how to color code genres in pvr.iptvsimple

[psycon]

well we cracked that nut... the answer was there the whole time, the kodi devs just never actually explained it (at all).
we will be adding this to the next build of the epg updater once all the other additions are tested but you can do it manually if you dont want to wait( we could use help filling out the rest of the map too)


save this in a file called genres.xml and place it in userdata/addon_data/pvr.iptvsimple

<genres>
<genre type="16">Movie</genre>
<genre type="32">News</genre>
<genre type="48">Show</genre>
<genre type="80">Children</genre>
<genre type="64">Sports</genre>
<genre type="64">Soccer</genre>
<genre type="64">Hockey</genre>
<genre type="64">Sports talk</genre>
<genre type="64">Auto racing</genre>
<genre type="64">Cricket</genre>
<genre type="64">Baseball</genre>
<genre type="64">Basketball</genre>
<genre type="64">Golf</genre>
<genre type="64">Boxing</genre>
<genre type="64">Fishing</genre>
<genre type="64">Pro wrestling</genre>
<genre type="64">Rugby</genre>
<genre type="64">Tennis</genre>
<genre type="64">Motorcycle racing</genre>
<genre type="64">Mixed martial arts</genre>
<genre type="64">Darts</genre>
<genre type="64">Curling</genre>
<genre type="64">Football</genre>
<genre type="64">Drag racing</genre>
<genre type="112">Art</genre>
<genre type="128">Talk</genre>
<genre type="144">Education</genre>
<genre type="176">Special</genre>
<genre type="176">Anthology</genre>
<genre type="176">Awards</genre>
<genre type="176">Fundraiser</genre>
<genre type="176">Religious</genre>
<genre type="176">Shopping</genre>
<genre type="176">Spanish</genre>
<genre type="176">Self improvement</genre>
</genres>

if someone wants to fill out the rest of the map that would be a great help use the numbers in the attached image and map them to a genre name. you need to restart kodi and may have to clear data after applying this or editing it