320x240x16 "Slant" | Finished!!! :D

[carmenm]

Just want to say this is the best theme i have seen in a long time (even better than mines ). I just made a few chanes especially because the battery status is not correct while plugged in. It might not be the default theme, but i think the layout of this theme is one of the easiest  to the eyes and the most usable currently.
As a conclusion i just love it...

[senab]

There are a couple of things not quite right with the theme (i'm going to fix them tomorrow). Regarding how i'm going to do this for B&W screens: i'm not quite sure. I'm planning on converting for other colour target's first (starting with the gigabeat)

[GodEater]

There are a couple of things not quite right with the theme (i'm going to fix them tomorrow). Regarding how i'm going to do this for B&W screens: i'm not quite sure. I'm planning on converting for other colour target's first (starting with the gigabeat)

The "How are you going to do this for B&W screens" comment wasn't really directed at you Senab It was a comment on making this the Rockbox default theme. I'm still waiting for a version that works without any album art patches

[senab]

The "How are you going to do this for B&W screens" comment wasn't really directed at you Senab It was a comment on making this the Rockbox default theme. I'm still waiting for a version that works without any album art patches

No worries, I don't want to make two seperate themes to maintain and am looking at my metadata tags to make it work fine for both AA and none-AA. It will be sorted in my next release this week

To be honest, after thinking about it, I don't think this theme would suit B&W screens. I will have another look when i've done the colour targets though.

[carmenm]

I modified this great theme to make a 150x150 art version.


Yet i have two little problems. First the progress bar is flcikering when the song starts. And secondely, in this version the volume text doesnt update when i use the wheel (which doesnt happend with the original theme )

Can someone help me?
here is the code

Code: [Select]

#
# Slant WPS
# -----------------------
#  created by Chris Banes
#   aka senab
%wd
%X|bg2.bmp|
%P|pb2.bmp|
%xl|a|icon_on.bmp|52|0|
%xl|b|icon_on.bmp|107|0|
%xl|c|icon_on.bmp|167|0|
%xl|d|icon_on.bmp|222|0|
%xl|e|play.bmp|11|204|
%xl|f|pause.bmp|10|202|
%xl|g|stop.bmp|9|202|
%xl|h|ff.bmp|11|205|
%xl|i|rw.bmp|11|205|
%xl|j|batt0.bmp|150|207|
%xl|k|batt1.bmp|150|207|
%xl|l|batt2.bmp|150|207|
%xl|m|batt3.bmp|150|207|
%xl|n|batt4.bmp|150|207|
%xl|o|batt5.bmp|150|207|
%xl|p|batt6.bmp|150|207|
%xl|A|vol1.bmp|238|200|
%xl|B|vol2.bmp|238|200|
%xl|C|vol3.bmp|238|200|
%xl|D|vol4.bmp|238|200|
%xl|E|vol5.bmp|238|200|
%xl|F|vol6.bmp|238|200|
%xl|G|vol7.bmp|238|200|
%xl|H|vol8.bmp|238|200|
%xl|I|vol9.bmp|238|200|
%xl|J|vol10.bmp|238|200|
%xl|K|vol11.bmp|238|200|
%Cl|3|40|s150|s150|
%?mp<%xdg|%xde|%xdf|%xdh|%xdi> # Play/Pause
%?ps<%xdc> # Shuffle
%?mm<|%xdb|%xdb|%xdb|%xdb> # Repeat
%?mh<%xdd> # Hold
%?lh<%xda> # HDD Activity
%?pv<%xdA|%xdB|%xdC|%xdD|%xdE|%xdF|%xdG|%xdH|%xdI|%xdJ|%xdK> # Volume
%?bp<%xdp|%?bl<%xdj|%xdk|%xdl|%xdm|%xdn|%xdo|%xdp>> # Battery


%s%m|156|319|%?ia<%ia  |%?d2<%d2|(root)>>
%s%m|156|319|%?it<%it  |%fn>
%s%m|156|319|%?id<%id  |%?d1<%d1|(root)>>
%s%m|156|319|%iT - %iA

%s%m|156|319|Track %?in<%in|unknown> :: %fc(%?fb<%fbkbps| >)
%s%m|0|320|
%ac%pb|14|159|313|161|
   
%s%m|156|320|%al    %pc %ac%pt %ar-%pr    
   
%s%m|0|320|%al                                    %cH:%cM %ac                   %?bp<%?bc|   %bl%%>%ar%pvdb   
%C

[senab]

@carmenm:

The reason the volume display (and all text in that line) doesn't update is because it's in a scrolling margin. No text updates within a scrolling margin.

Try this instead:

Code: [Select]

#
# Slant WPS
# -----------------------
#  created by Chris Banes
#   aka senab
%wd
%X|bg2.bmp|
%P|pb2.bmp|
%xl|a|icon_on.bmp|52|0|
%xl|b|icon_on.bmp|107|0|
%xl|c|icon_on.bmp|167|0|
%xl|d|icon_on.bmp|222|0|
%xl|e|play.bmp|11|204|
%xl|f|pause.bmp|10|202|
%xl|g|stop.bmp|9|202|
%xl|h|ff.bmp|11|205|
%xl|i|rw.bmp|11|205|
%xl|j|batt0.bmp|150|207|
%xl|k|batt1.bmp|150|207|
%xl|l|batt2.bmp|150|207|
%xl|m|batt3.bmp|150|207|
%xl|n|batt4.bmp|150|207|
%xl|o|batt5.bmp|150|207|
%xl|p|batt6.bmp|150|207|
%xl|A|vol1.bmp|238|200|
%xl|B|vol2.bmp|238|200|
%xl|C|vol3.bmp|238|200|
%xl|D|vol4.bmp|238|200|
%xl|E|vol5.bmp|238|200|
%xl|F|vol6.bmp|238|200|
%xl|G|vol7.bmp|238|200|
%xl|H|vol8.bmp|238|200|
%xl|I|vol9.bmp|238|200|
%xl|J|vol10.bmp|238|200|
%xl|K|vol11.bmp|238|200|
%Cl|3|40|s150|s150|
%?mp<%xdg|%xde|%xdf|%xdh|%xdi> # Play/Pause
%?ps<%xdc> # Shuffle
%?mm<|%xdb|%xdb|%xdb|%xdb> # Repeat
%?mh<%xdd> # Hold
%?lh<%xda> # HDD Activity
%?pv<%xdA|%xdB|%xdC|%xdD|%xdE|%xdF|%xdG|%xdH|%xdI|%xdJ|%xdK> # Volume
%?bp<%xdp|%?bl<%xdj|%xdk|%xdl|%xdm|%xdn|%xdo|%xdp>> # Battery


%s%m|156|319|%?ia<%ia  |%?d2<%d2|(root)>>
%s%m|156|319|%?it<%it  |%fn>
%s%m|156|319|%?id<%id  |%?d1<%d1|(root)>>
%s%m|156|319|%iT - %iA

%s%m|156|319|Track %?in<%in|unknown> :: %fc(%?fb<%fbkbps| >)
%s%m|0|320|
%ac%pb|14|159|313|161|
   
%s%m|156|320|%al    %pc %ac%pt %ar-%pr    
%s%m|0|320|   
%al                                    %cH:%cM %ac                   %?bp<%?bc|  bl%%>%ar%pvdb   
%C

(you may have to mess around with the spaces to make it align right, just copy the line from the original WPS file again)

Regarding the Album Art and the progress bar, it's basically just how it is. There's nothing you can do to change this behaviour, it's a bug (not sure what in though tbh).


I've recently been away from my laptop, but i'll be home again tomorrow so i'm going to update the WPS and get the metadata handling to my liking. After that i'll probably start porting to other platforms. Any preference's which one I should do first?

[memo232]

very good theme senab u rock but i thing a good theme idea would be a metroid prime themes it would be cool and(i know is out of topic) but were do you go to learn how to make themes?



kett rocking hard senab.

[carmenm]

@carmenm:

The reason the volume display (and all text in that line) doesn't update is because it's in a scrolling margin. No text updates within a scrolling margin.

Try this instead:

Code: [Select]

(you may have to mess around with the spaces to make it align right, just copy the line from the original WPS file again)

Regarding the Album Art and the progress bar, it's basically just how it is. There's nothing you can do to change this behaviour, it's a bug (not sure what in though tbh).

Ok what you gave didnt seem to work, i dont realy know why. Works great on the simulator but when using it on my ipod, when playing a song the first second everything s ok but after the line for the time, battery ... realign itself to x=156 just like it didnt use the last %m.
But what you told me gave me the solution, i dont need %s on that line and on the one for the track time(and i think you dont either), so i got rid  of it while keeping the %m and now everything s ok. Thanks for your help senab.

[senab]

Update
I've now made the WPS check for Album Art, if there is none then it center's all the text. I'm still looking at what extra info to add to the screen.

http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/WpsIpod5g#Chris_Banes_Senab

EDIT: It's also been updated at rockbox-themes.org
http://www.rockbox-themes.org/index.php?res=320x240x16#Slant

[sharn]

Ok what you gave didnt seem to work, i dont realy know why. Works great on the simulator but when using it on my ipod, when playing a song the first second everything s ok but after the line for the time, battery ... realign itself to x=156 just like it didnt use the last %m.
But what you told me gave me the solution, i dont need %s on that line and on the one for the track time(and i think you dont either), so i got rid  of it while keeping the %m and now everything s ok. Thanks for your help senab.

I really like this theme.  I tried to modify it to show "next" playing song artist and title information  instead of the filename and encoding details, but I experienced the same thing carmenm did.  Everything would shift over.  I played around with the spacing of the bottom lines a bunch but never could get it right.  Any ideas?  Here's the last 13 lines of the file where I made my change.

Code: [Select]

%s%m|116|319|%?ia<%ia  |%?d2<%d2|(root)>>
%s%m|116|319|%?it<%it  |%fn>
%s%m|116|319|%?id<%id  |%?d1<%d1|(root)>>

%s%m|116|319|%?Ia
%s%m|116|319|%?It<%It>
%s%m|0|320|
%ac%pb|14|11|309|149|

%s%m|116|320|%al    %pc %ac%pt %ar-%pr    
%s%m|0|320|   
%al                                    %cH:%cM %ac                      %bl%%%ar%pvdb   
%C

[senab]

Sorry about the late reply, i've been on holiday for the last week  

Regarding the WPS, i actually have made quite a few changes to it, but haven't uploaded it yet because of the holiday. It's much improved and the layout is far far better. I haven't put in the next song info in it yet, but i'll do it before i upload the new version, probably tomorrow.

[sharn]

Sorry about the late reply, i've been on holiday for the last week  

Regarding the WPS, i actually have made quite a few changes to it, but haven't uploaded it yet because of the holiday. It's much improved and the layout is far far better. I haven't put in the next song info in it yet, but i'll do it before i upload the new version, probably tomorrow.

Thanks for the response. I'll keep an eye out for it then.

[senab]

Update

Big new update, the text has now been overhauled and is perfect for me. I know some people want next track info but it shouldn't be too hard to add (i don't really need it myself).

http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/WpsIpod5g#slant

[sharn]

Update

Big new update, the text has now been overhauled and is perfect for me. I know some people want next track info but it shouldn't be too hard to add (i don't really need it myself).

http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/WpsIpod5g#slant

Great work.  I actually did decide to add the Next data to my display. I replaced the line with the album year and Genre with the next track info.  Here's a diff for anyone who's interested. All this means is that I replaced line 52 in slant.wps

Code: [Select]

52c52
< %?C<%s%m|117|315|%al%?iy<%iy|>%ar%?ig<%ig|>|%m|11|309|%al%?iy<%iy|>%ar%?ig<%ig|>>
---
> %?C<%s%m|117|315|Next: %?Ia<%Ia| > %?It<- %It| >>

Suits me, anyway.  

[crzyboyster]

senab, I love your work and would love it if you did a standard build version for nano. please reply or tell me how i could do it myself, would it be hard? What would be the method?