Topic: Lunatic Skins for MC 9.1 (Read 15633 times)

knickelfarz · « **on:** December 09, 2003, 09:29:21 am »

There is not much more to say about it - it's just made to look as close to the standard Windows XP GUI as possible. Compared to a "normal" Windows application, there are three restrictions:

No "application focus": MC 9.1 will always look like an "active" application...by switching to another application/task, the "window bar" of MC will not "gray out". Maybe this will be possible with future versions of MC...
A skin can not really adapt to different fontsizes - this will shift some elements of the skin.

The "Lunatic" skins are optimized for 8 point if not described different.

A skin can not take over the colors from your windows setting...there has to be a different skin for every windows color setting. There are available these versions so far:

LunaticSilver

Zoom Picture -- Direct Install -- Download ZIP

LunaticBlue

Zoom Picture -- Direct Install -- Download ZIP

LunaticOlive

Zoom Picture -- Direct Install -- Download ZIP

The following variations will be available soon:

LunaticSilverFS - A version of "LunaticSilver" for fullscreen mode

LunaticBlueFS - A version of "LunaticBlue" for fullscreen mode

The Lunatic skins get even closer to the "original look" if you use the "XP-Icons 4 Media Center" fretwalker once created... you can get them here:
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?board=5;action=display;threadid=16146

NoCodeUK · « **Reply #1 on:** December 09, 2003, 10:13:55 am »

knicelfarz does it again

Now I don't need to worry about the loss of my Luna stuff as "the master" has re-done it for me.

Cheers Knickelfarz!!

Adam

matshif · « **Reply #2 on:** December 09, 2003, 10:19:47 am »

Hi

Nice to hear from you again

Have you canceld this project?:

"The following stuff will be available soon:

LightSteel - A version of "Blue Steel" with light background

MiniSteel - The "mini-me" version of "Blue Steel"

MacroSteel - A very small, basic "mini-me" version of "Blue Steel"

SteelyTrack - TrackInfo Templates for "Blue Steel"

SteelyHair - "Blue Steel" Hairstyle, steely but easy to comb...

SteelyPop - for the use with Rhino Banga's GetPlayingNow-Plugin"

...or have I missed something.

I'll look att your new skin when I am back home.

knickelfarz · « **Reply #3 on:** December 09, 2003, 10:23:38 am »

Listening to: 'If I Only Had Time' from 'Birth, School, Work, Death' by 'Godfathers' on Media Center 9.1

LisaRCT · « **Reply #4 on:** December 09, 2003, 10:28:13 am »

Quote from: knickelfarz on December 09, 2003, 10:23:38 am

Listening to: 'If I Only Had Time' from 'Birth, School, Work, Death' by 'Godfathers' on Media Center 9.1

Nice work . . again!

If ya make the Blue Steel Mini skin I will be your best friend . . . . I'll even let you play with my Barbie record player

knickelfarz · « **Reply #5 on:** December 09, 2003, 10:33:22 am »

Thanks...

Listening to: 'Overtime Man' from 'MOJO Club Dancefloor Jazz - Vol. 3 - Work To Do' by 'Don Conway' on Media Center 9.1

but, mmh

Listening to: 'Time To Move On' from 'Kevin Yost - Straight Outa The Boon Dox' by 'Richard Les Crees' on Media Center 9.1

CU

Doof · « **Reply #6 on:** December 09, 2003, 11:27:54 am »

So what is this Matrix-Drawing "stuff" ?

btvillarin · « **Reply #7 on:** December 09, 2003, 11:34:11 am »

Awesome job with this skin! I was getting used to the default ones, but it's nice to have most all the apps look similar to the OS we've got.

knickelfarz · « **Reply #8 on:** December 09, 2003, 11:36:23 am »

Quote from: Doof on December 09, 2003, 11:27:54 am

So what is this Matrix-Drawing "stuff" ?

Take a look at
http://www.musicex.com/mediacenter/DevZone/MatrixDrawing.html

I only used it for the <SCROLLBAR> "HorizontalHandle" and "VerticalHandle" so far, but it offers great potentialities for future skins

nila · « **Reply #9 on:** December 09, 2003, 11:44:46 am »

Nice work

The MC DSP effects might help a bit with the skin colour problem here?

Maybe matt or someone even could set it so MC detects the windows colours and automatically applies the correct shade to MC dsp to match the windows settings as a 'work around' no skin?

Anyway - looks great

sraymond · « **Reply #10 on:** December 09, 2003, 12:15:22 pm »

knickelfarz,

Great skin... I look forward to LunaticBlue!

Scott-

KingSparta · « **Reply #11 on:** December 09, 2003, 05:36:00 pm »

Doof · « **Reply #12 on:** December 09, 2003, 06:43:10 pm »

Quote from: sraymond on December 09, 2003, 12:15:22 pm

knickelfarz,

Great skin... I look forward to LunaticBlue!

Scott-

How about LunaticOrange? And LunaticFuschia? Are they on your To Do list anywhere?

sraymond · « **Reply #13 on:** December 09, 2003, 10:16:38 pm »

knickelfarz,

Any chance of you putting together a close approximation of the Office 2003 theme?

Scott-

knickelfarz · « **Reply #14 on:** December 10, 2003, 09:00:02 am »

OK, the blue one is online...

Quote from: Doof on December 09, 2003, 06:43:10 pm

How about LunaticOrange? And LunaticFuschia? Are they on your To Do list anywhere?

I offered to make more color variations for WinDoze, but nobody seemed to be interested... but if there is a need for different XP colors, why not?

How does "Fuschia" look?

Quote from: sraymond on December 09, 2003, 10:16:38 pm

Any chance of you putting together a close approximation of the Office 2003 theme?

You mean "OfficeXP"? Mmh, looks simple, should be no problem. But I have some more skins to be finished (BlueSteel, Moooo and others...) and also have to take a look to make them suitable for MC 10, so it will take a while before I can start to make one...

btvillarin · « **Reply #15 on:** December 10, 2003, 09:18:22 am »

Sorry to ask you in this thread, knickelfarz, but what display plugin are you using?

knickelfarz · « **Reply #16 on:** December 10, 2003, 09:48:56 am »

Quote from: btvillarin on December 10, 2003, 09:18:22 am

Sorry to ask you in this thread, knickelfarz, but what display plugin are you using?

Do you mean the "Track Info Template"? It's the one you can download from the "WinDoze" skins thread, I just changed the colors... If anybody is interested, I can post them...

sraymond · « **Reply #17 on:** December 10, 2003, 10:17:28 am »

Quote from: knickelfarz on December 10, 2003, 09:00:02 am

Quote from: sraymond on December 09, 2003, 10:16:38 pm
Any chance of you putting together a close approximation of the Office 2003 theme?
You mean "OfficeXP"? Mmh, looks simple, should be no problem. But I have some more skins to be finished (BlueSteel, Moooo and others...) and also have to take a look to make them suitable for MC 10, so it will take a while before I can start to make one...

No, sir... Office 2003 offers a new theme. I can post some screenshots if you'd like. I know you can't exactly duplicate it (due to skinning limitations), but I think you might be able to come close.

Scott-

btvillarin · « **Reply #18 on:** December 10, 2003, 10:18:10 am »

Yeah, I'd like that! Thanks!

rocketsauce · « **Reply #19 on:** December 10, 2003, 05:53:29 pm »

Posted by: knickelfarz

Quote

I offered to make more color variations for WinDoze, but nobody seemed to be interested...

I'm probably the only person who uses it, but I'd love a cool grey version of the fullscreen Windows skin. I tried changing it myself, but just ended up messing everything up.

Rob

Listening to: 'Fee Fi Fo Fum (Sharp Dub 12") (feat. Sweet P*ssy Pauline)' from 'Wham Bam (Maxi Single)' by 'Candy Girls' on Media Center 10

nila · « **Reply #20 on:** December 11, 2003, 06:06:12 am »

You're going to do a Lunatic Green too right to match the last standard XP colour?
Because it's the colour I use

knickelfarz · « **Reply #21 on:** December 11, 2003, 07:02:20 am »

Mmh, smells like work... please be patient... I will work out that later

Quote from: sraymond on December 10, 2003, 10:17:28 am

Office 2003 offers a new theme. I can post some screenshots if you'd like.

OK, I haven't seen that yet... I will contact you next week.

Quote from: btvillarin on December 10, 2003, 10:18:10 am

Yeah, I'd like that! Thanks!

I will rework and then post them in a few days.

Quote from: rocketsauce on December 10, 2003, 05:53:29 pm

...I'd love a cool grey version of the fullscreen Windows skin.

No problem, I will make fullscreen versions of all my skins and post them...

knickelfarz · « **Reply #22 on:** December 11, 2003, 02:26:11 pm »

Quote from: Nila on December 11, 2003, 06:06:12 am

You're going to do a Lunatic Green too right to match the last standard XP colour?

I'm still using Win2K, so I had to take a look at the PC of a friend... do you mean this "olive green" from the standard settings?

Doof · « **Reply #23 on:** December 11, 2003, 09:36:14 pm »

I always wondered how that color scheme ever made it past Microsoft's Good Taste department. They may as well have called it Vomit Green...

knickelfarz · « **Reply #24 on:** December 12, 2003, 05:44:21 am »

Quote from: Doof on December 11, 2003, 09:36:14 pm

I always wondered how that color scheme ever made it past Microsoft's Good Taste department. They may as well have called it Vomit Green...

100% ACK... not even sure if they ever had a "Good Taste department"...

But there is no accounting for tastes... Goo?

Anyhow, if you are really interested in Orange/Fuschia, can you post a screenshot?

nila · « **Reply #25 on:** December 17, 2003, 01:30:52 pm »

That's my skin right now!!!

I quite like it you big bullies!!

Doof · « **Reply #26 on:** December 17, 2003, 03:34:17 pm »

Well, there's no accounting for taste...

nila · « **Reply #27 on:** December 17, 2003, 04:38:07 pm »

Yeah

Ur bad taste!!

knickelfarz · « **Reply #28 on:** December 17, 2003, 07:19:35 pm »

Look up, Nila, there's a brand new toy for ya...

It will make your desktop even more tasteful!

Read this after installing:

[size=0]Congratulations!! You have just installed the first skin to establish the new "JRiver Skin Lock (TM)"!
After installing, it can not be uninstalled and you won't be able to switch to other skins any more.
You will have to use it for the rest of your life... have fun![/size]

knickelfarz · « **Reply #29 on:** December 17, 2003, 07:24:09 pm »

Quote from: Doof on December 17, 2003, 03:34:17 pm

Well, there's no accounting for taste...

BTW... Still wondering how "Fuschia" would look like...

Doof · « **Reply #30 on:** December 18, 2003, 12:00:23 am »

Patience, patience... I still have to finish writing the skin editor so I can make it....

nila · « **Reply #31 on:** December 18, 2003, 03:06:22 am »

Aaahh!

Tranquil beauty:

http://www.hostrus.co.uk/tmp/greenMC.jpg

NoCodeUK · « **Reply #32 on:** December 18, 2003, 04:31:11 am »

Nila what res is your screen...looks huge...makes my puny 1024x768 seem v mediocre...and I can remember the time when I had the best screen resoultion and everyone I knew was still on 800x600...oh how times change

I think I need a new monitor...one of those sexy apple screens wuld be loveley

nila · « **Reply #33 on:** December 18, 2003, 07:38:40 am »

1600x1200

I need it for designing with - a big screen is a necessity.

I'm working on a Sony Trinitron 21".

Got it for £200 from letsbuyit.com

I want something bigger but there's not much on the market much bigger and at all affordable

I'm glad it's at least this high a res. thou - anything smaller and programs seem to have no working space - it's all used on GUI parts etc.

knickelfarz · « **Reply #34 on:** December 18, 2003, 08:19:30 am »

Nila, maybe you can use something like this as a desktop wallpaper... can make it easier for others to enjoy the result of your work

http://www.futurehome.de/mc/screen.zip

nila · « **Reply #35 on:** December 18, 2003, 08:28:29 am »

lol - Thanks for that

Dreamweaver already has options to make the screen space any size.
So does Flash.

When it comes to designing my plugins thou I'm designing them to work great on a nice low rest of: 1600x1200 lol.
Everyone else just needs a bigger monitor (Sony have hired me to make everyone buy new monitors!)

zevele10 · « **Reply #36 on:** December 18, 2003, 12:25:26 pm »

Like this skin.!! Really cool

Can you do a Windows Marple version?

One little problem :
You need to close and reopen MC to have Action windows changing.
On MC 10-18

Listening to: 'Too Much Monkey Business' from 'The Sect & The Rock Sects In' by 'Downliners Sect' on Media Center 10

zevele10 · « **Reply #37 on:** December 19, 2003, 06:50:26 am »

And ,yes ,i would like the olive Track infos .

knickelfarz · « **Reply #38 on:** December 19, 2003, 08:05:26 am »

Quote from: zevele on December 18, 2003, 12:25:26 pm

Can you do a Windows Marple version?

Next year

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One little problem : You need to close and reopen MC to have Action windows changing.On MC 10-18

I also saw this sometimes, even transparency of icons (in AW and tree) is lost sometimes after switching skins. But it's not a problem of a specific skin, it's a bug of MC's skinning engine...

Quote

And ,yes ,i would like the olive Track infos

Next year

I'm reworking all my Track Info Templates and will post new versions for all skins later.

zevele10 · « **Reply #39 on:** December 19, 2003, 09:28:36 am »

In your mouth ,next year sounds ok--not so far.
It would not in mine ,it would mean around september/october next [of your] year...
Anyway ,i wish you a very nice time for the next two weeks.

Do not know if it is something you can do ,but it would be nice to have all the windows now in white whith a ligth version of the green.
I mean to have nothing in white in the skin.

Concerning track info ,can you built 2 versions:
One with visualization , and one without.
So ,i understand that you will start to work on it as soon as hanghover gone?

Again, have a good time

raym · « **Reply #40 on:** April 20, 2006, 07:38:34 am »

I love these skins!

One question: how do you minimize the action window?

tboy34 · « **Reply #41 on:** July 21, 2007, 02:26:48 pm »

Thank you for posting these. I have just started with this wonderful software. These are just magnificent.

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