packing a skin...

[Da Warriah]

sorry if this has been posted before, i tried searching and couldnt find anything...

alright, lemme introduce myself since im new here, im Da Warriah, a Canuck;) i just got into skinning for Winamp...mostly im a web designer though...i went through um, whats-his-names tutorial, pixelpusher is his nickname, and found that skinning is QUITE easy (at least to make a simple one)...i thought youd have to use some sort of programming language or something...so thats cool...but theres a problem:

i cant get any of the skins that ive tried to create to work...ive tried zipping them up a million different ways, by using the classic and wizard interfaces, using the "save full path info" button, etc etc...then changing the extension to .wal - but it doesnt seem to work...i even tried zipping it as TestSkin.wal, but that just saved it as TestSkin.wal.zip :( and since pixelpusher's tutorial isnt complete, it doesnt talk about the proper way to save it...

so anyways, whenever i try loading the skin in winamp, this is the error i get (if it helps):

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Winamp3 has caused an error in MSVCRT.DLL.
Winamp3 will now close.

If you continue to experience problems,
try restarting your computer.

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so yeah, any help here would be appreciated...:D

[Digitalhigh]

Your directory structure looks (similar) to this?

winamp3\skinname.zip\

DIR \XML\
DIR \GRAPHICS\
FILE \Skin.xml

Oh hell, this could get too complex. You should zip up one of the smaller skins you've done and post it so we've got somethin' to look at.

[Da Warriah]

well i followed the basic structure of the "simple skin" in the tutorial...so all the files are the same except for the graphics, but theyre in the same folders...

speaking of which, the Simple Skin .wal file doesnt work either...it gives me the same error...i try to switch it to that skin, and it gives me the error and shuts down...even if i download the .wal file and just switch it, no editing...has anyone else had this problem and found out the solution??:confused:

[Da Warriah]

ahh what the heck, that last post made no sense, heres the file...WARNING: you are about to see one of the crappiest skins ever made...but hey, its only a TEST SKIN:D (btw its in .zip format just ta save ya a step);)

[Digitalhigh]

I searched for similar errors with that driver on google, and most of the errors I see there say the either the driver is old and needs to be updated, or the software isn't finding it right, and should be reinstalled.

So, try reinstalling winamp3. If that's unsuccessful, try updating the driver. If that still don't work, then shit...

Good luck.

[Digitalhigh]

Yeah dude, it's not the skin. Loaded fine on my system.

[Da Warriah]

ok...i was gonna do that as a last resort...because sometimes the list of skins doesnt show up at all...so yeah...ill fill ya in after i reinstall:)

[Da Warriah]

yay! its working (although it looks like crap)...thanx JimmySmith:D

and after i get a good skin out there, ill probly hang around here more...or if i have another problem, lol...:rolleyes:

[Digitalhigh]

and after i get a good skin out there, ill probly hang around here more...or if i have another problem, lol...

Hell, you don't even need to have a good skin out. Just hang out, it keeps ya occuppied! (and that skin wasn't THAT horrible for a first try)

[Da Warriah]

well i know, but after i get a skin out there, ill know at least what people are talking about, lol...right now im like "WASABI? Wasabi with that?" hehe...

and with my skin, well its alright graphics right now, i just gotta make all the rest of the buttons, and then do somethin to make it more metallic, right now its just gray...:cry: hehe ill try a gradient overlay...

EDIT: oh btw, while im still here, ive been wondering how to add in like the extra boxes like playlist, thinger, the prefs, etc to show up the same as the skin...i know it has to do with these lines in the skin.xml of the "simple skin tutorial" (hehe):

<include file="@DEFAULTSKINPATH@xml/eq.xml"/>
<include file="@DEFAULTSKINPATH@xml/thinger.xml"/>
<include file="@DEFAULTSKINPATH@xml/pledit.xml"/>
<include file="@DEFAULTSKINPATH@xml/player-elements.xml"/>
<include file="@DEFAULTSKINPATH@xml/pledit-normal-group.xml"/>
<include file="@DEFAULTSKINPATH@xml/video.xml"/>

but when you take those out to code the boxes yourself, how do you insert the playlist, the thinger, etc?? is there some sort of display or action parameter that goes in a tag??