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More => Old Versions => JRiver Media Center 18 for Windows => Topic started by: ElQuia on June 04, 2013, 01:16:38 pm
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It's been some months now. When (if ever) will MC 18 get back the skin manager and the possibility of using mini skins ?
Some answer by devs would be appreciated by a paying customer.
Thanks
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I'm waiting, but without hope now :'( :'( :'( :'(
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Sorry, but mini skinning will not return to v18.
If and when it does return in a later version, it would be with a new skinning engine that works better cross-platform. The old engine was created during the MJ8 days and uses Microsoft Javascript interpreter and COM -- two things we can't be tied to moving forward.
I don't feel strongly about Skin Manager. It's simple enough, but also doesn't offer much more than the 'Skins' menu in my opinion.
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Sorry, but mini skinning will not return to v18.
If and when it does return in a later version, it would be with a new skinning engine that works better cross-platform. The old engine was created during the MJ8 days and uses Microsoft Javascript interpreter and COM -- two things we can't be tied to moving forward.
I don't feel strongly about Skin Manager. It's simple enough, but also doesn't offer much more than the 'Skins' menu in my opinion.
I do not believe ... :o :o :o
Now, I was sad. :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( I like the preview. ;) ;) ;)
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I feel strongly about both:
Mini Skins are a MUST for unobtrusive music listening while doing ohter work on the PC.- As much as I appreciate some beautifull mega skins, when I am working I want an ELEGANT, fast, practical SMALL bar on the top of one of my screens. In straight english: I want a MINI SKIN. Just a bar with play controls, the same size as the windows border, with a autohide playlist and a semi transparent mode.
A Menu is NOT the same as a Skin MANAGER where you can PREVIEW your skins, it is a BASIC NEED for those of us customers which have a LOT of skins.
I would forgo both items for a LINUX MediaCenter. an i486 and an amd64 deb for debian and ubuntu. But I don´t see that miracle happening anytime soon.
So... back to principles: I bought Windows MC With mini skins AND skin manager. I gently request: ¿bring them back please some time?, I would be happy just with an ETA for both....