On Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 4:24 AM, Cory Fields <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 11:50 PM, Wiz <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Sorry about the skinshots. You can pull now. I would like to discuss the
> > possibility of adding this "preview" feature as its had good feedback.
> >
> > *addon – skin.simplicity
> > *version - 1.0.9
> > *url - git://github.com/wizardxbmcmods/simplicity-xbmc.git
> > *revision - 0e84cd66c
> > *branch - master
> > *xbmc version - dharma
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message----- From: Cory Fields
> > Sent: Friday, April 08, 2011 1:03 PM
> > To: Chase Williams
> > Cc: XBMC ADDON LIST
> > Subject: Re: [Xbmc-addons] [GIT PULL] Skin.Simplicity
> >
> > On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 9:46 AM, Chase Williams <[email protected]
> >
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> *addon – skin.simplicity
> >> *version - 1.0.9
> >> *url - git://github.com/wizardxbmcmods/simplicity-xbmc.git
> >> *revision - 5aa52db034f
> >> *branch - master
> >> *xbmc version - dharma
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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> > Cmon now.. what's up with these skinshots? I'm fine with quick fixups
> > for the skins, but please don't try to slide this stuff in. If
> > something needs to be fixed up from a previous pull, please commit it
> > that way.
> >
> > I'm unable to test currently, but I assume this is some kind of skin
> > demo feature? If so, why does your skin contain shots of the others?
> > Surely there's a more reasonable way to do this?
> >
> > Please revert your last commit and commit only the fixes and I'll
> > pull. We can discuss the rest after.
> >
> > Cory
> >
>
> I'm a fan of the previews as well, though it needs more thought. Imo
> the only ways to do it are:
> 1. a script that reacts to screenshot/ folders or somesuch
> 2. add a <screenshotfolder> to the addon.xml spec. This would be
> pulled out of the zip and added to a new metadata zip. That way
> screenshots could be fetched with the other metadata without
> downloading the addon itself (otherwise it makes no sense, right?).
> 2. Makes way more sense, but I wouldn't be opposed to 1. in the short-term.
>
> Arne?
>
> Cory
>
>
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One way it could be done is to just have the images online and XBMC could
just fetch them from there, using a multiimage control to point to the
slideshow. A video preview could be done in the same way. Essentially the
same as the changelog is currently done?
Cheers,
Jonathan
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