Need a skinning tool?

**zorro** · 04-29-2005, 01:40 PM

Look here: http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/show...629#post468629

**pijo1971** · 05-19-2005, 09:30 AM

hi to all,
excuse me if i don't understand, but with the tool you can build only the .jpg files or also the .ini files ?

thanks,
luigi.

**zorro** · 05-19-2005, 09:39 AM

With the applied ExportProvider for FrodoPlayer it'll also make you a INI file with all information you need to run it in FP (hopefully

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**pijo1971** · 05-19-2005, 11:29 AM

thank you for the answer, but i've again some difficult.

This is the procedure I've used:

1. I've installed PhoneCtl
2. I've extracted the Vdesigner.zip files into "...\PhoneControl.NET" directory
3. I've registered the VDFrodoPlayer.dll
4. I've launched the PhoneCtlDesigner in this way "PhoneCtlDesigner.exe -Other=FrodoPlayer"
5. I've designed my skin
6. I've saved my project into a "myskin.xml" file
7. I've used the "Export skin" function
8. Into "VisualDesigner Export" form I've choosed
provider: FrodoPlayer
picture format: jpg
9. The created files were:
myskin_down.jpg
myskin_empty.jpg
myskin_on.jpg
myskin_off.jpg
myskin.xml

In this way no .ini files were produced, can you help me to solve the problem?

bye,

luigi.

**zorro** · 05-19-2005, 12:25 PM

So far, you did everything right.
There is one setting you might have not done yet:
If you select (click) the background, you'll see a AdditionalInfo in the property grid.
Click the [...] button and add the following:
Section=Main
Autor="--you--"
Created= -- date --

If this is still not producing the myskin.ini, please let me know.

**pijo1971** · 05-19-2005, 02:38 PM

good.. :-) it's working.
thanks a lot.

Luigi.

**zorro** · 05-19-2005, 02:41 PM

Hope you show us your skin soon

**Ti-ejtsch** · 05-19-2005, 09:56 PM

Hello,

I have problemes with the installation.

Can´t register the dll (install= T:\Programme\PhoneControl.NET)
Can Anyone give me the right command?

How can I change a ready Skin for FrodoPlayer(ini -> xml)

Hope you can help!

Ti-ejtsch

Edit: It´s very difficult to read and write in English, so please don´t laugh when you read my posts!

**zorro** · 05-20-2005, 01:18 AM

No one's laughing at you.

Open a new command line window on T:\Programme\PhoneControl.NET then enter
regsvr32 VDFrodoPlayer.dll

There's no way yet to convert a INI into the VD format. If you want to edit an existing skin, you have to remake it using the original background picture files.
For the main screen you could use the XML file I've created for testing.

**Ti-ejtsch** · 05-20-2005, 04:51 AM

Hi,

Thank you,

but I don´t know how to open a new command line in T:\..., I think I don´t understand what you mean.
Another problem is that your XML-file is for RoadRunner, so I don´t have the commands for FrodoPlayer. When I use the XML for PhoneControl I have not all commands, for example GPS!

Ti-ejtsch