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bob:
The automated install method only works on windows at this time. For Mac,
you can download the skin from the accessories page then unzip it into
~/Library/Application\ Support\J\ River\Media\ Center\ 27/Skins/Standard\ View/
It should be in a folder of it's own, if you use the zip file from the accessories page, create the folder
Dream\ in\ Blue
under Standard\ View and unzip into there.

Aardvark:
Really like this new skin. Looks great

EnglishTiger:
Unfortunately after installing and using this skin I discovered a small problem in Display View. When I made us of the option to have the Player Window Visible the selector that appears under the Close Display button is partially hidden by the display panel.

That combination of Display View + the Player Window reveals yet another "MC Anomaly" the Close Display button and the X button both do the same thing - they both switch back to whatever View was being used before Display View was invoked.

HPBEME:
If you have not already done so, take a look at the main+comments.xml.  I discuss this very thing.

This display "error" is driven by my preference to have the volumebar, trackbar, and searchbox all inline. In MC's DisplayView, they locate that gigantic and redundant "Close Display" button right where the searchbox would be, which is near the PlayerBar bottom.  Since the visualization next/previous/name buttons must be located below that, they end up partially off the bar.

NOTE: there are 2 ways to use DisplayView:  1) PlayerBar "pops-up" in fullscreen mode   2) PlayerBar is "fixed" in an alternate style maximized window showing only it and the StatusBar.  Issue only occurs with this "fixed" version - the visualization buttons are not even available on the pop-up version (why not?), nor does it have the giant "Close Display" button (yay).

In any event, you can edit your local version of the main.xml file to fix it.  Go to the PLAYERBAR section and change the Search [OffsetY] value from 83 to 52. This moves the searchbox upward, which in-turn will move the next/previous buttons fully onto PlayerBar when in the "fixed" DisplayView mode (for more info, review the main+comments.xml).  I do not plan to revise this in the official skin XML due to the preference stated above, and it has no affect on the "pop-up" version of DisplayView, which I am guessing is how most people use it.  I can be convinced otherwise however, if enough people express a strong desire for that change.  That said, what would be best is if JRiver modified the code to simply get rid of that giant redundant "Close Display" Button and let the visualization buttons occupy that space instead.

Sort of related... I think moving the Search Box into the Title Bar (to the left of the Window Close/Max/Min buttons) would be fantastic. This would open up a sizable chunk of real estate to place quick access items such as... the visualization cycle buttons! a skin effects cycle button! toggle "view style" button (yes, I know this one is available in the toolbar). Other suggestions?

Desertpilot:
Hi.  I tried your new skin and I love it.  I am using it on my laptop which has a 4K display.  It all works great.  To my eyes, it really makes album covers stand out.

Marcus

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