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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Written by: Louis Braun <louis DOT braun AT gmx DOT de> Project's homepage: http://projects.vdr-developer.org/projects/plg-skindesigner Latest version: http://projects.vdr-developer.org/projects/plg-skindesigner/files -GIT repository: git clone git://projects.vdr-developer.org/vdr-plugin-skindesigner.git +GIT repository: git clone git://projects.vdr-developer.org/vdr-plugin-skindesigner.git This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by @@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ See the file COPYING for more information. Description ----------- -Skindesigner is a VDR skin engine that displays XML based Skins. +Skindesigner is a VDR skin engine that displays XML based Skins. -Currently two XML Skins (MetrixHD and nOpacity freestyle) are included in +Currently two XML Skins (MetrixHD and nOpacity freestyle) are included in <pluginsourcedir>/skins/ Requirements @@ -26,19 +26,19 @@ Requirements - VDR version >= 2.0.0 -- Installed ImageMagick or GraphicsMagick for displaying png/jpg Icons, Channel Logos - and EPG Images (configurable during make via IMAGELIB = imagemagick|graphicsmagick - parameter) +- cairo + +- librsvg-2 - libxml2 -- for scaling the video picture to fit into the VDR menu window please use +- for scaling the video picture to fit into the VDR menu window please use softhddevice plugin revision 87c1c7be (2013-01-01) or newer. -- epgsearch Git since commit ba7c6277 (2013-01-03) to correctly replace the schedules - menu with epgsearch +- epgsearch Git since commit ba7c6277 (2013-01-03) to correctly replace the + schedules menu with epgsearch -Installation +Installation ------------ After "normal" Plugin installation you have to care about the paths for the @@ -53,10 +53,10 @@ XML skins and epg images. The following paths can be set at startup: -e path, --epgimages=path Path to the epgimages (Default: <CacheDirectory>/epgimages/) -ResourceDirectory and CacheDirectory are taken from your VDR configuration (make.config -or vdr.pc). +ResourceDirectory and CacheDirectory are taken from your VDR configuration +(make.config or vdr.pc). -During a "make install" the included skins are automatically copied from +During a "make install" the included skins are automatically copied from <SkinSourceDirectory>/skins/ to the configured path. For S2-6400 Users: Disable High Level OSD, otherwise the plugin will not be @@ -67,20 +67,21 @@ an suitable true color OSD. For Xineliboutput Users: Start vdr-sxfe with the --hud option enabled -Since the default skin MetrixHD uses VDROpenSans as font which is not installed per -default, you may want to install this font (included in <SkinSourceDirectory>/fonts/) -first. Otherwise the inside VDRs OSD menu configured vdrOsd Font is used as default. +Since the default skin MetrixHD uses VDROpenSans as font which is not installed +per default, you may want to install this font (included in +<SkinSourceDirectory>/fonts/) first. Otherwise the inside VDRs OSD menu +configured vdrOsd Font is used as default. Channel Logos ------------- -Since each XML skin is responsible for it's used channel logos, skindesigner searches -for channel logos only in the skin dependend directory +Since each XML skin is responsible for it's used channel logos, skindesigner +searches for channel logos only in the skin dependend directory <ResourceDirectory>/plugins/skindesigner/skins/<skinname>/logos -Each copy your used logos directly to this directory or set a symbolic link to a common -channellogo directory. +Each copy your used logos directly to this directory or set a symbolic link to +a common channellogo directory. I recommend to use channel logos from https://github.com/3PO/Senderlogos To download them just change in the directory you want to place the logos @@ -89,17 +90,19 @@ git clone https://github.com/3PO/Senderlogos.git logos An update of the logos can then be done with a "git pull" just inside this directory. -In this logo pack all files are named only with lower case letters. -Skindesigner uses the channel name CONVERTED TO LOWER CASE LETTERS to search for an -appropriate channel logo. With this, approximately 90% of the channel logos should work -immediately after placing the channel logos in the correct place. So if you have to change -the name of a channel logo (may be by inserting a space or a hyphen) so that it fits to -the channel name, only use lower case letters, and not the name of the channel with upper -and lower letters as displayed inside VDR. -If no logo is found for the channel name, additionally a search for a logo named as the -ChannelID is performed. Analog to the channel name the ChannelID is also converted to lower -case letters. This allows channel logos for channels with changing names (for instance -Sky Feed Channels). -Additional hint: some channels have slashes in their name (in germany nick/comedy for instance). -In this example, as a dirty hack just create a folder in your channel logo directory named -"nick" and place an image named "comedy.png" inside this folder. +In this logo pack all files are named only with lower case letters. +Skindesigner uses the channel name CONVERTED TO LOWER CASE LETTERS to search +for an appropriate channel logo. With this, approximately 90% of the channel +logos should work immediately after placing the channel logos in the correct +place. So if you have to change the name of a channel logo (may be by inserting +a space or a hyphen) so that it fits to the channel name, only use lower case +letters, and not the name of the channel with upper and lower letters as +displayed inside VDR. +If no logo is found for the channel name, additionally a search for a logo +named as the ChannelID is performed. Analog to the channel name the ChannelID +is also converted to lower case letters. This allows channel logos for channels +with changing names (for instance Sky Feed Channels). +Additional hint: some channels have slashes in their name (in germany +nick/comedy for instance). +In this example, as a dirty hack just create a folder in your channel logo +directory named "nick" and place an image named "comedy.png" inside this folder. |