I'll give it a go - I've never done a skin before, so it'll just be a mockup.
Hi all,
I know a few of you have seen the video of AIMEE in action (nearly 400 people have downloaded it in about 16 hours), and you will know that we don't currently have our own default skin.
This is a call to anyone who might be able to make a skin for us.
There are no real "standards" as of yet, but you will have seen the kinds of things that AIMEE can show on a few of the screens, and more information will be made available as it goes on.
I am perfectly happy for more than one person to design a skin (in fact this is encouraged!), and anyone skins that are designed will be available for AIMEE when it is released, even if they are not what is chosen as "Default"
For now, i can do the mapping of areas, but I really need some good images
Thanks!
Garry
IMPORTANT SKINNING INFORMATION:
The following is a list of (current) buttons/labels/toggles.
Button = Up/Down image
Toggle = Up/Down/On image - used for things like Shuffle/Mute
Label = Label
Text = Text area
ScrollableArea = Scroll list, which includes scrollbar and up/down buttons (width/height of both are definable)
Slider = volume/track time slider
Area = area where applications are embedded.
UPDATED 25/08/04 07:22 GMT
Added:
Menu: Phone, Internet, Email
Code:[General] Version=1.0 [Menu] GPS=Button ExtApps=Button Audio=Button Video=Button Radio=Button Settings=Button Exit=Button DayNightSkin=Button VolumeUp=Button VolumeDown=Button VolumeMute=Button GPSSpeed=Label GPSSatellites=Label SpeedCamera=Label Time=Label Date=Label Phone=Button Internet=Button Email=Button [Audio] VolumeUp=Button VolumeDown=Button VolumeMute=Toggle PreviousTrack=Button NextTrack=Button PlayPause=Toggle Stop=Button Shuffle=Toggle PlayList=Button Visualisation=Toggle SwapCDHD=Toggle VolumeSlider=Slider TimeSlider=Slider CurrentPlaylist=ScrollableArea Artist=Label Album=Label TrackTitle=Label TrackNumber=Label Genre=Label TrackYear=Label Volume=Label PlayStatus=Label CurrentTrackTime=Label TotalTrackTime=Label BitRate=Label GPSSpeed=Label GPSSatellites=Label SpeedCamera=Label Time=Label Date=Label Exit=Button SearchText=Text SearchNext=Button SearchClear=Button [KB] A=Button B=Button C=Button D=Button E=Button F=Button G=Button H=Button I=Button J=Button K=Button L=Button M=Button N=Button O=Button P=Button Q=Button R=Button S=Button T=Button U=Button V=Button W=Button X=Button Y=Button Z=Button 0=Button 1=Button 2=Button 3=Button 4=Button 5=Button 6=Button 7=Button 8=Button 9=Button ,=Button .=Button Shift=Toggle CapsLock=Toggle Left=Button Right=Button Backspace=Button Delete=Button Enter=Button Next=Button Esc=Button [Playlist] Playlist=ScrollableArea PlaySingle=Button PlayAll=Button EnqueueSingle=Button EnqueueAll=Button ClearPlaylist=Button SavePlaylist=Button Browse=Button Back=Button Exit=Button Status=Label BrowseAF=Button BrowseGN=Button BrowseOS=Button BrowseTZ=Button [Security] 0=Button 1=Button 2=Button 3=Button 4=Button 5=Button 6=Button 7=Button 8=Button 9=Button OK=Button Cancel=Button TextArea=Text [GPSDest2] GPSArea=Area AudioPlayPause=Button AudioStop=Button AudioNextTrack=Button AudioPrevTrack=Button AudioShuffle=Toggle VolumeUp=Button ButtonDown=Button Mute=Button Exit=Button Speed=Label Bearing=Label AudioTrackName=Label CamerasInRange=Label ClosestCamera=Label AudioPlayStatus=Label Volume=Label AddNewCamera=Button
Co-Developer of A.I.M.E.E
www.aimee.cc
I'll give it a go - I've never done a skin before, so it'll just be a mockup.
Me too.
CarPC status: iPod, 3,456,217 songs so **** you
Just knocked this one up. I've gone for the K.I.S.S. (Keep-It-Simple-Stupid!) method. I'm really not a fan of clutter, so all non-essentials are kept off - no pictograms, no dazzling highlight effects, no mimicing hardware players - just simple text with 3D effects kept to a minimum with buttons laid out in a geometric layout. I may do some pictograms for the buttons later, just to gauge interest, but I don't think they're that important when you're selecting menu's at 80mph. I've also made the buttons large enough for even the most chubby-fingered of users. I took some inspiration from some of the top-end multi-media front ends (Alpine, etc) and also the fact that it will incorporate destinator as one of its supported GPS systems.
The actual skin is 800x460, but I've sized it down so that most home pc's will view it closer to the actual end size.
Entertainment and utilities are the in the main layout, with occasionally-used buttons are on the bottom row and information text at the top.
The pink around the Music button would be a sort of icon-like selection system. I took this idea from my phone menu, which I thought I would be useful for remote control users with no touchscreen.
I thought that video should be a sub-section under DVD, so there's no video, just like there's no seperate CD AND mp3 buttons. Since DVD and video are consolidated into one, I thought DVD would be a bit more bling....
Anyway, the less unnecessary buttons the better IMO.
This is my first EVER "skin", so all critiques welcome....![]()
Spaghetti, that looks niceI presume you meant 800x480 as the default size. If so, then that is perfect, that is the resolution I was aiming for (if I was to make my own skin!)
You have on there (so far) quite a few of the things that we are aiming to implement, and you are right that cd and mp3 will be together, as well as video and dvd are going to be together.
Keep up the great work!
Garry
Co-Developer of A.I.M.E.E
www.aimee.cc
Thanks. Let me know if you think of something to implement.
Yeah 480 high - my mistake. Just checked the psd file and it's all in order!
I don't think this is best place to ask but i was wonering when you are planning on realeasing this to the public. I know that it is a bit premature but what is the "ballpark" estimated date?
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The only answer I can really give is "when it's done" and "as quickly as we can"
Garry
Co-Developer of A.I.M.E.E
www.aimee.cc
Now you have done it! There's no gettin the cat back in the bag!![]()
Here's a tweaked version. Improved colours - much sharper, and the contrast between button and background is better.
I'm pondering whether to put the A.I.M.E.E. logo on it.... up to you though!
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