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Title: Arsenic
Post by: Bee-liever on April 04, 2015, 11:43:57 AM

ATTENTION!
This skin has been updated for use with MusicBee 3.1 beta.
It is not compatible with version 2.5 or earlier.

An all grey skin using only different shades of the colour Arsenic

Arsenic

(http://i.imgur.com/hO0aC25.png) (http://imgur.com/hO0aC25)

(http://i.imgur.com/BXHP0C6.jpg) (http://imgur.com/BXHP0C6)

(http://i.imgur.com/Yd7PAtm.jpg) (http://imgur.com/Yd7PAtm)

Updates

August 9, 2017: now XMLC extension skin

MB3.1 RC1 update;
(Dark) variation now separate skin topic 'Arsenic Atratum';
changed icons for high DPI screens;
changed tabs colouring;
themed No Artwork and Unknown Artist images updated;
icons updated.

May 15, 2016:

MB3 release update;
(Dark) variation part of main release;
splash screen and larger images optimised for smaller file size;
minor icon changes & additions;
'highlight' scrollbars added.

February 7, 2016:

MB3 beta update
icons updated plus some new additions
lighter colour for track info on player bar
No Artwork and Unknown Artist images added

Downloads

Arsenic available from MediaFire here (http://www.mediafire.com/file/nlqbo4s8m4o3qvf/Arsenic.zip)

Arsenic(Dark) is now Arsenic Atratum; see here (https://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=22516.0)

This skin will use the 'mBee10_Note' icon from vpsaxman MB10 icon set available here (http://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=15411.0)
Skins installation guide can be found on the wiki (http://musicbee.wikia.com/wiki/Skins)

Title: Re: Arsenic
Post by: saumojit on April 05, 2015, 06:18:08 PM

This is lovely. Much appreciated!

Title: Re: Arsenic
Post by: Bee-liever on April 05, 2015, 10:40:20 PM

Thanks for the feedback :)
Glad you like it.

Title: Re: Arsenic
Post by: saumojit on April 06, 2015, 05:38:55 PM

Yes it's a lovely change from the DarkCyan I used for ages. Your skin makes the text so much more readable. :)
However, I would like to change the color of "Playing Track And Artist" info to white., makes it stand out a bit.
Can I do it myself?

Title: Re: Arsenic
Post by: Bee-liever on April 07, 2015, 12:51:21 AM

Quote from: saumojit on April 06, 2015, 05:38:55 PM

"Playing Track And Artist" info to white

If you mean the RH panel, search for id="Panel.ChildBody.Default" in the .xml, change the fg value to "255,255,255" and that will make the text white.

Title: Re: Arsenic
Post by: saumojit on April 07, 2015, 09:38:26 AM

Hey thanks, sorry I said it wrong. I meant the Artist and Track info above the Progress Bar. How do I change that to white?
Setting the RH Panel text to white also looks great, btw. :) Look below.

http://i.imgur.com/5i1HcJ6.jpg?1

Title: Re: Arsenic
Post by: Bee-liever on April 07, 2015, 10:58:03 AM

Not a bad looking modification at all :)

For the player bar text, id="PlayerFlat.DisplayPanel" is the element to change.

Title: Re: Arsenic
Post by: saumojit on April 08, 2015, 10:33:35 PM

It worked!
Thank you so much :)

Title: Re: Arsenic
Post by: boroda on April 10, 2015, 03:14:41 PM

bee-liever, i forgot to say thank you. this skin is looking great with "Arsenic" windowblinds theme (skinning widow borders is off). :)

Title: Re: Arsenic
Post by: Bee-liever on April 14, 2015, 01:19:37 AM

not a problem, boroda74 :)
and I didn't even know they made an 'Arsenic' windowblinds theme. Serendipity I suppose ;)

Title: Re: Arsenic
Post by: unclnis on August 22, 2015, 02:08:19 PM

Quote from: Bee-liever on April 04, 2015, 11:43:57 AM

An all grey skin using only different shades of the colour Arsenic

Arsenic

(http://i.imgur.com/hO0aC25.png) (http://imgur.com/hO0aC25)

(http://i.imgur.com/W7SzCk9.jpg) (http://imgur.com/W7SzCk9)

Downloads

Skin available from MediaFire here (http://www.mediafire.com/download/4xq54c36hhcn436/Arsenic.zip)

This skin will use the 'mBee10_Note' icon from vpsaxman MB10 icon set available here (http://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=15411.0)

More information and other skins can be found on the wiki (http://musicbee.wikia.com/wiki/Skins)

Hey Bee-liver,

Congrats on the great looking skin!
I have a couple of questions regarding elements I didn't get when I installed your skin. Can you please explain how did you get the "YYYY" element appear next to the vertical A-Z jumper bar? and also the "Released" date on the upper right side of each album in the main area?

Thanks a lot!

Title: Re: Arsenic
Post by: Bee-liever on August 23, 2015, 02:11:18 AM

Quote from: unclnis on August 22, 2015, 02:08:19 PM

Can you please explain how did you get the "YYYY" element appear next to the vertical A-Z jumper bar?

It's not the A-Z jumper bar really. It's the column browser, 2 columns - vertical. One with "YYYY" and the other using a virtual tag "A-Z" [$Group($Sort(<Album Artist>),1)]. Can't take the credit for this one, came from the post here (http://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=13584.0)

Quote from: unclnis on August 22, 2015, 02:08:19 PM

and also the "Released" date on the upper right side of each album in the main area?

Thanks a lot!

The "Released:" date is a combination of a custom tag and a virtual tag. I have a custom tag <Release Date Sort> with the format YYYYMMDD that I have set up to use for sorting.

This allows for the use 20150000 if you only know the year, or 20150200 if you don't know the exact day. Something that can't be done if you use the year/date tag.

I then set up the virtual tag "Release Date" with formula;

Code

Released: $If($Right(<Release Date Sort>,4)=0000,<YYYY>,$If($Right($Right(<Release Date Sort>,4),2)=00,$If($Left($Right(<Release Date Sort>,4),2)=01,"Jan "<YYYY>,$If($Left($Right(<Release Date Sort>,4),2)=02,"Feb "<YYYY>,$If($Left($Right(<Release Date Sort>,4),2)=03,"Mar "<YYYY>,$If($Left($Right(<Release Date Sort>,4),2)=04,"Apr "<YYYY>,$If($Left($Right(<Release Date Sort>,4),2)=05,"May "<YYYY>,$If($Left($Right(<Release Date Sort>,4),2)=06,"Jun "<YYYY>,$If($Left($Right(<Release Date Sort>,4),2)=07,"Jul "<YYYY>,$If($Left($Right(<Release Date Sort>,4),2)=08,"Aug "<YYYY>,$If($Left($Right(<Release Date Sort>,4),2)=09,"Sep "<YYYY>,$If($Left($Right(<Release Date Sort>,4),2)=10,"Oct "<YYYY>,$If($Left($Right(<Release Date Sort>,4),2)=11,"Nov "<YYYY>,"Dec "<YYYY>))))))))))),$If($Left($Right($Right(<Release Date Sort>,4),2),1)=0,$Right($Right(<Release Date Sort>,4),1),$Right($Right(<Release Date Sort>,4),2))" "$If($Left($Right(<Release Date Sort>,4),2)=01,"Jan "<YYYY>,$If($Left($Right(<Release Date Sort>,4),2)=02,"Feb "<YYYY>,$If($Left($Right(<Release Date Sort>,4),2)=03,"Mar "<YYYY>,$If($Left($Right(<Release Date Sort>,4),2)=04,"Apr "<YYYY>,$If($Left($Right(<Release Date Sort>,4),2)=05,"May "<YYYY>,$If($Left($Right(<Release Date Sort>,4),2)=06,"Jun "<YYYY>,$If($Left($Right(<Release Date Sort>,4),2)=07,"Jul "<YYYY>,$If($Left($Right(<Release Date Sort>,4),2)=08,"Aug "<YYYY>,$If($Left($Right(<Release Date Sort>,4),2)=09,"Sep "<YYYY>,$If($Left($Right(<Release Date Sort>,4),2)=10,"Oct "<YYYY>,$If($Left($Right(<Release Date Sort>,4),2)=11,"Nov "<YYYY>,"Dec "<YYYY>)))))))))))))

to convert to the format DD Mon YYYY.

It can then be used in the "Album and Tracks Layout" for the RH grouping header.

Title: Re: Arsenic
Post by: unclnis on August 29, 2015, 05:37:54 PM

Thanks a lot,
that worked great.

Best,
Tom ;D

Title: Re: Arsenic
Post by: WannaBee on January 30, 2016, 08:35:09 PM

Bee-liever: "Arsenic" is an absolutely marvellous skin, alongside others you have designed. Is "Arsenic" slated for redesign for MusicBee 3? What about the others?

Thanks.

Title: Re: Arsenic
Post by: Bee-liever on January 30, 2016, 08:57:16 PM

@ WannaBee
I will be culling a few skins (based on their download stats) as I do the redesigns for MB3.
But don't worry, Arsenic won't be one of them :)

BTW, thanks for the compliment on my skins.

Title: Re: Arsenic
Post by: WannaBee on January 30, 2016, 09:37:53 PM

Thanks for the info, Bee-liever.

Title: Re: Arsenic
Post by: gpzbc on February 05, 2016, 05:11:51 AM

I just discovered this skin and I can't wait for the MB3 version. Thanks!

Title: Re: Arsenic
Post by: Bee-liever on February 06, 2016, 09:06:10 PM

MB3 version posted
See first post for link and details

Title: Re: Arsenic
Post by: gpzbc on February 06, 2016, 09:58:59 PM

Thank you much!

Title: Re: Arsenic
Post by: AvikB on February 06, 2016, 11:13:34 PM

really beautiful, one request. make these highlighted areas a bit darker as endeavour1934's dark red skin.

(http://i.imgur.com/3vyyIcZ.jpg)

Title: Re: Arsenic
Post by: phred on February 07, 2016, 02:16:54 AM

Quote from: AvikB on February 06, 2016, 11:13:34 PM

really beautiful, one request. make these highlighted areas a bit darker as endeavour1934's dark red skin.

-1
If that type was any darker it would be difficult to read.

Title: Re: Arsenic
Post by: Bee-liever on February 07, 2016, 03:06:13 AM

Quote from: AvikB on February 06, 2016, 11:13:34 PM

really beautiful, one request. make these highlighted areas a bit darker as endeavour1934's dark red skin.

I don't want to change the flat monochrome background of the original, so here (http://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=15457.msg91915#msg91915) is a dark variation.
Let me know if it's what you were looking for.

Title: Re: Arsenic
Post by: WannaBee on February 07, 2016, 05:35:01 AM

Quote from: Bee-liever on February 07, 2016, 03:06:13 AM

Quote from: AvikB on February 06, 2016, 11:13:34 PM
really beautiful, one request. make these highlighted areas a bit darker as endeavour1934's dark red skin.

I don't want to change the flat monochrome background of the original, so here (http://www.mediafire.com/download/7o99uop9hxofbun/Arsenic%28Dark%29.zip) is a dark variation.
Let me know if it's what you were looking for.

Thanks for the MusicBee 3 version of "Arsenic", Bee-liever. The MB3 arsenic dark variation looks very good, and I like it. While I realize that you cannot entertain every personal request that comes along, may I slip one in and ask if you would consider making both "Arsenic" versions v2.5 and v3, standard and dark variations, available with all the row reading lines removed, i.e. completely flat?

Is it possible for a designer like yourself to design a skin that enables some user input to obtain the desired effect?

Here's to more great skins like Arsenic- cheers!

Title: Re: Arsenic
Post by: Bee-liever on February 07, 2016, 07:31:31 AM

@ WannaBee
All the v2.5 elements are still in the skin, so there should be no problem using the new version on either flavour of MB.

If you want to make the Track Details area flat, open the .xml file with any text editor (Notepad++ is good) and remove line 131:
<element id="Content[TrackDetail].ItemSeparatorLine" fg="54,62,69" />

Without a user directly editing the skin file, it's currently not possible to create a skin that would allow fine tuning (except if it was like how blidmink's DarkMOD has been done).

I don't mind (and I don't think any of the skin creators here do) if you use a posted skin as a base to learn and mod from.
Only thing I ask is if you get a usable result, post it up so we all can share.

Title: Re: Arsenic
Post by: WannaBee on February 07, 2016, 08:54:47 AM

@ Bee-liever

Thank you very much for your response. As suggested, I removed the entry in the xml-file to remove the lines , and to me the result looks superb. This happened to be a relatively simple mod, but the more complex stuff I shy away from.

Title: Re: Arsenic
Post by: AvikB on February 07, 2016, 01:16:56 PM

Quote from: Bee-liever on February 07, 2016, 03:06:13 AM

Quote from: AvikB on February 06, 2016, 11:13:34 PM
really beautiful, one request. make these highlighted areas a bit darker as endeavour1934's dark red skin.

I don't want to change the flat monochrome background of the original, so here (http://www.mediafire.com/download/7o99uop9hxofbun/Arsenic%28Dark%29.zip) is a dark variation.
Let me know if it's what you were looking for.

ahh nice. that makes it perfect :)

Title: Re: Arsenic
Post by: jbercx on March 05, 2016, 02:06:38 PM

Quote from: Bee-liever on August 23, 2015, 02:11:18 AM

Quote from: unclnis on August 22, 2015, 02:08:19 PM
Can you please explain how did you get the "YYYY" element appear next to the vertical A-Z jumper bar?

It's not the A-Z jumper bar really. It's the column browser, 2 columns - vertical. One with "YYYY" and the other using a virtual tag "A-Z" [$Group($Sort(<Album Artist>),1)]. Can't take the credit for this one, came from the post here (http://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=13584.0)

Quote from: unclnis on August 22, 2015, 02:08:19 PM
and also the "Released" date on the upper right side of each album in the main area?

Thanks a lot!

The "Released:" date is a combination of a custom tag and a virtual tag. I have a custom tag <Release Date Sort> with the format YYYYMMDD that I have set up to use for sorting.

This allows for the use 20150000 if you only know the year, or 20150200 if you don't know the exact day. Something that can't be done if you use the year/date tag.

I then set up the virtual tag "Release Date" with formula;
Code
Released: $If($Right(<Release Date Sort>,4)=0000,<YYYY>,$If($Right($Right(<Release Date Sort>,4),2)=00,$If($Left($Right(<Release Date Sort>,4),2)=01,"Jan "<YYYY>,$If($Left($Right(<Release Date Sort>,4),2)=02,"Feb "<YYYY>,$If($Left($Right(<Release Date Sort>,4),2)=03,"Mar "<YYYY>,$If($Left($Right(<Release Date Sort>,4),2)=04,"Apr "<YYYY>,$If($Left($Right(<Release Date Sort>,4),2)=05,"May "<YYYY>,$If($Left($Right(<Release Date Sort>,4),2)=06,"Jun "<YYYY>,$If($Left($Right(<Release Date Sort>,4),2)=07,"Jul "<YYYY>,$If($Left($Right(<Release Date Sort>,4),2)=08,"Aug "<YYYY>,$If($Left($Right(<Release Date Sort>,4),2)=09,"Sep "<YYYY>,$If($Left($Right(<Release Date Sort>,4),2)=10,"Oct "<YYYY>,$If($Left($Right(<Release Date Sort>,4),2)=11,"Nov "<YYYY>,"Dec "<YYYY>))))))))))),$If($Left($Right($Right(<Release Date Sort>,4),2),1)=0,$Right($Right(<Release Date Sort>,4),1),$Right($Right(<Release Date Sort>,4),2))" "$If($Left($Right(<Release Date Sort>,4),2)=01,"Jan "<YYYY>,$If($Left($Right(<Release Date Sort>,4),2)=02,"Feb "<YYYY>,$If($Left($Right(<Release Date Sort>,4),2)=03,"Mar "<YYYY>,$If($Left($Right(<Release Date Sort>,4),2)=04,"Apr "<YYYY>,$If($Left($Right(<Release Date Sort>,4),2)=05,"May "<YYYY>,$If($Left($Right(<Release Date Sort>,4),2)=06,"Jun "<YYYY>,$If($Left($Right(<Release Date Sort>,4),2)=07,"Jul "<YYYY>,$If($Left($Right(<Release Date Sort>,4),2)=08,"Aug "<YYYY>,$If($Left($Right(<Release Date Sort>,4),2)=09,"Sep "<YYYY>,$If($Left($Right(<Release Date Sort>,4),2)=10,"Oct "<YYYY>,$If($Left($Right(<Release Date Sort>,4),2)=11,"Nov "<YYYY>,"Dec "<YYYY>)))))))))))))
to convert to the format DD Mon YYYY.

It can then be used in the "Album and Tracks Layout" for the RH grouping header.

Hi, I like it a lot, many thanks.
Short question, as I am new in this, where can I make these changes as mentioned above? What is the file name that I should use to make these changes? I asume, I can use notepad ++ for this.

Thanks for a short reply

Title: Re: Arsenic
Post by: Bee-liever on March 07, 2016, 06:26:17 AM

Quote from: jbercx on March 05, 2016, 02:06:38 PM

Thanks for a short reply

An explanation of virtual tags can be found here: http://musicbee.wikia.com/wiki/Virtual_Tags (http://musicbee.wikia.com/wiki/Virtual_Tags)
and custom tags here: http://musicbee.wikia.com/wiki/Custom_Tags (http://musicbee.wikia.com/wiki/Custom_Tags)
You will also find information about the column browser and the grouping header on the wiki as well.

I've also changed that Released Date tag since then.
See http://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=17302.msg102340#msg102340 (http://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=17302.msg102340#msg102340) for a much shorter way of doing the tag.

Title: Re: Arsenic
Post by: jbercx on March 07, 2016, 07:08:33 PM

Thanks!

Title: Re: Arsenic
Post by: 18K on March 18, 2016, 12:14:19 PM

I dont get it. How do i get the same layout as in the screenshot?

Title: Re: Arsenic
Post by: Bee-liever on March 20, 2016, 07:47:53 AM

Quote from: 18K on March 18, 2016, 12:14:19 PM

I dont get it.

Which part don't you get?
Are you using MusicBee3 to begin with?

Title: Re: Arsenic
Post by: Bee-liever on May 15, 2016, 08:10:00 AM

original and dark versions updated for 3.0 release
links in first post

Title: Re: Arsenic
Post by: hiccup on May 15, 2016, 08:39:57 AM

Quote from: Bee-liever on May 15, 2016, 08:10:00 AM

original and dark versions updated for 3.0 release
links in first post

Hey Bee-liever, both download links seem to be for the dark version.

Title: Re: Arsenic
Post by: Bee-liever on May 15, 2016, 09:48:16 AM

Quote from: hiccup on May 15, 2016, 08:39:57 AM

Quote from: Bee-liever on May 15, 2016, 08:10:00 AM
original and dark versions updated for 3.0 release
links in first post

Hey Bee-liever, both download links seem to be for the dark version.

must have picked the wrong one from my Ditto list
correct link now posted

Title: Re: Arsenic
Post by: Bee-liever on August 08, 2017, 11:23:14 PM

MB3.1 RC1 update
Arsenic (Dark) is now a separate thread
Please see first post for links and info