Slyk Skin Mods v5

[BiGC0L]

il try again

have you got anything with a longer title??

---------- Post Merged at 06:19 PM ----------

sorry i tested it out there
its just the one you picked was the length of the box

i tested it on a far longer title and its scrolls good

but all you need it the code

render="RunningText" options="movetype=running,startpoint=0,direction=t op,steptime=30,repeat=0,always=0,oneshot=0,startde  lay=500,wrap"

just replace anywhere there is a title and this will make it so the text will scroll

i placed it on the now one two and will be placing it other places thanks
il see if i can add it two my xml file


just replace the render details and end it before position

this is the longest title i can find

[video=youtube;tbzg85de4G0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbzg85de4G0&feature=youtu.be[/video]

 

[danmed]

yeah i noticed that.. not sure what the solution would be really.. or if it would even be worth it

i'm guessing it would entirely depend on how difficult it could be and how long it would take to get a working script implemented and working/updating without any manual input, i suppose anything is possible if one really puts their minds to it :)

Right.. i've engaged my brain and have a shell script that downloads the relevant images from that page..

#!/bin/bash
#Delete existing file if it exists
rm watch
#Grab the page we want
wget https://www.sky.com/watch
#Find all the links to the images we want and dump them in to links.txt
cat watch | grep -Eo "(http|https)://www.sky.com/assets2/[a-zA-Z0-9./?=_-]*" | sort | uniq > links.txt
#Steph through the links in links.txt and download them
for link in `cat links.txt`     
do
wget $link
done

At the minute i get file names like : shades-of-blue-tile-95f30185.jpg?downsize=320 so i need to figure out how to cut that crap off the end..

 

[grantdavey91]

Right.. i've engaged my brain and have a shell script that downloads the relevant images from that page..

Code:
#!/bin/bash
#Delete existing file if it exists
rm watch
#Grab the page we want
wget https://www.sky.com/watch
#Find all the links to the images we want and dump them in to links.txt
cat watch | grep -Eo "(http|https)://www.sky.com/assets2/[a-zA-Z0-9./?=_-]*" | sort | uniq > links.txt
#Steph through the links in links.txt and download them
for link in `cat links.txt`
do
wget $link
done
At the minute i get file names like : shades-of-blue-tile-95f30185.jpg?downsize=320 so i need to figure out how to cut that crap off the end..

good start :) from reading the code i understand what is trying to be achieved, but i sure as hell wouldn't be able to put together any form of instructions in code format! when i first got a raspberry pi back in around 2010 it took me absolute days to understand how it worked and then spent weeks trying to talk to it in linux language, all of which i had to google first and pretty much copy and paste from the source to the terminal haha!
Even know I don't entirely understand the commands; I only learnt just a few months back how to use the terminal prog on my mac to change my password on my vu+ box!

 

[danmed]

Right.. i've engaged my brain and have a shell script that downloads the relevant images from that page..

Code:
#!/bin/bash
#Delete existing file if it exists
rm watch
#Grab the page we want
wget https://www.sky.com/watch
#Find all the links to the images we want and dump them in to links.txt
cat watch | grep -Eo "(http|https)://www.sky.com/assets2/[a-zA-Z0-9./?=_-]*" | sort | uniq > links.txt
#Steph through the links in links.txt and download them
for link in `cat links.txt`
do
wget $link
done
At the minute i get file names like : shades-of-blue-tile-95f30185.jpg?downsize=320 so i need to figure out how to cut that crap off the end..

good start :) from reading the code i understand what is trying to be achieved, but i sure as hell wouldn't be able to put together any form of instructions in code format! when i first got a raspberry pi back in around 2010 it took me absolute days to understand how it worked and then spent weeks trying to talk to it in linux language, all of which i had to google first and pretty much copy and paste from the source to the terminal haha!
Even know I don't entirely understand the commands; I only learnt just a few months back how to use the terminal prog on my mac to change my password on my vu+ box!

Cheers :)

I'm not expert.. I understand it, but still had to Google how to acheive each line :)

I'm just trying to figure out the syntax for incrementing a variable in a loop.. then i can download each file and name them image1.jpg image2.jpg etc..

Edit : right, this now outputs them as toppicks1.jpg through to toppicks(whatever).jpg

these are only going to be suitable for the same aspect ratio images.. and i'm not sure why the ones that are currently being used have a black border round them.. that's going to be difficult to emulate unless that's just something dropbox has done.

#!/bin/bash
#Delete existing file if it exists
rm watch
#Grab the page we want
wget https://www.sky.com/watch
#Find all the links to the images we want and dump them in to links.txt
cat watch | grep -Eo "(http|https)://www.sky.com/assets2/[a-zA-Z0-9./?=_-]*" | sort | uniq > links.txt
#Steph through the links in links.txt and download them
a=1
for link in `cat links.txt`     
do
name=toppicks
extension=.jpg
wget $link -O $name$a$extension
a=$((a+1))
done

Still a couple of problems..

* The images are huge.
* There are no channel logos on them.

for both of these, i've no idea if there are any image manipulation commands for bash.. that's the next Google.

Edit2: Hmm it seems you need imagemagick to convert images.. i've no idea but i think the size of them currently will really slow down the gui.

 

[gmanpanthro]

Right.. i've engaged my brain and have a shell script that downloads the relevant images from that page..

Code:
#!/bin/bash
#Delete existing file if it exists
rm watch
#Grab the page we want
wget https://www.sky.com/watch
#Find all the links to the images we want and dump them in to links.txt
cat watch | grep -Eo "(http|https)://www.sky.com/assets2/[a-zA-Z0-9./?=_-]*" | sort | uniq > links.txt
#Steph through the links in links.txt and download them
for link in `cat links.txt`
do
wget $link
done
At the minute i get file names like : shades-of-blue-tile-95f30185.jpg?downsize=320 so i need to figure out how to cut that crap off the end..

good start :) from reading the code i understand what is trying to be achieved, but i sure as hell wouldn't be able to put together any form of instructions in code format! when i first got a raspberry pi back in around 2010 it took me absolute days to understand how it worked and then spent weeks trying to talk to it in linux language, all of which i had to google first and pretty much copy and paste from the source to the terminal haha!
Even know I don't entirely understand the commands; I only learnt just a few months back how to use the terminal prog on my mac to change my password on my vu+ box!

Cheers :)

I'm not expert.. I understand it, but still had to Google how to acheive each line :)

I'm just trying to figure out the syntax for incrementing a variable in a loop.. then i can download each file and name them image1.jpg image2.jpg etc..

Many many moons ago i used to code in java at uni and for my final year project i made an app that suggested tv programmes that you might like based on the user choosing programmes that they already liked. In order to achieve this i had to create a recursing parser on the radiotimes site to extract the programme titles and descriptions etc. But its been so long i wouldnt have a clue where to start now, and also the fact its python and not java.

 

[jymjym]

How can i add channel numbers to EPG.

Thank You

I know this isn't a skin related question itself, however the latest build of VIX (4.2.004) was released today which included the added feature of enabling the service number, picon, and service name for the epg.

I've installed the latest build and reduced the service font width to -3 to fit all the text in, but there is quite a gap in between the channel number and the picon :

View attachment 19435

the picon width is set to the minimum (70) ; is there a way of reducing the gap between the two by editing a specific file ?

thanks in advance

I use AutoBouquets E2 for numbers in EPG

 

[grantdavey91]

Had a go at changing the bootlogo, screensaver and reboot screens....

bootlogo_wait

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backdrop/bootlogo/reboot

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screensaver

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radio

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I used iDreamX to grab the screens and then dragged and dropped the new images over, then rebooted box; works a treat :

screensaver

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radio

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MVI Files :

Attempt 2 - a little clearer than the previous one :)



MVI Download :

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I use AutoBouquets E2 for numbers in EPG

thanks jymjym , i have tried abe2 before and it was visually useful for the channel numbers in the epg however all the picons become useless, i use my own snp picons (find them much easier to work with than srp)

 

[jymjym]

I use AutoBouquets E2 for numbers in EPG

thanks jymjym , i have tried abe2 before and it was visually useful for the channel numbers in the epg however all the picons become useless, i use my own snp picons (find them much easier to work with than srp)[/QUOTE]

I have used SNP picons on AB E2 - In AB E2 set up third line from bottom "create Autopicon Links" scroll to option services name picons

 

[grantdavey91]

I have used SNP picons on AB E2 - In AB E2 set up third line from bottom "create Autopicon Links" scroll to option services name picons

wasn't aware of this! never noticed before, thanks :)

 

[kiddac]

 

[leeashcroft]

This skins really good, does anyone else have any suggestions ?

 

[grantdavey91]

Do any of you skin modding legends know if this is possible?

When on epg screen using the sly tabs hack, on the current bouquet you are on instead of being blue by default is there a way to change the colour to yellow like official sly?

so from this :



to this (official sly) :



would be great if it's possible?

Also, on post #32 there is a mod to remove the lines in between the tabs to look more like sly, and the epgselection.py file is there to download, however i have my own little tweaks in the default one so does anybody know which part of the epgselection.py needs to be modified to remove the lines in between?

Many thanks in advance

 

[siilver]

Do any of you skin modding legends know if this is possible?

When on epg screen using the sly tabs hack, on the current bouquet you are on instead of being blue by default is there a way to change the colour to yellow like official sly?

so from this :

View attachment 19465

to this (official sly) :

View attachment 19466

would be great if it's possible?

something like this ??



added to post #105

 

[BiGC0L]

Do any of you skin modding legends know if this is possible?

When on epg screen using the sly tabs hack, on the current bouquet you are on instead of being blue by default is there a way to change the colour to yellow like official sly?

so from this :

View attachment 19465

to this (official sly) :

View attachment 19466

would be great if it's possible?

Also, on post #32 there is a mod to remove the lines in between the tabs to look more like sly, and the epgselection.py file is there to download, however i have my own little tweaks in the default one so does anybody know which part of the epgselection.py needs to be modified to remove the lines in between?

Many thanks in advance

now added to post 105 not sure why sillver moved it and messed my post up?



[video=youtube;-wVFpwYrWbA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wVFpwYrWbA&feature=youtu.be[/video]

 

[sadikasim]

hi sorry not related . but your picons look very nice qhere arenthey from. QUOTE=BiGC0L;579839]well am happy with it unfinished i lose the icons in the second infobar if i move them any more (record icon moved)


View attachment 19266

think it looks better with the white picon background

menu/setup/system/user-interface/settings/ scroll down to show picon background colour and change to white

View attachment 19269[/QUOTE]

 

[BiGC0L]

hi sorry not related . but your picons look very nice qhere arenthey from. QUOTE=BiGC0L;579839]well am happy with it unfinished i lose the icons in the second infobar if i move them any more (record icon moved)


View attachment 19266

think it looks better with the white picon background

menu/setup/system/user-interface/settings/ scroll down to show picon background colour and change to white

View attachment 19269

[/QUOTE]

here https://www.dropbox.com/sh/0y36mbkmhnoh2r4/AABmVEfAMNDkPqnDH4NKgLu5a?dl=0

next time post in the correct thread please this is a skin mod thread

 

[siilver]

or drop the person a pm

---------- Post Merged at 07:51 AM ----------

Do any of you skin modding legends know if this is possible?

When on epg screen using the sly tabs hack, on the current bouquet you are on instead of being blue by default is there a way to change the colour to yellow like official sly?

so from this :

View attachment 19465

to this (official sly) :

View attachment 19466

would be great if it's possible?

Also, on post #32 there is a mod to remove the lines in between the tabs to look more like sly, and the epgselection.py file is there to download, however i have my own little tweaks in the default one so does anybody know which part of the epgselection.py needs to be modified to remove the lines in between?

Many thanks in advance

now added to post 105 not sure why sillver moved it and messed my post up?



[video=youtube;-wVFpwYrWbA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wVFpwYrWbA&feature=youtu.be[/video]

because i didnt
what ?
do you really think i did that ?
how would i do that
i dont have the rights on the forum to do that

 

[tmc007]

Any way of getting the pint glass in the corner of the screen for bars and restaurants?

Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk

 

[kiddac]

Its isn't that easy as there is no default way to overlay a graphic on the screen. Plus that icon always changes to different pint fullness.
You would have to create a custom plugin for this. There is already a plugin that hides channel icons by placing a black box at your choosing on the screen. That's probably a good starting base.
The alternative quick and dirty solution would be to edit something like the secondinfobar (OK twice). Set it to never timeout and have the only element in that panel as the pint glass

 

[CAptChaos08]

Chabs, firstly, this looks fantastic! I've read the next 7 pages of posts (playing a little bit of catch up on this after a busy week), have you released the files for this mod? Thanks in advance!

---------- Post Merged at 10:14 AM ----------

@kiddac

I have managed to get the 3rd event to sow up on the infobar and 2nd inforbar including the 3rs event start time and end time. The problem is I cant seem to convert it to am/pm. Been playing with your converters but my mind is blank now...

If you interested please let me know and I will PM you the files to play around with...

Screen Shot Below:

View attachment 19351

Chabs, firstly, this looks fantastic! I've read the next 7 pages of posts (playing a little bit of catch up on this after a busy week), have you released the files for this mod? Thanks in advance!