Thread: Well I have been working on my new skins and here are a couple.

what are you guys using to make flash stuff.

adobe ??

i use swishmax.. i find it better for rr skinning but worse for web based .swf. Swishmax is very easy to get started on whereas you open adobe flash and ur instantly lost lol

I'm using flash... It is what I have used for years so I see no reason to change at this point. My flash file is only two frames long. I'm using actions script to move the needle around. So the coding is a little tougher but the the application can respond to the coding quicker and it's not much more coding than what is in the file already.

I have been playing and I have turned out this layout. I'm finally happy with the menu and gauge skin. yahoo! I have uploaded pics of them for you all to see. I have added in most of the things I need to make them complete. I'm just testing them and well it's not going to go far without the GPS receiver. LOL but I have the RRF talking to the gauge page and that's a great thing.

I have a question? Can I pop up a smaller window over the top of my gauges skin? Like what you all do on the exit menu skin? I want to have access to a couple more gauges at a glance then close them without leaving the gauges page...

Just point to what I need to read and I will do the rest... If that's possible.


Well give me some feedback on my finals menu and gauge skins... Next up is the switches skin... I'm making flash rocker panel switches to run the Lights and stuff... They look pretty good so far....

Thanks
Troy...

you could load the pop up skin wiht the menu command, ie MENU;popup.skin, but i would recommend you do it with a movie clip in flash.. there are limitations with MENU

I will look into that... It's nothing to tough just thought it would be cool to have the Compass popup over the other gauges and then allow it to close...

Looks good!

To create a popup menu, read your "skin commands.txt" file - search for the "MENU" Command.

I like the new layout - the bottom quarter should stay the same for all screens, the buttons are well sized, the audio buttons are more standardized. Good job. Just one or two comments/criticism - you might want to consider standardizing your top two lines of labels throughout the different screens for TRACKNAME on top in a large font and below that have all your audio indicators. You could also put the volume label between the volume buttons and put the songposition slider below the audio control buttons.

Just my 2-cents.

hmmm. Well the Volume indicator I can do.... Not sure about moving that song bar thing. I don't have a lot of room there... Giz.... But if you think I can get it in there I will try.... I don't want it to look packed in you know.... Thanks for the words and let me see about moving them....

Troy

Hey everybody I have been playing with the switches skin... Here is what I have come up with so far...

Giz, I moved the Audio stuff around and brought it all together in one area.

let me know what everyone thinks... Keep in mind its a kit car and it don't have all the stuff a modern car has...


Questions?

Is there a way to keep the doors from being pushed if the speed is greater than 0? I'm using poppers to open the doors there are no latches except for the wire backup system.

Do I have to use all my FB outs for all this stuff? Or is there some way to tie some together? For instance the parking lights and the head lights.. A new car has a double switch so I'm guessing they are single on/off for each one in this app.
Could not find anything on here but I'm sure I'm not using the right search words...

any way here it is....

Thanks
Troy