Cinema Helper (Kodi 19-21)

Cinema Helper

Description

A Cinema Helper service which provides some lightweight skin functionality and properties.

News

2.1.5 (2023-11-16) - Added checking and synchronizing of UI accent color scheme with skin themes and skin colors - Code optimizations 2.1.4 (2023-11-13) - Added support for "set_focus_now_child" - Minor performance improvements and optimizations - Updated Kodi version detection to also look for Kodi 22.x (future) Clean up: - Removed some Python 2 code (now using code which is compatible with both 2 and 3) 2.1.3 (2023-09-16) - Updated addon for reworked and expanded post movie dialog feature Kodi 17 only - Improvements for FullScreen OSD auto-close functionality (same simplified code will be used for Kodi 18+ versions, but it does not affect these versions in regards of functionality) 2.1.2 (2023-08-17) - Fixed a minor issue while loading user settings in context of force views (Global/Misc Preset IDs: Affecting the last two entries "Add-ons" and "Games" which were not read correctly before this fix) 2.1.0 (2023-08-16) Version in sync for major rework of "A Confluence ZEITGEIST" 3.6.0 (Version numbers vary on other Kodi generations) - Added values CinemaHelper.ListItem.TvShowDBID, TvShowTitle, TvShowTotalSeasons - Opzimized and expanded force views functionality - Added "set_focus_now" functionality - Improved handling of videolibrary.flattentvshows value - New addon icon Internal changes (not relevant for end users): - Added 24p check functionality for KodiDS custom build - Added support for EnableSkinDebugOutput 2.0.16 (2023-03-15) - Hotfix for minor bug with "Always force Preset Views" which caused not all custom IDs to be read from the user input string - Removed code for previously introduced option "Automatically set "Default select action" to "Show information"" since it's now unused 2.0.15 (2023-03-15) "A Confluence ZEITGEIST" skin: - Expanded and improved support for "Always force Preset Views" option - Added support for two new Skin Settings options: - - "Automatically disable "Show parent folder items" (Default: On)" - - "Automatically set "Default select action" to "Show information" (Default: On)" - Added support for "Seasons" view (509) and "Episodes" view (510) 2.0.14 (2023-01-15) - Code and performance optimizations 2.0.13 (2022-12-31) - Removed unused code (Skin Reload functionality) - On Kodi 17, don't check for Window.IsVisible(OsdSubtitleSettings) since this dialog is non existant - Added multi-version check for upcoming Kodi 21 2.0.12 (2022-12-30) 2.0.11 (2022-12-30) - Improvements for FullScreen OSD auto-close functionality and skin detection 2.0.10 (2022-12-25) 2.0.9 (2022-12-25) - Added new property (home) CinemaHelper.player.DBID 2.0.8 (2022-12-24) - Added support for new service.listitem.helper setting "videolibrary.itemseparator" needed for value splitting if user has set a custom separator via advancedsettings.xml - Added PostCreditsScene detection mechanism - Added VideoPlayer.studio splitting support - Added support for custom view IDs via Skin Settings option "Customize View IDs for "Always force Preset Views"" New properties: (home) CinemaHelper.player.studio.X (X=index no, starting at 1) (home) CinemaHelper.player.nearEndPreReached (home) CinemaHelper.player.nearEndReached (home) CinemaHelper.player.movieHasPostCreditsScene 2.0.7 (2022-12-10) ...

Direct installation

Via Repository

Via Directory

1. Download the addon.
2. Open up Kodi and navigate into Add-ons.
   
3. Click the open box icon (above the side-menu).
   
4. Select Install from zip file.
   • If this is the first addon you install, Kodi will warn you about installing addons from "unknown sources" for security reasons - it's your call.
   • In any case, Kodi will warn you, you may not get auto-updates for this addon.
5. Navigate into the location where you've downloaded the addon to and select it to Install.

1. First make sure you have the repository installed
2. Open up Kodi and navigate into Add-ons.
   
3. Click the open box icon (above the side-menu).
   
4. Select Install from repository.
   • If you have at least one repository (besides the default) installed:
     Select the repository you wish to install from.
5. Select the category the addon belongs to, in this case it should be service.
6. Select Cinema Helper (Kodi 19-21).
7. Click Install.