ZuneSkin [v1.6]

Fraxav · Post by **Fraxav** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 7:19 am

eheh, maybe i'm spamming, but it's ok

installed the new version. good job. i just have a couple of things to say:
i noticed that the visualizer tool always takes some seconds (like ten) before appearing, when restoring the main player from mini or micro mode. normal?
the microplayer seems now perfect. i just tought that the volume bar could be in the place of the restore button, and vice versa, cause in mini and main player the the restore or enlarge buttons usually are in the upper-right corner.
and last (and maybe least) i think that the visualizer should be centered vertically in the bar where it actually is. it seems aligned too much to the bottom. who knows...

judas · Post by **judas** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 11:47 am

love it (even more) nohitter. thank you very very much.

Just JP · Post by **Just JP** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 8:45 pm

Thanks for the continued great work. This skin keeps getting better.

Jim

nohitter151 · Post by **nohitter151** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 1:06 am

Fraxav wrote:eheh, maybe i'm spamming, but it's ok
installed the new version. good job. i just have a couple of things to say:
i noticed that the visualizer tool always takes some seconds (like ten) before appearing, when restoring the main player from mini or micro mode. normal?
the microplayer seems now perfect. i just tought that the volume bar could be in the place of the restore button, and vice versa, cause in mini and main player the the restore or enlarge buttons usually are in the upper-right corner.
and last (and maybe least) i think that the visualizer should be centered vertically in the bar where it actually is. it seems aligned too much to the bottom. who knows...

I noticed that with the visualizer too, but I don't think its anything that I can change.

I like your idea with the Microplayer, I'll look into it.

I tried the visualizer in a few different positions and put it where I thought it looked best. I think it looks strange if there is no line below it, and this location is the easiest way of getting it in. Certainly I'm still up for any other ideas, however.

@Everyone else: Thanks for the compliments, they are much appreciated!

Fraxav · Post by **Fraxav** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 10:07 am

I like where the visualizer is, i was just wondering if you could center it a bit more. i mean, place it some pixel over it's actual position.
maybe i'm attaching a screenshot if i can't explain myself (as usual

).

SuPz · Post by **SuPz** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 10:00 pm

I like the changes nohitter.. functions so much better ^^

I also like the volume bar in micro player, but it just doesn't seem to quite fit right. It makes the bar a lot longer as well as making more empty space below it. I don't know what should be there... maybe the stop button underneath it?

And the volume bar would prob look better on the bottom half, with the restore button, just as Fraxav said.

My 1337 photoshoped pics :P

Still waiting for a seek bar on the micro player....

As for the visualizer, i can't really think of a way for it to blend in... if you can't make the background transparent, then its gonna be hard to make it blend in. Also I find it very isolated in the bottom right hand corner, there too much room on the left of it. too bad we can't have the visualizer as part of the controls. And yes, the visualizer looks best at the bottom, rather than centered in the middle, it does need the line underneath it.

Diabolic-Destiny · Post by **Diabolic-Destiny** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 7:19 pm

that looks friggen amazing!

gege · Post by **gege** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 8:10 pm

SuPz wrote:

And the volume bar would prob look better on the bottom half, with the restore button, just as Fraxav said.
My 1337 photoshoped pics

Still waiting for a seek bar on the micro player....

I do agree the 'volume bar' should be on bottom half and 'restore' at the top.

But I don't like the rest of your suggestion because:
1 - The Play/Pause is supposed to be centered in this skin (remember: it's a Zune!); and
2 - The right side of MicroPlayer gets too cluttered.

Regarding a seek bar, I think it wouldn't really fit...
It's better leave it as it is.

Maybe, something like this could be done:

SuPz · Post by **SuPz** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 9:58 pm

gege wrote: I do agree the 'volume bar' should be on bottom half and 'restore' at the top.

But I don't like the rest of your suggestion because:
1 - The Play/Pause is supposed to be centered in this skin (remember: it's a Zune!); and
2 - The right side of MicroPlayer gets too cluttered.

Regarding a seek bar, I think it wouldn't really fit...
It's better leave it as it is.

Maybe, something like this could be done:

I totally forgot about it being centered...
I was also thinking of having the volume icon the same way you did gege, but i was too lazy to ps another one. -.-

And i really need a seek bar.... or at least allow FF/RW when holding down the FF/RW buttons. I don't know how to fit the seek bar in, but i need either one. BTW its starting to get fugly now... so need to keep it simple ^^

Fraxav · Post by **Fraxav** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 4:57 pm

I just wanted to say that i hate micro-microplayers (like the ones in the Casino Orange and Blue Grass), and i love normal sized microplayers (like the ones in Glided and Zune skins

).
I like the zune micro player as it is now, apart from the volume bar position, obviously.
Anyway, a seek bar would fit well, to me. But where??

And let's remember that this is a 'look alike' skin so if the original skin doesn't have a seek bar and/or nohitter doesn't like the seek bar, we are not gonna have a seek bar

kingoomieiii · Post by **kingoomieiii** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 6:12 pm

I like the idea of the Microplayer seek bar, so I came up with the following:

Seek is the top bar. Please forgive the messed-up shading; I did what I could with what I had: PAINT.

Actually, it looks WAY better at normal zoom. I was working on it at max.

I prefer controls jammed together like that. I dunno why.

gege · Post by **gege** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 6:57 pm

kingoomieiii wrote:I like the idea of the Microplayer seek bar, so I came up with the following:

Seek is the top bar. Please forgive the messed-up shading;

Nah... That thing is getting really crowded and if you really want to SEEK something in that seek bar, it needs to be waaaaay wider!

kingoomieiii wrote:I did what I could with what I had: PAINT.

Why? Go get Paint.NET! It's a great free Image Editor!

nohitter151 · Post by **nohitter151** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 7:24 pm

gege wrote:
kingoomieiii wrote:I did what I could with what I had: PAINT.
Why? Go get Paint.NET! It's a great free Image Editor!

Agreed! I'm actually using Paint.net to make my skins.

@Everyone: I'm afraid a seekbar would crowd things a little too much. Changes are coming, though!

nojac · Post by **nojac** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 11:33 am

Couldn't jou just move all the buttons to the left and closer together to make more space for the bars?

I need a nice, black microplayer to use as a substitute for the main player, which is far too big on most MM3 skins.....

The Rev · Post by **The Rev** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 11:49 am

Please excuse my ignorance but how do I get the micro player to show up?

ZuneSkin [v1.6]

Micro Player