[ Thanks to Richard
for this link. ]
“What once started as an mediacenter project for hacked
Xboxes is now grown into one of the best mediacenter applications:
XBMC.“Release notes:
” GUI:
” * Improved XBMC GUI Skinning Framework making it even more
flexible and powerful
* Powerbutton follows “shutdown function” in settings/system/power
saving
* Updated translations for most languages (help is always wanted
with translation)
* Skinnable Weather Plugin API enabling third-party Weather Plugins
(Python Scripts)
* Edit button for RSS feeds in settings, (needs RssTicker script
installed, see SCRIPTS section below)
* New screensaver option to turn off the screen (using VESA
DPMS)
* Always On Top option to advancedsettings.xml when XBMC runs in
Windowed Mode
* Better support for multi-monitor setups
* Settings have been re-organized and cleaned up to sync with new
features”
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