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.
Controller Rumble: Allows you to set the intensity of the controller rumble feature. Enabling this option will cause the controller to rumble when a button is pressed 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.
Startup Window: Allows you to select the screen that XBMC starts up to.
Language: Chooses the language that the User Interface is displayed in.
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
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.

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.

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.
Shuffle: When enabled, will randomize the pictures displayed in Slideshow Mode.

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.

Time Format: Toggles between displaying the time in 12 or 24 hour format
Date Format: Toggles whether dates are displayed in Month/Day or Day/Month format
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

Master Mode: Controls the type of password to be used to protect your system. For more information on the types, see Locking
Master Code: The master password for your system
Master User Mode
Max Retry: The number of incorrect attempts required to completely deny access.
Enable Shutdown: If this option is enabled, XBMC will shutdown your Xbox after the maximum number of password attempts has been reached.
Protect Shares
XBMC Startup Lock: When enabled, the password is required in order to start up XBMC.
Lock Settings and My Files: Allows you to choose whether the password is required to access the Settings menu, My Files menus or both.
Lock Media: Allows you to select what media requires a password to access.
Apply Changes Now: Applies the changes made