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Support and General Use => Theming and Appearance Customization => Topic started by: MrMEC on May 10, 2006, 11:26:18 AM
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I've created and posted several versions of the ZenPod WPS, but have rarely gotten much feedback. I assume people must like them as I've seen lots of new skins based on them, but I'd appreciate any feedback on my latest batch! Here's a screenshot:
(http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/pub/Main/WpsIaudioX5/zenpod_V4_screens.png)
These can be downloaded in the WPS Gallery:
http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/WpsIaudioX5 (http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/WpsIaudioX5)
What can be changed, added or improved? What do you like or don't like? Please let me know.
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Would you consider replacing the now playing with a clock?
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Well doe, I have a question though...
How do you get the text to wrap like that? Mine keep appearing behind the album cover...
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To answer the two questions:
Would you consider replacing the now playing with a clock?
To be honest I like the "Now Playing" better since it's true to the design of the IPod / Zen Vision, which the ZenPod is based on (a combination of the two). Also, the clock is annoying to me because of the 12hr/24hr time bug, where you see 24 hour time regardless of if you change the setting. It's easy to put the clock in though - maybe I'll add it back to a future version.
How do you get the text to wrap like that? Mine keep appearing behind the album cover...
You need the scrolling margins patch. I got my latest build from a version compiled by boeselhack of the Iaudiophile.net forum, that also had the album art patch, from here (see the first post on this page):
http://www.iaudiophile.net/forums/showthread.php?t=8477&page=5 (http://www.iaudiophile.net/forums/showthread.php?t=8477&page=5)
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time issue
Use this code in your wps and it will fix the 12/24 hour issue.
It is not a "real" bug as the wps can over-ride your seting on your device.
b.d.c%ar%cl:M
the l will set it to 12 mode if their is a H there it would be 24 hour mode.
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I like your WPS skins for sure..... and I would use them exept I like to have color text and that patch does not work with the scrolling margins patch.
Too bad as I do like your efforts.
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Thanks for the code, jwaite! I didn't know there was a fix for the clock, and now I'll definitely use it.
I wish the color fonts patch worked with the scrolling margins patch too, but I prefer the scrolling margins. I don't like being forced to put the artist/album info above or below the album art, which you basically have to do if you don't want ugly overlapping.
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the scrolling margins patch appears to often times be broken (at least for me), so i took the liberty of modifying yours and having everything right-justified :)
other than that, excellent WPS!
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OK, I like these a lot, but I don't have the album arts for my music and I'm too lazy to get them, so is there some kind of default image that displays when there is no album art? I thought a pic of a CD or maybe a treble clef might look nice.
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Yes, there's a pic of a CD underneath that will display when there's no album art.
By the way, I just finished a new black version of this WPS called the Iaudio Black. Get it here:
http://www.iaudiophile.net/forums/showthread.php?p=82898&posted=1#post82898 (http://www.iaudiophile.net/forums/showthread.php?p=82898&posted=1#post82898)
Pic:
(http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j295/MrMEC/zenpod_V4_Iaudio_Black.png)
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Your wps is very nice :). Is it possible to make it in a clearer color ?
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Your wps is very nice :). Is it possible to make it in a clearer color ?
Not sure what you mean. Which one are you talking about? What would you like clearer? Are you referring to the background colors, or the font colors used?
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I wonder if great looking WPS's like these will ever be incorporated into the original RB download. Or will they always have to be downloaded separately?
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There's a process for submitting WPSes for inclusion. It's described on the CustomWPS page.
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Not sure what you mean. Which one are you talking about? What would you like clearer? Are you referring to the background colors, or the font colors used?
I meant background and/or font colors, because i like the designe of your wps very much but it's too dark, and not very easy to read.
Sampowaa
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Just change the foreground color to white, that will make it easier to read.
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Just wanted to mention that I've posted a new WPS called the IaudioPod in the WPS gallery. To my knowledge, this is the first WPS that will display text in a fixed position if album art is present, or otherwise center the display. This is what real Ipods do and I wanted to duplicate the technique.
I'm not aware as to whether anyone else has been able to do this as I've never seen it done before. I'd imagine probably so, but I really have no idea.
Here are screenshots:
(http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j295/MrMEC/iaudiopod_screens.png)
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Hello,
Pardon me if this sounds naive or stupid...
But what is "album art" ? where could i find some information about installing this ?
I understand that it is comes separate from the normal daily build.
Thank you anyone.
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Album art is a patch that will allow the display of the album cover of the songs you're listening to on your WPS, if you have an image of the cover in the same folder your music is located in. To be displayed, the cover can either have the same file name as the song, have the same name as the album, or simply be called "cover.bmp".
Here are links to more info about the album art patch:
http://forums.rockbox.org/index.php?topic=3252.0
http://www.iaudiophile.net/forums/showthread.php?t=8277&page=6
http://www.iaudiophile.net/forums/showthread.php?t=8477&page=7
The last link contains the latest compiled build with the album art patch that I know of (see bottom of post).
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MrMEC, congratulations for your WPS showing text in place of AArt if it is absent ! for sure i will copy you when designing my own WPS fpr iPod 5G ! 8)
a question : how do you display the "next:" info on the menu screen instead of the WPS screen (visible on the screenshots you did) !? i've read your .wps file, i don't understand... ???
thank you again !
G
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It's not on the menu screen, though I can see why you thought that from the look of the screenshots. The "next" info is actually on the bottom of the WPS, not at the top of the menu screen.
Thanks for the kind words!