Let The Skinning Begin (Post new themes here) - Page 6

rskg4 · 08-23-2006, 22:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rick

Guys i have idea about small auto installer which does not require ANY CLICKS! u want simple installer for ur themes ?

what's your idea?

jaqian · 08-24-2006, 04:30

Hi all just downloaded the iView and the ubuntu_A2 theme was wondering is it easy to use? I don't want to make a dogs b0ll0x of my A2

Also can it be reversed to default theme if I want?

Aikiwoce · 08-24-2006, 23:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by jaqian

Hi all just downloaded the iView and the ubuntu_A2 theme was wondering is it easy to use? I don't want to make a dogs b0ll0x of my A2

Also can it be reversed to default theme if I want?

Yeah just make sure you have v1.81 of the official firmware installed before attempting to install the themed A2_player. If you want to go back you can just throw the A2_player file from the official firmware onto it.

hobo · 08-25-2006, 09:02

Updating my theme now. I have fixed the small icons and done some other stuff

jaqian · 08-28-2006, 03:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aikiwoce

Yeah just make sure you have v1.81 of the official firmware installed before attempting to install the themed A2_player. If you want to go back you can just throw the A2_player file from the official firmware onto it.

Yeah I have 1.81E. Will give it a go later if I get the chance.Cheers.

jaqian · 08-29-2006, 04:23

Right updated my A2 with Ubuntu and I have to say it looks deadly. Great job. Can't wait to try the rest

jaqian · 08-31-2006, 05:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by hobo

Updating my theme now. I have fixed the small icons and done some other stuff

@Hobo
the theme looks great only one thing though; does it have a startup screen? I installed your theme over the Ubuntu one and all the icons changed successfully but the startup screen stayed as Ubuntu!

@meduza
your themes look interesting can't wait to try them. Pity though they're not on the themes site make it easier for ppl to find them.

hobo · 08-31-2006, 06:02

start up screen plus other things are coming out soon in version 1.2

jaqian · 08-31-2006, 10:34

Great, can't wait

MustaFaH · 09-03-2006, 23:19

any one know if and where the color gradient bmp for the graphic EQ in playback mode is?

B_Lizzard · 09-20-2006, 07:03

Hi, I've been trying to create a new theme, and no matter how hard I try, I can't seem to get the transparencies right in the .bmp files... Saving a transparent .png file to .bmp has a big black 64x64 square where the transparency used to be... I checked other themes for examples and I got nothing.

Here's an example of how the icons come out in bmp:

Any help for a helpless n00b?

hobo · 09-20-2006, 08:46

the photo one was the only one i could make transparent. I went into photoshop, opened up the image and rubbed out the white background. I then went to the alpha channel and cleared it from there. THe alpha channel is the black bits. Basically the black bits are the transparent bits. THe white bits on the alpha channel is the actual image.
THen i just saved the image as a bmp and opened it up in iview. You can tell if it worked by seeing the black inside the image.

This is my post on page 4. I think u have the same problem so this is what i did.

B_Lizzard · 09-20-2006, 09:48

First of all, I thank you for your quick reply. It cleared out a lot for me.

It seems that my woes are because of GIMP, which, in the version I'm working with, doesn't have the possibility of saving a .bmp file with an alpha channel.

Actually, that feature has just been added a couple of weeks ago!

I'll just download the latest version of GIMP for Linux and start over.

hobo · 09-20-2006, 09:56

good luck with your theme. I am going to update mine soon.

http://www.playerkill.org/a2/Themes/Index.html. Please can you add you theme here after you have finished it.

blairh · 09-20-2006, 23:04

This is really exciting - I didn't realise that people were already making skins like this!! It'd be great if someone could write a simple tutorial on how to make and install skins, I recon eXity would put it on the front page - it's yet another awesome feature which makes the A2 better than other players =)

If anyone could write a tutorial that would be awesome!! Any volunteers?

08-24-2006, 04:30	#77
jaqian Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 47	Hi all just downloaded the iView and the ubuntu_A2 theme was wondering is it easy to use? I don't want to make a dogs b0ll0x of my A2 Also can it be reversed to default theme if I want? __________________ ScéalectriX\|COWON A2 - OTG > Spported Devices

08-25-2006, 09:02	#79
hobo Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: UK Posts: 501	Updating my theme now. I have fixed the small icons and done some other stuff __________________ My A2 vids: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56Z8ds3a3Q8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iiw4j1qylQ

08-29-2006, 04:23	#81
jaqian Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 47	Right updated my A2 with Ubuntu and I have to say it looks deadly. Great job. Can't wait to try the rest __________________ ScéalectriX\|COWON A2 - OTG > Spported Devices

08-31-2006, 06:02	#83
hobo Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: UK Posts: 501	start up screen plus other things are coming out soon in version 1.2 __________________ My A2 vids: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56Z8ds3a3Q8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iiw4j1qylQ

08-31-2006, 10:34	#84
jaqian Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 47	Great, can't wait __________________ ScéalectriX\|COWON A2 - OTG > Spported Devices

09-03-2006, 23:19	#85
MustaFaH Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1	any one know if and where the color gradient bmp for the graphic EQ in playback mode is?

09-20-2006, 07:03	#86
B_Lizzard You know when it's Jesus. Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 62	Hi, I've been trying to create a new theme, and no matter how hard I try, I can't seem to get the transparencies right in the .bmp files... Saving a transparent .png file to .bmp has a big black 64x64 square where the transparency used to be... I checked other themes for examples and I got nothing. Here's an example of how the icons come out in bmp: Any help for a helpless n00b?

09-20-2006, 08:46	#87
hobo Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: UK Posts: 501	the photo one was the only one i could make transparent. I went into photoshop, opened up the image and rubbed out the white background. I then went to the alpha channel and cleared it from there. THe alpha channel is the black bits. Basically the black bits are the transparent bits. THe white bits on the alpha channel is the actual image. THen i just saved the image as a bmp and opened it up in iview. You can tell if it worked by seeing the black inside the image. This is my post on page 4. I think u have the same problem so this is what i did. __________________ My A2 vids: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56Z8ds3a3Q8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iiw4j1qylQ

09-20-2006, 09:48	#88
B_Lizzard You know when it's Jesus. Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 62	First of all, I thank you for your quick reply. It cleared out a lot for me. It seems that my woes are because of GIMP, which, in the version I'm working with, doesn't have the possibility of saving a .bmp file with an alpha channel. Actually, that feature has just been added a couple of weeks ago! I'll just download the latest version of GIMP for Linux and start over.

09-20-2006, 09:56	#89
hobo Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: UK Posts: 501	good luck with your theme. I am going to update mine soon. http://www.playerkill.org/a2/Themes/Index.html. Please can you add you theme here after you have finished it. __________________ My A2 vids: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56Z8ds3a3Q8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iiw4j1qylQ

09-20-2006, 23:04	#90
blairh Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Zealand Posts: 115	This is really exciting - I didn't realise that people were already making skins like this!! It'd be great if someone could write a simple tutorial on how to make and install skins, I recon eXity would put it on the front page - it's yet another awesome feature which makes the A2 better than other players =) If anyone could write a tutorial that would be awesome!! Any volunteers? __________________ Cowon iAUDIO in New Zealand - http://www.cowon.co.nz/

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