View Full Version : [MOD] Weather Backdrop by Current Weather Conditions
Aeon 8/6/09
New code for the Weather mod
Open up Includes_MainMenu.xml and find
<include name="MainMenu">
replace With:
<!-- Weather Backdrop by Current Weather Conditions -->
<include name="BackgroundVarsWeather2">
<thumb>$INFO[Skin.String(CustomWeather)]$INFO[Weather.FanartCode]</thumb>
</include>
<!-- End -->
<include name="MainMenu">
and in Includes_MainMenu.xml find (there are 3 of them replace them all)
<include>BackgroundVarsWeather</include>
Replace With:
<!-- Weather Backdrop by Current Weather Conditions -->
<include condition="Skin.HasSetting(CustomWeatherConditions)">BackgroundVarsWeather2</include>
<include condition="!Skin.HasSetting(CustomWeatherConditions)">BackgroundVarsWeather</include>
<!-- End -->
then open up Customisation.xml and find
<control type="radiobutton" id="503">
<include>Objects_SettingsDefaultRadioButton</include>
<label>31252</label>
<onclick>Skin.ToggleSetting(nohomegradient)</onclick>
<selected>!Skin.HasSetting(nohomegradient)</selected>
</control>
</control>
Replace With:
<control type="radiobutton" id="503">
<include>Objects_SettingsDefaultRadioButton</include>
<label>31252</label>
<onclick>Skin.ToggleSetting(nohomegradient)</onclick>
<selected>!Skin.HasSetting(nohomegradient)</selected>
</control>
<!-- Weather Backdrop by Current Weather Conditions -->
<control type="radiobutton" id="504">
<include>Objects_SettingsDefaultRadioButton</include>
<label>Weather Backdrop by Current Weather Conditions</label>
<onclick>Skin.ToggleSetting(CustomWeatherConditions)</onclick>
<selected>Skin.HasSetting(CustomWeatherConditions)</selected>
</control>
<!-- End -->
</control>
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj4/Og_one/WeatherBackdropbyCurrentWeatherCond.jpg
have a look here for Weather FanArt Pack
http://xbmc.org/forum/showthread.php?t=41650&highlight=weather+fanart
yay... perfect... just configed my weather stuff and thought that this is missing :D
thx
Can't we get this in final release? By standard.
Seems to work great for me :) awesome, thanks
natethomas
2009-03-31, 01:59
Any chance anyone could repost the fanart pack through mediafire? Rapidshare says the maximum number free users has been used up for the day.
Any chance anyone could repost the fanart pack through mediafire? Rapidshare says the maximum number free users has been used up for the day.
on the way, could take some minutes :D (160MB -.-')
I've uploaded a torrent for them, check my sig.
Working great by the way.
I've uploaded a torrent for them, check my sig.
*seeding*
ps.: still upping it to mediafire...
natethomas
2009-03-31, 02:32
Cool. I've got a seedbox downloading it right now. Once it's got it, downloads should be pretty rapid.
Sorry, I'm a little confused. So how does it determine which backgrounds to use within the folder... do you have to name the backdrops according to weather...
ie....
SunnyWeather01.jpg
SunnyWeather02.jpg
RainingWeather01.jpg
SnowingWeather01.jpg
etc...? Or can you set folders for each weather condition?
This is pretty cool! Thanks for the mod..
Looks like I might have to start working on a 1080 weather pack now.. :)
lestat1977uk
2009-03-31, 07:54
can someone let me know how to setup, thx guys
Sorry, I'm a little confused. So how does it determine which backgrounds to use within the folder... do you have to name the backdrops according to weather...
ie....
SunnyWeather01.jpg
SunnyWeather02.jpg
RainingWeather01.jpg
SnowingWeather01.jpg
etc...? Or can you set folders for each weather condition?
Read the weather.txt file that comes with them.
can someone let me know how to setup, thx guys
It's all explained in the first post.
lestat1977uk
2009-03-31, 16:21
The only thing it doesnt say is where you put the two files, i have tried and i can't get it to work, i'm sure i am doing something wrong.
Please can you help
Radikaltimes
2009-03-31, 16:23
The only thing it doesnt say is where you put the two files, i have tried and i can't get it to work, i'm sure i am doing something wrong.
Please can you help
Aeon Stark/720p/ folder
Drop, and then overwrite, them here -
Skin\Aeon Stark\720p
lestat1977uk
2009-03-31, 16:29
Thx then do i choose the root of the weather folder?
i have mine in C\HD Backdrops\Weather, i tried to choose root of that but got no pictures at all, if i select say folder 1 i get all the pics in folder 1.
should my path be something else?
Sorry to ask
Thx then do i choose the root of the weather folder?
i have mine in C\HD Backdrops\Weather, i tried to choose root of that but got no pictures at all, if i select say folder 1 i get all the pics in folder 1.
should my path be something else?
Sorry to ask
you just have to select the root weather folder, and than you can see subfolders
thats right like that, just select the weather folder with its subfolders
you will need to turn it on in Settings >> Customise >> Advanced >> Home
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj4/Og_one/wfa1.jpg
lestat1977uk
2009-03-31, 16:59
Working now, thx for all your help guys.
Juanflaco
2009-04-02, 00:55
Hmmm - I'm not seeing any weather data at all with Stark. Not sure if this is the correct place to post but any advice would be appreciated. When I use other skins (including previous Aeon) all is good, but with Stark there's just no weather data shown when switching through my preset locations.
Any suggestions on troubleshooting this? I'm on Vista 64 with XBMC 8.10 - do I need to be on a more current build?
Thanks in advance...
do I need to be on a more current build?
Yes.
Juanflaco
2009-04-02, 01:15
Yes.
Nice. Thanks for the prompt response. I'll update tonight...
edit: Holy crap I just noticed that in the TIPS / FAQ post. D'oh!
tbird2340
2009-04-07, 18:43
Mine is cycling images but it doesn't appear to be by condition. It is 30* and snowing but it's not showing any images that are even close to that.
Any ideas on what to check?
Thanks!
LaTropa64
2009-04-08, 23:13
Read the weather.txt file that comes with them.The weather.txt file that comes with what?
turbinez
2009-04-22, 20:02
is this mod still necessary since the latest xbmc 0.9.4 babylon and aeon auriga supports this?
boxterduke
2009-04-24, 00:08
is this mod still necessary since the latest xbmc 0.9.4 babylon and aeon auriga supports this?
It is supported but not in code by default.
========
========
I just tried this mod with Auriga and it does not work, it only works in Stark.
Anyone working on a mod for Auriga? I know that there is the CF2009's Mod Pack that changes weather conditions and it works well with Auriga but I want Auriga with djh's sub menu + weather change and not CF2009 sub menu.
Thanks for the help.
boxterduke
2009-04-30, 16:59
update see 1st post
Thanks for the update, works like a charm.
Updated 1st post with new code
bidossessi
2009-06-08, 17:27
@ CF2009
Your mods are really practical and add a lot of usability to Aeon.
Do you think djh_ will merge them in auriga in the mid/long term?
I think they deserve to be, although the movie genre mod isn't working for me yet (guess i botched up something at somepoint) ;-)
@ bidossessi
I do not think djh will add most of them to aeon at all.. :(
As for the movie genre mod not working here is some things to look at
1) is it on?
(with submenu .. Settings >> Customise >> Mod >> Genre
with out submenu .. Settings >> Customise >> Advanced >> Fanart)
2) are your posters in the media/moviegenre/ folder and are all .jpg?
if you get it working or not post back on the modpack Thread
http://xbmc.org/forum/showthread.php?t=48435
Imaginos
2009-06-08, 18:34
hello cf2009
Isn't there something missing in the first post ?
I mean, the few changes in include_mainmenu and customisation are not enough to have this mod working, are they?
bidossessi
2009-06-08, 18:36
@ bidossessi
I do not think djh will add most of them to aeon at all.. :(
As for the movie genre mod not working here is some things to look at
1) is it on?
(with submenu .. Settings >> Customise >> Mod >> Genre
with out submenu .. Settings >> Customise >> Advanced >> Fanart)
2) are your posters in the media/moviegenre/ folder and are all .jpg?
if you get it working or not post back on the modpack Thread
http://xbmc.org/forum/showthread.php?t=48435
That would be a pity, for most of them.
Will add my ranting to the relevant post
there is a bug in the code for the weather mod to fix it open up Includes_MainMenu.xml
and find the code below and delete the word Folder and thats it..
<!--Weather Backdrop by Current Weather Conditions -->
<include name="BackgroundVarsWeather2">
<thumb>$INFO[Skin.String(CustomWeatherFolder)]$INFO[Weather.FanartCode]</thumb>
</include>
<!-- End-->
..
disregard..
On a side note you guys do wonderful work.
pletopia
2009-06-20, 13:45
nvm .. retried it one more time and it works now
XBMC for PC (XBMC-Rev21304)
Aeon Auriga (9th-june-2009) build
I am trying to implement this MOD,
The first post on this thread says replace "<include>BackgroundVarsWeather</include>" code 3 times in "Includes_MainMenu.xml". However I can see only two occurrence of the code.
I can not get the Weather Backdrop by Current Weather to change. Can this be the cause ?
thanx.
There were 3 but now there's only 2.
There were 3 but now there's only 2.
Sorry, forgot to mention, I can not get the Weather Backdrop by Current Weather to change. So I thought this might be an issue.
Hi everybody!
I did everything the first post said but it's not working. I get black background when I select Weather in main menu. I am using one of the latest builds of SVN (XBMC-Rev21521) and I downloaded the latest AEON Aeon Auriga from GIT.
I also unziped the weather backdrops to this folderĒ
C:\Program Files\Xbmc\skin\Aeon\720p\weather
and choosed it as a slideshow for weather backdrops in Settings -> Customize -> Backdrops.
Can someone told me if I did anything wrong? I double checked the procedures in page 1 and nothing seams to be wrong. Thanks a lot for the help!
Mine did not work because the Weather FanArt Pack I had installed was incorrect (ie. folders were named using numbers and names + some folders were missing). Folders must be named using numbers.
I downloaded this version of Weather FanArt Pack and all is ok now.
http://rapidshare.com/files/170820865/weather.rar
My setup :
XBMCSetup-Rev21416 By Ikons
Aeon Mod by Hitcher
Mine did not work because the Weather FanArt Pack I had installed was incorrect (ie. folders were named using numbers and names + some folders were missing). Folders must be named using numbers.
I downloaded this version of Weather FanArt Pack and all is ok now.
http://rapidshare.com/files/170820865/weather.rar
My setup :
XBMCSetup-Rev21416 By Ikons
Aeon Mod by Hitcher
Hi!
I downloaded the same version as you... :sniffle:
Did you do the same thing I did in my previous post? Tks!
Hi everybody!
I did everything the first post said but it's not working. I get black background when I select Weather in main menu. I am using one of the latest builds of SVN (XBMC-Rev21521) and I downloaded the latest AEON Aeon Auriga from GIT.
I also unziped the weather backdrops to this folderĒ
C:\Program Files\Xbmc\skin\Aeon\720p\weather
and choosed it as a slideshow for weather backdrops in Settings -> Customize -> Backdrops.
Can someone told me if I did anything wrong? I double checked the procedures in page 1 and nothing seams to be wrong. Thanks a lot for the help!
I might be wrong but I am pretty sure you need to have the folder one up not in the 720p folder
but in the media\backkdrops folder
ie C:\Program Files\Xbmc\skin\Aeon\media\backdrops\
I might be wrong but I am pretty sure you need to have the folder one up not in the 720p folder
but in the media\backkdrops folder
ie C:\Program Files\Xbmc\skin\Aeon\media\backdrops\
You are correct
TheSwede1970
2009-09-14, 09:12
The only thing it doesnt say is where you put the two files, i have tried and i can't get it to work, i'm sure i am doing something wrong.
Please can you help
Extremely confused, what 2 files are you guys talking about? I have made the changes in the files as in post 1 and activated and pointed to directory with images. Nothing!!!!
Is there a mod download that contains these 2 files? Where in that case?