for letting me know about bugs.
so how the hell do I get to settings if I'm running this on Ubuntu linux? I switched to your skin to try it out and now I can't switch out of it!
well if you delte the skin it should default back to pm3 on next run
I had this problem also, aparently if you press the S key this will also take you to the settings.
I had this problem also, aparently if you press the S key this will also take you to the settings.
Not much use on the Xbox.
Not much use on the Xbox.
then you use the right thumb switch
then you use the right thumb switch
Doh.
Trouble is I never use the controller with my Xbox anymore, only the remote.
When I tried this skin out I had to delete it like Jezz_X suggested.
theophile
2009-03-19, 22:50
Found this skin on SVN. It sure is nice. Could someone give it a once-over and update it?