VLC 0.8.2 Skins2 error WM_SYSCOMMAND 61456 (GUI disappears)

[twd]

Hi,
I am using VLC 0.8.2 in Win Server 2003, and tried
loading some Skins2 skins and setting the command
line to:
vlc -I skins2 -v --extraintf logger

This brings up a text console window
showing vlc status messages.

When I start up vlc, the GUI does not
show up at all.

If I start up vlc with the --intf wxwin
(so that I get the default windows skin)
and under the settings menu
select "Skins" then the GUI disappears.

The relevant diagnostic is:
[00000269] skins2 interface error: WM_SYSCOMMAND 61456

Does anyone have a clue as to what this means?
I found no references to this error in the documentation.

Any help would be appreciated.
-TWD

[ipkiss]

I think your problem is not related with this message, but rather to the fact that the windows of the skin are hidden.

In the wxwin interface, go to Settings --> Preferences --> Interface --> General --> Skins --> Config of last skin used (you need to enable the advanced options for that), and make sure the last number in each parentheses pair is 1 instead of 0.
Example: replace "( 335, 57,0)( 335, 161,0)" with "( 335, 57,1)( 335, 161,1)"

Then save, and switch to the skins2 interface again.