Problem with container + groups

[Joris Illusions]

I use groups for my skin.

I just place the groups in the container, but when I load my skin there's a problem:

From a height of 200 nothing is clickable.
It's even worse: from about this height pictures are cut in half, so if I place a picture at h="190", it can be seen from 190-200, but from 200 it's not visible.

I've tried default_w="300" and default_h="300", w="300" and h="300" already!

What am I doing wrong?

[matt_69]

whats the size of ur bg image that u used in the layout definition? cause if its only 200 then nothing else will go in. also u gotta make sure that the layout size is also bigger than the image u want. if u want a little bit more help just post ur xml code and it'll be easier to tell.

-matt

[Joris Illusions]

OK, here's my skin.xml:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes" ?>

<WinampAbstractionLayer version="0.8">
<skininfo>
<version>1.0</version>
<name>Winamp 3.0 Siemens M55 skin</name>
<comment>Winamp 3.0 Siemens M55 skin</comment>
<author>Joris Illusions</author>
<email>JorisIllusions@hotmail.com</email>
<homepage>http://www.student.tue.nl/U/j.j.r.v.d.eerden</homepage>
<screenshot>skinshot.png</screenshot>
</skininfo>

<elements>
<bitmap id="M55.base" file="gfx/base.png" />
<bitmap id="M55.Num50" file="gfx/Num50.png" />
<bitmap id="M55.Num51" file="gfx/Num51.png" />
</elements>

<groupdef id="M55.Buttons" name="Buttons">
<button
action="PAUSE"
x="68" y="247"
image="M55.Num50"
downimage="M55.Num51"
tooltip="Pause"
/>
</groupdef>

<container id="main" name="M55 Main Window" h="335" w="173">
<layout id="normal" background="M55.base">
<group id="M55.Buttons" />
</layout>
</container>

</WinampAbstractionLayer>

Just to be sure: My base.png's size is 173x225 (wxh)

[matt_69]

yeah its ur base.png thats the problem. all stuff below 225 pixels won't get counted cause as u know winamp still is bound in a rectangle (even tho u can have transparencies to make it not look like it), so everything must be contained in that one rectangle. so what u can do is just make the base.png's height about another 100/150 pixels bigger and then that will solve the problem. hope this helps. if u got n e more questions just post a reply.

-matt

[Joris Illusions]

If I don't use a group, but simply place the button in the layout:

<container id="main" name="M55 Main Window" h="335" w="173">
<layout id="normal" background="M55.base">
<button
action="PAUSE"
x="68" y="247"
image="M55.Num50"
downimage="M55.Num51"
tooltip="Pause"
/>
</layout>
</container>

the button will work.
Why oh why does this work ?!?
And by using groups it doesn't...

[matt_69]

ur group doesn't work cause u haven't given it n e widths or heights. just add x="0" y="0" w="180" h="300" after u have defined the group and it will work also.
eg.

code:
<group id="M55.Buttons" x="0" y="0" w="180" h="300" />

hope it works now.

-matt