39 replies to this topic

[gijsdvm]

In WMP on my C550 i can choose skin, but offcourse i only have the original skin. Why cant i find WMP skins for my phone anywhere? Does anybody know how this works?

[gijsdvm]

okay now i found some, but in what map should i place them?

[Dop3KinG]

May i please ask you where you found them ?

Edited by Dop3KinG, 23 January 2006 - 09:55 PM.

[w411y]

I've just made a Homer Simpson skin to go along with my Homer Simpson theme in the download section of this site.
You place them in ...
'\Application Data\Microsoft\Media Player'

[jrdas]

i got mine from microsoft.com .. dna hw to install

[gijsdvm]

yeah what file(s) should go in that map? (Application Data/microsoft/Media Player/ ?

[Dop3KinG]

jrdas, on Jan 23 2006, 22:49, said:

i got mine from microsoft.com .. dna hw to install

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Can u please give me a url as i cant seem to find any skins anywhere

[gijsdvm]

I found WMP skins here on Airfagev .
Now i want to install some. Who knows what i should do?

Edited by gijsdvm, 04 March 2006 - 08:05 PM.

[greenturtle]

Place them in the directory,

\Storage\Application Data\Microsoft\Media Player\Skins

and just make folders with the skins in them

Try it with this WMP Skin, its an ipod.

 ipod_skin.zip   96.92K   325 downloads

[gijsdvm]

Im going to try it right now. Before this i read somewhere to put it in Storage/Application Data/Microsoft/Media Player and not in a subfolder called Skins, but that didnt work so now im going to try your way, hope it works.

[gijsdvm]

Hey it works!! Thanks a lot, the skin is nice..
Where did you find it?? I'd like some others if possible..

[greenturtle]

thats from someones Homescreen a mac one, all the ppc ones work too but they might need editing, try this site for some

http://browse.devian...dia/wmp/wmpppc/

if they dont work look below at how to edit them, but if it still wont work then just pm me or check out my profile for my msn address and ill take a look.

[greenturtle]

Ill quickly show everyone out there how to get a PPC WMP skin running on a Smartphone if dragging and dropping things will not work.

Here is the original code which can be opened/edited/saved in notepad.

**** Please note that you are editing the .skn file*****

[Pocket WMP Skin File v8.5]


//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
[ Bitmaps ]

//  <Name>      <File name>     <X,Y>
//  ------      -----------     -----
    Background  background.bmp  0,0
    Disabled    disabled.bmp    0,0
    Pushed      pushed.bmp      0,0
    Region      region.bmp      0,0
    Super       super.bmp       0,0  


//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
[ Buttons ]

//  <Function>  <Type>     <Location>     <Push Image Src>    <Dis Image Src>     <Hit R,G,B>  <Norm 2 Image Src>  <Push 2 Image Src>
//  ----------  ------     ------------   ----------------    ---------------     -----------  ------------------  ------------------
    PlayPause  2Push     87,152,67,67     Pushed @ 56,46    Disabled @ 56,46      0,  0,  0    Pushed @ 56,46       Disabled @ 56,46   
    Stop       Push      87,220,67,47     Pushed @ 56,114     Disabled @ 56,114   0,  0,  0
    Prev       Push      31,152,57,67     Pushed @ 0,46     Disabled @ 0,46       0,  0,  0
    Next       Push      154,152,54,67    Pushed @ 123,46   Disabled @ 123,46     0,  0,  0
    Mute       Toggle    87,106,67,47     Pushed @ 56,0     Disabled @ 56,0       0,  0,  0
    Shuffle    Toggle    185,21,19,12      Pushed @ 159,0    Disabled @ 159,0      0,  0,  0
    Repeat     Toggle    166,21,19,12       Pushed @ 0,0      Disabled @ 0,0        0,  0,  0


//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
[ Status ]

//  <Item>       <Location>     <Align>  <Font>          <Color>
//  ------       ----------     -------  ------          -------
    On           36,7,45,15   Left     Tahoma,8,R      49,60,114


//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
[ Text ]

//  <Item>       <Location>     <Align>  <Font>          <Color>
//  ------       ----------     -------  ------          -------
    Time        39,84,25,15     Right    Tahoma,8,R      49,60,114
    Track#      34,21,20,15     Right    Tahoma,8,R      49,60,114
    #Tracks     67,21,20,15     Left     Tahoma,8,R      49,60,114
    Title       40,34,160,15    Center   Tahoma,8,B      49,60,114
    Author      40,49,160,15    Center   Tahoma,8,B      49,60,114


//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
[ Marquis ]

//  <Location>   <Font>       <Color>      <Text item combinations>
//  ----------   ------       -------      ------------------------
//    40,34,160,15 Tahoma,8,B   49,60,114    Title


//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
[ Trackbars ]

// <Function>   <Location>      <Dis Image Src>     <Thumb Image Src>   <Thumb Size>
// ----------   ----------      ---------------     -----------------   ------------
   Seek         45,68,150,9   Disabled @ 1645,218   thumb.bmp       18,9
   Volume       84,87,99,9    Disabled @ 1644,232   thumb.bmp       18,9

Pay attention to whats at the top

[Pocket WMP Skin File v8.5]


//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

You need to alter this by changing the v and adding in some other code

The code needed is this

[Pocket WMP Skin File v9.0.1]

[ Description ]
//              <X,Y>       <DPI>
//              ------      -----
    Dimensions  240, 320    96

//              <Orientation>
//              -------------
    Orientation Portrait

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

Simply insert this into the Code and it will now look like this

[Pocket WMP Skin File v9.0.1]

[ Description ]
//              <X,Y>       <DPI>
//              ------      -----
    Dimensions  240, 320    96

//              <Orientation>
//              -------------
    Orientation Portrait

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

[ Bitmaps ]

//  <Name>      <File name>     <X,Y>
//  ------      -----------     -----
    Background  background.bmp  0,0
    Disabled    disabled.bmp    0,0
    Pushed      pushed.bmp      0,0
    Region      region.bmp      0,0
    Super       super.bmp       0,0  


//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
[ Buttons ]

//  <Function>  <Type>     <Location>     <Push Image Src>    <Dis Image Src>     <Hit R,G,B>  <Norm 2 Image Src>  <Push 2 Image Src>
//  ----------  ------     ------------   ----------------    ---------------     -----------  ------------------  ------------------
    PlayPause  2Push     87,152,67,67     Pushed @ 56,46    Disabled @ 56,46      0,  0,  0    Pushed @ 56,46       Disabled @ 56,46   
    Stop       Push      87,220,67,47     Pushed @ 56,114     Disabled @ 56,114   0,  0,  0
    Prev       Push      31,152,57,67     Pushed @ 0,46     Disabled @ 0,46       0,  0,  0
    Next       Push      154,152,54,67    Pushed @ 123,46   Disabled @ 123,46     0,  0,  0
    Mute       Toggle    87,106,67,47     Pushed @ 56,0     Disabled @ 56,0       0,  0,  0
    Shuffle    Toggle    185,21,19,12      Pushed @ 159,0    Disabled @ 159,0      0,  0,  0
    Repeat     Toggle    166,21,19,12       Pushed @ 0,0      Disabled @ 0,0        0,  0,  0


//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
[ Status ]

//  <Item>       <Location>     <Align>  <Font>          <Color>
//  ------       ----------     -------  ------          -------
    On           36,7,45,15   Left     Tahoma,8,R      49,60,114


//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
[ Text ]

//  <Item>       <Location>     <Align>  <Font>          <Color>
//  ------       ----------     -------  ------          -------
    Time        39,84,25,15     Right    Tahoma,8,R      49,60,114
    Track#      34,21,20,15     Right    Tahoma,8,R      49,60,114
    #Tracks     67,21,20,15     Left     Tahoma,8,R      49,60,114
    Title       40,34,160,15    Center   Tahoma,8,B      49,60,114
    Author      40,49,160,15    Center   Tahoma,8,B      49,60,114


//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
[ Marquis ]

//  <Location>   <Font>       <Color>      <Text item combinations>
//  ----------   ------       -------      ------------------------
//    40,34,160,15 Tahoma,8,B   49,60,114    Title


//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
[ Trackbars ]

// <Function>   <Location>      <Dis Image Src>     <Thumb Image Src>   <Thumb Size>
// ----------   ----------      ---------------     -----------------   ------------
   Seek         45,68,150,9   Disabled @ 1645,218   thumb.bmp       18,9
   Volume       84,87,99,9    Disabled @ 1644,232   thumb.bmp       18,9

Put this into the \Storage\Application Data\Microsoft\Media Player\Skins with the other files bundled and it should work.

[greenturtle]

Editing bits of it simple, its all simply layed out so everything is in one place.

//  <Item>       <Location>     <Align>  <Font>          <Color>
//  ------       ----------     -------  ------          -------
   Time        39,84,25,15     Right    Tahoma,8,R      49,60,114
   Track#      34,21,20,15     Right    Tahoma,8,R      49,60,114
   #Tracks     67,21,20,15     Left     Tahoma,8,R      49,60,114
   Title       40,34,160,15    Center   Tahoma,8,B      49,60,114
   Author      40,49,160,15    Center   Tahoma,8,B      49,60,114

Its simple, each "Item" has a set of Co-ordinates,Fonts,Colours and Alignments.

I think the Co-ordinates work like this "The first two numbers are coordinates and the last two numbers are dimensions"

The Fonts are simply the Fonts and what formatting it is e.g B=Bold, R=Regular (I think) I=Italic.

Im not sure about how the colours workout though.

For more information on designing a skin check out this website

http://www.theunwire...tid=90&catid=90

[greenturtle]

Sorry mods for the constant posting but I dont think these posts should all combine as it will be too long.

Any way

Quote

I found WMP skins here on Airfagev .
Now i want to install some. Who knows what i should do?

I read it properly now and had a look at the code and the templates.

These are designed for non QVGA devices, so will not work properly at all with the C550's QVGA screen.

[gijsdvm]

Thanks im trying this on some Skins from deviantart.

[greenturtle]

awesome, tell me how you get on when your finished.

[w411y]

I made a Homer Simpson one for my Homer Simpson homescreen.... I posted it in the thread of the download. I know Jamma14s in the middle of making some too.
Theres also a tutorial on how to make them here (although the tut is for non QVGA, the same rules apply)
http://www.theunwired.net/?itemid=1855

[greenturtle]

Quote

For more information on designing a skin check out this website

http://www.theunwire...tid=90&catid=90

Yeh i mentioned that guide earlier, I think ill make one soon.

[gijsdvm]

I think it's weird there are so few WMP Skins available, when i see they can be made by people themselves.. Why does nobody make them??? I dont make them because i dont have so much time, but there must be people out there that want to try that guide...