Teknik v1.0 & v2.0 - RELEASED ... - Page 5

will_santana · 12-10-2007, 05:51 PM

just have downloaded the files u sent

starting to work on it right now

(damn globalization and time shifting :P)
heheheh

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Quote: Originally Posted by Valheru

will_santana : how is your version of a transparent TEK2 coming along ?

Valheru · 12-11-2007, 06:03 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by ccisat1rxp

Yes that red is perfect. Thank you very much. What time frame do think this could be done. Again thanks for your help.

The RED version will be available before Christmas ... this week is just too busy. What I'm planning is to change all the ORANGE to be RED .. bckgrounds, icons, text etc ...

ccisat1rxp · 12-11-2007, 09:18 AM

Thank you very much. I am also using Iguidance 3.0 so if you could include that as well that would be great. If you are ever in San Antonio Texas I owe you a couple of beers. Thanks again

ccisat1rxp · 12-11-2007, 09:22 AM

What do you use to create your jpg backrounds? I apologize if this is a newbie question i would like to use what is common to everyone else. Thank you for your response

will_santana · 12-11-2007, 09:53 AM

most people uses photoshop or some good image editor. but i guess PS is the most popular.

I got some work issues yesterday. But today I'll start the transparent stuff again

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Valheru · 12-11-2007, 11:39 AM

well I think I finally managed to get to grips with software that can actually make transparent images for me ... Paint.NET ...

Here are two images from RR actually running with my first attempt at a transparent skin with two different backgrounds. Ignore the buttons they are from the audio browser skin but it's the audio player skin that is working ... it's a start.

Let me know what you all think about the levels of transparency - especially on the black bands top and bottom ...

Valheru · 12-11-2007, 11:56 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by ccisat1rxp

Thank you very much. I am also using Iguidance 3.0 so if you could include that as well that would be great. If you are ever in San Antonio Texas I owe you a couple of beers. Thanks again

Not sure about the IG3 support ... I don't have IG3 or IG4 over here in ireland, and someone (treetop777) kindly designed the IG4 screen for me and I just added it to this skin. Maybe someone on these forums could provide the basics for an IG3 skin and I can draw it up and include it ...

I might just hold you to those beers - if I ever get to TX ...

EL CAMINO · 12-11-2007, 12:13 PM

iG3 would be the same thing, i'm using treetop's right now, you know is coming, "I WANT THOSE TRANSPARENT ALSO" lol.

Valheru · 12-11-2007, 01:47 PM

Hey El Camino, you might have to wait a little bit for the transparent version ... but rest assured it's on it's way ... most probably over the christamas break I'll get them finished, and finally be able to release a Teknik v2.0 Transparent ...

I have an update for IG4 which is being added to TEk1 this weekend. Perhaps this will work for IG3 as well ?

will_santana · 12-11-2007, 02:02 PM

just 1 word to the last transparent previews: PERFECT

specialli the fist one
the semi-trans bottom bar kinda merged with the scenario.

REALLY good

1 tip on the audio player skin
i'd use sliders for time (i prefer them WITHOUT the marker. just a filling bar). they are just more natural to manipulate and see. u can always have the numeric counters on the the slider bottom too

another desing tip:
try always align stuff. human brain just likes simetry. I'd align the artist name to the album's art top and the time text to the bottom. keep them grouped as it is now and try putting a slider close to the counter

i'll try to make a preview to you

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Valheru · 12-11-2007, 02:49 PM

thanks will ...

I had thought about the sliders but I didn't want this skin to be an exact rip-off of some of the mock-up's out there - so I went with the time counters. I will certainly give some though to adding them this time around.

The album art in these screen shots is slightly bigger than in the original version ... but I will certainly try to have things lined up - it is more pleasing to the human eye.

will_santana · 12-11-2007, 03:59 PM

i don't mean you to clone the mockup skin.
You got a original art work here

I just said about the sliders because of interface ergonomy. and pin pointing a music time is not possible with counters

it;s kinda design lema: "let the use define the form"

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Valheru · 12-13-2007, 03:03 AM

leave it with me ... I'll post some screen captures as I progress with the trans version ...

brandensin · 12-14-2007, 08:18 AM

u are the man!! UI looks professional and sleek as hell... No doubt best looking skin in my opinion. i can't wait to see once you finish with gps/nav part...

thanks Valheru.

Valheru · 12-14-2007, 11:14 AM

Teknik v1.1 and a special edition one-off Teknik v1.1-RED are ready for release - this weekend - once I figure out why my access to edit attachments on this thread no longer work. This update to the Teknik1 skin will add integrated IG4 support with design help from treetop777 and IG4 scripts courtesy of from JohnWPB's mighty DigitalFX skin. Much thanks to both for your help. It also fixes a problem with the NUMOSK.

If anyone has any idea's why I can't add / remove attachments to post #1 - please let me know!

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