Want to Learn How To Make a Skin?

[Narler]

For anyone that is interested in making Skins but is having trouble, I have made a Tutorial that goes through every stage, step by step in making a fully functional and working skin.

You can view the tutorial HERE (http://home.iprimus.com.au/narler/skintutorial.htm).

Any questions, comments or feedback are most welcome.

Have Fun.
Narler

[Razgo]

that is one Kick Butt tutorial Narler. very comprehensive.

[MODatic]

I know where to go when I want to start making skins :thumbup:

[Unregistered]

What is a skin?

[Narler]

A skin is exactly what it sounds like.. A covering substance.

So a Skin for dBpowerAMP is a new *look* to the player. Go to the Skin Download section and you will see Spoon has posted pictures of what the new skins look like.

Basically it gives users the ability to change the way dBpowerAmp looks on their computer.

cya
http://home.iprimus.com.au/narler/images/sig2.gif

[Alchemist]

hey, is it just me, or the link to skin creator does not work on dbpoweramp.com can somebody please provide me a valid download link. appreciate it...

[Spoon]

http://www.dbpoweramp.com/bin/SkinDesigner.exe

[Alchemist]

appreciate it spoon

[Alchemist]

Hey, I have a question about Skin Designer.. i have been working on my first skin all day, it is very high quality and is almost complete. But I cannot seem to figure out one thing to finish it off.... how to link a button in main amp window to open or close equalizer and credits windows.

thank you for your support.. after i figure this out, skin will be released in an hour or so.

[Spoon]

You have to make an equalizer window yourself. There is no quick link to the equalizer in the menu or credits (you have to go through the menu) - you can load the default skin into the Skin designer to see how it works.

[Alchemist]

yea i understand, i have 3 windows so far, main, equalizer and credits... everything is designed and set up,....on my main window, i have a working button to turn Eq on/off and a button to show and close Eq window, but unfortunately i cannot get it to work, because there i dont see such action in "toggle" menu to open another window (eq window).... same problem with credits. hope its more clearer now, sorry it was pretty late at night when i was typing other post.

[Spoon]

You need to set the eq window so it is show while 'some user event name' - you then set a button to 'toggle' that user event name on the main page.

[noob]

i want to know how to make skins but all this stuff is to complicated for me

[Razgo]

did you try the tutorial Narler made? http://home.iprimus.com.au/narler/skintutorial.htm

[Unregistered]

i tryed to open the blank skin but it says it can't find the maker

[BestRip]

You need to download and install SkinDesigner. From inside SkinDesigner you can load that blank - and any other - skin:)

[GoodWorker]

That tutorial roxxxx, but can you tell me where to download Skin Designer?

[xoas]

You can find it (near the bottom) of the download page for dBppowerAMP Audio Player.
Good luck!
Bill Mikkelsen

[Ticky]

Hello maybe i'm stupid or something but i can't make a skin (trust me I tried) do i need some kind of program how can tell where the buttons have to go and stuff like that???? Please help me... :blush:

[xoas]

Ticky-
Last I knew, the Narler tutorial was really the best guide to skin design. The Skin Designer Help file does provide a few more tips.
What I think might be most helpful is to direct you to the new Skins site which has a forum (pretty much waiting to be broken in) to offer guidance in designing skins for people new to Skin Designer. This site can be found here:
http://www.sensory-fusion.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=52

Best wishes,
Bill Mikkelsen