Digital FX 2.0 Transparent Released

**klundy** · 04-11-2007, 03:58 PM

Originally Posted by JohnWPB

The next step is just to make a new button in the settings screen to allow you to browse and pick whatever color or background image you want for the skin.

John - I heard a rumor that you like a challenge

What I think would be cool, is to have the back ground image change every x period of time (every day, every boot, or something)

But then, I'm not the programmer, so easy for me to say

**Iceplayagt14** · 04-11-2007, 04:56 PM

I use the Digital FXblue Skin in my car, just wondering if Digital FX will support RDStxt Support that Guino/CDR/RRmobile are working on.. Thanks

**kbreeden** · 04-11-2007, 05:04 PM

Sweet, John.. As much as I love the blue skin, it's going to be a lot of fun to easily change it around.

**astrapc** · 04-11-2007, 07:09 PM

The skin looks awesome and i cant waitto try it....but everytime i run the installer i get

Line: 190
Char: 44
Error: File not found
Code: 800A0035
Source: Microsoft VisualBasicScript runtime error.

I updated the VBscript as suggested...no luck.

Im desperate now

**treetop777** · 04-11-2007, 08:37 PM

Install it manually. The folder you need to copy over to the RR skins folder is in the DFX archive under Roadrunner>skins>DigitaFX (color).

It is definitely worth the effort.

**astrapc** · 04-12-2007, 04:33 AM

I tried it manually, following every instruction to a T, and when you load road runner its fine, when you go to skin and try to load the skin you get an unexpected error and RR closes????

**JohnWPB** · 04-12-2007, 04:41 AM

Originally Posted by astrapc

I tried it manually, following every instruction to a T, and when you load road runner its fine, when you go to skin and try to load the skin you get an unexpected error and RR closes????

Sorry, I am just not understanding what you are saying. You say that RR loads fine. but when you try to go to skin RR closes? RR will not load unless there is a skin in place. Open RR config, and make sure that you have set the path to the skin correctly. I am not sure what else that it can be.

As for the installer errors and such, please bare with me just a little bit longer. I am not going to "repair" the installer script just now. I am about half way through converting all the skins over, and plan to do a major revamp of the installer, as there will just be one single skin, and one single installer script to deal with. I hope to have it done and ready in a week or so, so its not that much longer down the road.

**JohnWPB** · 04-12-2007, 09:01 AM

Ok, I had today off, and this was driving me nuts to get it done! I spent the past 14 hours working on converting the skin! (Started after diner last night around 6:00PM or so, and finished around 8:30 this morning) I left the computer to go to the lou a couple times, and to get something to drink, but that was it. I have been wanting the transparencies for so long, and just wanted to see it all come together.

All 80 of the skins have been converted, and saved out as PNG files, VS the old Jpg's. In the process I found a way with the layering, to use just 2 images now for each skin instead of 3. The way the layers are done now, there is the standard OFF image, a mouse over(on) image, and a combination of the 2 layers when pressed to make a DOWN image. This gives a bit of visual feedback that something was pressed. As a side effect of the mouse over(ON) image, the ability to use a wheel, or arrow keys to navigate the skin is now possible for those not using touch screens.

In the process, I found a few other items I want to fix:

1) Weather icons made transparent and Hi-Res so they will work with any color Background (Done!)

2) Update the GPS gas icons to PNG files that are much higher resolution and cleaner looking

3) After the release, updating the XM art to PNG's and making them Hi-Resolution as well.

4) Make the image icons (Like on the settings skin) more transparent, to take on the color of the BG of this skin, and not the blue that they are now as a remnant of the DigitalFX Blue original skin.

I also created a new skin, (Button linking to it is found in the "Skin Settings" screen). This new skin will allow you to browse the background color's and images, and get this, heheheheh see a LIVE preview of what the skin will look like in that color! It does this by showing the BG image, and over the top of it, a transparent image of the main menu. You can dump any image into the "Background" folder, and it will become available to use as a background for the skin.

Here is a preview of whats to come!

If I dare say, I believe this is the first skin that will completely change colors simply by picking it from a menu. Even the flash skins out there just change the colors of the background area's, and not all of the buttons and all text area's throughout the entire skin.: dance:

Once all completed, I have a few things I want to add to the skin, that some of you have asked for, such as RRMobile, Traffic, and a few other things.

Stay Tuned!

**jjnit** · 04-12-2007, 09:34 AM

Originally Posted by JohnWPB

If I dare say, I believe this is the first skin that will completely change colors simply by picking it from a menu. Even the flash skins out there just change the colors of the background area's, and not all of the buttons and all text area's throughout the entire skin.: dance:

Once all completed, I have a few things I want to add to the skin, that some of you have asked for, such as RRMobile, Traffic, and a few other things.

Stay Tuned!

you're my hero man...