Add-on:Skin Widgets

Skin Widgets

See this add-on on the kodi.tv showcase
Author:	Martijn, phil65
Type:	Services
Repo:	Kodi.tv repo v18
License:	GPL v2.0
Source:	Source code
Summary:	Skin widgets

Add-ons

Skin Widgets

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Skin widgets

1 Installing

This add-on is installed from the Add-on browser located in Kodi as follows:

Settings
Add-ons
Install from repository
Services
Skin Widgets
Install

This addon provides skin with an array of labels they can use for displaying in their skins. The addon will be run as a service on user "login" and will be stopped on user "logout".

2 Setting

Enable recommended
Enable randomitems

Only unplayed
Randomize time (minutes)
Use season folders

Number of labels is hardcoded at 20

3 Dependency

Add this to your addon.xml to make it install along with your skin.

 <requires>
   <import addon="xbmc.gui" version="3.00"/>
   <import addon="service.skin.widgets" version="0.0.2"/>
 </requires>

Note: Please check on what minimum version you need and change it accordingly

4 Infolabels

4.1 Random items

Link below contains the InfoLabels used for the Randomitems service

Add-on:Skin_Widgets/RandomItems

4.2 Recommended

Link below contains the InfoLabels used for the Recommended service

Add-on:Skin_Widgets/Recommended

4.3 Recent items

Link below contains the InfoLabels used for the RecentItems service

Add-on:Skin_Widgets/RecentItems

4.4 General

Use: Window(Home).Property(*)

**Available labels**
Property: General	Description
SkinWidgets_Running	addon running 'true/false'
SkinWidgets_Recommended	addon setting 'true/false'
SkinWidgets_RandomItems	addon setting 'true/false'
SkinWidgets_RecentItems	addon setting 'true/false'

**Available triggers**
Property: General	Description
SetProperty(SkinWidgets_RandomItems_Update,true)	Trigger randomitems update. Script resets the value back to false and resets running randomize timer.