<element id="Panel.StatusBar.Default" bg="226,227,228" fg="110,110,111" bdr="212,213,214" />
<element id="Panel.StatusBarControl.Default" fg="110,110,112" />Ok, so even with Clear Type off, a color picker like the Instant Color Picker was not able to pick the exact color of the font in the status bar. mostl I get 110,110,x, but when searching in Sample Skin, that only points me to…Maybe I am misunderstanding what you are doing, but the idea is that you pick the colour of the element using the Sample Skin.
Well that was certainly a pro tip!Ok, so even with Clear Type off, a color picker like the Instant Color Picker was not able to pick the exact color of the font in the status bar. mostl I get 110,110,x, but when searching in Sample Skin, that only points me to…Maybe I am misunderstanding what you are doing, but the idea is that you pick the colour of the element using the Sample Skin.
If we are talking about the same statusbar text (player panel positioned at the bottom, the statusbar right above it) you should get 18,151,133
That matches "Panel.StatusBarInPanel.Default" in the Sample Skin xml.
So then you add that element to your piggy-back skin and change the colours to your liking.
PS, colour-picking pro tip: you can get the right colour picked with leaving cleartype on, if you for example pick the middle part of an horizontal part of e.g. the number 4.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<root dependsOn="Void dark.xmlc">
<element id="Content[TrackDetail].Body.Highlight" bg="31,78,121" bdr="81,140,194" fg="237,249,254" />
<element id="Panel.StatusBarInPanel.Default" bg="48,48,48" bg2="48,48,48" fg="50,250,50" bdr="48,48,48" />
</root>I don't know why it doesn't work for you, this works for me:Really strange, I created a new .xml with only this code, but it still doesn't work on the status bar. However, thanks for trying out to help!Code<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<root dependsOn="Void dark.xmlc">
<element id="Content[TrackDetail].Body.Highlight" bg="31,78,121" bdr="81,140,194" fg="237,249,254" />
<element id="Panel.StatusBarInPanel.Default" bg="48,48,48" bg2="48,48,48" fg="50,250,50" bdr="48,48,48" />
</root>
(https://i.imgur.com/0XkotXq.png)
there are 2 relevant elements depending on the location of the status bar with respect to the player controls panel
Panel.StatusBarBelowPlayer.Default
Panel.StatusBarInPanel.Default
(https://imgur.com/Xu8BkcO.png)I think I like that blue.
there are 2 relevant elements depending on the location of the status bar with respect to the player controls panel
Panel.StatusBarBelowPlayer.Default
Panel.StatusBarInPanel.Default
I do have some questions about your screenshot.First, thanks for the xml, I'll try and complete the blue idea sometime soon :)
Where is the player panel?
What are the bars at the bottom?
And how come the file count is centered in the middle, and 'queued' is at the far right?
Is there some setting for that?
(https://i.imgur.com/eKXYNPE.png)
When you have the player panel hidden or when it is positioned at the top of the main panel "Panel.StatusBar.Default" is used.there are 2 relevant elements depending on the location of the status bar with respect to the player controls panelHmm, you're indeed right! I'm not using the player control panel, but when I turn it on, the color changes seem to work.
Panel.StatusBarBelowPlayer.Default
Panel.StatusBarInPanel.Default
The bit.ly links for black and blue give an error at the moment.Thanks for reporting.
Link to the black skin leads to a blocked page.Scroll down to the bottom of the "blocked" notice and there's a link to file a report with bitly that the file you're trying to download is not a threat and should not be blocked.
I wish the contrast would stand out stronger ie the text font could really be white and not just some bright beige (or am I seeing sth wrong?)It's grey. Its value is (around) 180, where white is 255.
Also I am getting confused with the player bar at the bottom of the screen, I find the arrangement of the buttons a bit confusing, maybe this could be sorted by displaying bigger buttons?What do you find to be confusing? Sure there exist different arrangements for player control buttons in various skins, and switching between them might confuse your muscle-memory.
What do you find to be confusing? Sure there exist different arrangements for player control buttons in various skins, and switching between them might confuse your muscle-memory.Thanks for getting back. I can't see what the volume control is (the red dot?) or the play position (the blue dot?). I can't see the scale of these controls hence the position of the controllers eludes me. I don't understand the positioning of the pause button and its relation to the blue dot. In general I see a lot of empty space and really tiny control buttons. Also I cannot see the border between the right playlist window and the main window, and in the main window I cannot see the lines that mark the borders of the columns (that display tag values) in the top row. So rearranging them involves a lot of guesswork. Maybe it's because of my screen resolution.
But I find the button arrangement quite logical myself.
Yes, the buttons are probably smaller than in many other skins, but it's completely intentional. I like that for these 'Void' skins.
It's grey. Its value is (around) 180, where white is 255.Thanks for pointing this out to me. I have to see whether I can find the time. Void being an xlmc file means it will not be enough to write something like "replace 188 by 255"...
If you want it brighter, you could do that by creating a piggyback skin:
https://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=29815.msg165878#msg165878
The invisible borders are a real let down especially if your MB focus is on editing and tagging your files rather than playing them. A pity nothing can be done about it.Good news: something has been done about it ;-)