Brushed Metal for CF

**GizmoQ** · 02-11-2005, 11:32 PM

Originally Posted by Meta

800x600 Cadillac
848x480 Cadillac

800x600 Mercedes
848x480 Mercedes

great job!

**execute** · 02-13-2005, 12:42 AM

Originally Posted by Meta

Like this?

Stretched 800x600 Toyota Logo

848x480 Toyota Logo

Just rename the current main_empty.jpg file in the /screens folder to create a backup, then copy this file over it. Give it a shot and let me know.

As for the other car logos, the 848x480 ones seem to work "okay", but the 800x600's need to be shrunk up a bit so they aren't covered by the main menu hotspots. I'll be tweaking them all and adding more logos this weekend. Any other requests so I can prioritize?

thanks man! appreciate it very much!

**OriginalNick2** · 02-13-2005, 03:43 AM

how did youget on with orange-red skin?

**Meta** · 02-13-2005, 10:32 PM

Originally Posted by OriginalNick2

how did youget on with orange-red skin?

Try these.
848x480 Orange
Stretched 800x600 Orange

**execute** · 02-14-2005, 12:08 AM

Meta, any plans on making a PhoneControl brushed metal skin to match CF's?

**jheissjr** · 02-14-2005, 01:24 AM

I am having a problem getting CF to use your skin. When I change the skin to be your new skin under CF’s settings window, I get an error window and CF has to be closed. When I try to open CF back up another error window pops up and CF will not open after I close the error window. The only way to fix the problem of CF not opening after I set it to use the new skin is to reinstall CF. Does this have something to do with the .xml file? I tried downloading the new 848 x 480 skin.xml but the link is broke. Any ideas?

**DjBac** · 02-14-2005, 01:29 AM

I've noticed that with the TOYOTA logo the main menu jpg is of low quality!!

**OriginalNick2** · 02-14-2005, 02:26 AM

i'm using Feb's car logos and pasting them in.

Whats the code thingy for the colour orange-red glow your using..... want to change the fonts to that colour too

**Meta** · 02-14-2005, 04:50 PM

Originally Posted by OriginalNick2

i'm using Feb's car logos and pasting them in.

Whats the code thingy for the colour orange-red glow your using..... want to change the fonts to that colour too

I used hex code: FF2400 for the red-orange glow. I haven't looked at it in the car yet, but I think the match will be pretty close.

All the car logos I have so far (the latest versions that work with both resolutions) are here.

http://www.metaphysx.com/dl/tmp/

**Meta** · 02-14-2005, 05:03 PM

Originally Posted by DjBac

I've noticed that with the TOYOTA logo the main menu jpg is of low quality!!

Are you using any kind of web accelerator or a proxy server that might be lowering the quality of the images?

One thing you might try: Follow the link in my previous post and work down the directories until you see the main_emtpy.jpg file you want. Instead of clicking the main_empty.jpg file and opening it in your browser, Right-click the link to the file and select "Save As". This will ensure the file you get is the same as the one on the server, and not a downgraded version created by your proxy server.

You can also verify by checking the file sizes. They should be exact.
Toyota 848x480: 44,685kb
Toyota 800x600: 64,686kb

All of the images are created exactly the same way, and there shouldn't be any quality differences between them. If after trying the above, if you still see a problem, can you let me know more specifically where you see "poor quality"? Is the background grainy? Are the buttons not well-defined around the edges? Is the logo itself not as sharp as you expect?

I appreciate your input.

-Meta