exclude buttons?

gavpayne · 15th November 2003, 02:55

hey all..

can i make a skin and leave out control buttons (ie.. the eject button')?

i know this is possible with winamp 3 (through xml)... what about winamp 2?

gav.

flatmatt · 15th November 2003, 03:39

Yes. You can either crop the biutmap to not include the buttons you don't want (in some cases), or else you can simply copy the background to the file for the buttons. The buttons can still be pressed, but there will be no visual indication of it. Note that winamp.com does not publish skins without cbuttons (meaning the buttons in cbuttons.bmp: previous, play, pause, stop, next, eject).

dlinkwit27 · 15th November 2003, 04:38

yes. you can also make a skin without the top half. <see attachment> (not made by me, i forget where I got it)

Ned Decca · 15th November 2003, 11:14

why only make half a skin????

StillWater · 15th November 2003, 12:47

I've left out the eject button in skins of mine before (in "Zima", at least). Obviously, some people use it, but for me personally, it's the most useless thing about winamp. I didn't skin it to make the skin less cluttered, but I included a second version of cbuttons.bmp which had the eject button skinned, and gave instructions in the notes on how to activate it. Maybe that's what you might want to do.

dlinkwit27 · 15th November 2003, 19:00

Quote:

Originally posted by Ned Decca
why only make half a skin????

to take up less space. it's like a bigger stick mode

LuigiHann · 16th November 2003, 01:30

Quote:

Originally posted by dlinkwit27
to take up less space. it's like a bigger stick mode

That half-skin looks really good in the right layout. (I put a screenshot if people are dubious of downloading it.) If they had put sliders on their eq-winshade volume and balance, I'd call it perfect. I may consider a layout like that sometime, it's cool...

dlinkwit27 · 16th November 2003, 02:56

sry for the thread de-railment, but here is a link to other colours of that same skin. it also has screenies.

http://www.customize.org/details/28559
also
http://www.customize.org/details/28512

btw, it is made by status, the same status as the one who started a skin over in the WA3 section.

status · 16th November 2003, 05:55

same status who was afraid to post it here or submit it to winamp.com because people are picky about his notorious habit of cropping stuff...

skinme! · 16th November 2003, 10:33

The ideas neat. The skins are little washed out though...

status · 16th November 2003, 13:53

they're part of a suite, take it up with the rest of the artists involved. :P

LuigiHann · 16th November 2003, 16:32

I like it. Would you be terribly offended, status, if I tried to make a skin with similar transparency? I'd credit you with the idea, of course, but I'd probably do some bizzare things with it...

Krynis · 16th November 2003, 18:54

heh i love to see threads get this utterly derailed so fast

LuigiHann · 16th November 2003, 20:32

Quote:

Originally posted by Krynis
heh i love to see threads get this utterly derailed so fast

Whattaya mean "derailed"? I'm definately still talking about ... buttons.

Check out my little "experiment" with that region idea. Isn't it cute? Stack it Main(full) on top of pl(winshade) on top of EQ(either mode)

status · 16th November 2003, 21:33

great work dude, that's really cute.

and of course i don't mind, anything really cool i do leads to copycats, so somebody actually ASKING first is kinda flattering...

...a nod in the submission credits would be nice tho'.

amano · 19th November 2003, 00:39

wow, luigi hann, kirby is a great skin. I want to see more half skins!!!

15th November 2003, 02:55	#1
gavpayne Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 2	exclude buttons? hey all.. can i make a skin and leave out control buttons (ie.. the eject button')? i know this is possible with winamp 3 (through xml)... what about winamp 2? gav.

15th November 2003, 03:39	#2
flatmatt Iron Chef (Reviewer) Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Winamp Island Posts: 3,036	Yes. You can either crop the biutmap to not include the buttons you don't want (in some cases), or else you can simply copy the background to the file for the buttons. The buttons can still be pressed, but there will be no visual indication of it. Note that winamp.com does not publish skins without cbuttons (meaning the buttons in cbuttons.bmp: previous, play, pause, stop, next, eject). flatmatt.com v5.0 \| Echoes \| Meddling Kids v1.52 Space Invaders v1.1 \| Danielle Fishel v1.11

15th November 2003, 11:14	#4
Ned Decca Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: UK Posts: 415	why only make half a skin???? That's not a skin, it's some god awful piece of skinner gunk. Fail. - Mr Jones

15th November 2003, 12:47	#5
StillWater Forum King Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Nov 1978 Posts: 3,880	I've left out the eject button in skins of mine before (in "Zima", at least). Obviously, some people use it, but for me personally, it's the most useless thing about winamp. I didn't skin it to make the skin less cluttered, but I included a second version of cbuttons.bmp which had the eject button skinned, and gave instructions in the notes on how to activate it. Maybe that's what you might want to do. Sow a thought, reap an action; sow an action, reap a habit; sow a habit, reap a character; sow a character, reap a destiny. All my skins: @ winamp.com @ 1K1WS @ Deviantart.com My latest Flash Project: BreathingEarth.net

16th November 2003, 02:56	#8
dlinkwit27 has no CT (Forum King) Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 13,232	sry for the thread de-railment, but here is a link to other colours of that same skin. it also has screenies. http://www.customize.org/details/28559 also http://www.customize.org/details/28512 btw, it is made by status, the same status as the one who started a skin over in the WA3 section. ::Deviant Me::Last.fm::WhatPulse Stats::Folding @ Home

16th November 2003, 05:55	#9
status Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Greenville, IL Posts: 77	same status who was afraid to post it here or submit it to winamp.com because people are picky about his notorious habit of cropping stuff...

16th November 2003, 10:33	#10
skinme! Forum King Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: 127.0.0.1 Website: skinme.net Posts: 3,352	The ideas neat. The skins are little washed out though... He had decided to live forever, or die in the attempt In America - a must see film

16th November 2003, 13:53	#11
status Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Greenville, IL Posts: 77	they're part of a suite, take it up with the rest of the artists involved. :P

16th November 2003, 16:32	#12
LuigiHann Forum King Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: 80's Japan Posts: 3,408	I like it. Would you be terribly offended, status, if I tried to make a skin with similar transparency? I'd credit you with the idea, of course, but I'd probably do some bizzare things with it... Who is the milkman? What is the purpose of the goggles?

16th November 2003, 18:54	#13
Krynis Major Dude Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Canada B.C. Posts: 666 Posts: 771	heh i love to see threads get this utterly derailed so fast

16th November 2003, 21:33	#15
status Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Greenville, IL Posts: 77	great work dude, that's really cute. and of course i don't mind, anything really cool i do leads to copycats, so somebody actually ASKING first is kinda flattering... ...a nod in the submission credits would be nice tho'.

19th November 2003, 00:39	#16
amano Major Dude Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: where the llamas come from! Posts: 951	wow, luigi hann, kirby is a great skin. I want to see more half skins!!! eeeee eeeeeee eeeee eeeee eeeee 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 88 8eee8 8e 8 8 8eee8 8e 8 8 8 88 8 88 8 8 88 8 88 8 8 8 88 8 88 8 8 88 8 88 8 8eee8

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