✨️ Modified Picture/Comic Viewer + Bookmark feature

[Rinicko100]

Skin section

Widgets

Feature description

Hello Jurial,

I recently discovered that Kodi supports .cbz files, which is wonderful news as I have been searching for a way to read comics on my TV for quite some time now.

However, it seems the player or the overall handling of comics could use some improvement. I understand this may be more related to Kodi itself than the skin, but I was wondering if a few minor additions could be made to the skin to enhance the experience. Specifically, I have two feature requests:

1. Page counter at the bottom left - Could you add a counter at the bottom left that increments as I move forward? This way, I can easily see which page I'm currently on, as most comic pages don't display the page number.
   
2. Bookmark feature - Is it possible to add a tagging option to images, specifically a bookmark tag with an editable number? Ideally, long-pressing on an image would bring up the usual dialog, with two additional options: "Add Bookmark Tag" and "Edit Tag Number."
   
   You could then add a tag that appears on the image. If you select "Edit Tag Number," a keypad would pop up, allowing you to enter the page number where you left off.
   
   

Why is this feature needed? Please justify and explain.

This feature, combined with the page count, would help users easily locate and continue reading from where they left off.

Of course, these are preliminary ideas based on what I believe could be feasible and straightforward. I trust you may have better approaches for implementation. Also, if these features are beyond the scope of the skin and more related to Kodi itself, I am willing to make a request on the Kodi forum. I understand that this may be considered a niche feature since not many people use Kodi for comics or image-related content. However, if there's a possibility to incorporate these features, I believe it would be a valuable addition. Thank you for considering this option.

Screenshots and Additional Info

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Checklist

• I have opened a separate discussion for each feature I am requesting.
• I have searched the discussions and this feature has not been requested.
• I am using the most recent skin version.

[jurialmunkey]

Page counter at the bottom left - Could you add a counter at the bottom left that increments as I move forward?

Maybe. I've never used this filetype before in my life. I assume Kodi displays it in the SlideShow window but I'd guess there probably is a way to retrieve pagenumber (but also possibly not - no idea)

Bookmark feature - Is it possible to add a tagging option to images, specifically a bookmark tag with an editable number? Ideally, long-pressing on an image would bring up the usual dialog, with two additional options: "Add Bookmark Tag" and "Edit Tag Number."

This definitely is way outside the scope of a skin. Needs to be added in Kodi.

[Rinicko100]

Bookmark feature - Is it possible to add a tagging option to images, specifically a bookmark tag with an editable number? Ideally, long-pressing on an image would bring up the usual dialog, with two additional options: "Add Bookmark Tag" and "Edit Tag Number."

This definitely is way outside the scope of a skin. Needs to be added in Kodi.

Was afraid this might be the case.. I don't really notice many updates on Kodi. I would be waiting a while for this one.

[Rinicko100]

This commit 2ba9747 adds a SlideIndex overlay in the bottom right. It will display for 3 seconds after moving (2 seconds idle + fade animation) -- i.e. will display when flipping pages with left/right but could also tap up/down or mouse move to display it without changing the page.

Note also you can press info (i on keyboard) to show more detailed information about the picture in the slideshow.

Yessss! just seen it. This is perfect 🥹 Thank youu

[jurialmunkey]

Was afraid this might be the case.. I don't really notice many updates on Kodi. I would be waiting a while for this one.

Not really sure what you mean? Kodi is constantly being updated. 135 commits in the past month with 8000+ lines of code added
https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pulse/monthly

[Rinicko100]

Was afraid this might be the case.. I don't really notice many updates on Kodi. I would be waiting a while for this one.

Not really sure what you mean? Kodi is constantly being updated. 135 commits in the past month with 8000+ lines of code added
https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pulse/monthly

I see... It usually stays on one version for a while.. I never knew comits were being pushed that regularly

[jurialmunkey]

I see... It usually stays on one version for a while.. I never knew comits were being pushed that regularly

Yes stable major version is released approx. yearly with some point upgrades every few months, but nightly alphas for next version compiled against master branch are always available (though of course its alpha so not always recommended to use) https://mirrors.kodi.tv/nightlies/windows/win64/master/