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<blockquote data-quote="2BitSculptor" data-source="post: 501600" data-attributes="member: 65661"><p>My impulse, first, is to take an already working skin as a starting point. It has been recommended to start with Blue3/Blue3Wide as it is already MP compliant. You might try also one of the many skins that have as many of the plugin screens already done for you.</p><p></p><p>!!! WYSIWYG !!! Each element in it's own layer for visual priority. If an element is part of an include, then it remembers its own xml.</p><p></p><p>-Then begin repositioning elements for a new composition. (drag into place)</p><p>-Select an appropriate font. </p><p>-Adapt sizes where needed to fill the composition. (drag to stretch - shift with aspect control)</p><p>-Then apply new graphics to the elements (this can be done at nearly any/every stage). (drag/drop, select/replace)</p><p>-From there you rinse and repeat as needed.</p><p></p><p>Once you have altered a fully operational/compliant skin from an already available skin into your interpretation you can look at elements you would like to add. Drag and drop elements that you want from other skins, reposition/adapt and then tweek, tweek, tweek.</p><p></p><p>Chuck</p><p></p><p>edit:</p><p>A group select (drag box) would be usefull to select a group of elements and be able to move them as one unit. Being able to select a group of elements on one skin and move them to the skin you are working on with relative positions intact, but when applied to the new skin, media files of the same name will be used, 'not present' media files will be copied to the working media folder from the source skin media folder or prompted to replace the media file with one that is. </p><p>(I know, I'm dreaming)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="2BitSculptor, post: 501600, member: 65661"] My impulse, first, is to take an already working skin as a starting point. It has been recommended to start with Blue3/Blue3Wide as it is already MP compliant. You might try also one of the many skins that have as many of the plugin screens already done for you. !!! WYSIWYG !!! Each element in it's own layer for visual priority. If an element is part of an include, then it remembers its own xml. -Then begin repositioning elements for a new composition. (drag into place) -Select an appropriate font. -Adapt sizes where needed to fill the composition. (drag to stretch - shift with aspect control) -Then apply new graphics to the elements (this can be done at nearly any/every stage). (drag/drop, select/replace) -From there you rinse and repeat as needed. Once you have altered a fully operational/compliant skin from an already available skin into your interpretation you can look at elements you would like to add. Drag and drop elements that you want from other skins, reposition/adapt and then tweek, tweek, tweek. Chuck edit: A group select (drag box) would be usefull to select a group of elements and be able to move them as one unit. Being able to select a group of elements on one skin and move them to the skin you are working on with relative positions intact, but when applied to the new skin, media files of the same name will be used, 'not present' media files will be copied to the working media folder from the source skin media folder or prompted to replace the media file with one that is. (I know, I'm dreaming) [/QUOTE]
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