Grafit 'player bar' available for all skins?

[Greb]

The 'player bar' in the Grafit skin is really amazing: http://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=5892.0

Would be possible to have such a nice player bar available as an alternative to the official one for every skin??? :-)

[Steven]

personally i really like the way the progress bar has been done in the Graphit skin but i know some people would not like it because it would be too narrow for them, so i would make it optional and not the default.

[Greb]

personally i really like the way the progress bar has been done in the Graphit skin but i know some people would not like it because it would be too narrow for them, so i would make it optional and not the default.

Coudn't agree more!

[Steven]

this is done for the next update.
Its set in the Player preferences panel and for now its labelled "use flat layout"
its fairly similar to the graphit skin layout but the spectrum visualiser isnt available
The default settings work for a number of the skins but there are some skins that probably need the author to override the default settings.
I think it gives a clean and modern look, but it probably works best when the player panel is docked on the bottom and you set a larger font for the player text
I will post a link later

[Steven]

this includes the new feature as described above:
http://musicbee.niblseed.com/V2/MusicBee_Exe_Patched.zip

edit:
i should add the setting only applies to default musicbee skins and not for customised bitmap skins

[Alexis]

This is REALLY nice!  I agree completely about the modern look.

[beeing good]

I have to agree, this looks really nice. I don't think it's too narrow at all. It makes the whole player bar look loads better.

[Greb]

Amazing, really amazing 

[Steven]

this fixes a bug with the default skin (and any skins that use the new "flat player" elements) when viewing the mini-player

http://musicbee.niblseed.com/V2/MusicBee_Exe_Patched.zip

I have also slightly updated the default skin incorporating some of the ideas from other skins to make it look better