SNAZZ / SNAZZ2 / SKIDMARK

[gnomacor]

UPDATED: For SKIDMARK see post below

Hello, I didn't bother making a post here for my theme last time, and that changes now!

SNAZZ is a Rockbox theme that builds upon the SPAZZ theme by Chuck Lardo (sorry abt the typo). It actually starts from my personal, unreleased modification of BONES, another theme by them. It had modifications in the same vein as SNAZZ: better tag handling, better filetype support, and visual tweaks. I really liked the design language of both of the themes, so I made it my own whilst pushing the envelope further.

SNAZZ2 is a slight departure from text-oriented, no-frills aesthetic. Keeping the gigantic peak meter, it adds:

• Album cover!
• New playback (repeat, shuffle) indicators based on icons
• Album title
• EQ, storage access indicator
• File size (alongside with the relocated file info display)
• Total song length!
• Battery level and datetime lines are now split in SBS view
• Hourglass progress bar is more consistent and easier to read
• USB screen (adopted from SNAZZY by Phil Graves)

Because it deviates from the base SPAZZ and the existing SNAZZ, this version was uploaded as a new theme rather than updating the existing one.

Also I guess I gotta have a new colourway... so there are 3! Previews of the respective theme is attached here, and config files will be in a post below.

I am happy that my theme has already been well received and inspired others to create their own revisions based on my work. Hope you enjoy this new theme as well!

[gnomacor]

This post contains the config files for each of the colourways, and my personal settings for the peak meter. My setting tries to strike a balance between displaying hard compressed songs and quieter songs, displaying the dynamic whenever possible without moving too fast.

Rename the files and remove the .txt extension.

Update: LOLLIPOP: soften the colours

[Misery]

Hey gnomacor!

I just downloaded your theme to check out your version 2 and I encountered a small bug in the .wps when locked is in place, I'll provide a few photos to demonstrate but basically it breaks some lines I will also provide a fix for you hopefully it helps.  Just wanted to stop by and say hello you gave me the idea to try and tinker with themes seeing that you took an existing theme and added to it, so it really inspired me to try and do the same. I like your implementation for the album/song icons and how you handled next up and the hourglass time remaining, Anyways just dropping by!

- Misery

#__Playtime Text
%V(20,18,64,24,4)

%?mh<%Vd(hold)|%Vd(fileInfo)>
%Vl(fileInfo,86,18,110,24,4)

#__Hold
%Vl(hold,88,18,108,24,4)

[gnomacor]

Hello @Misery!

Yes, I was aware of that glitch but didn't know where it was coming from. It's a remnant of an experimentation. I will fix it (along with some other minor adjustments) and it will be up shortly.

[user18081971]

Love the theme!  

[gnomacor]

The gift of SPAZZ keeps on giving: I present to you, SKIDMARK. Even though not too different from my theme, the placement and the spacing of peak meters in SPAZZ3 gave me an idea for this: a striped peak meter! The concept came together pretty quickly, and while I'm at it I also rearranged the general layout, to give it a more streamlined structure (this was my small complaint on SPAZZ).

Another thing I've done is the introduction of status sliders. The slider icon changes depending on the status, so in SKIDMARK there's no longer a dedicated playback icon. Another cool thing: the battery status slider simply switches direction when charging! I thought maybe I have to draw in a new charging icon but it was solved so elegantly.

I really wanted to add the peak meter in the SBS screens as well but it seems that the peak values are not updated outside of WPS screen so it just freezes. So it's the same SNAZZ screen as before.

Please enjoy as always and lmk what you think!