Topic: Mega Skin V11 : Aluminium (ongoing updates) (Read 16803 times)

Beatnik62 · « **on:** July 05, 2005, 03:27:12 pm »

Hello

a new Mega Skin for MC 11 is to be on the horizon (nearly finished). Maybe someone of you like it.

Aluminium classic

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Aluminium dark

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Aluminium light

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Aluminium gold

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Changelog :

modification of Colorsets for the ActionWindow and Frame content
modification Colorsets for the Tree and List part
make the tooltip more readable (color change)
redesign of the stars (rating column)
Tabs of the Media library
redesign of the TargetBar
modification of the Tree background (brighter)
Radiobuttons and Checkboxes fix !
Changed again the rating stars
redesign of the playerbar
issue with the search field reported by Bytestar, see below, is now fixed
minor changes on color and playerbar
final release of Aluminium (classic)
additional versions, Aluminium dark and Aluminium light

Edited by Beatnik 31.07.05 :

additional version, Aluminium gold

Things need to be done :

maybe the window control elements of the main frame

Enjoy the new ones ,

Beatnik

cattani · « **Reply #1 on:** July 05, 2005, 03:45:32 pm »

nice skin, clear interface
thank you !

Pink Waters · « **Reply #2 on:** July 05, 2005, 03:58:15 pm »

Looks Clear and a nice idea of view..
good work.

LonWar · « **Reply #3 on:** July 05, 2005, 08:57:45 pm »

Very NICE...

PeterS · « **Reply #4 on:** July 06, 2005, 10:50:20 am »

Great work!

I don't know if it is just me, but I get all excited about a new skin. We are seeing some really snazzy stuff from you guys.

PeterS · « **Reply #5 on:** July 06, 2005, 11:56:00 am »

One thing, and this is just a personal deal, I like the rating stars to be a little understated. I think that if they are larger or are too colorful they can be unnecessarily distracting when looking at lists of tracks where there is a lot of info displayed.

I particularly like the work you have done on the track info/ track progress bar area.

PeterS
Listening to: 'Stampot' from 'Find the Cow' by 'Aardvarck' on Media Center 11

PeterS · « **Reply #6 on:** July 06, 2005, 12:15:39 pm »

One small observation. Tooltips are a little hard to read.

Cheers,

PeterS
Listening to: 'Crazy' from 'Get a Grip' by 'Aerosmith' on Media Center 11

Beatnik62 · « **Reply #7 on:** July 07, 2005, 03:40:56 am »

First of all I would like to thank you all for the positive and constructive feedback on my new mega skin. It is my first skin I ever made, so I went the hard way to start at zero. Learning to use PS CS, try to understand the XML file (btw. the Megamorphis for mega skins seems not to be up-to-date), find the a good color harmonic . It took me long ... very long to get a feeling how the skin looks good. It's nice to see that someone else is appreciate my work. Thanks again.

@Peter

You are right, the tooltip ... not only the tooltip, most of the ActionWindow content was very difficult to read. I did a modification in the current version of my skin. Maybe you will have another try ? The stars of the rating column have to modified too, I agree.

Beatnik

cascius · « **Reply #8 on:** July 08, 2005, 11:07:53 am »

While the overall look of this theme doesn't fit my taste (eheh, can't work for everyone ;-) ), I REALLY like what you've done with the top menu + now playing area. I think it's quite clever!

Great job man,

- Cascius

LonWar · « **Reply #9 on:** July 08, 2005, 12:13:10 pm »

I just noticed the buttons.... You didn't always have them like that did you??

There really nice lookin!

Beatnik62 · « **Reply #10 on:** July 09, 2005, 08:58:12 am »

My intention was, that my MegaMe skin should be different ... so I decided to have this tiny buttons below the shuffle, continues and DSP symbol. I hope it's not to distracting.

Beatnik

bytestar · « **Reply #11 on:** July 10, 2005, 03:21:16 am »

very nice skin

thanks

lambert282 · « **Reply #12 on:** July 10, 2005, 03:38:09 pm »

This skin is just a bit too grey for me but I LOVE the design and the artwork. Opus MC Blue is still the one for me but with artistic skills like that I hope you stick around for a long time and give us more beautiful skins to rival Dragyn's master pieces. It's unbelievable that you can produce something as good as this as a first effort. I'm jealous.

bytestar · « **Reply #13 on:** July 10, 2005, 03:39:36 pm »

a small problem gives it with the box above on the right (search box)
if you there which enters than overlaps the search box the skin
that looks very amusingly.

marko · « **Reply #14 on:** July 10, 2005, 03:41:19 pm »

I really like this skin. nice work. I can see me having to find the time to knock out an "aluminium toolbar" skin for the playingnow plugin. Would you be OK with that idea?

also, I still felt that the ratings were a bit "in yer face" so I switched them for these...

you certainly succeeded in creating something different. well done.

-marko.

Beatnik62 · « **Reply #15 on:** July 11, 2005, 02:46:12 am »

Quote from: bytestar on July 10, 2005, 03:39:36 pm

a small problem gives it with the box above on the right (search box)
if you there which enters than overlaps the search box the skin
that looks very amusingly.

Hi bytestar,

can I get a screenshot ? Maybe only from the region which shows the discrepancy ?

Beatnik

Beatnik62 · « **Reply #16 on:** July 11, 2005, 03:44:34 am »

Quote from: lambert282 on July 10, 2005, 03:38:09 pm

This skin is just a bit too grey for me but I LOVE the design and the artwork. Opus MC Blue is still the one for me but with artistic skills like that I hope you stick around for a long time and give us more beautiful skins to rival Dragyn's master pieces. It's unbelievable that you can produce something as good as this as a first effort. I'm jealous.

Lambert,

well, to be honest it's not really my first one, but it's the second in total. Aluminium is completely made by myself. The real first one was only a try to make a skin (I named it MC Avenger) which fits more to my Windowbinds skin Avenger from MikeB314 ::: Link :::. So I took most of the skin out of Mike's masterpiece and combined it with my own playerbar design. Maybe, if I can get the permission from him, I will post here later.

For the future of Aluminium I can imagine to develop some additional color variations.

Beatnik

Beatnik62 · « **Reply #17 on:** July 11, 2005, 03:56:25 am »

Quote from: marko on July 10, 2005, 03:41:19 pm

I really like this skin. nice work. I can see me having to find the time to knock out an "aluminium toolbar" skin for the playingnow plugin. Would you be OK with that idea?

Hi Marko,

yes, it's OK for me. How can I support you by developing the "aluminium toolbar" ? Is there a description / manual / guideline to create a skin for the playingnow plug-in available ?

I will also think again about this rating stars.

Beatnik

bytestar · « **Reply #18 on:** July 11, 2005, 04:37:56 am »

Here is the screen

Normally the search window adapts to the text not in such a way, with yours skin.

Quote from: Beatnik62 on July 11, 2005, 02:46:12 am

Hi bytestar,

can I get a screenshot ? Maybe only from the region which shows the discrepancy ?

Beatnik

Beatnik62 · « **Reply #19 on:** July 11, 2005, 07:00:33 am »

Thanks Bytestar, now I understand ....

.... hm ..... that's a difficult one, because I never checked that the search field changed the size and position .... and the media mode symbols too. Maybe I need some help from the JRiver side.

@JRiver

If someone from there read my thread : How can I prevent the search field from changing his position and size ? I already found out, that when I use the "JRImage Matrix Drawing" format and there the "columns" parameter that I can limit the size, but the field is still moving around if the content is bigger. If there is no way, then my concept of the skin isn't working. Maybe someone from JRiver may have a look on it.

Thanks,

Beatnik

Beatnik62 · « **Reply #20 on:** July 11, 2005, 03:12:57 pm »

While waiting on a answer of my question I am just playing around with some more color. Should I change the color ?

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Beatnik

LonWar · « **Reply #21 on:** July 11, 2005, 03:48:16 pm »

That's kinda cool.... I wouldn't change the color, but maybe have both...

That almost matches this:

http://www.wincustomize.com/Preview.aspx?Source=Apocalypse_67/conv/510.jpg

marko · « **Reply #22 on:** July 11, 2005, 03:59:18 pm »

just a quickie before I head off to work...

different isn't always a good thing, radio buttons take some getting used to when they're this way around...

-marko.

Beatnik62 · « **Reply #23 on:** July 12, 2005, 12:58:25 am »

Thanks Marko,

that was a heavy mistake of mine. I changed it within the current beta version 4 of aluminium. Please download it again and try that version.

Thanks again,

Beatnik

marko · « **Reply #24 on:** July 12, 2005, 01:59:12 am »

nice one, thanks for the quick fix. much better now, was a bit like trying to read a clock in the mirror the way it was before.

no need for apologies either, you said it was beta, that's clear enough.
thanks for the skin.

-marko.

Beatnik62 · « **Reply #25 on:** July 17, 2005, 10:45:29 am »

Aluminium has got a update of the playerbar. Do you like it ?

Beatnik

bytestar · « **Reply #26 on:** July 17, 2005, 12:42:24 pm »

now I can the skin correctly use
thank very good work.

matshif · « **Reply #27 on:** July 18, 2005, 12:09:56 am »

Very nice skin

My favorite

The buttons in Library Browser position though have in my opinion a nicer shap in all other

skins. Well I don't know if the shape are the same in all skins but at least Aruba,

Thunderstorm abd the ones that came with the installation.

Thanks for your work Beatnik.

Mats

Beatnik62 · « **Reply #28 on:** July 27, 2005, 04:03:22 pm »

There are new versions (Aluminium dark and Aluminium light) added on the first post. Please have a look.

Preview : Aluminium in yellow ..... no, I think it should be named Aluminium gold

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This is one, let's say, more colored version of Aluminium, I am currently working on. Anyone interested ?

Btw. : One question, does someone of the great skinners have a tool what make it easier to find a harmonic color scheme for the list and tree part of a MegaMe Skin ?

Beatnik

matshif · « **Reply #29 on:** July 27, 2005, 08:02:31 pm »

Very nice, thank You

Beatnik62 · « **Reply #30 on:** July 28, 2005, 12:58:39 am »

Quote from: LisaRCT on July 27, 2005, 04:32:21 pm

where can I get the Aluminum Gold one

Well Lisa, coaxed

.... here it is .... but, I don't feel happy with the colors of the 'infield' (Tree / List area). I will change it, but it's difficult to find the right combination of a color set. It will take some time to develope something manually within the 'main.xml'.

Beatnik

Beatnik62 · « **Reply #31 on:** July 28, 2005, 01:11:25 am »

Quote from: matshif on July 27, 2005, 08:02:31 pm

Very nice, thank You

You are welcome

Btw.: In regard to your annotation about the library buttons .... within the original skins from jriver, you will find only the default ones. There is an option to develop this buttons fitting to the skin and I took the option.

Beatnik

matshif · « **Reply #32 on:** July 28, 2005, 04:21:24 am »

Thank you Beatnik

I'll check it when I'm back home.

Mats

Beatnik62 · « **Reply #33 on:** July 28, 2005, 05:33:37 am »

Mats,

maybe there is a misunderstanding. It's not that the user has an option within MC to decide if he/she wants to have the default style of the Library buttons or the buttons which came with the specific skin. It an option for the developer, he/she can create Library buttons and use them or he/she can take the default which are also used by Aruba, Thunderstorm, PixOS, Z, ...

Sorry if my post before gave you some kind of hope that you can change this within MC by yourself.

Beatnik

Edited by Beatnik : Sorry for making a wrong statement but, since version 11.0.310 of MC the Aruba skin has there own style for the Library buttons.

Great

matshif · « **Reply #34 on:** July 28, 2005, 08:54:24 am »

Quote from: Beatnik62 on July 28, 2005, 05:33:37 am

Mats,

maybe there is a misunderstanding. It's not that the user has an option within MC to decide if he/she wants to have the default style of the Library buttons or the buttons which came with the specific skin. It an option for the developer, he/she can create Library buttons and use them or he/she can take the default which are also used by Aruba, Thunderstorm, PixOS, Z, ...

Sorry if my post before gave you some kind of hope that you can change this within MC by yourself.

Beatnik

No, no kind of hope. I just ment to test the Gold one at home.

Beatnik62 · « **Reply #35 on:** July 31, 2005, 12:55:54 pm »

Hello again,

there is a new version of Aluminium gold available, see on top of this thread.

Have fun,

Beatnik

Listening to: 'Backdoor love affair' from 'First album' by 'ZZ Top' on Media Center 11

Ralph B. Jones · « **Reply #36 on:** June 13, 2006, 04:36:53 pm »

That's terricfic Man - Thankls for your effort nand tiMME!
ExcelllEntt
One Last idea though (youuu don''t have to do it)

Is it possible to have the Aluminum black two theme with
the illuminated text in the file list looking like the brighter Text as you highlighted it in the main track tile window

(you know like inthe upper progress track tile window - white or brighter???) (Similar to Windows Media Player 10 text)

It's just an idea
But I love the one you did - cause i don't have any idea how to do it.

Thanks for youuur effortt and have a nice Day

Btw if I ever learn how to make skins myself I'll Makke youuu one someday

Ralph B. Jones · « **Reply #37 on:** June 13, 2006, 05:26:05 pm »

Actually now that I think of it - Don't worry about that other idea - it's just an idea - this one is enough!!!!!!!

Its TERRIFUIC THough!!!!!!! A1!!!!!!!!!!

Wel Done
Make Sure you have it added to the official list of SKins in the Media Center Page cause I bet this one will be popular

You're a TERRiFICC artistt
Thangsx

Keep it up

Ralph B. Jones · « **Reply #38 on:** June 14, 2006, 01:24:39 pm »

Sorry to bugh you again - but there;s one thing i noticed about aLuminum 2 that you might want to change::

It's beautiful overall except for when you call up the Tag Info tab .

The Options to the left like "lyrics bios album title and track title are so dark that you can't seee them unless you put your eyes righ UP against the screen. You may want to try a lighter shade here or even make the text like Lyrics/bios/album title headings white or lit up so they can be seen. Otherwise they cannot be sen when you are ripping a cd for example.

That's All
Otherwise it's terriuffic.
So thanks and get back to me if you are able to update the skin

Ralph B. Jones · « **Reply #39 on:** June 15, 2006, 10:05:26 am »

It's Much better now!!!!!
You should do more SKINS like this opne theme only in different colours
Like Green Blue White, Black, Pink (for the wimmin) and Maybe Purple, Gold etc.

It wouyld do really well in other colours cause this one is even better than that "thunderstoirm" one they came out with a few years back.

And thanks for the effort

Keep it up

pank2002 · « **Reply #40 on:** June 16, 2006, 10:33:29 am »

It seems that there is a bug in the gold version. Please refer to the following screenshot. Notice the 'nick' after the volume slider and under the search-field.

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Author Topic: Mega Skin V11 : Aluminium (ongoing updates) (Read 16803 times)

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