I'm interested in custom configuring my foobar using ui panels. I'm new to it's use however, and I'm not really sure where to start. I've looked through some of the material on the forum but it's 1) extremely voluminous 2) not very newbie friendly. Can anyone point me in the direction of a tutorial or suggest how best to learn to work with it?
Thanks!
Full Version: Where to start with ui panels?
we have a wonderful resource called the wiki that you might want to check out:
http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?ti...oo_ui_panels%29
Go there get a grasp of what all the functions and variables do, then come here and try different people's .pui's out.
http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?ti...oo_ui_panels%29
Go there get a grasp of what all the functions and variables do, then come here and try different people's .pui's out.
ask whatever you want!
i'm newbie as well and asked, googled and searched on this forum alot and my foobar is nearly finished.
i'm newbie as well and asked, googled and searched on this forum alot and my foobar is nearly finished.
Thanks for the link to the wiki, it's a good reference. With it's help I've been able to figure a few things out, but I'm still not sure how to accomplish what I want.
Specifically what I'm trying to do now is:
1) Define colors globally - ie somehow tell it that "dark pink" = rgb 182, 76, 148
2) Show album art for each group
3) Set a background image for the player, making the group display and item display boxes semi-transparent (is this even possible?)
Specifically what I'm trying to do now is:
1) Define colors globally - ie somehow tell it that "dark pink" = rgb 182, 76, 148
2) Show album art for each group
3) Set a background image for the player, making the group display and item display boxes semi-transparent (is this even possible?)
For the global colour definitions, you could always use $setpvar(darkpink,182-76-148) and $getpvar(darkpink) whenever you want to retrieve that value. That's about as close as you'll get.
Album art for each group has been done numerous times, just go nick somebody elses code and figure out how it works so you can write your own appropriation.
Lastly, I don't think semi-transparent panels is possible. Although that would be freaking cool.
Album art for each group has been done numerous times, just go nick somebody elses code and figure out how it works so you can write your own appropriation.
Lastly, I don't think semi-transparent panels is possible. Although that would be freaking cool.
QUOTE(Brendan @ Mar 24 2007, 17:50) 
For the global colour definitions, you could always use $setpvar(darkpink,182-76-148) and $getpvar(darkpink) whenever you want to retrieve that value. That's about as close as you'll get.
Album art for each group has been done numerous times, just go nick somebody elses code and figure out how it works so you can write your own appropriation.
Lastly, I don't think semi-transparent panels is possible. Although that would be freaking cool.
Thanks, Brendan. That was exactly what I was looking for as far as color definitions! Now, if I get tired of the scheme I can just change all the colors in one place and don't have to worry about hunting for them. Yea!
My album art is organized somewhat unconventionally, but I think I've got it figured out now.
Drat, the design I had in mind relied on being able to set opacities. Ah well, time for plan B.
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