Archive:Settings legacy/Appearance

Look and Feel

Skin Allows you to select the skin for the User Interface. See Skinning XBMC for more information. Skin Theme Allows you to change the theme associated with your selected skin. See Skin Themes for more information. Navigation Sounds Allows you to select or disable the sound scheme used in the User Interface. Skin Fonts Allows you to choose the fonts displayed in the User Interface. The font sets are configured in the font.xml portion of your skin. See Fonts for more information. Skin Zoom Allows you to zoom in the view of the GUI. Startup Window Allows you to select the screen that XBMC starts up to. Language Chooses the language that the User Interface is displayed in. Region Allows you to select the various formats used in XBMC for temperature, time and date. The available options are: USA UK Canada Charset Allows you to choose which character set is used for displaying text in the GUI. Resolution Changes the resolution that the User Interface is dasplayed. In order to use high definition modes, you must use a compatible AV pack and have the modes enabled in the Xbox dashboard. Calibrate User Interface Opens The User Interface Calibration Window

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View Options Hide Media Extensions Suppresses the display of the extensions on media files. For example. "You Enjoy Myself.mp3" would be simply be displayed as "You Enjoy Myself". Hide Parent Folder Items Suppresses the display of the parent folder icon. Ignore "The" When Sorting Self explanitory. For example, with this option enabled, "The Simpsons" would simply be sorted as "Simpsons" Allow File Renaming and Deletion Allows you to delete and rename files through the user interface. Make Archives with one File Transparent Enabling this will cause .RAR archives with a single file in them to be treated and viewed as a single file, eliminating the need to open the archive and the play the file. Remember Selected File on Forward Naviation When enabled, XBMC will remember the last item selected in each folder and will automatically reselect it when you return to that folder.

Screensaver

Screensaver Mode Chooses the screensaver. Screensaver Preview Allows you to preview the selected screensaver. Use Visualization if Playing Audio With this option enabled, XBMC will start the selected visualization instead of displaying the screensaver if music is being played. Screensaver Idle Timeout Allows you to set the amount of idle time required before displaying the screensaver. Screensaver Fade Level Controls how much the screen dims when the screensaver is set to dim mode Slideshow Folder Determines what pictures to use when the screensaver is set to Slideshow mode. Randomize When enabled, will randomize the pictures displayed in Slideshow Mode.

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GUI Filters Flicker Filter Set the level of filtering to prevent flickering of the user interface. Soften Enable/Disable softening of the user interface. Softening removes some visual artifacts appearing in displays that have sharp color transitions. Using this filter causes loss of some detail.

Date and Time

Enable Internet Time Synchronization When enabled, XBMC will automatically synchronize your system time with an Internet time server. Time Server Host The IP address of the Internet time server to be used Set Time Allows you to manually set the time Set Date Allows you to manaully set the date

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