Hallo,
You mean skindesigner-skins?
Usually you can only set the video size configureable in a skin's setup menu. Each skin has its own setup menu.
You can find it there: menu -> setup -> plugins -> skindesigner -> skin setup
You can add a option in skins setup.xml, for example estuary4vdr: skindesigner -> skins -> estuary4vdr -> setup.xml
Then you also have to change the corresponding XML file in directory xmlfiles
If you don't want it to be configurable, you can change the behavior of each skin directly in the corresponding XML file.
Grüße
kamel5
OK, in general a skin doesnt know anything about a plugin. So, normally you cannot control a skin via the plugin.
The only way to control a skin is to set a MenuCategory. So, if you define a new MenuCategory in the core-vdr...
There may be other ways to let the skins know what you want. But with all these options, you have to customize each skin.
If you can explain what you want to display, maybe there is a better way.
Grüße
kamel5
If you want to know if the video is scaled if a skin is activ. I don't know if this information is possible at all, may be from the output device.
You can't get this information from the skins.
Possible approach:
- Open a menu with a space sign
- check if the video is scaled (from wherever)
- Update your menu
Grüße
kamel5
Normally the skin should do the scaling, but ...
I want make a scaled video in this menu, but only in some skins.
You may have a look at the recordingsmenu. If that is what you want set the menucategory to "mcRecording"
I think I understand your concern. But you cant control all different skins, tomorrow there is a new skin and than.
Let the skins do their job. If a skin scaled a video or not, the plugin shouldn't care.
I would hide the menu after a while, maybe configureable. You can then return the menu with the press of a button if necessary.
Grüße
kamel5
In this special case I would let your plugin decide what do do if it detects some special skins by itself (e.g. read out skin from VDR-settings).
Otherwise all skins, which should support your plugin, have to implement the "talking" to your plugin themselves.
Principially the skin should decide how big it renders a (background) video but it depends pretty much on what your plugin should do in another way if a specific skin is detected.
In "skindesigner universe" the Skindesigner Plugin Interface is intended to do this job 
In "skindesigner universe" the Skindesigner Plugin Interface is intended to do this job
Good point, but who creates the associated XML files for each skin.
And for native skins a separate OSD must also be implemented.
If your plugin "touches" enough VDR-users, I am sure there will be people who make the necessary adaptions to their favourite skins XML-files.
Especially if there are some default-suggestions available. And if your plugin should generate a benefit, than you are interested in get it working at least with your favorite skin and there is the design template for your followers
Good point, but who creates the associated XML files for each skin.
And for native skins a separate OSD must also be implemented.
Exactly because of this reasons I decided to stop my VDR activities
If your plugin "touches" enough VDR-users, I am sure there will be people who make the necessary adaptions to their favourite skins XML-files.
In an ideal world yes, but in the real world there are 2 plugins Plex and TVguideng, which after years do not have XML-files for all skins.
I want make a scaled video in this menu, but only in some skins.
I think what you want is:
plugin asks an skin: hey, do you have a transparent background? --> if no, then scale the video
That is not possible at all, because no skin knows whether the background is transparent or not.
Why: the background can be an color, an color gradient, an picture ...
If you want a defined behavior you have to implement your own OSD like Plex or TVGuide.
Grüße
kamel5
Exactly because of this reasons I decided to stop my VDR activities
An der Stelle unterscheidet sich der VDR aber nun wirklich nicht zu tvheadend. Mit dem Unterschied das zumindest ich das Gefühl habe das beim VDR noch Entwicklung stattfindet während das letzte Release von tvheadend über 2 Jahre zurück liegt. Und zwar nicht nur von Klaus direkt sondern man liest auch immer wieder andere Namen von Leuten die im Bereich DVB mit Linux schon viel gewirkt haben.
Ich bastle auch nur weiter "rund um den VDR" weil ich ihn hinter Kodi laufen habe. Jetzt wo vnsiserver wieder weitergepflegt wird habe ich auch nicht mehr ganz so die Befürchtung damit auf's falsche Pferd zu setzen.
This is I would choose..
write your Plugin.
- read from VDR's actual setup settings which skin was choosen: Setup.OSDSkin should give the name of the current choosen Skin (if loaded!)
- verify that a skin with this name is loaded/available
- dont expect a skin to do any logic or communication. It's a skin, nothing more.
If both is checked, you may react on it in your Plugin.
Thread-hijacking:
Apr 27 13:28:01 hdvdr2 vdr: [2000158] [extrecmenu] starting replay of recording
Apr 27 13:28:01 hdvdr2 vdr: [2000158] replay /srv/vdr/video/nano_-_Die_Welt_von_morgen/2021-04-27.09.42.11-0.rec
Apr 27 13:28:01 hdvdr2 vdr: [2000158] playing '/srv/vdr/video/nano_-_Die_Welt_von_morgen/2021-04-27.09.42.11-0.rec/00001.ts'
Apr 27 13:28:01 hdvdr2 vdr: [2000158] status: cStatusTest::Replaying nano - Die Welt von morgen /srv/vdr/video/nano_-_Die_Welt_von_morgen/2021-04-27.09.42.11-0.rec 1
Apr 27 13:28:01 hdvdr2 vdr: [2000158] skindesigner: ERROR: animator already exists
Apr 27 13:28:01 hdvdr2 vdr: [2000158] ERROR: attempt to open OSD while it is already open - using dummy OSD!
Apr 27 13:28:01 hdvdr2 kernel: [83314.497934] vdr[2000158]: segfault at 41 ip 00007f07260bd11d sp 00007ffc8585e340 error 4 in libvdr-skindesigner.so.2.5.3[7f0726053000+d8000]Sprich, wenn ich im (estuary4vdr) skin den Punkt "video" auswähle und aus dem Menü eine Aufnahme abspielen will, kommt ein segfault.
Nicht immer, aber immer öfter.
vdr-plugin-skindesigner:
Installiert: 1.2.15+git20210408-5-22b24eb-0yavdr2~focalvdr siehe .signature ... was kann das denn nun wieder sein?
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