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<blockquote data-quote="dukus" data-source="post: 519211" data-attributes="member: 18021">I try to make a first tutorial, for creating skin installer, for testing reason and to know if i'm in the right way (maybe some operation are to complicated it is let me know to find a simple way for it)For this tutorial use a real example the XFace skin, you can get the skin files from svn <a href="https://mediaportal.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/mediaportal/trunk/MediaPortal Skins/Xface" target="_blank">https://mediaportal.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/mediaportal/trunk/MediaPortal Skins/Xface</a> and all files are located in &quot;XFACE_SVN&quot; folder.1. Execute MpeMaker.exe2. In &quot;Extension information&quot; section define some information like name, version, etc3. In &quot;Group&amp;Files&quot; section are defined the skin files, grouped in more Groups :&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; First group named &quot;Default&quot;, in this group are all generic skin files, to add files: Select the group then click &quot;Add folder&quot;, in folder select : &quot;XFACE_SVN\xface&quot;, and in template : &quot;%Skin%\Xface&quot;, and check the recurse subdirectories, &quot;Add&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Second group add &quot;Epg 11 row&quot;, the &quot;add files&quot; from &quot;XFACE_SVN\Customize\EPG\11rows&quot; and the in right part set the install location &quot;%Skin%\Xface&quot; and hit &quot;Set&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Same operation for&nbsp; &quot;Epg 9 row&quot;4. In &quot;Install section&quot; define the install wizard screens:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Add a &quot;Welcome&quot; ,&nbsp; &quot;ImageRadioSelector&quot; , &quot;InstallSection&quot; , and a another &quot;Welcome&quot;, Select the &quot;ImageRadioSelector&quot; and in &quot;Included file group&quot; check the &quot;Epg 11 row&quot; and &quot;Epg 9 row&quot;, with &quot;Edit params &quot; , define the used pictures for radio selections .5. Build the project.I try to extend this small tutorial wit progress....If i miss something and not working the tutorial,&nbsp; i attach the project file in zip extract in XFACE_SVN to use it .. And don't forget to download from the first post the new exe's</blockquote>

[QUOTE="dukus, post: 519211, member: 18021"] I try to make a first tutorial, for creating skin installer, for testing reason and to know if i'm in the right way (maybe some operation are to complicated it is let me know to find a simple way for it) For this tutorial use a real example the XFace skin, you can get the skin files from svn [URL="https://mediaportal.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/mediaportal/trunk/MediaPortal Skins/Xface"]https://mediaportal.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/mediaportal/trunk/MediaPortal Skins/Xface[/URL] and all files are located in "XFACE_SVN" folder. 1. Execute MpeMaker.exe 2. In "Extension information" section define some information like name, version, etc 3. In "Group&Files" section are defined the skin files, grouped in more Groups : First group named "Default", in this group are all generic skin files, to add files: Select the group then click "Add folder", in folder select : "XFACE_SVN\xface", and in template : "%Skin%\Xface", and check the recurse subdirectories, "Add" Second group add "Epg 11 row", the "add files" from "XFACE_SVN\Customize\EPG\11rows" and the in right part set the install location "%Skin%\Xface" and hit "Set" Same operation for "Epg 9 row" 4. In "Install section" define the install wizard screens: Add a "Welcome" , "ImageRadioSelector" , "InstallSection" , and a another "Welcome", Select the "ImageRadioSelector" and in "Included file group" check the "Epg 11 row" and "Epg 9 row", with "Edit params " , define the used pictures for radio selections . 5. Build the project. I try to extend this small tutorial wit progress.... If i miss something and not working the tutorial, i attach the project file in zip extract in XFACE_SVN to use it .. And don't forget to download from the first post the new exe's [/QUOTE]

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