Author Topic: 0.37.3 Small Improvement for Skins  (Read 2747 times)

Offline Spits123

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0.37.3 Small Improvement for Skins
« on: March 31, 2011, 08:39:51 pm »
I just installed 0.37.3 and modified the LightBusiness skin a little to have the blue background back (yeah I was really missing it :P) and directly noticed something that could be improved.
I'd like to see Alt.Binz read the skins from scratch each time you switch them (in order to reapply), right now you have to restart Alt.Binz to actually see if the change has the desired effect.
While this doesn't take too long, it is rather annoying to do this every time to see a result, definitely when it comes down to the final touches and it's all about a few pixels.

And another (even smaller) improvement, when you launch Alt.Binz for the first time, it makes a couple of folders (logs, misc, downloads), but it doesn't make a skins folder.

But I must say, great improvement again Rdl, it's working like a charm :)
« Last Edit: March 31, 2011, 08:42:54 pm by Spits123 »

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Re: 0.37.3 Small Improvement for Skins
« Reply #1 on: March 31, 2011, 08:42:51 pm »
So, why in bugs?
I'll modify skinbuilder to include altbinz form.

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Re: 0.37.3 Small Improvement for Skins
« Reply #2 on: April 06, 2011, 02:06:18 pm »
So, why in bugs?
I'll modify skinbuilder to include altbinz form.

Not really asking for a new feature, but asking for a change in how a current feature is handled, so to me it's a bit of both I suppose...

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Re: 0.37.3 Small Improvement for Skins
« Reply #3 on: April 06, 2011, 02:54:43 pm »
Skins are loaded at the start and it would complicate things. So, not worth the trouble.

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Re: 0.37.3 Small Improvement for Skins
« Reply #4 on: April 06, 2011, 05:33:55 pm »
Skins are loaded at the start and it would complicate things. So, not worth the trouble.

Hmm, would it be possible to make a small tool instead, that only previews the skin the way Alt.Binz does? Because I've noticed Alt.Binz uses quite a different layout than the Skin Tool does?
Or would that be to much work for to few people too?

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Re: 0.37.3 Small Improvement for Skins
« Reply #5 on: April 06, 2011, 05:45:29 pm »
I'll modify skinbuilder to include altbinz form.