'Freedom' skin beta progress (Flash Based)

**Naesstrom** · 08-30-2006, 06:27 AM

Originally Posted by Philhop

Wow that looks great! just what it needs!
What about the pics path for the pics browser? and it seems to save some settings like Limit going back in the audio explorer on exit the only way i fixed this was to make rr ini readonly. Sorry to hassle! lol its the best skin out!

This have been answered earlier in this thread, about the pictures, I know since I asked about it...

What u do is open the file RR.ini and put in this line somewhere there:

Code:

picspath=D:\down\Digital Blasphemy\Wallpapers

Change the path to wherever u have the pics that u wanna see... works real great and it's damned fun getting another background into the skin...

I just love it...
@CDR
I dont wanna be a ***** nagging u about it, but is there any chance of seeing any ripple effects in the future, no stress, just want to know if I can keep dreaming of it...

**CdRsKuLL** · 08-30-2006, 06:55 AM

Originally Posted by Naesstrom

I dont wanna be a ***** nagging u about it, but is there any chance of seeing any ripple effects in the future, no stress, just want to know if I can keep dreaming of it...

sadly not to be honest, this would require complete recoding on all of the skins and would also cause higher cpu usage.. I'm sure I did answer this before but pages have been stacking up really quickly :-)

Instead of having a simple onpress action code, it would require a sprite for each button which in itself would take ages to do, and I dont think the results would help those with the epia boards.

CdR

**Naesstrom** · 08-30-2006, 07:31 AM

Originally Posted by CdRsKuLL

sadly not to be honest, this would require complete recoding on all of the skins and would also cause higher cpu usage.. I'm sure I did answer this before but pages have been stacking up really quickly :-)

Instead of having a simple onpress action code, it would require a sprite for each button which in itself would take ages to do, and I dont think the results would help those with the epia boards.

CdR

Ofc, didnt think of that... pretty stupid of me, only done some flash for homepages so it's true, u would need to do it to everyone, and I didn't think of the ones running on lower cpu boards either since I'm running a full size board...

Well nothing more to it then... I totally love your skin, and I agree to what someone said earlier, it's not only a skin, it's almost a totally new Frontend...
Damned nice work man

**pyros** · 08-30-2006, 08:56 AM

CdRsKuLL... I'm about to start working on the XM.. been very busy as of late.. few questions...

For the playlist on the audio player screen, if the playlist is changed by RR without user interaction, will the flash list be updated as well?

I'm asking b/c XM uses the same playlist variable I believe.. and if it doesn't automatically update... I'll have to figure out another way around it...

I also have the same question in regards to a regular label... if RR updates it without user interaction, will the flash object that gets its content be updated also?

Thx,
Chris

**CdRsKuLL** · 08-30-2006, 09:13 AM

Originally Posted by pyros

CdRsKuLL... I'm about to start working on the XM.. been very busy as of late.. few questions...

For the playlist on the audio player screen, if the playlist is changed by RR without user interaction, will the flash list be updated as well?

I'm asking b/c XM uses the same playlist variable I believe.. and if it doesn't automatically update... I'll have to figure out another way around it...

I also have the same question in regards to a regular label... if RR updates it without user interaction, will the flash object that gets its content be updated also?

Thx,
Chris

Hi Chris, yes i have coded it so the playlist checks 10 times a second and updates if needed.. same with the labels as well.. any addition coding wont be a problem either really.. :-)

**pyros** · 08-30-2006, 09:16 AM

10 times per second? Do you mean 10 times per minute? Per second sounds like some crazy overhead lol...

Did you do this with RAD also? That is what I'm working with since it's the only one I have the source to..

THanks,
Chris

**CdRsKuLL** · 08-30-2006, 09:55 AM

yeah just use the Playlist sprite and you should be fine, dont think I have changed much in that code to be honest.. :-)

hmm wonder why I can no longer edit my first post.. maybe as its 30 days old now. O well might need to start a new thread as this ones kinda long now.

I just need to tidy things up now and make sure its all working as it should be, then I will be releasing the next version in a new thread most likely. There will be a couple more skins added, but most are bug fixs and improvements to current skins.

CdR

**Murre** · 08-30-2006, 10:06 AM

How do I get the weather-function to work? I live in Sweden, so do I need some plugin or special program to read the weather? Iow, how do I get the weather-information to show in rr?

**CdRsKuLL** · 08-30-2006, 10:32 AM

Originally Posted by Murre

How do I get the weather-function to work? I live in Sweden, so do I need some plugin or special program to read the weather? Iow, how do I get the weather-information to show in rr?

in rr.ini in the roadrunner folder add something like..
cityweather=Bolton,UK
weatherunits=UK

(answer was posted at 214 of this thread.. but I wont flame u for not reading all of it.. as I wouldnt of either ;-p )

CdR

**pyros** · 08-30-2006, 10:41 AM

Originally Posted by CdRsKuLL

yeah just use the Playlist sprite and you should be fine, dont think I have changed much in that code to be honest.. :-)

hmm wonder why I can no longer edit my first post.. maybe as its 30 days old now. O well might need to start a new thread as this ones kinda long now.

I just need to tidy things up now and make sure its all working as it should be, then I will be releasing the next version in a new thread most likely. There will be a couple more skins added, but most are bug fixs and improvements to current skins.

CdR

Perfect.. thanks!

And yeah.. time for a new thread.. this one is huuuuuuuuuuuuuge!