> Hi, > > On 08/04/2011 09:49 PM, Maciej Urbaniak wrote: >> As promised in the "Future of Freevo 2.0" thread here are some >> screenshots >> of the XBMC lookalike skin for Freevo. > > Nice.
Thanks! > >> Work on this screen is approx 80-90% complete. This is something that we >> should aim for Freevo 2.0. > > That is my plan. I think we all agree, that the main feature from XBMC > are the nice skins. For Freevo 2.0 I also want the large background > images as you have in your preview plus user generated background images > from the same sources XBMC uses. > > What I want to have are different background images. They look nice, but > they look like XBMC. IMHO we should aim for our own look. It would be > nice if someone could draw some nice images, take photos or search for > great CC licenced backgroud images on the web. Yes, they do look like XBMC. I'm not an artist, I do not have know-how, nor time to create completely new artwork from scratch. All I have done is to reuse available resources (with minimum additions that do not exist in XBMC for example) and minimum changes to the Freevo code to achieve best result. The aim was twofold, firstly to revamp the existing Freevo 1.9 skin and see what the capabilities were and secondly to improve the looks of my box at home as I was using Geexbox skin for few years now and have grown bored of seeing it. The end result is quite OK, even if it looks like XBMC, this does not worry me though, I do not use nor plan to use XBMC as such, all I want is decent look for my box at home. I believe having such skin to complement final Freevo 1.9 release is a good idea and if you agree I can supply patch and files to Adam for inclusion. I do agree however that we need a unique look for Freevo 2.0. I'm wiling to help but as I have mentioned above, I cannot create the artwork from scratch, I can help to program and integrate if someone supplies artifacts. > >> There are some serious limitations of what 1.9.x can do, and nowhere >> near >> what XBMC is capable of, but the end result is IMHO pretty good and >> esthetically pleasing not to mention a big step forward comparing to the >> existing Freevo skins. > > I need two more weeks to finish the latest changes in kaa.candy. The > basic logic is working, I need to port the remaining widgets and think > about animations. > > While coding, I thought that it is close to impossible to define > everything including animations in XML. Some limitations you had will > still be there. Therefore, I will add Python support for the skins to > define some additional stuff like complex animations. A skin will > contain three parts: the XML files defining the basic layout and colors, > the Freevo part of some skin-specific widgets (inherting some logic from > the freevo core) and a backend part doing additional clutter specific > stuff like animations. IMHO that is the best way to get a skin that can > do everything someone wants to do. I'd love to see this working. > > Speaking of someone wants to do: mockups how Freevo 2.0 should look like > in various stages would be nice to help me coding. Again, this is for someone with an artistic touch. > > > Dischi > Regards, Maciej ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BlackBerry® DevCon Americas, Oct. 18-20, San Francisco, CA The must-attend event for mobile developers. Connect with experts. Get tools for creating Super Apps. See the latest technologies. Sessions, hands-on labs, demos & much more. Register early & save! http://p.sf.net/sfu/rim-blackberry-1 _______________________________________________ Freevo-devel mailing list Freevo-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-devel
