FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. How do I access the submenu?

https://github.com/jurialmunkey/skin.arctic.horizon/wiki/Submenus

Q. Some hub buttons are hidden off screen. Why won't they scroll when I reach the right side?

There are some Kodi limitations/issues with autosized buttons based off hidden lists. You either need to reduce the number of items or reduce the length of the labels to fit all items on screen.
Alternatively, you can disable auto-width buttons which will ensure scrolling works.
Skin Settings > Home > Autowidth submenu hub buttons

Q. Why is the background of the first hub button shorter than the text when it is unfocused?

There are some Kodi limitations/issues with autosized buttons based off hidden lists.
If you experience this bug, you will need to disable Autowidth hub buttons.
Skin Settings > Home > Autowidth submenu hub button

Q. Why are the icons in the submenu hub dark when focused?

The skin applies a colordiffuse to focused button icons to achieve the palette swap effect.
You need to select one of the monochrome icons from the icons that are included with the skin.

Q. How can I swap the title text with clearlogo?

You can't. The sizing and cropping of clearlogos is not consistent enough to replace the title text with a clearlogo. In particular, clearlogos often have empty space on the edges which makes left/bottom alignment difficult.

Q. How can I disable the clearart shown on the right side of library views?

Skin Settings > Appearance > Clearart

Q. How do I get widgets to use landscape art where available instead of fanart?

Skin Settings > Items and Views > Prefer landscape art over fanart

Q. How can I change the background in the skin?

Skin Settings > Appearance > Fallback image

Q. The skin feels sluggish. How can I improve performance?

There is a Kodi issue where online plugin lists inside the info dialog slows down some systems. You can turn off online information in these lists or disable some of the lists.
Skin Settings > Lists and other > Customise info dialog lists > Use online information (disable)

The background "waves" busy animation might cause slow downs on some systems.
Skin Settings > Appearance > Busy animation

The blur effect might cause minor slow downs on some systems.
Skin Settings > Appearance > Background style

Having a large number of widgets can also cause slow downs. Try to reduce the number of widgets that are active. If you like to have variety, DrInfernoo's AutoWidget addon can help with creating widgets that are randomly selected from a user configured list. Also, widgets made from the Kodi library (e.g. library nodes, smart playlists) will always be faster than widgets from addons/plugins.

Finally, disabling background fanart altogether can give a performance boost.
Skin Settings > Appearance > Fanart