my skin is ready! but...

dcsk1986 · 25th February 2006, 11:38

hi peeps! i have some question with my new classic skin, i have finish create it with all the bla bla bla .bmp files, then i compress all the .bmp files to .zip file, and now is the time to test my skin, it works perfect! but it seem avs.bmp doesn't work! the avs.bmp is still the default skin, how to fix it? i have try and try and retry again still can't work! please help...

Mr Jones · 25th February 2006, 12:15

avs.bmp hasn't been used on winamp for about 2 years now, it was replaced by gen.bmp and gen_ex.bmp in winamp 2.9 and for all winamp5 releases, this provides a common framed window for all non standard component windows, like avs, media library etc etc

Details here.
http://www.winamp.com/nsdn/winamp/sk...c/winamp29.php

I'm also going to guess that if you don't have gen.bmp/gen_ex.bmp in your skin, you might not also have video.bmp which also came in at the same time.

dcsk1986 · 25th February 2006, 13:02

Quote:

Originally posted by Mr Jones
I'm also going to guess that if you don't have gen.bmp/gen_ex.bmp in your skin, you might not also have video.bmp which also came in at the same time.

yes your're right! thank you so much, it works now...

and err... 1 more question, how to make some of the part to be transparent?

Ned Decca · 25th February 2006, 14:26

just fill those parts with a color your not going to use,like lime green say
and you need a transparency tool,you can find one over at 1001 winap skins under the skin tools section

Mr Jones · 25th February 2006, 15:11

Don't forget , transparancy in classic skins only works on the main window, eq, main shade and eq shade.

Can't be done on any other window.

Riksruin · 25th February 2006, 15:43

Quote:

Originally posted by Ned Decca
just fill those parts with a color your not going to use,like lime green say
and you need a transparency tool,you can find one over at 1001 winap skins under the skin tools section

I always code my own by hand!!

used a transparency tool once but I didnt like the way the file is 100x bigger than it needs to be, rather than making a whole section transparent they make the each transparent pixel a section

Ned Decca · 25th February 2006, 16:54

i can find maxims works like a charm and i can get it as close as i like with it
but yeah,if you can code your own,thats great
i`m just not much of a coder person

dcsk1986 · 4th March 2006, 17:15

Quote:

Originally posted by Ned Decca
just fill those parts with a color your not going to use,like lime green say
and you need a transparency tool,you can find one over at 1001 winap skins under the skin tools section

where to find transparency tool? i have tried before, i mean i got try to fill those parts with lime green (R:0 G:255 B:0), and when i view my skin it contain lime green colour lol

Ned Decca · 5th March 2006, 00:33

try maxims,its easier,just fill the parts you want lime green,open the main file in the transparency editor then just click on one part of the lime green and you just click go than save in the skins folder

dcsk1986 · 8th March 2006, 14:56

i still can see the lime green colour when i preview my skin in winamp, or maybe i have used the wrong RBG, so can you tell me whats the code?

Mr Jones · 8th March 2006, 15:05

Did you actually use the region generator or just colour your bmp in lime green and hope for the best?

Go here...
http://www.smspower.org/maxim/winamp/

Download the region generator by maxim
Run
Load your main window bitmap into it
Specify what colour you want to show as transparent, in your case lime green
Click GO!
Save Region data to region.txt
add the region.txt to your skin file
party like it's 1999!

Riksruin · 8th March 2006, 15:57

Quote:

Originally posted by Mr Jones
Did you actually use the region generator or just colour your bmp in lime green and hope for the best?

I did that when i first tried to learn transparencies! i found a transparent skin and I think all the transparent bits were pink so did this to my skin and then wondered why it didnt work! then I found the region.txt

25th February 2006, 11:38	#1
dcsk1986 Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 8	my skin is ready! but... hi peeps! i have some question with my new classic skin, i have finish create it with all the bla bla bla .bmp files, then i compress all the .bmp files to .zip file, and now is the time to test my skin, it works perfect! but it seem avs.bmp doesn't work! the avs.bmp is still the default skin, how to fix it? i have try and try and retry again still can't work! please help...

25th February 2006, 14:26	#4
Ned Decca Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: UK Posts: 428	just fill those parts with a color your not going to use,like lime green say and you need a transparency tool,you can find one over at 1001 winap skins under the skin tools section That's not a skin, it's some god awful piece of skinner gunk. Fail. - Mr Jones

25th February 2006, 16:54	#7
Ned Decca Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: UK Posts: 428	i can find maxims works like a charm and i can get it as close as i like with it but yeah,if you can code your own,thats great i`m just not much of a coder person That's not a skin, it's some god awful piece of skinner gunk. Fail. - Mr Jones

5th March 2006, 00:33	#9
Ned Decca Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: UK Posts: 428	try maxims,its easier,just fill the parts you want lime green,open the main file in the transparency editor then just click on one part of the lime green and you just click go than save in the skins folder That's not a skin, it's some god awful piece of skinner gunk. Fail. - Mr Jones

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25th February 2006, 12:15	#2
Mr Jones Nothing to say... Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: UK Posts: 23,098	avs.bmp hasn't been used on winamp for about 2 years now, it was replaced by gen.bmp and gen_ex.bmp in winamp 2.9 and for all winamp5 releases, this provides a common framed window for all non standard component windows, like avs, media library etc etc Details here. http://www.winamp.com/nsdn/winamp/sk...c/winamp29.php I'm also going to guess that if you don't have gen.bmp/gen_ex.bmp in your skin, you might not also have video.bmp which also came in at the same time.

25th February 2006, 15:11	#5
Mr Jones Nothing to say... Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: UK Posts: 23,098	Don't forget , transparancy in classic skins only works on the main window, eq, main shade and eq shade. Can't be done on any other window.

8th March 2006, 14:56	#10
dcsk1986 Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 8	i still can see the lime green colour when i preview my skin in winamp, or maybe i have used the wrong RBG, so can you tell me whats the code?

8th March 2006, 15:05	#11
Mr Jones Nothing to say... Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: UK Posts: 23,098	Did you actually use the region generator or just colour your bmp in lime green and hope for the best? Go here... http://www.smspower.org/maxim/winamp/ Download the region generator by maxim Run Load your main window bitmap into it Specify what colour you want to show as transparent, in your case lime green Click GO! Save Region data to region.txt add the region.txt to your skin file party like it's 1999!