[mythtv-users] A new MythCenterXMAS-wide theme has been added to the theme chooser

[Michael Watson]

On 12/12/2014 6:05 AM, Paul Harrison wrote:
> It's that time of year again and to add the excitement and add a 
> little festive cheer to MythTV I've created a new Christmas 2014 
> version of the popular MythCenter theme which has now been added to 
> the theme chooser for master and 0.27-fixes users.
>
> It simply adds some festive random backgrounds and animated snow as 
> well as a Christmassy colour scheme. I'm still tinkering with it to 
> get the font colours right and make some screens easier to read but I 
> wanted to make it available now so others can try it before Christmas.
>
> If you use master or 0.27-fixes version v0.27.4-26-gea73ed3 or later 
> the background will change every minute otherwise you will just get a 
> random background when the frontend starts.
>
> You can add your own background images to the themes 'backgrounds' 
> directory and they will be automatically randomly shown. If you have 
> some nice backgrounds that are free to use then send them to me and I 
> will add them to the theme.
>
> For added effect search for HappyChristmasradio in MythMusic's Radio 
> Stream player and leave it playing in the background while you use 
> MythTV :)
>
> If you spot any obvious problems let me know and I will be happy to 
> fix them but remember the golden rule this is just a bit of fun and I 
> know I'm bad at this sort of stuff so no need to tell me. If you don't 
> like it don't whine just don't use it :)
>
> Happy Christmas and Happy New Year to all MythTV users.
>
> Paul H.
> _______________________________________________
That's cool.
Excellent Idea.