Download and install foobar mobile skin compiler

The bar height should be the same height as the bar marker, it is possible to make the bar appear thin by using a transparent png above and below the bar image. The bar should be of a height which can be selected by a finger, even if most of the bar is transparent. Shows the current track position on a bar and allows skipping to any point on the bar.

The bar is made up of 3 components, a selector mark, back image for the progress bar and an optional progress bar image which shows progress made to the left of the marker, it can be a different color to main back image. A word about transparencies, take the following zoomed images 1 and 2 , image 1 is a simple red line with an alpha layer, the line is perfectly masked:. The alpha issue arises now with the edge pixels, in image 2 they are lightened red because the background color under the alpha layer is white , this is called color bleeding.

If the background was black the edge red would be darkened. Depending upon onto which the final image will be drawn to, the lighter or darker image might look totally wrong.

With this in mind internally foobar will set the edge pixel to blend against the shown neighbour, but even this is not perfect. To create perfectly sizing images, it is best to design images with either a hard edge, or no alpha transparency depending upon skin.

Rename the folder, open notepad and drop the skindef file onto it for editing, change the name, author, etc. Save then change each of the landscape or portrait files, to test double click your skindef file.

The skin will be compiled and shown in the designer. The designer and sample skins have been updated for the latest version of foobar mobile, now including folder pictures. How to load user-made skin files iOS Upload fbskin files to your device using iTunes file sharing.

Uploaded fbskin files will show up on the "choose skin" page. If your skin files are not being picked up by it, please do tell us including exact phone model and system version and we'll work around it. Then edit the. Finally double click the skindef. Example skindef. Running SkinDesigner, compiles the skin to a single.

In the. Each of the 8 skin files are made up from components, these components draw the skin they are:. A filled rectangle. A frame rectangle 1 pixel wide frame , that is unfilled:. A line which is 1 pixel wide:. An image, images should be png and can contain a transparency. The label can be of a fixed text value, or a recognized values which are replaced when playing back, elements can be:.

In addition it is possible to set colour, bold and italic in the label with [b] [-b] [i] [-i] [rgb]. The [-b] and [-i] items remove the bold or italic. Colour changes are [rgb-red-green-blue]. For example it is possible to have a label as:. The default colour for a label is black. Flags can be combine multiple with , for example centered,noreducesize :.

If the label is still too large, it is shortened with.. Buttons are controls which have 2 states - up and down, a button is named either:.

The highlighted buttons are shown whilst the user is actively clicking the button. Volume Control. Shows a volume control on a bar , to change the volume a user must first pickup the marker and then move the marker.

The bar height should be the same height as the bar marker, it is possible to make the bar appear thin by using a transparent png above and below the bar image. The bar should be of a height which can be selected by a finger, even if most of the bar is transparent. Playback position. Shows the current track position on a bar and allows skipping to any point on the bar. Is there an skin editor for ios? Different to foobar, in foobar mobile you can not largely modify the UI within foobar mobile itself, however you can create own skins using the foobar mobile skin compiler running under windows, see here.

Posts: Joined:. A foobar mobile skin. A single skin will contain 8 skins, skins are resolution independent, the 8 skins are needed to accurately cater to the various aspect ratios needed for the various devices, each skin contains. Sort by: best. Here three mobile skins can be found in the first 6 posts - hope that one fits for you.