Fluid - a skin concept...

Ayala · 2007-09-15, 18:31

At the request of a few, I am creating this thread so that my skin can someday see the light of day.

Fluid is not an official name for this skin, although it very well can be. I was recently inspired to continue developing this skin by djh’s, Xephyr skin. Coincidently, djh and I were both impressed by Smokeheads work on Clearity.

This is not a skin “yet”, simply my vision of what would make a good skin. I started to work on these, soon after Clearity was released, but many factor kept me from finishing it. My box died, my workload increased and the biggest factor of all, my coding skills are far too primitive.

My box is now up and running and I am back in love with XBMC. So here is what I expect to accomplish.

Will likely only be developed for widescreen displays (16:9) or at least initially.
It should feature a unique and simple navigation scheme
It will require your media cover art to be of fair resolution

Thanks once again to djh and all who participate in this thread.

SyphOn · 2007-09-15, 19:15

verry nice mockups!

Love to see this come to life!

Sharpe · 2007-09-15, 19:38

/Loving the grey blue combination of colours.

Really nice looking

Asteron · 2007-09-15, 19:53

Really cool. I like the colors and style.

I would be careful though about mixing dark-on-light text with light-on-dark text. That tends to create eyestrain.

blaize · 2007-09-15, 23:21

really amazing!

this skin will be made into a reality no doubt

i'd buy a new TV just for this, hehe :P

**blittan** · 2007-09-15, 23:28

looking good.. talk to Jezz_X, he will set you up on the skinning svn!

craze7 · 2007-09-16, 15:45

this looks class man, very professional!!!

Rand Al Thor · 2007-09-16, 19:17

Very nice, looking forward to trying this one out!!

MPauley73 · 2007-09-16, 20:58

This is a great looking skin, I would use it instead of xTV...

skunkm0nkee · 2007-09-16, 21:02

As I said before I think it looks great, I can't wait to see it in action!

2007-09-15, 18:31	#1
Ayala Skilled Skinner Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New York City Posts: 180	Fluid - a skin concept... At the request of a few, I am creating this thread so that my skin can someday see the light of day. Fluid is not an official name for this skin, although it very well can be. I was recently inspired to continue developing this skin by djh’s, Xephyr skin. Coincidently, djh and I were both impressed by Smokeheads work on Clearity. This is not a skin “yet”, simply my vision of what would make a good skin. I started to work on these, soon after Clearity was released, but many factor kept me from finishing it. My box died, my workload increased and the biggest factor of all, my coding skills are far too primitive. My box is now up and running and I am back in love with XBMC. So here is what I expect to accomplish. Will likely only be developed for widescreen displays (16:9) or at least initially. It should feature a unique and simple navigation scheme It will require your media cover art to be of fair resolution Thanks once again to djh and all who participate in this thread.

2007-09-15, 19:53	#4
Asteron "Skilled" Python Coder Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 941	Really cool. I like the colors and style. I would be careful though about mixing dark-on-light text with light-on-dark text. That tends to create eyestrain. __________________ Add yourself to the xbmc forums frappr map! Collection of XBMC and Python resources - Screensaver Megapack

2007-09-15, 23:28	#6
blittan Team-XBMC Handyman Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,302	looking good.. talk to Jezz_X, he will set you up on the skinning svn! __________________ Always read the XBMC online-manual, FAQ and search the forum before posting. Do not e-mail XBMC-Team members directly asking for support. Read/follow the forum rules. For troubleshooting and bug reporting please make sure you read this first.

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2007-09-15, 19:15	#2
SyphOn Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 123	verry nice mockups! Love to see this come to life!

2007-09-15, 19:38	#3
Sharpe Skilled Skinner Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cumbria Posts: 17	/Loving the grey blue combination of colours. Really nice looking

2007-09-15, 23:21	#5
blaize Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 63	really amazing! this skin will be made into a reality no doubt i'd buy a new TV just for this, hehe :P

2007-09-16, 15:45	#7
craze7 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ireland Posts: 169	this looks class man, very professional!!!

2007-09-16, 19:17	#8
Rand Al Thor Collect3 Project Manager Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Sunny Seattle Posts: 890	Very nice, looking forward to trying this one out!!

2007-09-16, 20:58	#9
MPauley73 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Delaware Posts: 230	This is a great looking skin, I would use it instead of xTV...

2007-09-16, 21:02	#10
skunkm0nkee Team Razorfish Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: London Posts: 1,823	As I said before I think it looks great, I can't wait to see it in action!

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