Vortex Skin in Progress

[QuadHeliX]

I sorta like where this could go so I Am posting the progress here. I have coded like 4 skins in the last month. So does anyone have any free time to help here with some neat effects like fading buttons and push button eq sliders and stuff like that? I will do make all the pngs. and shade and standard frames. Anyway here it is.

[rohan_pwln]

I would like to and love to code this skin. After 17th, I have a loooot of free time, and i don't want to waste it. If you wud like me to code it, PM me or e-mail me.

This skin looks nice and awesomely cool.

[hammerhead]

nice
i would put it on a more contrasting background though, and add a drop shadow

[QuadHeliX]

thanks guys!! I will do that Hammerhead. This one will definately get shadow.

Rohan- What i wanted to do with this skin is put the EQ under the main glass having it fade in and out like my dominator skin that frisbee worked on. Also have fading buttons or animated buttons. also a mini mode that can stretch. I want the skin to keep its sleek look, so not alot of buttons hopefully on it. I will give you the .wal with all the buttons placement. then you can have at it and we will see what ya got

[SLoB]

cool 3d look to it Quad
it needs some cooler cbuttons on it tho i reckon than just those ones planted on it (even tho its wip)
the overall design is cool, i just reckon those buttons dont do the rest of the design much justice

[leechbite]

nice going QH

[QuadHeliX]

anyone wanna try to make better buttons on the face? I will have this as a community project if you guys want.

[SLoB]

a quick mock up of an example button, just an idea

[QuadHeliX]

Ya that looks beter than mine, I will redu em with that style thanks!!

[-=RoNtZ=-]

lighting's a bit messed up on the top. it's looking way too blurred the way it is.
other than that, it's quite nice, though you really need new buttons
slob made a nice suggestion with those buttons, but there are so many glass-buttons around, and some rendered 3d-buttons would look way better, i think. would make this thing more interesting
contact me if you need any help!

[PulseDriver]

Yeah, I know it's an exmple, but the button is looking way to illuminated to actually be where it's located..

The type of style is perfect though. Just would be nicer if not so intense.

And I would have a little left offset on the lightsource too, as I can see of the base, the light is coming almost straight from above, with a little left offset.

[QuadHeliX]

Rontz -Pulsedriver,
I will work on the light source and your other comments.

Here is the new face with alot of new features,

added
1.animated visuals

2.EQ behind animation

3.new buttons

4: S2 timer

all buttons on face are working left side are the ML PL AVS PREF

right side are the Song memory buttons.

lots buttons still to add. Would like to have a programmer work with me to add some new features that he would desire in it like what a skin has never had before. I would like to pass it around to Rontz, Slob, and Pulsedriver. to see if they can add some stuff they think it needs. I think it would be fun, but we all have to agree that it looks good and Maki works well.

please tell me what looks bad ect..ect..

here is the latest

[SLoB]

sounds/looks cool QH
count me in

[-=RoNtZ=-]

nice

[hammerhead]

nice work

only problem is that some areas aren't saturated enough i reckon

[QuadHeliX]

Saturation I will fix thanks,, Hey Hammer can you do alittle coding on this too? Some thing that you think it needs, your choice doesnt have to be big.

[mike-db]

I'm not liking the buttons (play pause stop etc...) the othr buttons are fine it just seems like those buttons don't fit.

[QuadHeliX]

Ok I adjusted it again taken all comments into account Plus added new stuff.

[leechbite]

looking good Quad, i like the buttons now and esp. those 3d buttons on the lcd just a question, those 2 circles on each side of the player, are they gonna be animated speakers? i think its cool if they are.
also, maybe use symbols for the component buttons labels instead of letters.

[hammerhead]

much better

those buttons on the bottom left and right don't fit 100% with the perspective though

sure, i'll do a little coding what do you want me to do

[QuadHeliX]

Hey Leech thanks, I know you are busy with Kameleon. Speakers? hmmm I have 7 animations in there already I think it might conflict with the animation maki that is in there already. If you want to code em and have em not seen but as a option to turn on that would be good for me. hehe. I will look into the symbols to.

Hammer any one of these things

you could code 2 drawers .. you see the white things on the side. One drawer would have the color themes and the other has a config drawer with options that would have the fading cbuttons on off and the membuts fading on off.
with other stuff.

or you can make a stretchable shade mode like the winamp modern one. i know that is tough maybe someone else can code this. I will supple the shade with the components on it you just have to make it stretch and get smaller.

Or again you could make the standard frame like you did with
resurgence with those cool Buttons on it with play, seek ect..

or AVS behind the main screen- works with a button on off.

Things that havent been done in a skin that I would like to see and I have dreamed about...

//text (song and timer) that reacts to the beat- gets brighter

//Arched text or angled text (timer songticker)

//Color Theme Buttons a button that is directly linked to a specific theme. Are you sure there is no way around this Leech, Hammer?

//a button on the EQ that turns 5.1 surround on /off

//A 20 slider eq.

add to this list and see if we can get some of these done.

Thanks again guys all will get credit for what they have done.

[rohan_pwln]

Finally, my exams are over and I am as free as a bird. Well, I am ready to show what i got... Waiting for the .wal ...

[QuadHeliX]

ok rohan Check your PM you can start with anyone of those things on the list.

Anyone else want the .wal that wants to work on this?

[hammerhead]

ok I'll do the drawers and stretchable shades

[QuadHeliX]

yeah-ha! thanks Hammer

Rohan wait till he's done with that.

I will send the Shade to you or you can try and design one yourself.

[QuadHeliX]

I think I will use this shade Hammer.

Do what you want with it.

[[HoP]]

this skin looks cool...
crazy stuffs... cant wait to see the final version

[QuadHeliX]

Leech can we borrow this from kameleon
hoverglow.m

#include <lib/std.mi>

Global guiObject triggerObject, glowObject;

System.onScriptLoaded() {
group scriptGroup = getScriptGroup();
string param = getParam();

triggerObject = scriptGroup.getObject(getToken(param,",",0));
glowObject = scriptGroup.getObject(getToken(param,",",1));

if (glowObject) {
glowObject.setAlpha(0);
glowObject.setTargetSpeed(0.5);
}
}

System.onScriptUnloading() {
return;
}

triggerObject.onEnterArea() {
if (glowObject) {
glowObject.cancelTarget();
glowObject.setAlpha(255);
}
}

triggerObject.onLeaveArea() {
if (glowObject) {
glowObject.cancelTarget();
glowObject.setTargetA(0);
glowObject.gotoTarget();
}
}

and will it work with this line in
button ID
glowImage="main.button." glowy="-3" gloww="30" glowh="29"

[hammerhead]

Originally posted by QuadHeliX
I think I will use this shade Hammer.

Do what you want with it.

ok can you code that shade then send it to me

[QuadHeliX]

Originally posted by hammerhead
ok can you code that shade then send it to me

Sure, should I make it longer? Then we can get alot of components on it.
Go ahead and work on the drawers and I will send it in a couple days. tks

[leechbite]

hey, been away for a while. yes you can use that code no problem. most of the codes there are reusable and feel free to use them.

but, glowImage="main.button." glowy="-3" gloww="30" glowh="29", would not work with that code. thats the one for the XUI object i had in kameleon. all you need to do is place the trigger object id and the glow object id on the param like this:

code:


<script file="scripts\hoverglow.maki" param="layerID,glowlayerID"/>

[rohan_pwln]

Originally posted by QuadHeliX
yeah-ha! thanks Hammer

Rohan wait till he's done with that.

I will send the Shade to you or you can try and design one yourself.

Till when do i wait???

[QuadHeliX]

couple days and I will send you what hammer is done with.
Then I will see what you can work on after that. I am almost done with the shade.

[hammerhead]

ok nice

[QuadHeliX]

This has the Colortheme Midnightfire and the Shademode that Hammer will make stretch like Winamp Modern Skin.

[hammerhead]

hey quad, can you send the bg's and borders for the drawers?

am working on the shade, should get it done tomorrow (latest on the weekend )

[QuadHeliX]

PM'd to ya. Thanks Again!

[leechbite]

nice!

[corwwin]

I find this detail breaks the elegant design of the edge, but it's just my opinion.

[QuadHeliX]

Originally posted by corwwin
I find this detail breaks the elegant design of the edge, but it's just my opinion.

Ya thats just a band that i designed that goes on the bottom part of the skin as decor. could take it off if lots dont like it.=

UUL..

You want to make a special Standard frame for this,

with cbuttons and songticker on it?