Generated knobs... neat!
I'm not sure I'm keen on the perspective look... I think I actually like flat
knobs better (I think it's really hard to make perspective stuff look good in a
small space without 3D modelling it).
Another really cool application to generating the knobs via script is that it
could lead to knobs that looks more dynamic... something that I'm sure was
avoided in the past be cause of the labour involved in making 40 of them.
I think it would look really cool if there where dots that illuminated around
the outside of the knob as you cranked it round, I think Torq has that for some
of its knobs (found a shot
http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/3044/torqletopro0.png ).
Keep at it, I think something good will come of this. :D
-G
On 2009-11-13, at 8:07 AM, Navaho Gunleg wrote:
> Hello list, long time no read :-)
>
> I was going through the mailing-list today and this talk of skins reminded me
> of something... in the summer, I started creating a personal one based on
> outlineNetbook...
>
> Eventually ended up scripting The GIMP to generate the different states of
> the rotating knobs.
>
>
> But alas, work and all kinds of personal stuff happening, never had the time
> to complete my own skin...
>
> Currently I am using the outlineNetbook which I did have modified to use my
> set of knobs. Knobs that could *perhaps* be used to make Mixxx look
> better..... so hence, this email... :)
>
>
> If you have a look at the attached files you get an idea how they look, what
> I have tried to accomplish.
>
> The knobs that would appear on the right side of the Mixxx window are
> different compared to those on the left side, having the appearance that you
> are looking at them from a different "perspective" (i.e. the right side
> buttons you see more of the left part, and vica versa). Also, the knobm*.png
> buttons, as they shall appear in the upper part of the Mixxx window, you can
> see a bit more of the bottom. Well, like I said, have a look at the images,
> they can say more than words can attempt to explain :P
>
>
> (Only apparent issue with these buttons is that, if you select the Summer
> Sunset theme, some pixels in the buttons render in the wrong colour; I wonder
> where that comes from...)
>
>
> Personally -- and I am a coder, not a graphical designer -- I think they
> look pretty cool! I have also attached a 'black_knob.png' and 'flat_knob.png'
> file to give you an idea what my messy GIMP script can do.... If not for
> outlineNetbook, then perhaps for another skin. :-)
>
>
> Let me know what you think about them and perhaps have any use for them?
>
> BTW, I did not want to spam the list with a tar.gz file with X times 41
> buttons and a skin.xml file -- but if you are interested in the full set,
> drop me a line so you can see how it looks when Mixxx runs.
>
> Cheers!
>
>
> 2009/10/5 Adam Davison <[email protected]>
> I agree. This should also stop guys doing reviews where all the
> screenshots are from that classic skin for magazines and so on, which
> makes Mixxx look kind of 90s.
>
> Adam
>
> 2009/10/5 Albert Santoni <[email protected]>:
> > Hi guys,
> >
> > Our current set of bundled skins is a bit of a mess. Some of the skins
> > are a bit lackluster, while others are redundant. We need to add
> > buttons to our skins in order to complete our looping feature, and I
> > don't see a compelling reason to maintain skins that are either used
> > by very few people or are not quite up to the more professional image
> > we're aiming towards.
> >
> > I'm going to propose we narrow down our skins to the following:
> > outline
> > outlineNetbook (remains as default)
> > Collusion 1280
> > Collusion 1280-WS (widescreen)
> >
> > RJ's already created new looping buttons for outlineNetbook. Hopefully
> > these can be adapted for outline fairly easily as well. I'm CCing the
> > author of the Collusion skins on this email - DJ Synthe, if you're
> > reading this, would you be willing to add some extra looping buttons
> > for us to your skins? (Ask me or RJ for the specifics.)
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Albert
> >
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