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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 6961">Well... I was just throwing out an idea.&nbsp; Here's what my understanding of the situation is based on the replies...1. The skinners WANT to design the UI for each plugin2. Most of what I suggested is already in place (just not always adhered to?)Here's the big reason I made the suggestion.. Once (not if) MP goes mainstream, the plugins will proliferate.&nbsp; The possibilities are almost limitless.&nbsp; In a year you could be talking about 100 or more plugins.&nbsp; Do you, as a skinner really want to that amount of work for ONE skin everytime there's a new release?&nbsp; Even assuming that engine stabilizes so each new release doesn't require a skin update, and if you only have to doa plugin once and never look back, it still sounds like a lot of work to me.&nbsp; I think I'd rather remain a bystander.The main idea with the &quot;construction kit&quot; was that each skin could define the image libraries so the the plugin would still use the skin and have that skin's unique look.&nbsp; Yes, the pluging developer does the skin for his/her plugin while maintaining the look and feel of the skin.&nbsp; But unless it's a &quot;core&quot; plugin (if there is any such thing) I don't think I would even want to look at all the possible plugins.I hope I threw a couple of things out for you to think about and conisder.&nbsp; I think in the meantime I am going to see how some of the other projects do it and maybe clarify my suggestion.&nbsp; If not, I'll let it die peacefully.&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />Cheers!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 6961"] Well... I was just throwing out an idea. Here's what my understanding of the situation is based on the replies... 1. The skinners WANT to design the UI for each plugin 2. Most of what I suggested is already in place (just not always adhered to?) Here's the big reason I made the suggestion.. Once (not if) MP goes mainstream, the plugins will proliferate. The possibilities are almost limitless. In a year you could be talking about 100 or more plugins. Do you, as a skinner really want to that amount of work for ONE skin everytime there's a new release? Even assuming that engine stabilizes so each new release doesn't require a skin update, and if you only have to doa plugin once and never look back, it still sounds like a lot of work to me. I think I'd rather remain a bystander. The main idea with the "construction kit" was that each skin could define the image libraries so the the plugin would still use the skin and have that skin's unique look. Yes, the pluging developer does the skin for his/her plugin while maintaining the look and feel of the skin. But unless it's a "core" plugin (if there is any such thing) I don't think I would even want to look at all the possible plugins. I hope I threw a couple of things out for you to think about and conisder. I think in the meantime I am going to see how some of the other projects do it and maybe clarify my suggestion. If not, I'll let it die peacefully. :D Cheers! [/QUOTE]

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