WDTVLiveHub_ThemeDefinition_v1.0 (Here)

[DeVicious]

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Steffen_2009 wrote:

By the way ... (I know you asked Joey, I don't want to push myself forward )

Yesterday I put  the @@artist_icon into the rv_home.xml for getting dynamic page backgrounds

 The result was an awful crash at booting-up, I had to factory-reset my machine.

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Steffen_2009 wrote:

By the way ... (I know you asked Joey, I don't want to push myself forward )

Yesterday I put  the @@artist_icon into the rv_home.xml for getting dynamic page backgrounds

 The result was an awful crash at booting-up, I had to factory-reset my machine.

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you just had to replace the file with the original and it would load fine again.

[Steffen_2009]

Ah, thanks for this information, Dev.

I keep in mind for the  future (and I'll be lucky NOT to loose my RSS-feeds and other stuff because of resetting ...)

[mMcCorner]

i had a crash because i startet a different Code with </Wrapper... and not with <Wraper... (without "/")

a copyandpaste-fault by myself

maybe it is the same in your code (or similar)

[JoeySmyth]

*Tip*

If you "Crash" your Hub ... With the WDTV Live Remote Control just keep "Tapping" the "Setup" Button while it's Rebooting.

It will eventually *Boot* to the Default Mochi Theme.

Then .. fix the error and Apply your Modified Theme again ....

No need to do any *Factory Resetting*

[Steffen_2009]

Yes, the hub/SMP really likes correct XML-language 

Beginning of XML-tags always with a "<"  otherwise it gets on strike ..hehe

Well, has some (unskilled beginner) already "killed" a Hub/smp in some way ?

[JoeySmyth]

Ive Crashed my Hub at least a 100 times in the last year ... i will let you know when i finally *brick it*

P.S. You cant really *Kill It* editing XMLs ... Because there's always the Fallback.

Messing About with "Firmware" will potentially "Brick" Something.

[mMcCorner]

The hub always start with the Video-Page (all Themes)

it is possible to start with the Music-page?

[JoeySmyth]

@mMcCorner

The hub always start with the Video-Page (all Themes)

it is possible to start with the Music-page?

"Home Screen"  Start Selection is Firmware Controlled.

Answer: No

[mMcCorner]

ok

[Steffen_2009]

So following the philosphy of AEONISH Music-show-case (sheets generally) I got this result yesterday night:

The aim was showing a dynamic (changig ) band-art background and album-cover at the home screen at the same time.

Don't be suprised ... it is just a working experiment with a Darklight Beta2 & Aeonish symbiosis

What I did: Everything is already written here in this thread FROM JOEY (Thank you ).

Short summary:

Post7:
 (...) Setting  scale_type="pan"  if your image is Larger than then Specified Dimension this Command will only display a Portion of the Image ... the  align command specifies where to 'pan'  top,bottom,left or right  (...)

Post16:
 (...)  As far as Maximum (or "Native") Resolution for "Full Screen" Pictures / Fanart / Moviesheets are concerned.... use 1280x720 ....  because thats the "Native Resolution" for the Hubs' and SMP OSD / GUI Interface  (...)

Post20:
 (...)  The 'Original" Aeonish Hub Theme uses "Musicsheets" to try to solve all these Issues..  ie. a sheet that 'doubles' as the Album Cover and the Artist Fanart Image. (...)

1st step

I created with graphic programme a "double-music-JPG-band&cover" -combination picture with 2000x720 pixels.

Left side is the band-cover with 1280x720 and right side album cover with 720*720.

2nd step

Changing parameters  in the Image-tag to display right/left side of the new "double-music-JPG-band&cover" Combination picture -Combination

So for getting the band-"background" Cover on the rv_home.xml the coding was changed to

<image image="@@info_album_artist" x="0" y="0" w="1280" h="720" scale_type="pan" scale="100" align="left" bg="1"/>

3rd step

Also changing the CD-jewel case to display the right part of the "double-music-JPG-band&cover" -combination picture.

If the "double-music-JPG-band&cover" -combination JPGs are embedded in the mp3 files, the libary can be turned "OFF" . If they are not embedded, then using them with an additional XMLshould be possible.

Well, it is enough for this show-case ... automated creation of the  "double-music-JPG-band&cover" -combination pictures (with TG ?) is a topic for later ...