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Title: (Embedded at bottom) Narrow One
Post by: lnminente on December 17, 2012, 01:36:20 AM
For downloading the latest version go to the newest posts
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Very simple TM. Work in progress

(http://s13.postimage.org/4ejk8hbk7/Narrow_One.png)
Title: Re: (Embedded) Narrow One
Post by: lnminente on December 17, 2012, 10:46:41 PM
Updated, better an image for seeing the changes:

(http://s12.postimage.org/yu38kijfx/NO121217.jpg)

Note: It needs the latest patch for taking the background color from the actual skin
Title: Re: (Embedded) Narrow One
Post by: beeing good on December 18, 2012, 03:04:17 AM
Thanks lnminente! This one looks good even in tab mode.
Title: Re: (Embedded) Narrow One
Post by: lnminente on December 18, 2012, 12:48:56 PM
Thanks Being good :) In a future when able to align an image to the right will look better in a tab. By the moment is designed for dark skins and showing at the bottom, i will see if i can find a trick for making it work for clearer backgrounds too.
Title: Re: (Embedded at bottom) Narrow One
Post by: lnminente on January 07, 2013, 11:53:31 PM
Updated with the following changes:
-Artist picture is now using the new square artist picture and new aligment to the right
-Added artist name under the artist pic
-Aligned album name and artist name to the sides and increased its width
-Increased width of buttoms for avoiding as a workaround for changing width

(http://s7.postimage.org/c90sict7f/Untitled.png)

Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?mlqz4jgcvx84nwn
Title: Re: (Embedded at bottom) Narrow One
Post by: redwing on January 08, 2013, 02:59:04 AM
Very nice! I like it! The only issue I have is its invariably low-resolution artist picture.
Title: Re: (Embedded at bottom) Narrow One
Post by: psychoadept on January 18, 2013, 03:16:52 AM
I prefer it with just the album art - though the option to choose which end the album art is shown at would be nice.
Title: Re: (Embedded at bottom) Narrow One
Post by: lnminente on January 18, 2013, 10:44:54 AM
I don't get what you mean. Anyway tell me what elements do you want to change and i will give you their names so you can freely modify them
Title: Re: (Embedded at bottom) Narrow One
Post by: psychoadept on January 18, 2013, 01:18:00 PM
I mean, take out the artist picture at the right and possibly move the album cover to that end.  I don't know if that makes it clearer or not...
Title: Re: (Embedded at bottom) Narrow One
Post by: lnminente on January 18, 2013, 09:07:57 PM
Absolutely clear now, no space for doubts. Download it here: http://www.mediafire.com/?imk2177u6v1fp77
Title: Re: (Embedded at bottom) Narrow One
Post by: psychoadept on January 19, 2013, 05:23:42 AM
Sweet, thanks so much!
Title: Re: (Embedded at bottom) Narrow One
Post by: lnminente on January 26, 2013, 01:26:25 PM
Updated the official Narrow one adding a fourth panel with more details inspired by the status bar of wiindow's explorer. Specially useful for classical music:
(http://s13.postimage.org/elpqpfnjr/details.png)

Spectrum removed
Designed to work also with clear skins
Title: Re: (Embedded at bottom) Narrow One
Post by: lnminente on March 13, 2013, 11:13:25 PM
Forgot uploading version from 2013 02 19: http://www.mediafire.com/?3coy4vvjkuyyanl

Central panel can show Artist info, Lyrics, Wavebar, Details/tags from currently playing song or Next covers
(http://s17.postimage.org/foulysksf/next_covers.jpg)
Title: Re: (Embedded at bottom) Narrow One
Post by: outlander on March 21, 2013, 07:05:02 PM
Hi, this looks fantastic!

Is there a way to configure number of next covers? Example changing it from 5 covers to 8 covers?
Title: Re: (Embedded at bottom) Narrow One
Post by: lnminente on March 21, 2013, 07:59:09 PM
Thanks! Glad you like it (Y)

I wrote the code for easy manipulation. First search for this line in the xml file:
<autoHide name="#NextCoversPanel" allowPinning="true" >

Between that and the next </autoHide> is all the code for the next covers

Now this is the pattern for each cover, i have put in bold the numbers which has to be increased one unit each time. The more times you add this pattern increasing the numbers, the more covers you will get

<element type="AlbumCover" id="Tracks[2]" name="#AlbumCover2"
xAnchor="#AlbumCover1.Right" x="0" y="19"
widthDock="Panel.Height" heightDock="Panel" width="-36" height="-36"
min="50" max="450" brightness="0.60"
></element>
<element type="Block"
xAnchor="#AlbumCover2.Left" x="2" yAnchor="#AlbumCover2.Bottom" y="-18"
widthDock="#AlbumCover2" width="-2" height="20"
bg="180,10,10,10"
></element>
<element type="Field" id="Tracks[2]"
xAnchor="#AlbumCover2.Left" x="0" yAnchor="#AlbumCover2.Bottom" y="-16"
widthDock="#AlbumCover2" width="-2" height="20"
font="Segoe UI" style="Bold" size="9"  align="center"
fg="186,186,186"
><child fg="TrackAndArtistPanel(86)" id="Title" ></child>
</element>
Title: Re: (Embedded at bottom) Narrow One
Post by: lnminente on March 21, 2013, 08:10:39 PM
I have uploaded a version with 8 covers here: http://www.mediafire.com/?6y12itwjczrt256
Title: Re: (Embedded at bottom) Narrow One
Post by: outlander on March 21, 2013, 09:14:47 PM
Wow, awesome! Thanks, really handy panel
Title: Re: (Embedded at bottom) Narrow One
Post by: outlander on March 22, 2013, 06:19:42 PM
Hi!

I liked very much yours embedded at bottom theatermode, and I modified it a little bit. Sadly I don't know much about modding, and came to dead end: how can I add next artist's names in album art queue? Check image if you don't understand my writings (something wrong with my keyboard.. ;) )

(http://s15.postimg.org/y6ccow4qv/Sieppaa.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/y6ccow4qv/)


also, here's the xml-file, just-in-case, probably looks like shit :) It just isn't my thing...
http://www.mediafire.com/view/?twiv450qun44bf9




ps. thanks again for this theatermode, it's the best I've seen this far!
Title: Re: (Embedded at bottom) Narrow One
Post by: lnminente on March 22, 2013, 10:15:35 PM
The file you uploaded doesn't work, but doesn't matter i better will explain you how to play with it.

Remember the pattern i posted yesterday? It has 3 blocks: Cover, semitransparent dark box, and title of the track. The easiest way for adding Artist text as a fourth block, is copying the title element and modifying. So for the first cover you will have to add

<element type="Field" id="Tracks[1]"
xAnchor="#AlbumCover1.Left" x="0" yAnchor="#AlbumCover1.Bottom" y="-16"
widthDock="#AlbumCover1" width="-2" height="20"
font="Segoe UI" style="Bold" size="9" align="center"
fg="186,186,186"
><child fg="TrackAndArtistPanel(86)" id="Artist" ></child>
</element>

Modifying the bold text will change vertically its position. Maybe you will only need changing Bottom for Top from the mockup you posted. When you have it in the position you like. Add that fourth box to the other covers too incrementing the values for the different covers

Ps: Thanks for the kind words! The version with the next covers added only had 9 downloads yesterday, strangely not as welcomed as i thought :/