[pkscout]

This is a very light modification to Estuary that provides the following:
 

• ability to reorder and turn off home screen left menu items
  
• ability to reorder and deactivate sub-menu widgets
  
• option to use small icons for the categories
  
• option to have the video progress bar at the bottom of the screen instead of the top
  
• ability to change the action of most of the main menu items (to one of a preset group of choices based on the menu item)
  
• two new TV Show widgets called Unwatched/In Progress Shows and Random TV Shows (they are both off by default)
  
• "new" TV area widget that is really just the old Next/Now Recording widget from Matrix
  
• option to change the color diffusion of background art (from 0 - 100%)
  
• option to show the artist bio on the music visualization info screen
  
• option to have the music visualization screen keep images in whatever aspect ratio they have when downloaded
  
• option to use Roboto Condensed or Roboto Flex fonts
  

To use this you need to install my skin repo (you need the new version for the Omega updates to this skin) then install the Estuary skin mod.  

I keep this mod pretty much up to date with the standard version of Estuary, so if you run into an issue, please see if you're seeing the same thing in the standard version of Estuary.  If you are, then the problem is Estuary, not the mod.  If you only see the issue in the mod, post something here.

Starting with Omega, this skin mod is just named skin.estuary.pkscout.mod.  I've also updated the repo to serve the right version of the skin based on the version of Kodi you are using.  This should make updating the skin as Kodi versions change easier.  As a hint, when you install this one, you can copy userdata/addon_data/skin.estuary.nexus.pkscout.mod/settings.xml to userdata/addon_data/skin.estuary.pkscout.mod/settings.xml.  That way you don't have to set the entire skin up again.  Again, you shouldn't ever need to do that again since the skin name isn't going to change anymore.

Here are  the source files in case anyone wants to look at them:

https://github.com/pkscout/skin.estuary.pkscout.mod

[pkscout]

I don't have a good way to test the new skin repo install, but it looks like it should be working.  Please let me know if you can't get the new Omega updated version from the new repo.

[Tarkus_]

Thanks for the update!  If we're still on Nexus, can we go ahead and install this new version now, or should we wait?

[pkscout]

Thanks for the update!  If we're still on Nexus, can we go ahead and install this new version now, or should we wait?

You should wait until you move to Omega.  In fact, if I did the repo right, you won't see this version at all as an option for Nexus.  There are some changes to Estuary that are Omega only, and there is a new way to do alternate fonts that only works in Omega.  In addition, the GUI dependency is going to get a bump (I think with the next Omega beta), so this will fail to install or run on Nexus at all once that happens.  Given all that, this version of the skin is for Omega and later.

[_BJ1]

In addition, the GUI dependency is going to get a bump (I think with the next Omega beta)

This has already been done with the nightlies.

[pkscout]

In addition, the GUI dependency is going to get a bump (I think with the next Omega beta)

This has already been done with the nightlies.

That means this skin won't work with any nightly after beta 1.  I will bump the GUI requirement when the next beta releases, at which point it will only work with beta2 and later.

[pkscout]

The skin mod has been bumped to 21.0.1 and includes all the changes in the version of Estuary included in Kodi 21b2.  Note that there was a GUI dependency bump from Kodi 21b1 to Kodi 21b2, so you must be using Kodi 21b2 for this skin update to work.  If you are still on 21b1 and the skin auto updates, it won't work anymore.  You'll need to update to 21b2.  If you upgrade to 21b2 first, the old version of the skin won't work and you'll be switched back to the standard Estuary.  Update the skin, then you'll be able to switch back.

[harvey637]

Hi pkscout,
happy new year! now I am running 21b2 with latest estuary mod.

Your skin mod brings the estuary to a new level, thank you.

But allways small things make it better.
movies:
- very nice to modify recent/unseen/seen .... but:
- in recent/new_added and so on you display the date/playtime/codec/resolution/aspect-ratio/.... of some movies.           Still missing: the TITLE of the video (like it is done with music)
- in moviesets only the info this_is_a_movieset/count_unseen/count_seen is displayed                                                      Still missing: the TITLE of the movieset (same position as with movies-infos plus title?)
- in moviesets now the movieset is "opened", using the category movieset the movieset overview (contained movies, movieset-title,...) is displayed - could this be additionally configurable? (main menu actions-> action when selecting movieset on main menu)
- what is the sort order of this
pictures:
- some history of recend opened locations? 
favourites:
- give hint (and possibly information) about what is in favourites (is it music: artist, year, playtime, ...) (is it moviset: count_unseen/count_seen [TITLE is displayed!]) (is it movie: premiered, playtime, codec, ...)

This is just my personal feedback, it is not even a whishlist, but might trigger some ideas for enhancments.

If anything is unclear please ask!
cu
Harvey

[harvey637]

Hi,
two screenshot to clarify my ideas:
movieset with TITLE (and OVERVIEW if exists)
movie with TITLE (and TAGLINE if exists)

   

thank you and
cu
Harvey

[pkscout]

The intent of this mod was to keep it as close to stock Estuary as possible and just add the ability to reorder the main menu and widget items.  I understand the suggestions you've made, but I don't want to deviate that much from stock Estuary.  There is a pinned thread for Estuary suggestions at the top of this subforum, I'd suggest you make your feature request there.

[pkscout]

Please be aware that Kodi 21b3 has been released (although it's still making its way to the download pages on the Kodi web site).  This version has a bunch of changes related to the new Video Versions feature, including a number of skin changes to Estuary.  I don't know if those changes are backward compatible to Kodi 21b2, so I am going to wait until Saturday to push an update to my skin repo.  Until you upgrade to 21b3, I would encourage you to turn off auto updates on this skin mod.  Once you do the upgrade to 21b3, you can do a manual update and then turn auto updates back on.  If you get 21b3 today or tomorrow and want the skin updates immediately, you can get a zip of it from:

https://github.com/pkscout/skin.estuary....tree/omega

And the manually install from zip.

[firstofthewinterale]

Sorry for the noob question but I'm completely new to Kodi. I'm trying to install your skin on an android/google tv that's not connected to the internet. So, I downloaded the repository.skins.pkscout-2.0.1.zip from your link and installed it from a USB flash drive using Kodi's add-on menu. That went fine and it shows up (although it shows version 2.0.0 rather than 2.0.1 like the file name) but I'm unclear on how to actually run it. I'm guessing I need to do the part in your post that says "then install the Estuary skin mod." But that's what's throwing me... Estuary is already the default skin in Kodi 21 Omega. And there's no link in your post to some other file that might be required. Could you please point me in the right direction on exactly what to do next? Thanks!

[jjd-uk]

To install via the repo you need an internet connection, as you haven't you need to download the actual skin zip. Assuming you are after the v21 compatible version (since this is the thread for v21) skin.estuary.pkscout.mod-21.0.5.zip then you can download it at https://github.com/pkscout/repository.sk...kscout.mod

[firstofthewinterale]

Thanks for the info. Yes, I installed 21 since I read it's required for Dolby Vision... although I don't really understand why the current stable release version of Kodi can't use the TV's internal decoders (which include DoVi) the same way some standalone players can. But, that's a separate thing I need to learn about. 

Anyway, I went into AddOns, chose install from zip, then selected the skin.estuary.pkscout.mod-21.0.5.zip (which I downloaded onto a flash drive from the link you provided.) However, it then instantly exits out of Kodi rather than installing. And ideas?

Thanks again for the help!

(P.S. This is a TV running Android 12.)

[pkscout]

Thanks for the info. Yes, I installed 21 since I read it's required for Dolby Vision... although I don't really understand why the current stable release version of Kodi can't use the TV's internal decoders (which include DoVi) the same way some standalone players can. But, that's a separate thing I need to learn about. 

Anyway, I went into AddOns, chose install from zip, then selected the skin.estuary.pkscout.mod-21.0.5.zip (which I downloaded onto a flash drive from the link you provided.) However, it then instantly exits out of Kodi rather than installing. And ideas?

Thanks again for the help!

(P.S. This is a TV running Android 12.)

Unfortunately the only way we can help is with debug logs.  You can enable them in the Kodi interface (settings) but you have to have moved your settings to "expert."  I honestly have no idea where those logs are stored on an Android TV or how you get to them though.  You might need to ask that question in the Android sub forum:

https://forum.kodi.tv/forumdisplay.php?fid=164