Front-row (pdm Skin Mod) Options

[djdafreund]

Link is broken, but i did get to see the picture earlier with my phone during my lunch hour while browsing the forums.(Yeah, i'm a big xs junkie. LOL) The overlay does look nice, but i would recommend to remove the 'DVD' word and replace it with something like "Play" or something. 'DVD' is kind of obvious with the dvd coming out of the side, or even the case the content might be just video's and not even from a dvd. But play fits better because it's being used as a selection form or description. Just my thoughts of course. But i do like it myself, nice job. No offence meant by my suggestion.
Sharpe, would it be possible, about the idea of having a wrap mode home page, to do something like this, added as a skin option (some other skins allow this, so it's possible by design.) to have a wrape mode for the home page. Like instead of only showing 1 icon at a time, and flipping left or right, it would show say 3-4 on screen, and would flip left/right, so you could better see your selection. I could do up some mockups to better illustrate it would function this way and yet still not loose the beauty of the skin if you think you may have SOME interests in doing something like this. Also, thanks for adding the DVD wrap mode. Very nice!!! Could you possibly have the text on top of the cover, rather then a little to the right like current? Or even below. Either one would be nice.

[maximusoctavious]

Thanks for the advice Dida. I will redo the case using the word play. Then upload the kit here. Also many thanks to the talented Sharpe for all his side fixes he does for me.

[maximusoctavious]

Here you go dida....if someone can do better, then by all means do so. This is a project i'm messing around with since I can't get anyone to help.

http://www.4shared.com/file/26567499/9d424...l?cau2=403tNull

[Sharpe]

...Sharpe, would it be possible, about the idea of having a wrap mode home page, to do something like this, added as a skin option (some other skins allow this, so it's possible by design.) to have a wrape mode for the home page. Like instead of only showing 1 icon at a time, and flipping left or right, it would show say 3-4 on screen, and would flip left/right, so you could better see your selection. I could do up some mockups to better illustrate it would function this way and yet still not loose the beauty of the skin if you think you may have SOME interests in doing something like this. Also, thanks for adding the DVD wrap mode. Very nice!!! Could you possibly have the text on top of the cover, rather then a little to the right like current? Or even below. Either one would be nice.

Hi fella - yeah please free to do mockups, if you don't mind - I'll certainly see what I can do and they'd be useful to refer to. Be a bit of big(ish) job - mainly because of the way the homescreen is setup but it's always possible I suppose.

I've also taken on what you've said about the label being on the right - it's something I was trying but I've gone back to a more conventional label under the image.

[djdafreund]

Here you go dida....if someone can do better, then by all means do so. This is a project i'm messing around with since I can't get anyone to help.

http://www.4shared.com/file/26567499/9d424...l?cau2=403tNull

Hey, i appreciate that. Lemme play with it some and see.

Hi fella - yeah please free to do mockups, if you don't mind - I'll certainly see what I can do and they'd be useful to refer to. Be a bit of big(ish) job - mainly because of the way the homescreen is setup but it's always possible I suppose.

I've also taken on what you've said about the label being on the right - it's something I was trying but I've gone back to a more conventional label under the image.

Thanks for such a nice skin. I use it quite abit now. Mostly actually, on my theater xbox, which i use mostly. Lemme have some funand see what i can come up with. And other's feedback as well. Hopefully they will look good enough to consider.

[craze7]

dont know how i never looked at this topic before, just read through the 5 pages there and i have to say the skin looks great in the screen caps and how u listen to peoples feed back is great keep up the good work man...

downloadin the skin as we speak, will review tomorrow!!!!

[maximusoctavious]

Thanks a million there Sharpe. Skin just keeps on gettin better & better.

[maximusoctavious]

This is the only thing I forgot to mention. Is it possable to create a toggle botton for wallpaper for replacement for your "BACK-Row" 800x400 wallpaper. I love the curtains but I thought it would be sweet to have the option to place movie wallpaper that changes wallpaper every few seconds. & for thoughs that don't want it, they can just uncheck toggle wallpaper. Everyone can create a folder & place what they want inside, & the pics can change every couple of seconds.....

When a skin has this many views, and this many toggles......It stands above the rest....

[uli666]

Hi Sharpe!
Your skin is totally awesome!

Here are my suggestions:
- In the new DVD Wrap visualization would be possible to have a DVD case overlay? And to put the label on top of images instead that under them (they cover the very nice reflection).
- Would be possible to have a DVD Wrap visualization (with green DVD case overlay) also in the Apps?
- In Music would be nice to have a CD Wrap visualization with CD case overlay and when playing music a new screen showing the cover quite big (with all related info about album, song, duration, etc.).

I hope you can understand what I mean (especially for the last one).
Let me know what do you think about that.

Thanks for your great skinning work going on and on on a daily basis.

Uli666

[maximusoctavious]

That would be nice. Especially the music cd case over the music.

[Sharpe]

Thanks for the feedback and the suggestions guys - it's appreciated and really helps to give me ideas of what to work on next.

I'll have a think and maybe see what I can do - when I get a bit of free time.

[Sharpe]

This is the only thing I forgot to mention. Is it possable to create a toggle botton for wallpaper for replacement for your "BACK-Row" 800x400 wallpaper. I love the curtains but I thought it would be sweet to have the option to place movie wallpaper that changes wallpaper every few seconds. & for thoughs that don't want it, they can just uncheck toggle wallpaper. Everyone can create a folder & place what they want inside, & the pics can change every couple of seconds.....

That's now in place - put what ever backgrounds you want in the wallpaper folder (in the skin's media folder) and then select the Wallpaper toggle in skin settings. It will then cycle through your own backgrounds instead of using the Cinema Curtains themed stuff.

Cheers

This post has been edited by Sharpe: Oct 20 2007, 03:46 PM

[maximusoctavious]

QUOTE:It will then cycle through your own backgrounds instead of using the Cinema Curtains themed stuff.
Is it possable to have the cutains animation? I still love this very much. I will download & try this new build. Thanks Sharpe....

[maximusoctavious]

Fantastic Job! Wow. The only thing that I really want is the curtain animation back. This really makes the theme in the opening. Without it, it feels like something is really missing. Great job again Sharpe. I just kept the new feature disabled until the curtains come back.

[Sharpe]

QUOTE:It will then cycle through your own backgrounds instead of using the Cinema Curtains themed stuff.
Is it possable to have the cutains animation? I still love this very much. I will download & try this new build. Thanks Sharpe....

No I don't think so. It looks wrong, imo, going from random custom wallpaper to the curtains opening from nowhere. Just doesn't look right.

Although I could alter your own "home.xml" if you really want it to work that way.