Winamp 2.91 refuses to use some skins' numbers.bmp and playpaus.bmp

seabook · 4th May 2003, 16:27

Actually, this problem has begun since some versions before 2.91.
For some reason, Winamp refuses to use the numbers.bmp and playpaus.bmp files in some skins, and instead uses the default green digits and play/pause indicators. Those skins worked perfectly in older versions of Winamp 2. One such example is the YF-19 skin by David "Hawk" (skin details here). In this skin, the digits and play/pause indicators are supposed to be blue. However, the latest versions (from 2.8x onwards, I believe) refuse to use the numbers.bmp and playpaus.bmp files in that skin.

Can somebody help me fix this?

Lion King · 5th May 2003, 00:18

i loaded the two bmps into paintshop pro and saved them again unchanged, then they worked (filesize was different)
dunno what's wrong with the originals though

seabook · 5th May 2003, 17:38

Then I'm guessing it has something to do with the color depth or RLE compression. I'll check the base skin and see if there's a difference.

seabook · 5th May 2003, 17:46

I just re-saved the files in Photoshop without RLE compression, same color depth/color coding/bits per channel. The skin works fine now. So I guess Winamp 2.8x+ doesn't support RLE compressed bitmaps anymore, for some reason.

Lion King · 5th May 2003, 18:48

it does support rle compression because that is handled by windows internally

4th May 2003, 16:27	#1
seabook Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Brossard, QC, Canada Posts: 20	Winamp 2.91 refuses to use some skins' numbers.bmp and playpaus.bmp Actually, this problem has begun since some versions before 2.91. For some reason, Winamp refuses to use the numbers.bmp and playpaus.bmp files in some skins, and instead uses the default green digits and play/pause indicators. Those skins worked perfectly in older versions of Winamp 2. One such example is the YF-19 skin by David "Hawk" (skin details here). In this skin, the digits and play/pause indicators are supposed to be blue. However, the latest versions (from 2.8x onwards, I believe) refuse to use the numbers.bmp and playpaus.bmp files in that skin. Can somebody help me fix this?

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5th May 2003, 00:18	#2
Lion King Major Dude Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,670	i loaded the two bmps into paintshop pro and saved them again unchanged, then they worked (filesize was different) dunno what's wrong with the originals though

5th May 2003, 17:38	#3
seabook Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Brossard, QC, Canada Posts: 20	Then I'm guessing it has something to do with the color depth or RLE compression. I'll check the base skin and see if there's a difference.

5th May 2003, 17:46	#4
seabook Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Brossard, QC, Canada Posts: 20	I just re-saved the files in Photoshop without RLE compression, same color depth/color coding/bits per channel. The skin works fine now. So I guess Winamp 2.8x+ doesn't support RLE compressed bitmaps anymore, for some reason.

5th May 2003, 18:48	#5
Lion King Major Dude Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,670	it does support rle compression because that is handled by windows internally