MAKI Cheats

[hammerhead]

Heres a small script I wrote for Evo that resizes your layout to 100%.

//--------------------------------------------------------------------
//Resize2Full.m
//
// A small script to resize a layout to its full 100%.
//
// Thanks to Gonzotek for giving some maki resize code for this.
// created by Hammerhead aka Kabir Chanrai
//--------------------------------------------------------------------
// USING THIS SCRIPT:
//********************************************************************
// 1.Make sure your container which contains the layout is called 'main',
// and the layout 'normal'. If they are not, change them, or redefine
// them in the .m .
//
// 2.Define the following in your XML layout Normal:
// <button
// id="player.main.resizetofull"
// image="player.resize2full"
// downimage="player.resize2full.down"
// x="?" y="?"
// />
// 3. Copy this script (and Resize2Full.maki) to your scripts folder.
// 4. If you don't have Resize2Full.maki, compile this script.
// 5. Add this line to your script.xml, or anywhere outside the main
// container:
//
// <script id="resize2full" file="scripts/Resize2Full.maki"/>
//
//6. Refresh your skin(F5) and try it out.
//********************************************************************

Have fun!
Hammerhead

[Carlitus]

Hi!

I'm trying to make some animated buttons. There's attached a zip with 3 pngs. They will be the stages i wish:
-Normal. File 'button_play.png'
-Mouseover. File 'button_play_over.png' (5 frames) 105x120 pixels.
-Pressed. File 'button_play_pressed.png'

I tried to use a sample available at this site, but it is old code, and it works for all states animated.

Maybe this is not the exact thread for this question (really i requested help on the thread of my 'Noia working on', but i guess a MAKI with animated buttons will be very useful for newbies as me.

BTW, this thread is very helpful. Thanks to share the scripts! I used the Animated Volume and Drawer... thanks!

[Carlitus]

the file, sorry

[frisbeemonkey]

Argh, as seems to be happening more often, I'm getting behind on stuff around here. My 1 week away turned into a bit more than that(over 2, hehe). Anyways, are you still interested in the EQ script we were talking about, iPlay? If so, lemme know and I'll take a swing at it.
Hey Carlitus, what you want to do isn't too tough. Instead of using a regular button, you could just do this all with your Animated Layer, then use MAKI to make it work as a Play Button. The EQ script for iPlayTheSpoons is my priority at the moment(if there is still an interest), then I'll get on this and give you an example of what I mean.
Also, to all of you who have been keeping this thread alive and posting your scripts, thanks Could I trouble you to take all those you've created and send them to me? Either PM me a link to a ZIP or PM me and I'll give you an email address to send them to. Since this thread is getting bigger than I ever imagined, it is getting tricky to find a script when you need it. I was thinking of organizing and hosting all of the scripts on my website(giving credit to the script creators of course) so that people could find them easier. This thread could then be used for MAKI questions and discussion of said scripts. It's just an idea, and if most people prefer it not be done that way, that's cool with me too.
Good to be back,
~FrisbeeMonkey

[iPlayTheSpoons]

definately still intrested...thats the big reason Aeschere is still on hold. huge thanks frisbee

[frisbeemonkey]

No problem, thanks for your patience. By the way, Aeschere(which keeps getting "Asche zu Asche" stuck in my head every time I read the name) is looking really cool, I like it Anyways, I'll get this to you as soon as possible. What's another day or two, right?
~FrisbeeMonkey

[hammerhead]

I sent u a pm with a link to the zip, fbm.

[hammerhead]

sorry a mod pls delete this post

[Carlitus]

Originally posted by frisbeemonkey
Hey Carlitus, what you want to do isn't too tough. Instead of using a regular button, you could just do this all with your Animated Layer, then use MAKI to make it work as a Play Button. The EQ script for iPlayTheSpoons is my priority at the moment(if there is still an interest), then I'll get on this and give you an example of what I mean.

No problem, frisbeemonkey. Don't worry. I'm asking for a maki like this here, because i'm so newbie programming, and i have some haste. I thinked maybe this will be interesting for other newbies as me.
I'm trying to do it myself, and it works . It is not excesively hard to do. Maybe i'm learning . Now, it only remains to stop the animation at right frame.

[sTELF]

I hope this is the correct forum, is there a way of changing the default vis colour another?

Thanks
Stelf

[PJay Tycy]

Please don't post random questions in the sticky threads.

First search the forums (http://forums.winamp.com/search.php) for something like "change vis colours", and you'll sure find the answer.
If you really don't find it, post a new thread instead.

I've got an idea for a script that might solve a slight problem ppl have been having for a long time. A drop shadow for the mouse. It's nothing to insane, but it'd be cool to write something that takes the .onmouseover command and then rends an image at that point that resembles a mouse shadow. Anybody??

[iPlayTheSpoons]

what if you have a different cursor? or a different platform? anyways...win2000/xp does it already

Good point... Yeah, I realized all of these things about an hour after I made the post.

[hammerhead]

Originally posted by iPlayTheSpoons
what if you have a different cursor? or a different platform? anyways...win2000/xp does it already

you cant use cursors yet.. at least until someone finds a way to do it cross os. but I had an idea- how about a layer that follows the cursor, on top of it?

[Gonzotek]

http://canada.landoleet.org/docs/pub...guiobjects.php

Search for cursor. Probably coming in the next developer release. Now we just need documentation on how to declare their elements and how animated cursors are handled (or if they are).

-=Gonzotek=-

[Lord_Blethazor]

I'm not haven an luck w/ this drawer script at all. And I know it would be fast for one of u pro skin makes to tell me the problem.
This is my code.

<groupdef id="DrawerGroup" w="206" h="224">

<layer id="Drawer" image="player.Thinger-Back" x="0" y="0" sysregion="1" move="0"/>
<layer id="DrawerInfo" x="0" y="20"/>

<layer image="player.Thinger-Back-Top" x="0" y="0" ghost="1" alpha="255" />
<layer image="player.Thinger-Buttons-Back" x="0" y="0" ghost="1" alpha="255" />
<layer image="player.Thinger-LCD-Color" x="0" y="0" ghost="1" alpha="255" />
<layer image="player.Thinger-LCD-Cover" x="0" y="0" ghost="1" alpha="255" />
<layer image="player.Thinger-Text" x="0" y="0" ghost="1" alpha="255" />

<script id="drawer" file="scripts/drawer.maki" />
</groupdef>

<!--Layout-->
<layout id="normal" background="player.base-noalpha" alphabackground="player.base-alpha"
default_h="282" default_w="206" droptarget="pldr" >

<group id="DrawerGroup" x="0" y="-53" />

<layer image="player.base-noalpha" x="0" y="0" ghost="1" alpha="255" />

<!--Player Base-->
<layer image="player.base-sides" x="0" y="0" ghost="1" alpha="255" />
<layer image="player.base-top" x="0" y="0" ghost="1" alpha="255" />
<layer image="player.base-bottom" x="0" y="0" ghost="1" alpha="255" />

<!--LCD Back-->
<layer image="player.LCD-Back" x="0" y="0" ghost="1" alpha="255" />
<layer image="player.LCD-Color" x="0" y="0" ghost="1" alpha="255" />

<!--Inside LCD screen-->
<layer image="player.Name-Area-Back" x="0" y="0" ghost="1" alpha="255" />
<layer image="player.Phoebe" x="0" y="0" ghost="1" alpha="255" />

<!--Text-->
<Text
id="Songticker" ticker="1"
display="songname" default="Phoebe Forever" showlen="1"
x="50" y="80"
w="100" h="20"
font="player.slim.font" fontsize="14" color="0, 0, 0"
/>

<!--LCD Cover-->
<layer image="player.LCD-Cover" x="0" y="0" ghost="0" alpha="255" />
<layer image="player.LCD-Light-Effect" x="0" y="0" ghost="0" alpha="255" />

<!--Buttons Area-->
<layer image="player.Main-Buttons-Back" x="0" y="0" ghost="0" alpha="255" />

<button
id="Play"
action="Play"
x="0" y="0"
image="player.Play-Button-Normal"
downImage="player.Play-Button-Click"
tooltip="Play"
/>

<button
id="Pause"
action="Pause"
x="0" y="0"
image="player.Pause-Button-Normal"
downImage="player.Pause-Button-Click"
tooltip="Pause"
/>

<script id="play2pause" file="scripts/play2pause.maki"/>

<button
id="Previous"
action="PREV"
x="0" y="0"
image="player.Prev-Button-Normal"
downImage="player.Prev-Button-Click"
tooltip="Previous"
/>

<button
id="Next"
action="Next"
x="0" y="0"
image="player.Next-Button-Normal"
downImage="player.Next-Button-Click"
tooltip="Next"
/>

<button
id="Stop"
action="Stop"
x="0" y="0"
image="player.Stop-Button-Normal"
downImage="player.Stop-Button-Click"
tooltip="Stop"
/>

<button
id="Eject"
action="Eject"
x="0" y="0"
image="player.Load-Button-Normal"
downImage="player.Load-Button-Click"
tooltip="Eject"
/>

<button
id="VolUp"
x="0" y="0"
image="player.VolUp-Button-Normal"
downImage="player.VolUp-Button-Click"
tooltip="Volume Up"
/>

<button
id="VolDown"
x="0" y="0"
image="player.VolDown-Button-Normal"
downImage="player.VolDown-Button-Click"
tooltip="Volume Down"
/>

<script id="ARVB" file="scripts/AutoRepeatVolumeButtons.maki"/>

</layout>

And I don't know what to fix, I've look at it for too long & I don't see the problem. Plz help.

[frisbeemonkey]

Could you be a little more specific? What isn't happening that you expect to, or what is that shouldn't or whatever. It would be easier to find the problem if we knew the symptoms. Are you sure you have drawer.maki in your scripts folder? Try adding IDs to your other Layers, that may be giving the script issues? Just some ideas, if it isn't either of those be more specific and we'll try to help you out,
~FrisbeeMonkey

[Lord_Blethazor]

Sorry about that.
The drawer script just does not work.
I click on the layer image in the drawer group and it does not move, it doesn't go a thing but just sit there.

[frisbeemonkey]

Hmm, well, it all looks okay, but admittedly, my brain is fried from a long day. If you want (cues Sawg), you can post your skin here, or PM me a link to your skin if you'd rather not release it to the world just yet. That way I or someone else could try and get it working for ya.
~FrisbeeMonkey
By the way, thanks, HH, I snagged the file with your scripts Any other contributors? If not, I'll just try to track down the scripts in the forums(with my <sarcasm>blazing fast</sarcasm> dial-up connection!)

[Lord_Blethazor]

here's the link
http://www.geocities.com/lord_beltha...ins/Phoebe.zip
(right click and save as)
just rename it to Phoebe.wal when u save it b/c the free server doesn't like the skin file in that form only zip.

Thx.

Also can look at this problem too.
When the skin is in adavnce mode the whole skin is transparent (look's to be about 90% to 95% transparent). I've checked the opacity and it's set to 100% but I can still see though it. I've also delete the studio.xnf to see if that was it but no luck.
I also have all the alpha set to 255, so I have no idea what to do.
Any ideas what to do?

[hammerhead]

winamp bug.

[rfx32]

will an animated gif work on a layer? do you have to use png with the h/w defined in the png animation only?

[rfx32]

do you guys think that I can make the EQ in my skin (pic) look the way it is? with the diff colors I want?

[lunarboy1]

Lots of big MAKI smart peoples post here . Are Lists b0rked? I keep getting assertion errors when calling findItem( "blah" ) on a list.

Are there any little intricacies that I should know about lists?

[frisbeemonkey]

Hey Lord_B,
Figured out what is wrong with your skin regarding the drawer. Took awhile. It's really a good idea to give all your Objects IDs. Basically, all of your images are a lot taller than they need to be. I'd recommend cropping all of your images as this would eliminate the problem and reduce your filesize. If for some reason you'd rather not, you can use the Parameter rectrgn="0" in the Layers that are intercepting this click. To find out which Layer is getting the mouse click, give them all IDs, then use CTRL+SHIFT+RightClick on the drawer. It will pop up a little window telling you what is being clicked on. Using this technique, I found that your Main-Buttons-Back Layer was getting the mouse clicks. I added rectrgn="0" to it, did it again, another Layer was getting the clicks. Keep doing that until your drawer is clickable.
Sorry, don't really know a workaround for that opacity/tranparency issue. Next time I boot up in XP(which is pretty rare), I'll check it out.
Also, do you plan on controlling your Songticker with MAKI? Right now it only displays "Phoebe Forever". Setting the default to anything other than "" keeps it from showing anything else, at least in my experience.
rfx32, I think you can use animated gifs, but I'm not too sure how they're handled in the XML or MAKI. If you use a png, the h and w in your XML should be the height and width of one frame. And yes, I'm pretty sure you can make that EQ.
lunarboy1, sorry, haven't gotten around to learning Lists yet.
~FrisbeeMonkey

[frisbeemonkey]

The attached script will generate a right-click Menu with the names of all the Layouts in a Container. I wrote it for the Stick Mode Collab (interested? we're always looking for others to join in), hence the variable names. With a bit of tweaking, it has other possible uses as well. You could use something like this to allow users to navigate your 1,138 modes* more easily or whatever.
Enjoy,
~FrisbeeMonkey

*FrisbeeMonkey neither encourages nor supports the creation of millions of superfluous modes

So, not sure if this has been done yet, but I made this for use in Microamp, and thought others might be able to use it. Enjoi.

Oh, if anybody knows how to get it to still have audio in the background while seeking, I'd be much appreciative.

[frisbeemonkey]

Hmm, if you want the music to still play in the background, maybe you should only do your seekto() when the Button is released. So the user knows where they're going, maybe have the script update the SongTicker to "Seeking to: x:xx". That's the only idea that strikes me at the moment.
~FrisbeeMonkey

[naria]

great job with scripts

i am having a little trouble with the drawer script, i have a working button and drawer which slide out, but i can't get the button on top of the background unless the drawer is also on top of the background, and if i do get the button on top and the drawer underneath, then the drawer won't work (i am assuming this is because the button needs to be before the drawer in the xml). any ideas? hope this makes sense, its hard to explain

[frisbeemonkey]

Hey naria,
Your problem is probably with where you include the script. Rather than in the drawer Group, try including the script at the end of your Layout. In your script you'll have to make sure you are using findObject and not getObject. This way the script should be able to find both the Button and the drawer Group.
Hope this helps,
~FrisbeeMonkey

[naria]

managed to sort out the problem using a graphic to cover the drawer, will update for my second release, thanks for your advice though, and the great thread!!!!

oh, here is my skin so far by the way

[frisbeemonkey]

Alrighty, as I said a few posts back, it's getting nearly impossible to find a specific script when you need it. My solution?
MAKI Scripts
I've added a collection of MAKI scripts to my webpage. Aside from the 2 scripts that hammerhead contributed(thanks again ), it is mostly scripts I have written for this thread. I also snagged some of the more useful ones from the Tips & Tricks thread(if any of the authors have a problem with their scripts being there, contact me and I'll take it down).
I've updated a few of the scripts found here, particularly the Seek and Volume scripts. Hollow, you'll be glad to know that I've finally gotten into the habit of not using hidden Sliders
Basically, they're all the same scripts you could find here(or better) and it's easier to find what you need, so go check it out! I'm not abandoning this thread, it is still useful for troubleshooting scripts or helping people learn to make their own scripts, but I'll probably be putting any future scripts there. If anyone has any script contributions or requests, both are always welcome.
~FrisbeeMonkey

*sniffle*

You don't like my script...

Question to frisbee - you made the first public drawer script, correct? Who decided to call it a drawer? Just curious.

[frisbeemonkey]

Which script of yours? I mighta missed some good ones. hammerhead was the only one who made the effort when I asked for scripts, so any others are ones I scavenged.
As for drawers, I learned how to make them from a skin called "Demo Skin" appropriately enough. Showed how to move stuff and how to mute the volume I think. I just made the first pre-compiled one that could be dropped into a skin and used as is. I have no idea who coined the term drawers for them, but seeing how most work just like a drawer on your desk, it seems to fit.
~FrisbeeMonkey

Eight posts up.

[frisbeemonkey]

Yeah, umm, yeah... I don't know what else to say other than I'm an idiot? Heh, I don't know how I forgot that one, I even suggested an idea for it, sheesh. Anyways, I'll add it to the database momentarily.
~FrisbeeMonkey
[edit]Added.[/edit]

[iPlayTheSpoons]

hey frisbee, im loving your site more and more. i found a litte error in your new volumebyframe script, because of some math junk, when you make volume 100%, it recycles back to the first frame. ive attatched a fixed version, if you wanna use my fix, or you can do your own.

[frisbeemonkey]

What, you want the scripts to work right?!? Man, some people are so demanding... Haha, thanks for catching that. Wanna finish something else up at the moment, so it'll stay broken for a little while. Did I leave that "f+1" in there? I probably did it on the seekbyframes, too. I kept having such issues with the seek and volume scripts as I have a dozen of each laying around on my hard drive, I kept uploading the wrong ones, or the frames for the regions, etc. Ugh.
~FrisbeeMonkey
[edit]Ugh, too much time working on PHP... not all quotes need a backslash in front...[/edit]
[edit2]Hooray for thunderstorms... Anyways, I updated the files, thanks again, iPlay.[/edit2]

[J_Bloggs]

Anyone interested in a script I made for Music Pod to have the cbuttons, minimize and close buttons work when the currently playing song has stopped by right clicking on the buttons (eg, if you right click on the close button, winamp closes after the currently playing song has finished)? I can make a less specific script that anyone could easyily used if people wanted, in the mean time the .m is in the skin file.

[edit] the .m files are maindcb.m and stdfrmdcb.m, I think, and they're in the skins root [/edit]