Reverence [MOCKUP] work in progress - skinner(s) wanted

Arcanthur · 2008-09-13, 06:28

In the same vain that Fluid became MediaStream, I am submitting a work in progress that hopefully a skilled coder would be interested in developing into a new high quality skin. That being said, I am not familiar with some of the limitations of the XBMC skinning engine, so I just created these concepts with some fresh ideas in mind and others borrowing from skins that have come before. In that, my idea is to call this skin "reverence"', to say thank you for all the hard work and effort those have put forth in the past.

I would LOVE for this skin to develop into something of a community driven project. Sort of a skin for and by the xbmc fans. I am open to intelligent suggestions and even working with other skilled designers if there are any takers. I would like this skin to be one of the best that XBMC has to offer.

Click the thumbs for full size previews:

This is an idea I came up with for a new view for music. The top shows the artists and the middle box would be able to scroll the albums by that artist, and show the songs. Its kind of mixing the Zune and iPod interfaces.

These show a view for the movie library, one with a fanart example.

Please let me know what you think, and contact me if you are interested in helping.

**Jezz_X** · 2008-09-13, 08:24

Looks nice

MikeBeecham · 2008-09-13, 11:47

looks very nice mate...hope you get a coder to get it done for you. Anything that benefits the community is a great thing.

Arcanthur · 2008-09-13, 21:27

Thanks guys, here are a couple more pics, an idea I've been thinking about for another view in music.

viker · 2008-09-13, 22:14

those are some great screens - hope you can find someone to help you out!

xb2iris · 2008-09-13, 22:20

looks great... a coder will come along...

chrislee149 · 2008-09-13, 22:37

Looks great. That last music view, especially, looks intuitive, but I'm unsure if it's possible in XBMC.

Arcanthur · 2008-09-13, 22:47

Yeah, I wouldn't know if it's possible in xbmc either, I'm just trying to throw some fresh UI ideas out there that may or may not be possible.

I think sometimes we all get hung up on specific layouts (myself included) and thats fine, because it allows us to refine them and make them more usable over time. Although sometimes we need a little inventive thinking to create fresh new ideas, otherwise projects become stale.

Just a thought

shizzle · 2008-09-14, 01:14

wooow looks really nice man

BritneysPAIRS · 2008-09-14, 01:29

you cant do dual list I have a feature request for this unsupported even though nearly every mock up uses it that I see

Link to feature request that would allow for this type of mockup
http://xbmc.org/forum/showthread.php?t=35279

2008-09-13, 06:28	#1
Arcanthur Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 83	Reverence [MOCKUP] work in progress - skinner(s) wanted In the same vain that Fluid became MediaStream, I am submitting a work in progress that hopefully a skilled coder would be interested in developing into a new high quality skin. That being said, I am not familiar with some of the limitations of the XBMC skinning engine, so I just created these concepts with some fresh ideas in mind and others borrowing from skins that have come before. In that, my idea is to call this skin "reverence"', to say thank you for all the hard work and effort those have put forth in the past. I would LOVE for this skin to develop into something of a community driven project. Sort of a skin for and by the xbmc fans. I am open to intelligent suggestions and even working with other skilled designers if there are any takers. I would like this skin to be one of the best that XBMC has to offer. Click the thumbs for full size previews: This is an idea I came up with for a new view for music. The top shows the artists and the middle box would be able to scroll the albums by that artist, and show the songs. Its kind of mixing the Zune and iPod interfaces. These show a view for the movie library, one with a fanart example. Please let me know what you think, and contact me if you are interested in helping.

2008-09-13, 08:24	#2
Jezz_X Team-XBMC Skinner Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Earth Posts: 2,509	Looks nice __________________ 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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2008-09-13, 11:47	#3
MikeBeecham Skilled Skinner Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 972	looks very nice mate...hope you get a coder to get it done for you. Anything that benefits the community is a great thing.

2008-09-13, 21:27	#4
Arcanthur Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 83	Thanks guys, here are a couple more pics, an idea I've been thinking about for another view in music.

2008-09-13, 22:14	#5
viker Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 28	those are some great screens - hope you can find someone to help you out!

2008-09-13, 22:20	#6
xb2iris Skilled Skinner Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: London, UK Posts: 561	looks great... a coder will come along...

2008-09-13, 22:37	#7
chrislee149 Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 66	Looks great. That last music view, especially, looks intuitive, but I'm unsure if it's possible in XBMC.

2008-09-13, 22:47	#8
Arcanthur Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 83	Yeah, I wouldn't know if it's possible in xbmc either, I'm just trying to throw some fresh UI ideas out there that may or may not be possible. I think sometimes we all get hung up on specific layouts (myself included) and thats fine, because it allows us to refine them and make them more usable over time. Although sometimes we need a little inventive thinking to create fresh new ideas, otherwise projects become stale. Just a thought

2008-09-14, 01:14	#9
shizzle Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: sweden Posts: 197	wooow looks really nice man

2008-09-14, 01:29	#10
BritneysPAIRS Skilled Skinner Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 833	you cant do dual list I have a feature request for this unsupported even though nearly every mock up uses it that I see Link to feature request that would allow for this type of mockup http://xbmc.org/forum/showthread.php?t=35279

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