My question relates to columns UI: I like the way columns UI displays albums, showing the album art and the tracks (see attached image 1) [...] I also like the fact that it shows the disk numbers with a separator (see attached image 2)

You can't use assets in Default UI which were written for Columns UI and vice-versa. However a decent number of components support both CUI and DUI. You can also often still run "unsupported" components in a window, just not as part of your layout (like the component Facets while using CUI).

For album art and separators, try alternate playlist viewers such as EsPlaylist or SimPlaylist which have more options, many which you mentioned. There are also Jscript panel (or now monkey panel?) based ones as well which might be to your liking.

http://foo2k.chottu.net/
https://www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_simplaylist

Quote from: Le Croissant on 2018-12-26 13:59:12

My question relates to columns UI: I like the way columns UI displays albums, showing the album art and the tracks (see attached image 1) [...] I also like the fact that it shows the disk numbers with a separator (see attached image 2)

Hi there,

Those things are just the playlist viewer and not specific to which UI you use. You can get the same look with DUI and SimPlaylist groups (see docs). For example I have several sub-groups to show disc subtitles and track groupings, which are tagged into my files.

As mentioned though if you eventually want to make the fancy looking skins you see on Deviant Art, that is all CUI and JS. The JScript Panel by Marc2k3 is no longer being developed I believe, although you can still use it. The Spider Monkey Panel is the current one (has all the same sample scripts included).

Cheers

I can't answer your DUI question, as I only use ColumnsUI, but this guide helped me greatly when I was first figuring out how to create my own panels.

At first, you're probably going to want to stick with the already available panels since they are easy to re-arrange — like legos — but eventually, JScript panels are where you're going to find all the crazy advanced stuff you usually find in skins. It'll take some time to figure out JScript but it's worth it.

Look for Marc2k3's Jscript component to get you started, it comes with many pre-configured sample scripts that you can simply import into your theme.

You can't use assets in Default UI which were written for Columns UI and vice-versa. However a decent number of components support both CUI and DUI. You can also often still run "unsupported" components in a window, just not as part of your layout (like the component Facets while using CUI).

For album art and separators, try alternate playlist viewers such as EsPlaylist or SimPlaylist which have more options, many which you mentioned. There are also Jscript panel (or now monkey panel?) based ones as well which might be to your liking.

http://foo2k.chottu.net/
https://www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_simplaylist

Quote from: Le Croissant on 2018-12-26 13:59:12

My question relates to columns UI: I like the way columns UI displays albums, showing the album art and the tracks (see attached image 1) [...] I also like the fact that it shows the disk numbers with a separator (see attached image 2)

Hi there,

Those things are just the playlist viewer and not specific to which UI you use. You can get the same look with DUI and SimPlaylist groups (see docs). For example I have several sub-groups to show disc subtitles and track groupings, which are tagged into my files.

As mentioned though if you eventually want to make the fancy looking skins you see on Deviant Art, that is all CUI and JS. The JScript Panel by Marc2k3 is no longer being developed I believe, although you can still use it. The Spider Monkey Panel is the current one (has all the same sample scripts included).

Cheers

I can't answer your DUI question, as I only use ColumnsUI, but this guide helped me greatly when I was first figuring out how to create my own panels.

At first, you're probably going to want to stick with the already available panels since they are easy to re-arrange — like legos — but eventually, JScript panels are where you're going to find all the crazy advanced stuff you usually find in skins. It'll take some time to figure out JScript but it's worth it.

Look for Marc2k3's Jscript component to get you started, it comes with many pre-configured sample scripts that you can simply import into your theme.

And is there any way in which I can make simplaylist display my icon image instead of the front cover?

It just loads the cover art as defined in File menu > Preferences > Display > Album Art.
So you could add your image path to one of the four tabs there - say 'Disc', and then select that one for display in SimPlaylist > Groups, left-click under the Display column(s) > select Image / 'Disc'.

You might like to check out Facets by the same developer, for a column library viewer in DUI. It can display album art too.

(By the way, please trim the quotes on your replies here, no need to quote the entire messages )
Cheers

I think I'm having issues because I'm not familiar with all the terminology. It took me a while to wrap my head around the fact that a "playlist" is the technical term for an album on foobar as oppose to a playlist on youtube or an ipod which is just a collection of songs you frequently play.

BTW is there a way for me to delete my replies? Or can I only edit them?