I noticed the default image decoder sometimes has problem decoding bmp files. That has to be investigated. On Linux, the alternative sdl_image decoder does the job. As a workaround, launch : vlc -I skins --codec sdl_image at the command line and these winamp2 skins then work very fine. On Windows, n...
Well, as a second thought, I changed my mind ! It is actually not a bad idea to connect the $N text variable that all skins developers use to the --input-title-format parameter. What used to be a hardcoded algorithm is now something that end users can configure. This means skins will now show artist...
After some inquiry, that's right. The short answer is no way. So far, it's not possible to show this artist + title thing in a skin. The long answer is : the skins2 engine doesn't use the input-title-format parameter that gives final users a way to format the qt4 main window title according to their...
I've just installed and tested vlc2.0.5 on Win7. Everything works fine with regard to changing skins. I suspect your installation got corrupted somehow. I would suggest you clean it up and then reinstall vlc and see if the problem persists.
Is that one specific skin that causes vlc to crash ? If so, can you share the .vlt file ? Changing skin doesn't usually cause problems, but a given skin might be buggy !
This issue was raised a couple of weeks ago. A fix was applied in the dev branch. You can test a recent nightly build (http://nightlies.videolan.org/build/). It should now work as you expect it to work.
Qt Key accelerators don't work in skinned mode. This is a skins2 limitation. In skinned mode, saving a playlist is done with the "playlist.save()' function (see http://www.videolan.org/vlc/skins2-create.html documentation). Usually skin developpers implement it as a push button. The LCARSx32.vl...
Yes, this issue is related to the previous post on this forum (viewtopic.php?f=15&t=108287)
I just tried to fix it . You should be able to test this fix with tomorrow's nightly build. If you still see problems with this upcoming fix, please report them.
The skins2 engine uses a way of setting names that is different from the qt4 interface. That's hardcoded and I guess unfortunate. I just committed a patch to remedy this discrepancy. You should be able to get this fixed in a nightly build starting from tomorrow. If you still see other such issues th...
I just tested them.. I like them Just one thing, don't forget to check the logs since it helps debug a skin. Yours have got several errors. There are a few occurrences of "Mainwindow" that should obviously be "MainWindow" (It is case sensitve), and a missinfg main_coverart.png fi...
Yes, the skins2 engine supports geographical placement. You can create a window and tell this window to be placed at the SouthEast of the display (see the position, x-margin, y-margin, x-offset, y-offset parameters at http://www.videolan.org/vlc/skins2-create.html ) But, .... I don't think the skins...
Ok, the skin you provided does have a problem. The problem comes from the VLC skins editor that failed to format the theme.xml well. One space must be added just before art="true" (see the faulty line from theme.xml here below) .... As it stands right now, the theme.xml file is not xml-com...
Hi and thanks for reporting these skins2 issues. A few things : - Art display has been misfunctioning in latest vlc (nightly builds). This should be remedied with nightly builds starting from tomorrow on. - As a test case, I downloaded the MetroX_Cyan skin from your original website and altered it i...
Actually, the solution is at the application level. The winid you pass to libvlc cannot be changed while playing, but reparenting this winid to another visual object can be done on the fly whatever the OS. The only issue is that you may need to use platform dependent features of Qt4.
The skins2 engine has been offering the possibility to design a skinable fullscreen controller for some time. By default, there is no fullscreen controller in skin mode. Most likely, the skins you mention don't provide this feature, because they were designed long ago. It's just a matter of somebody...
Be more specific about the config and the test you're running (OS, versions, ....) ? If you just say "it crashes", the only possible answer is "it can be a zillion things !"
Well, what the 'modules/video_output/opengl.c ' file does has got very much similarity with what you seek to do : - picture_t are received periodically together with subpicture_t (first for preparation then for real display) - the final picture composition is carried out with the picture as backgrou...
My two cents ..... Why not write a specific Opengl shader at the GPU level ? In other words, you let vlc load the picture as a GL texture as it already does when using Opengl. Then, you adapt this vlc video output at the 'prepare' level to suit your needs (see modules/video_output/opengl.c). Part of...
question #1 : As a skins2 designer, you're the artist and what you've got is a blank page ..... I know, it's frightening, a blank page ! In other words, there is no such list of ids, because nothing is predefined. It is up to you to define as many windows, panels, buttons, sliders, playtrees, .... a...