How to force VLC to open with custom skin

[3pinespro]

The subject line only asks part of the question. I'll ask the rest here.

I've created the skin and created the .vtl file. It, of course, is actually used as the .xml file. What I need to do is compile VLC into a new executable (which I know how to do) but to open with the custom skin upon installation. I tried renaming it 'default' but that didn't work.

Anyone have any ideas?

Before anyone asks, I'm doing this for my 83 year old mother who is easily confused by too many functions on the player. I can install it remotely (she lives 975 miles away) but I don't have time to remotely play a video for her every time.

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Change it in preferences.

[3pinespro]

No, I know how to change the skin. That's not what I'm asking.

I'm making a new executable file but I need VLC to open with my custom skin, upon install. It still opens with the default skin.

[Olof]

Did you work out how to do this?

[ccx]

i always wondered about this too.

[davebrian]

Did you figure it out or not. I'm also looking for a solution.

[erwan10]

If you want to start a given skin, simply launch for instance :

vlc -I skins --skins2-last C:\\path_to_skin\\your_skin.vlt

If you plan on rebuilding a new installation executable, and want your skin to be the default one, just replace default.vlt in the share directory with your_skin.vlt

And make sure there are no "default.vlt" skins left over in the user skins directory, as this user default.vlt skin might then be selected instead of the system "default.vlt"