Zipping the skins

Vem · 4th July 2002, 21:57

I've made my very first skin to winamp 3... As I'm developing it I had it in a subfolder in the Skins/-folder of WinAmp3. And I thought to myself that I could just zip the folder and rename it to .wsz in order to use it as a zipped skin in winamp.. But it doesn't work!!

Do you have to zip it in any special way or somthing like that!?

Thanx!

/ David

Plague · 4th July 2002, 22:05

don't rename it to wsz, keep it as a zip or rename it to .wal

also, don't make the zip look like this:
skin.zip
skin dir
skin subdirs

it has to look like this
skin.zip
skin subdirs

did that make sense?

-Plague

lakitu42 · 4th July 2002, 23:04

In other words, don't put a skin folder in the skin zip, right? The wal acts as a folder. (If I understood)

Plague · 4th July 2002, 23:24

exactly..
thanks for clearing it up

-Plague

Vem · 4th July 2002, 23:28

Yes, that made sense! And that did the trick!!

Thank you lakitu42 and Plague

But just out of curiosity - what's the thing with .wsz and .wal?
What's the differences between them?

\david

Plague · 4th July 2002, 23:32

wsz = Winamp Skin Zip
wal = Winamp Abstraction Layer

the only difference really is the name..
they are both renamed zip's.
But I think that essentially they needed a new name for the Wa3 skin zips coz otherwise it could cause confusion..

-Plague

4th July 2002, 21:57	#1
Vem Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 8	Zipping the skins I've made my very first skin to winamp 3... As I'm developing it I had it in a subfolder in the Skins/-folder of WinAmp3. And I thought to myself that I could just zip the folder and rename it to .wsz in order to use it as a zipped skin in winamp.. But it doesn't work!! Do you have to zip it in any special way or somthing like that!? Thanx! / David

4th July 2002, 22:05	#2
Plague f(caffeine){ return wasabi; } (Forum King) Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Sweden Posts: 3,962	don't rename it to wsz, keep it as a zip or rename it to .wal also, don't make the zip look like this: skin.zip skin dir skin subdirs it has to look like this skin.zip skin subdirs did that make sense? -Plague Winique work-in-progress (download) \| Stargate:Winamp - SG1 Edition \| D-Reliction \| wasabi.player skin Opal Redemption \| X-Slant \| wa2skin.wac \| Wasabi Wiki \| WASD \| /j #wasabi \| Breed 011101110110000101110011011000010110001001101001

4th July 2002, 23:24	#4
Plague f(caffeine){ return wasabi; } (Forum King) Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Sweden Posts: 3,962	exactly.. thanks for clearing it up -Plague Winique work-in-progress (download) \| Stargate:Winamp - SG1 Edition \| D-Reliction \| wasabi.player skin Opal Redemption \| X-Slant \| wa2skin.wac \| Wasabi Wiki \| WASD \| /j #wasabi \| Breed 011101110110000101110011011000010110001001101001

4th July 2002, 23:32	#6
Plague f(caffeine){ return wasabi; } (Forum King) Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Sweden Posts: 3,962	wsz = Winamp Skin Zip wal = Winamp Abstraction Layer the only difference really is the name.. they are both renamed zip's. But I think that essentially they needed a new name for the Wa3 skin zips coz otherwise it could cause confusion.. -Plague Winique work-in-progress (download) \| Stargate:Winamp - SG1 Edition \| D-Reliction \| wasabi.player skin Opal Redemption \| X-Slant \| wa2skin.wac \| Wasabi Wiki \| WASD \| /j #wasabi \| Breed 011101110110000101110011011000010110001001101001

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4th July 2002, 23:04	#3
lakitu42 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The darkest recesses of your mind (Ontario) Posts: 139	In other words, don't put a skin folder in the skin zip, right? The wal acts as a folder. (If I understood)

4th July 2002, 23:28	#5
Vem Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 8	Yes, that made sense! And that did the trick!! Thank you lakitu42 and Plague But just out of curiosity - what's the thing with .wsz and .wal? What's the differences between them? \david