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<blockquote data-quote="gamejester" data-source="post: 261379" data-attributes="member: 50634">Hi,OK, first I have read everything (I think) on the wiki and the guides at the top of this forum.I have been using MP for ages now and have customised some other peoples skins, so know the basics.What I do not understand is how it all hangs together and exactly what all the IDs are, etc....1. Does there exist an extensive list of all available syntax that the xml will take (even without explanations of each element)?2. How are other skin designers producing there work? Is it a question of mocking up how you want it to look in PSP or photoshop using layers, saving the images, reading the (x,y) and manually creating the xml (this is what I do at the moment)?3. Which skin changes require you to clear the cache? Is it just image changes? Does the refresh tool still work with 1.0 RC1 (I could not get it to work)?4. What is the significance of the \media\hover_my ???.png and which of them can be replaced with .xml for animation? Assume it has something to do with &lt;allowoverlay&gt;yes&lt;/allowoverlay&gt; but when can it be used?5. Animation (and this could be a long question <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> )&nbsp;&nbsp; i) Which animations let you loop forever or repeat?&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; ie. If I put &lt;RepeatBehavior&gt;Forever&lt;/RepeatBehavior&gt; in an animation hover_??.xml it is ignored,&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; but if I put &lt;loop&gt;yes&lt;/loop&gt; in a multiimage on a page it loops or I put &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;RepeatBehavior&gt;Forever&lt;/RepeatBehavior&gt; in an animation linked to a button it loops.&nbsp;&nbsp; ii) &lt;animation&gt; effect like fade, zoom, etc…. do not work on .ong animated objects.From info supplied in this post about animation<a href="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/skins-50/how-repeat-animations-16022/" target="_blank">https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/skins-50/how-repeat-animations-16022/</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; some of it does not work.&nbsp;&nbsp; If I created a looping animation with either a multimage or a button animation; then whilst the .png loop animation works the transition &lt;animation&gt; does not, ie&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;animation effect=&quot;fade&quot; time=&quot;200&quot;&gt;VisibleChange&lt;/animation&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; iii) When can you use a multimage (found no docs on it)?&nbsp;&nbsp; It apeears I can use it on a page in place of an image and animated it, but I cannot use it in a &lt;type&gt;button&lt;/type&gt; or a&nbsp; howver_???.xml&nbsp; iv) Does MP support apng (animated png?) I guess not at this time. &nbsp;&nbsp; v) What are the files day.png and night.png in the animations folder used for?&nbsp;&nbsp; vi) Can you use animated gifs?&nbsp; &nbsp; vii) Assuming home.xml is the first home screen, then how are transition animation controlled in it? I see in peoples skins that when the screen loads the menu will slide it whatever, but in the home.xml file there are no &lt;animation&gt; tags like.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;animation effect=&quot;slide&quot; time=&quot;1000&quot; start=&quot;0,0&quot; end=&quot;-161,0&quot; acceleration=&quot;-1&quot; &gt;WindowClose&lt;/animation&gt;Feel free to chip on any or all points. <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" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="gamejester, post: 261379, member: 50634"] Hi, OK, first I have read everything (I think) on the wiki and the guides at the top of this forum. I have been using MP for ages now and have customised some other peoples skins, so know the basics. What I do not understand is how it all hangs together and exactly what all the IDs are, etc.... 1. Does there exist an extensive list of all available syntax that the xml will take (even without explanations of each element)? 2. How are other skin designers producing there work? Is it a question of mocking up how you want it to look in PSP or photoshop using layers, saving the images, reading the (x,y) and manually creating the xml (this is what I do at the moment)? 3. Which skin changes require you to clear the cache? Is it just image changes? Does the refresh tool still work with 1.0 RC1 (I could not get it to work)? 4. What is the significance of the \media\hover_my ???.png and which of them can be replaced with .xml for animation? Assume it has something to do with <allowoverlay>yes</allowoverlay> but when can it be used? 5. Animation (and this could be a long question :) ) i) Which animations let you loop forever or repeat? ie. If I put <RepeatBehavior>Forever</RepeatBehavior> in an animation hover_??.xml it is ignored, but if I put <loop>yes</loop> in a multiimage on a page it loops or I put <RepeatBehavior>Forever</RepeatBehavior> in an animation linked to a button it loops. ii) <animation> effect like fade, zoom, etc…. do not work on .ong animated objects. From info supplied in this post about animation [url]https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/skins-50/how-repeat-animations-16022/[/url] some of it does not work. If I created a looping animation with either a multimage or a button animation; then whilst the .png loop animation works the transition <animation> does not, ie <animation effect="fade" time="200">VisibleChange</animation> iii) When can you use a multimage (found no docs on it)? It apeears I can use it on a page in place of an image and animated it, but I cannot use it in a <type>button</type> or a howver_???.xml iv) Does MP support apng (animated png?) I guess not at this time. v) What are the files day.png and night.png in the animations folder used for? vi) Can you use animated gifs? vii) Assuming home.xml is the first home screen, then how are transition animation controlled in it? I see in peoples skins that when the screen loads the menu will slide it whatever, but in the home.xml file there are no <animation> tags like. <animation effect="slide" time="1000" start="0,0" end="-161,0" acceleration="-1" >WindowClose</animation> Feel free to chip on any or all points. :D [/QUOTE]

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