An Easier Skin

[sbsm]

ok, im trying to learn how to code and it is becoming very difficult with all of the drawers i put in my first skin. so what im gonna do is make a skin that is very very basic and learn how to code a basic one first.

tell me what you think of it. im not going to add too much to it, but i want it to look pretty nice.

[davidadamczyk]

looks nice so far. Are you going to put buttons on the LCD or the border?

My only comment would be to tone down the bevel a bit.

[sbsm]

ok.. here is an updated picture of my "easier skin". there is no sliding drawers, its just a plain simple skin that im creating to learn how to code... but i think it looks pretty cool. oh and i always here talk about how no one uses the thinger so im making my skin where to if you want the playlist, then you have to go through the thinger to get it!

an updated picture

[sbsm]

SOMEONE REPLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Da_Pipe]

nice idea. but the M,X,T,E are out of place. maybe make them into buttons? some of the arrows look like they are cut off. it would be really cool if the "wings" would open into drawers when clicked on.

[Dynamik]

would definently look better with buttons in the corners. And a little more glass over the display.

[sbsm]

ok..... i changed the display a lot. tell me what you think
and also tell me if you see anything that im missing.
here is an updated screen shot

[sbsm]

oops, here it is

[sbsm]

ok.... so i got bored and decided to try and finish it

im pretty sure this is the finished product

now to find a name - any suggestions

[YtseJam]

Keramic cube?

[-=RoNtZ=-]

"Chromenian" *fg* just jokin' .. /methinks that the p,t and e look a bit missplaced. just embed them, and it's cool

[Flatnick]

[Flatnick]

[sbsm]

shut up flatnick

[Atmo]

Dont take this the wrong way, but i think you could improve the visuals a bit. It looks like just a chrome filter, and doesnt really look 'right'. The buttons could use some more work too.

[sbsm]

i know... its just that i want to make a skin that is simple so i can spend more time learning how to code. i dont want to put that much time in the grafix.
but thanks for the comment, i just want to learn how to code, then start making really cool looking skins.

[sbsm]

ok... so what atmo said started to bug me....

if im gonna learn how to code, its gonna be on a decent skin

how do you like the updated version????

please tell me what you think

[iPlayTheSpoons]

its the same thing with noise...not too say its bad, just kind of boring

i suggest starting from scratch...with a design in mind so you dont just end up with two squares. good luck

[-=RoNtZ=-]

i think it's cool! if u really wanna start from scratch, u should first finish this. i'm sure that there are a lot of people who gonna love it!

[sbsm]

im having a terrible time trying to learn how to code.

i have tried to code the whole main player and it is not working.

when i put it in the .wal file and i play it in winamp i can only see the main lcd and a couple of buttons.

i have attached my whole skin folder and i would really like it if someone could take a look at my xml files and tell me what im doing wrong b/c i have tried to figure it out and i just cant.

PLEASE HELP ME if you can

[-=RoNtZ=-]

erm.... can hardly help u, when u don't include the images!

[sbsm]

sorry, i didnt know that you needed the images - like i said earlier, im clueless when it comes to coding

[sbsm]

that was the first half and here is the second half

oh and thanks for helping me out rontz

[sbsm]

??????

[iPlayTheSpoons]

images1 and images2 doesnt look all that apealing, especially when asking for help. post a .wal

[sbsm]

ok.... how do i do that

[-=RoNtZ=-]

sorry, wasn't at home, the whole day... gonna take a look at ur zip asap

[-=RoNtZ=-]

oook
it's working so far.
u just gotta forget that whole include-sh**. *g* .. i stuffed everything in player-normal and everything's working.. as far as it can.. i naturaly couldn't test scripts etc... and there are a lot of pics missing ... ok.. here u go
(just the xml, because the file the file'll become too big, otherwise )

[sbsm]

THANKS RONTZ

you dont understand how much of a help you are, thanks again man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[-=RoNtZ=-]

no prob, u'r welcome

[hammerhead]

can we please have the skin for version winamp 491

[sbsm]

ok.. ive got the skin to work but im having problems with the font and the visual. the visual is the size i want it, but i want black bars instead of the multicolored ones, and i would like to know how to make a font for winamp.

here is a screen shot to show you how it looks.

[Atmo]

Ok, im a coding n00b, but heres what i used for ensidal.

Put this in player-normal.xml

code:
  <!-- Visualzation -->

  <vis

	id="vis"

	x="48" y="76"

	w="96" h="24"

        colorbandpeak="30,30,30"

	colorband1="99,99,99"

	colorband2="30,30,30"

	colorband3="99,99,99"

	colorband4="30,30,30"

	colorband5="99,99,99"

	colorband6="30,30,30"

	colorband7="99,99,99"

	colorband8="30,30,30"

	colorband9="99,99,99"

	colorband10="30,30,30"

	colorband11="99,99,99"

        colorband12="30,30,30"

	colorband13="99,99,99"

	colorband14="30,30,30"

	colorband15="99,99,99"

	colorband16="30,30,30"

  />

You'll need to put in your co-ords etc. and change the colorbands to "0,0,0" to make them solid black.

Hope that helps.

[sbsm]

yes it does. thanks atmo

[sbsm]

now all i need to figure out is how to make fonts and put them in xml

[sbsm]

can someone help walk me through the fonts process?

[Da_Pipe]

you can either find a ttf font you like an include it or grab the default bitmap font from the default skin and modify it.

code:


<elemnts>

 <bitmapfont id="player.BIGNUM" file="player/numfont.png" charwidth="9" charheight="13" hspacing="3" vspacing="1"/>

OR

  <truetypefont id="player.gamma" file="player/gamma.ttf"/>

</elements>



<text

  id="songticker" ticker="1"

  display="songname" default="" showlen="1"

  x="26" y="8"

  w="97" h="19"

  font="player.PAPYRUS"  fontsize="18" color="200,90,0"

	/> 

then all you do is where an object says font="", put your font id in.

[sbsm]

ok thanks da pipe

[sbsm]

ok.. one more question
say for example i want arial black to be my font, how do i write the space in xml

do i put "arial_black" or can i just put a regular space like arial black"
????????????

[Da_Pipe]

i would imagine it would be

code:


<truetypefont id="arial.black " file="player/arial black.ttf"/>

if not you can rename the font file to arial_black.ttf.