HORIZONZ: VOLUME III - Aeon MOD

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Horizonz: An AEON Mod - VOLUME 3 (created by Gareth Denne aka XB2IRIS)
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- This is a MOD i.e. I did not create this skin
- This is an ODE to the great AEON Classic skin created by DJH_
- This MOD was created for my own personal use and preference
- This MOD is to be used at your own risk
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Horizonz Updates (since Vol. 2)
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- Updated Home screen scroller, Home screen Time panel and RSS Feed panel appearance and position
- Updated Now Playing panel to better suit the new look Home scroller
- Updated Info view to be a slightly quicker version of the Showcase view with a different info panel
- Updated Video OSD so for Navigation and Information purposes
- Updated Movie and TV Shows File Mode Showcase view for Smoother Navigation
- Updated Shutdown Menu and sorted certain Time Panel inconsistencies out
- Updated Disc Inserted panel to fit in better with the new look scroller and RSS Feed panels
- Updated various Visibility issues across the board and corrected a few Panel issues
- Added New Look and Animation effects to RSS Feed panel
- Added New Now Playing frame to highlight the new panel
- Added Now Playing panel to lower position Home Scroller
- Added New Info panel to the Info view
- Added Option to have backdrop cycling in Info view and File Mode Showcase view
- Added New Info panel to the Movies and TV Shows Wall view
- Added New Dynamic Info panel to the Movies and TV Shows List and Poster Views
- Added Thumbnail to Cast list on Video Info screen and fixed Actor Search dialog visibility issue
- Added Full screen Video OSD Info button support
- Added Wider Full screen Settings Panel for better distribution of Dialogs
- Added Scrolling Letter Offset for better Navigation through Scrolling views
- Added New Shutdown Timer Menu with three pre-defined times (30, 60, 120 minutes)
- Added Cancel Shutdown Time Function to Shutdown Timer Menu
- Added Strings.xml label support for the Home Scroller and Section Heading labels
- Added Stop Button to both Music and Video OSD panels
- Added Rewind and Forward Buttons to Video OSD panel
- Added New Default XB2IRIS Backdrop and Grey Showcase Backdrop
- Added New MOD System tab to Core section
- And more... (I think again)
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Horizonz Updates (since Vol. 1)
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- Updated certain Graphics which appeared fuzzy at higher resolutions
- Updated Visualisation and Full Screen Video displays and OSD's
- Updated certain Views which appeared un-aligned or inconsistent
- Updated Player Controls panel position and size
- Updated Info view Fanart transition for faster navigation
- Added New Widecase view to TV Show section
- Added New Frames for Pictures, Artists, TV Show Episodes and TV Show Widecase
- Added New Rss Panel for Home Scroller dark shade
- Added Showcase view to Movies and TV Shows File Mode
- Added Showcase and Icon views to Music File Mode
- Added Option to have backdrop cycling in Showcase view
- Added Set Content Options menu and corrected a File Browser visibility issue
- Added Hide Watched button in Movies and TV Shows sections
- Added Visualisation selection button to Music OSD
- Added Audio settings button to Video OSD
- Added Debug Info window to Full screen Video display
- And more... (I think)
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AEON Updates (since Alpha 14C)
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- All graphics in AEON were given a glass polish
- All graphics are now Optimized for XBOX use with minimal change in quality (XPR = Under 12MB)
- All views updated to fit in with the new polished look
- All black panel screens skinned and polished
- Some Views updated to increase functionality and stability
- Backdrop cycling times changed in all sections
- A Few bugs were dealt with (and created, hahaha)
- And more...
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Added (since Alpha 14C)
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- Optional Home Scroller shade i.e. Darker
- More lightcrest effects e.g on Home Page
- New fully functional Weather screen
- New Visualisation OSD and OSD settings panels
- Video OSD updated to similar state as the Visualisation OSD
- Visualisation and Video Backdrop optionally displyed on Home page once again
- New frames for all media types (Specific to media format or section)
- Extended DEJAH's iconset to include system icons and more media specific icons
- Profile Settings section, with Login screen and Logoff button (Caution!)
- Master Lock settings Panel incorporated
- Soundpack added to improve user experience
- System Information now works
- Scripts is fully functional
- New Numeric Keyboard for Shutdown timer and Key Master Lock password protection
- Error message panel system added
- Song Information Panel added
- And more...
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Views (since Alpha 14C)
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- New Showcase view added to Music, Games and Pictures sections
- New Info view added to the Music section (Specific to different Sub-Sections e.g. Artists)
- New Info view added to Movies and Tv Shows sections (similar to Showcase view, but more stable)
- Updated Music Roller to fit in the Games Section
- Updated Icon View to make better use of panel space (similar to Wall view)
- Updated Wall View so Icons fit symmetrically avoiding Borders and bettering navigation
- And more...
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Not Updated or Bugs
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- Clips, Adult, Comics, Arcade and Apps not edited and may not function properly (personal pref)
- Random black screens do occur on the XBOX, but not very often (MEMORY issue)
- Busy Dialog Isn't up to scratch and is in need of a Progress Bar
- Watched/Unwatched Tags need to be added the Movie and TV Show Libaries
- And hopefully not too much more...
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Special Thanks
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- DJH_ for the amazing SKIN and for giving me the rights to AEON CLASSIC (hahaha, jokes!)
- SIX_STORM and DIGITALHIGH for suggestions and ideas for new features in Volume 3
- RAND AL THOR for certain VIEW ideas, some skinning advice and a MOD which inspired this one
- XBMC.01 for certain Optimized images and skinning advice and ideas
- DJOKTAVE for sound pack and lack of permission
- HITCHER, SKUNKMONKEE, SPIFF and Others for being helpful at some or other point
- ME for working my ass off on this MOD
- And more (bad memory)...
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