K skin - for CAD1 & CAD2beta

[Dominic]

K beta

Download for CAD1+: Link (http://www.deviantart.com/download/76360208/K_by_D_O_M_I_N_I_C.zip) <-- please help test this!
Download for CAD2.0: This link will be back up again soon, just need to finalise a few things now that CAD2beta is publically available.

I was working on a skin called Karma (forum topic is here (http://www.cdartdisplay.com/forum/index.php?topic=621.0)) and this was going to be one of the bundled styles. I'm now releasing it as a standalone skin called K since it's very close in style and layout to Sophiestication's CoverSutra (link) (http://www.coversutra.com/).

Styles included:
* Default (shown in pic)
* Default - Bar only
* Small (shown in 2nd pic)
* Small - Bar only (shown in 2nd pic)
Need to add 180 versions of skins.
Lyrics panel needs to be added for CAD2.0 version

Carlos and Otisbee: If this is too close in appearance to CoverSutra then feel free to remove the download links!


Please give me comments and criticisms!

http://fc.deviantart.com/fs27/i/2008/034/8/3/K_by_D_O_M_I_N_I_C.jpg
http://fc04.deviantart.com/fs27/f/2008/034/6/d/K_Preview_by_D_O_M_I_N_I_C.jpg

P.S.
I haven't abandoned Karma, but now this is out of the way I can take Karma in a different direction. ;D

[Carlos]

That's really well done! I love it! :)

Maybe you could consider (test?!) a subtle mouse over effect in both progress bar and volume.

This effect is done by an over.png file. See this effect in "Default" skin (make sure to get the skin from the last or previous 2.0 zip). Since all your buttons and rating have this effect maybe it could be a nice addition.

[Operator]

Two days ago, I though "What's going on with the Karma skin?" and now I have the answer :D.

I like the new concept, looks just great.

While testing your skin, I came up with two ideas:

- Would it be possible to make the toolbar buttons including shuffle/repeat more inconspicuous?
- I really like your "Bar Only" style, but maybe you could add an Artist - Title tag just like in the screenshot:

http://i29.tinypic.com/a16qu.png

What do you think?


Thanks again for sharing your work with us! :)

[Dominic]

Two days ago, I though "What's going on with the Karma skin?" and now I have the answer :D.

I like the new concept, looks just great.

While testing your skin, I came up with two ideas:

- Would it be possible to make the toolbar buttons including shuffle/repeat more inconspicuous?
- I really like your "Bar Only" style, but maybe you could add an Artist - Title tag just like in the screenshot [...]


Hey Operator!

Inconspicuous:
You can lower the opacity of the toolbar and volume, but unfortunately the volume icons are part of the background case.png so they'd stay bright... um... not ideal I know...
Do you prefer the way that in the original Karma skin the buttons were more bevelled into the case, rather than being stuck on top in the case of this K skin?
I'm still working on Karma... I just got stuck in a rut where I wanted it to be a replacement for people using the illegal CoverSutra rips (which stole Sophiestication's graphics), yet still be unique and original and I couldn't quite do it. So this K skin allows me to get that CoverSutra style out of the way and take Karma wherever it wants to go... :)

Artist/Title tag:
Line 1 should be set up so that you only need to bring the opacity up to 100% to show Track - Artist - Album along the titlebar -- tho I have it justified to the Left. I built the option in after you (think it was you, Operator!) suggested it back on the Karma skin, I just left the opacity down as default. [I just realised i probably forgot to do this with the CAD1 skin, but you're obviously using the CAD2 version.]

Actually, I'm having a bit of trouble with the lyrics panel in the CAD2 version of this skin crashing CAD! ... but I haven't looked into that properly yet.

Thanks for your comments, I really appreciate it!

Dom