Hi there Clarence. Still using your skins and as always they are fantastic.
I was wondering, is there anyway to make the scroll bars stand out?
Coogan, nice to hear from you.
The problem, as you rightly say is that you're using a custom background and that has the effect of throwing a 'mask' over the panels and darker colours come off worse, hence dark scroll bars fade into the background.
Cure? Make brightly coloured scrollbars as you say.
Problem? Not everybody likes them (including me) and they can spoil the aesthetic of a skin.
Solution? (And I know I'm going to kick myself for this...) Create a piggy-back file to override the colours so that they stand out more.
Problem #2? I hate piggy-back skins in the wrong hands. My God, I've seen some colour abominations done over the years.
However, for a repeat customer like your good self, here's something that should meet your needs. I suggest you copy the code to a text document so that you can modify it to use again for a different colour e.g. if you use the Dark/Blue variant of this skin:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- Document Name: Patch For - ScrollBar Colour/Custom Base Acvive -->
<!-- Clarence -->
<root dependsOn="BeatBar-MetPlatinum_Dark_Red.xmlc">
<variables>
SBar = "218,13,13"
Base = "19,19,19"
Outline = "255,0,0"
</variables>
<colours id="Default">
<element id="Panel.ScrollBar.Default" bg="SBar" bg2="SBar" bdr="Outline" />
<element id="Panel.ScrollBarBase.Default" bg="Base" bg2="Base" />
<element id="Panel.ScrollBar.Lowlight" bg="SBar" bg2="SBar" bdr="Outline" />
<element id="FilterPanel.ScrollBar" bg="SBar" bg2="SBar" bdr="Outline" />
<element id="FilterPanel.ScrollBarBase" bg="Base" bg2="Base" />
<element id="FilterPanel.ScrollBar.Lowlight" bg="SBar" bg2="SBar" bdr="Outline" />
<element id="NowPlayingList.ScrollBar" bg="SBar" bg2="SBar" bdr="Outline" />
<element id="NowPlayingList.ScrollBarBase" bg="Base" bg2="Base" />
<element id="NowPlayingList.ScrollBar.Lowlight" bg="SBar" bg2="SBar" bdr="Outline" />
</colours>
</root>
Save the text file as something like
BB_Met_PlatinumDarkRed_BackgroundOn.xml and put it in the same folder/location as the BeatBar's .xmlc file.
If you have your custom background on, select the .xml file and you'll get red scrollbars visible through the background.
If you don't have your custom background on, select the .xmlc file and you will get the original skin in all it's beauty without the ugly red scrollbars...but it's horses for courses.
If you want to change the scrollbar colours for the blue variant, just change the three lines of code in the <variables> section to:
SBar = "32,166,208"
Base = "19,19,19"
Outline = "39,205,55"
then change the skin filename in the <root dependsOn="xxxxxxx.xxx"> section. Just change the filename (including the .xmlc extension) for that of the skin you want to override and leave the rest of that line unchanged. Then save the document as
whetever.xmlHope this is what you wanted, and to get you started quickly, here's a link to the red version (above) to download:
BB_Met_PlatinumDarkRed_BackgroundOn.xmlNow...as someone who likes to accommodate a big player font (as we can all see from your screenshot), in your opinion how big is acceptable for the overall height of a player before it encroaches too much on the rest of the skin. The height of the Platinum player? One and a half times that or twice the size of that platinum player? I've been toying with an idea for a while and I'd be interested in opinions. And yes...I know in your case it would need to be dark, and ideally have purple in it somewhere
Stay safe and lucky Coogan...
Clarence
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