2011-08-24, 22:01
just getting mad working on brushed metal theme grrrrr
I must be masochistic, as I don't like brushed metal interfaces... I just try to do it to see if it's possible!
Edit: ok I'm pissed off now. For example I made a nice background for the info screen of movie - press (i) - very classy, by working on videoinfoback.png, but then I realize the same file is used as background in Fanart Slide view, List view, Compact view (2 times in this one, with overlapping), Fanart view, settings (aw what a mess there), power widget etc. and therefore of course all the rest gets messed. Same happens with about all the backgrounds Butcha indicated me.
I realized also that some pictures were madly stretched, vertically, horizontally... it's ok for plain or dark gradient, but with a texture you obtain a highly ugly result.
So basically v.2.04 only allows variations or plain colors. For now I will keep this in standbye, waiting to see if in 2.05/06 there will be more specific files linked to specific views, though I understand that in a programmer point of view, linking several views to a single background makes the skin lighter.
And anyway, I was planning to do this only for the community as I am completely satisfied with the 2.04 skin, and already love the new 2.05 light them by Butcha... Lot lot lot of work these weeks, I don't really want to spend my nights on textured themes.
I must be masochistic, as I don't like brushed metal interfaces... I just try to do it to see if it's possible!
Edit: ok I'm pissed off now. For example I made a nice background for the info screen of movie - press (i) - very classy, by working on videoinfoback.png, but then I realize the same file is used as background in Fanart Slide view, List view, Compact view (2 times in this one, with overlapping), Fanart view, settings (aw what a mess there), power widget etc. and therefore of course all the rest gets messed. Same happens with about all the backgrounds Butcha indicated me.
I realized also that some pictures were madly stretched, vertically, horizontally... it's ok for plain or dark gradient, but with a texture you obtain a highly ugly result.
So basically v.2.04 only allows variations or plain colors. For now I will keep this in standbye, waiting to see if in 2.05/06 there will be more specific files linked to specific views, though I understand that in a programmer point of view, linking several views to a single background makes the skin lighter.
And anyway, I was planning to do this only for the community as I am completely satisfied with the 2.04 skin, and already love the new 2.05 light them by Butcha... Lot lot lot of work these weeks, I don't really want to spend my nights on textured themes.