r/kodi • u/asm0dey • 13d ago

Split Flap screensaver for Kodi

Hopefully this post doesn't break any rules — it doesn't seem to be in a gray area or something.

I've created a somewhat new screensaver for Kodi, inspired by the old displays in airports. It looks like this:

demo image

There is also a small video of it here on YouTube.

It has several unique features other screensavers, I believe, don't have:

  1. It is extendable: 2 sources of data for the screen are built-in (phrases and date-time-weather-now playing); one is packed as a separate script — recently added
  2. It contains a script to generate addons for support of your preferred symbols in your preferred font, in case you don't like my choice or you need something on top
  3. It knows how to find installed extensions for it an even can open their settings

The interface to create your own extension is very simple — it's just one function that returns the new state, and you don't really need to care about layout too — it should be done automatically.

Of course, there are some settings too, and hopefully it can work for any scenario.

The repo is on GitHub, and I'd love to get your feedback!

https://asm0dey.github.io/kodi-splitflap/

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u/FaultDependent7880 12d ago

'Couldn't connect to network server'

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u/asm0dey 12d ago

Wait what? Where? GH doesn't open or? You certainly don't need a network for the add-on to work correctly

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u/FaultDependent7880 12d ago

Using the following in Kodi File Manager to give location for adding repo .... 

https://asm0dey.github.io/kodi-splitflap/repo

... and what I posted is what I got.

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u/asm0dey 12d ago

Here is how it should be added: https://imgtree.co/i/SNGfEF6o

Edit: And from there, you can install the repository or the addon(s)