Searching for skins

Mostin · 27th February 2001, 23:58

I'll start with the apologies. I'm probably asking this question in the wrong place. Either that, or it's been asked and answered already. It's going to be one of the two...

Having a nice fresh clean hard disk to run Winamp from is nice - but if that HD doesn't have your favourite skins on it it means you have to search for them. I can't remember any of their names so it's a bit hit and miss. And I have another problem: I can't get the search engine on winamp.com to display more than 4 skins at any one time, AND if I click "Next" to display the next four, I get told "Sorry, your search did not return any results".

Does anyone know how you can access more than the first four skins in any given search?

Mostin · 1st March 2001, 10:46

Yes, it would also help for you not to assume straight off that I'm as thick as two short planks. I have seen that post, and it didn't help me - which is why I asked my question.

However, I certainly AM guilty of not making myself clear, so I'll put my hands up to that.

When I run a search, I am presented with five results. The top of the page says "Results 1-5 of 30". I click "Next" to see the next five. I am then told "Sorry, your search returned no results". There is, indeed, a "&howMany=" section in the address field - but adding 50 to it simply results in my being told "Sorry, your search returned no results". After all, 10x0=0, right? On clicking "Back" to go to the five I COULD see, there is no "&howMany=" in the address field. Adding one on, or copying the whole line of search commands to use from scratch, just gives me a blank page.

What I was asking was whether there is any way of telling the site BEFORE I make the first search how many files I want it to display at once - until they manage to fix what appears to be a glitch in the search engine.

Lion King · 1st March 2001, 12:38

http://www.winamp.com/customize/brow...t=0&howMany=50

offset=0 means skins 1-50, the next page would be offset=50

categoryName=Five+Star defines the category, it could also be category=Stereo or any other category

1st March 2001, 10:46	#2
Mostin Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 2	Skins search Yes, it would also help for you not to assume straight off that I'm as thick as two short planks. I have seen that post, and it didn't help me - which is why I asked my question. However, I certainly AM guilty of not making myself clear, so I'll put my hands up to that. When I run a search, I am presented with five results. The top of the page says "Results 1-5 of 30". I click "Next" to see the next five. I am then told "Sorry, your search returned no results". There is, indeed, a "&howMany=" section in the address field - but adding 50 to it simply results in my being told "Sorry, your search returned no results". After all, 10x0=0, right? On clicking "Back" to go to the five I COULD see, there is no "&howMany=" in the address field. Adding one on, or copying the whole line of search commands to use from scratch, just gives me a blank page. What I was asking was whether there is any way of telling the site BEFORE I make the first search how many files I want it to display at once - until they manage to fix what appears to be a glitch in the search engine.

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27th February 2001, 23:58	#1
Mostin Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 2	I'll start with the apologies. I'm probably asking this question in the wrong place. Either that, or it's been asked and answered already. It's going to be one of the two... Having a nice fresh clean hard disk to run Winamp from is nice - but if that HD doesn't have your favourite skins on it it means you have to search for them. I can't remember any of their names so it's a bit hit and miss. And I have another problem: I can't get the search engine on winamp.com to display more than 4 skins at any one time, AND if I click "Next" to display the next four, I get told "Sorry, your search did not return any results". Does anyone know how you can access more than the first four skins in any given search?

1st March 2001, 12:38	#3
Lion King Major Dude Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,668	http://www.winamp.com/customize/brow...t=0&howMany=50 offset=0 means skins 1-50, the next page would be offset=50 categoryName=Five+Star defines the category, it could also be category=Stereo or any other category