DigitalFX 4.0 - Page 254

jboat · 08-07-2009, 09:53 PM

Thank You, didn't think to look outside of RR forum.

utd09bry · 08-07-2009, 11:40 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by jboat

Thank You, didn't think to look outside of RR forum.

Actually, I'm sorry. That link I posted was really a sub-topic of a different frontend.

Check out this one for clocks: http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/road...gos-tissy.html

And this one for flash logos: http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/road...any-users.html

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KARIM1 · 08-11-2009, 04:46 AM

Hi there , new to this first build n what not, im experiancing a strange problem , iv installed digitalfx4.0 (not any previus) now when i change my digitalfx settings to change the center of the menu to the mercedes badge or ny other static picture rr crashed, iv read through all the posts and only see a if its crashing changing to a 3d logo well 3d logos seem to work fine for me its just the static ones that crash rr iv updated to the latest flash just incase but as i said the 3d logos work fine O_o any help is well appreciated

treetop777 · 08-11-2009, 11:35 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by KARIM1

Hi there , new to this first build n what not, im experiancing a strange problem , iv installed digitalfx4.0 (not any previus) now when i change my digitalfx settings to change the center of the menu to the mercedes badge or ny other static picture rr crashed, iv read through all the posts and only see a if its crashing changing to a 3d logo well 3d logos seem to work fine for me its just the static ones that crash rr iv updated to the latest flash just incase but as i said the 3d logos work fine O_o any help is well appreciated

By what means did you update flash?

KARIM1 · 08-11-2009, 12:55 PM

sry all is well , i ended up working out i was tyin to put the picture on the flash theme :/ changed it to static picture theme an all is well

thanks for the quick reply

drewbp · 08-12-2009, 11:07 PM

So I remembered a while ago someone asked about making the play button display when paused or stopped. Well I finally had a minute to use the suggested solutions, and thought I would post the results. It is done with a font, so it takes the skin color and needs no art work changes.

Drew is the name of the font included. Unzip the file and place the font in C:/Windows/Fonts.

It is right justified in the label so the Y becomes the play, the E becomes pause, and the P becomes the stop. Obviously you may need to adjust the alignment on your play button.

This line needs to replace the red line below in the bottombuttons.txt in the skin folder.

L4,334,539,45,65,#DFX1R#,#DFX1G#,#DFX1B#,23,"Drew" ,"Status","Right"

INC,DFX_Font_Color.txt
L,314,511,71,67,#DFX1R#,#DFX1G#,#DFX1B#,55,"DFXFon t1","=2","CENTER" Replace this line here.
L,628,531,71,67,#DFX1R#,#DFX1G#,#DFX1B#,29,"Arial Black","=+","CENTER"
L,526,516,71,67,#DFX1R#,#DFX1G#,#DFX1B#,40,"Arial Black","=-","CENTER"
L,712,502,71,67,#DFX1R#,#DFX1G#,#DFX1B#,65,"DFXFon t1","=4","CENTER"
L,599,504,71,67,#DFX1R#,#DFX1G#,#DFX1B#,65,"DFXFon t1","=4","CENTER"
L,509,502,57,67,#DFX1R#,#DFX1G#,#DFX1B#,65,"DFXFon t1","=4","CENTER"
L,412,498,71,67,#DFX1R#,#DFX1G#,#DFX1B#,71,"DFXFon t1","=3","CENTER"
L,213,508,71,67,#DFX1R#,#DFX1G#,#DFX1B#,60,"DFXFon t1","=1","CENTER"
L,8,542,83,36,#DFX1R#,#DFX1G#,#DFX1B#,24,"Larabief ont:B","=MENU","CENTER"
L,114,507,71,65,#DFX1R#,#DFX1G#,#DFX1B#,60,"DFXFon t1","=0","CENTER"

See post below for font file. Revised to show Play when paused or stopped, and Pause while playing. Function rather than status.

GizmoQ · 08-13-2009, 02:48 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by drewbp

So I remembered a while ago someone asked about making the play button display when paused or stopped. Well I finally had a minute to use the suggested solutions, and thought I would post the results. It is done with a font, so it takes the skin color and needs no art work changes.

Drew is the name of the font included. Unzip the file and place the font in C:/Windows/Fonts.

It is right justified in the label so the Y becomes the play, the E becomes pause, and the P becomes the stop. Obviously you may need to adjust the alignment on your play button.

Ergonomically speaking, buttons should not be represent current status, but current function.
I.e., as has been noted in other skins, when there's nothing playing the symbol should be the play triangle; when music is playing the button should be the stop/pause symbol. Status symbols can be presented any number of ways (I have mine on the progress bar on my main skin and as the button's subtext below the function symbol on another), but for the novice or infrequent user (like my GF) a button that shows status and not function is meaningless.

drewbp · 08-13-2009, 03:24 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by GizmoQ

Ergonomically speaking, buttons should not be represent current status, but current function.
I.e., as has been noted in other skins, when there's nothing playing the symbol should be the play triangle; when music is playing the button should be the stop/pause symbol. Status symbols can be presented any number of ways (I have mine on the progress bar on my main skin and as the button's subtext below the function symbol on another), but for the novice or infrequent user (like my GF) a button that shows status and not function is meaningless.

Point taken. Now revised to show Play button when Paused or Stopped and Pause button when Playing. Still works off status, but shows function rather than status.

JohnWPB · 08-13-2009, 07:43 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by drewbp

So I remembered a while ago someone asked about making the play button display when paused or stopped. Well I finally had a minute to use the suggested solutions, and thought I would post the results. It is done with a font, so it takes the skin color and needs no art work changes.

Drew... That is ingenious! Now that's thinking outside the box! I hope you do not mind if I include this in the next DFX release, with full credit of course! It is just one of those little things that I wanted, and never took the time to work it out with so much other stuff to work on

Great job!

drewbp · 08-13-2009, 09:39 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by JohnWPB

Drew... That is ingenious! Now that's thinking outside the box! I hope you do not mind if I include this in the next DFX release, with full credit of course! It is just one of those little things that I wanted, and never took the time to work it out with so much other stuff to work on

Great job!

No Problem. I would love for you to include it. I actually tried to add the symbols to your DFX font, but the editor I was using gave me errors when I tried to open it. Let me know if there is anything else that I can help with. I actually have mixed feelings about your next release of DFX because I have spent so much time customizing the skin for my own use, and can't remember them all. I look forward to all the new features though also.

Dougw133 · 08-13-2009, 09:48 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by JohnWPB

Drew... That is ingenious! Now that's thinking outside the box! I hope you do not mind if I include this in the next DFX release, with full credit of course! It is just one of those little things that I wanted, and never took the time to work it out with so much other stuff to work on

Great job!

Well that answers my question...Simple but AWESOME! Thanks Drew

drewbp · 08-13-2009, 10:03 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Dougw133

Well that answers my question...Simple but AWESOME! Thanks Drew

I do have to give credit to Machinehead for the original question all the way back in March, and to Enforcer, for the suggestion of using a custom font.

JohnWPB · 08-14-2009, 03:41 AM

Good thing ya didnt add it to the existing dfx font, as there is a new one with some changes and adding up and down arrows, Divided by symbol instead of "/" for the calculator, as well as a fixed width set up numbers in it.

When it's time to upgrade, I suggest leaving your existing skin in place and installing the new one. They will not interfere with each other, just the buttons will be in different locations, as they are stored in the skin.ini that will be in both skins folders.

drewbp · 08-16-2009, 04:31 PM

Okay. I need some help getting the lower half of the wireless screen to populate. I have tried all the suggestions on the DFX forum here. I thought that there was a way to get the wifi.ini to automatically populate the device info and name, but I can never seem to get that to work. Also when I put the info in manually, it does not work either. I have removed all wireless software from the manufacturer (Dell) and am only using the driver.

JohnWPB · 08-16-2009, 08:01 PM

ElCamino is the one that wrote the wireless script, and there is a thread in the plugins section for it. He told me a few weeks ago, he is working on a new plugin version that will be 100% RR code, and no longer embed the wi-fi screen. I don't know if he is working on that now or not, but his discussion thread is as good of place as any to check.

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