Where to start for skinning?
2017-12-11 19:46:01
Hi everybody, I want to customize my own Foobar so that it looks like a mix of Itunes, Groove, and Groove on the internet (which is not the same), though simpler. I will develop that under my main question if anyone is interested by this project and why I launch it. I know nothing in code. I understood that only JavaScript was needed to achieve my goal, since I studied a bit Eole skin which combine Panel Stack Splitter and JScript Panel, along with additionnal components (However I don't remember if Es Playlist needs JavaScript or C++). So, what do I need to create my own skin? Learning JavaScript, ok. But is there a guide to understand better how the configuration of panels work, how to organize the panels themselves, is there more than JS to know? Moreover, can I hope achieve a very good result in less than five years? (Knowing that I work hard, but a bit obsessive/perfectionnist). Are there guides to skin you would recommend? Down with the questions. Why I want to skin an Itunes/Groove(s) Foobar? First because I am tired of asking for correcting basic troubles with Groove since a long time without any change occurring (I'm a Windows Insider): Blurred album arts won't appear in headers when it is your own ripping, no composers pictures, troubles with synchronizing when album art is modified, gapless playback with a noisy scratch, ugly tracks playlist in album pages and unability to see long titles, troubles with Hi-res audio, Metadata editing does not work properly, especially when your collection is synchronized. I decided to leave definitely when I saw that some tracks didn't appear anymore, for no apparent reason. Why ITunes? Because I love the big album arts (Groove's are too small), and some other stylish features I'd like to add. Groove on the internet is also clearer than the app in some ways. So I want to combine all three to keep the best. I know some effects would be difficult to replicate, but I can lower my expectations. All I want is a clear, simple but complete and design app. I could detail that project if someone is interested, with pictures (I use gimp 2 a lot...). Anyway, thank you for helping me know what path I should follow not to be lost in skin-designing! Sorry for any mistakes (I'm french). Giustiniani