Topic: POLL: Modified Noire skin ... All black? Or black and white? (Read 23221 times)

jesseinsf · « **Reply #50 on:** February 25, 2012, 09:45:51 pm »

I believe that all black allows you see the Music art and text better. I prefer to see the album art,text and choices and not the player. White is a highlighter. It forces viewers to look at the white area first before anything else. Plus All black is easier on the eyes.

Dirhael · « **Reply #51 on:** February 26, 2012, 09:17:00 am »

I think the default Noire for the most part is really nice, but it could do without stuff like the excessive borders and some of the "3d" effects. Not really keen on having the default being really dark, but then again I'm sure it'll grow on me

I did a few tweaks to Noire for myself a few years ago (and recently changed some minor things, like the sliders), and have been running like this since:

(Click for full view...)

jgreen · « **Reply #52 on:** February 27, 2012, 09:16:23 am »

Somebody should make a glass skin with stuff bleeding through. Justice or not, I like it.

Mr ChriZ · « **Reply #53 on:** February 28, 2012, 02:52:31 am »

I like where this is going. Skin making is hard people should be patient!

I'd like to see new play buttons too.

locust · « **Reply #54 on:** February 29, 2012, 09:44:07 am »

I quite like the all black skin, although I'm more of a rectangular button kind of guy. I find it looks more sleek than circular ones. Hopefully a new mano skin next maybe

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Skin making is hard people should be patient!

So true, I had a little go and got nowhere.

I find the most time consuming element is when you make a little change and then you have to manually reload the skin to see it. It would be nice if mc could enter a skinning mode where it would periodically check for skin changes itself (Maybe every few seconds) and update its view. You could then hookup two monitors, one for notepad++ and mc (and maybe theatre view) on the other. This way it would save a great deal of time skinning because you would see the changes as you went along with zero effort.

glynor · « **Reply #55 on:** February 29, 2012, 10:06:44 am »

I agree with Matt. Noire is hard to beat.

I do like the new screenshots though. Especially with the glass explanation from Matt.

drmimosa · « **Reply #56 on:** February 29, 2012, 04:30:26 pm »

Are there any borders between section in the all black, or is the idea to get rid of them?

In the example above, the borders and background in all black are almost identical. To my eye, it all blends together.

This is very different from the Noire default view, where the distinction is clear between the white backgrounds and grey borders. Each primary "area" of the standard view has a specific function (tag, library, filename, Album Art etc.,), so the borders are important.

marko · « **Reply #57 on:** March 02, 2012, 01:28:30 am »

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This is very different from the Noire default view, where the distinction is clear between the white backgrounds and grey borders. Each primary "area" of the standard view has a specific function (tag, library, filename, Album Art etc.,), so the borders are important.

This is true for newcomers to the software. Clearly defined interface areas definitely help when learning where to go to get something done, and learning how each area is referred to. I remember this well, and I think you raise a valid point for consideration with a default skin. Bear in mind though, it could still be possible to have clearly defined boundaries that are not "in yer face" so to speak.

For me, once I had learned my way around, I began to find all those area defining borders and garish scroll bars really quite noisy and intrusive, To that end, every skin I've turned out over the past year or so has attempted to smooth those boundaries away as much as possible... It's much easier on the eye that way, I find.

Jim, Matt,
any more screenies? Six days since the last one now!!

-marko

ReTango · « **Reply #58 on:** March 02, 2012, 07:36:51 am »

I vote for All Black! Thanks!

MerlinWerks · « **Reply #59 on:** March 03, 2012, 08:29:59 am »

Quote from: jgreen on February 24, 2012, 08:50:00 pm

ALSO ALSO: I'm thinking that this is the first default skin (since Thunderstorm) that has kept pace with the cutting-edge nature of the software. Currently, I use Aruba (negative), which is a blue version of this without the blotches. I never liked the white space in Noire, to me it bought back everything that the black borders were selling.

Heck, I'm still using Thunderstorm

Very easy on the eyes strain-wise and strikes a nice balance between "not too dark/light" for use in different ambient lighting conditions as mentioned earlier...

phalanthus · « **Reply #60 on:** March 03, 2012, 09:24:16 pm »

all black is beautiful

when will it happen?

Skidood · « **Reply #61 on:** March 03, 2012, 09:29:16 pm »

I just started using Media Center and have settled on Aruba with effect: Color swap 2. Maybe I'm nuts.

christefan · « **Reply #62 on:** March 05, 2012, 12:20:31 pm »

black

Fabricio · « **Reply #63 on:** March 07, 2012, 03:27:25 am »

News? Waiting ...

phalanthus · « **Reply #64 on:** March 09, 2012, 05:27:20 pm »

? ?

is this still being developed
thanks

JimH · « **Reply #65 on:** March 09, 2012, 05:44:32 pm »

phalanthus · « **Reply #66 on:** March 09, 2012, 06:34:34 pm »

thanks jim

how patient do we have to be

JimH · « **Reply #67 on:** March 09, 2012, 06:47:50 pm »

We're taking up a collection of blank checks. The lottery hasn't worked out well.

phalanthus · « **Reply #68 on:** March 09, 2012, 07:31:48 pm »

? ? ?

JimH · « **Reply #69 on:** March 09, 2012, 07:57:13 pm »

Quote from: phalanthus on March 09, 2012, 07:31:48 pm

? ? ?

It will take a little time. We have limited resources.

phalanthus · « **Reply #70 on:** March 09, 2012, 08:15:51 pm »

thanks
we shall keep in touch

it looks great so my compliments

phalanthus · « **Reply #71 on:** March 20, 2012, 10:41:47 am »

hello all

any progress on this one ??

thanks

JimH · « **Reply #72 on:** March 20, 2012, 10:46:27 am »

Nothing yet.

phalanthus · « **Reply #73 on:** April 13, 2012, 06:31:10 pm »

any progress ?
thanks all

Phil LD · « **Reply #74 on:** April 13, 2012, 06:53:28 pm »

I don't like the Glass effect used by the buttons (Play, Stop, Skip etc...) It seems almost shattered.

JimH · « **Reply #75 on:** April 13, 2012, 06:55:56 pm »

Quote from: php on April 13, 2012, 06:53:28 pm

I don't like the Glass effect used by the buttons (Play, Stop, Skip etc...) It seems almost shattered.

Would you make a skin you like and share it?

JimH · « **Reply #76 on:** April 18, 2012, 02:15:36 pm »

New thread:

http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=71588.0

JimH · « **Reply #77 on:** April 23, 2012, 10:30:53 am »

The skins are available now.
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=71588.msg483472#msg483472

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