Thread: Legal Question/An idea

nm.. that was a question without thinking.... your using different programming method than used in RR

Originally Posted by jessekilner

nm.. that was a question without thinking.... your using different programming method than used in RR

Yea...although i'll take a guess at what you mean. Roadrunner is only capable of layering - one control or image can overlay another - no movement, no alpha blending (fading effects), just overlaying pictures and drawing text on top. (AFAIK)

Open Mobile is based on controls just the same way you add controls on a form when you do programming (in just about any language) you can drag and drop controls onto an Open Mobile "Panel". These panels and even the controls on them can be moved around, rotated, faded in and out, layered, anything you can imagine pretty much.

nice Im gonna go hibernate and take some C# tutorials, I just cant seem to find a frontend that suite me..but the way your panels "appear" on your frontend is what I'm looking for. Thanks

I have to disagree... CF is not attractive to me. When I first got into this hobby, i tried the CF software, and it was just not appealing in the least. A better source for ideas would be Suavecito's Elite lite. Arguably one of the best looking RR skins. the Main menu is simple, intuitive, and informative and looks great. Watch the vids posted in that thread and just imagine how much better it would look with button animations, alpha blending, better screen transitions. Think about having the song change in the top bar, and having the text "light-scroll" across the top to indicate the change. Similar to some of the text animations here: http://www.adobe.com/products/aftere...gallery/7.html

Im not sure if these animations are possible, but it's something to think about. Just these little things would totally revamp that skin! Just my opinion. No CF for me, and no worries about legalities.

Originally Posted by ws6vert

I have to disagree... CF is not attractive to me. When I first got into this hobby, i tried the CF software, and it was just not appealing in the least. A better source for ideas would be Suavecito's Elite lite. Arguably one of the best looking RR skins. the Main menu is simple, intuitive, and informative and looks great. Watch the vids posted in that thread and just imagine how much better it would look with button animations, alpha blending, better screen transitions. Think about having the song change in the top bar, and having the text "light-scroll" across the top to indicate the change. Similar to some of the text animations here: http://www.adobe.com/products/aftere...gallery/7.html

Im not sure if these animations are possible, but it's something to think about. Just these little things would totally revamp that skin! Just my opinion. No CF for me, and no worries about legalities.

Well everything except the "light-scroll" is currently possible..... I do like that bubble pulse effect so I think i'm going to add that in tomorrow.

I would welcome anyone wishing to port a skin over (with permission) and would be happy to help in any way I could (short of actually doing it).....

I dont think it will be hard to convince some of the acomplished skinners to port over once there is a good stock skin that can affectively show off all of the features. I know there are many that are unsatisfied with the lack of graphic ability in RR.

really glad to be a part of this project. it is turning out way better than i thought

I hope though you guys dont copy it to a "T", because then it makes you look like you have no originality that you have to hijack another FE's main skin.

PS: I may have to try Open Mobile and see what its about!