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Topic: THIS IS MY TOUCH SCREEN SKIN... DO YOU LIKE IT?

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THIS IS A TOUCH SCREEN SKIN WITH BIG BUTTONS (ALSO FOR SCROLLING IN THE BROWSER!) I HAVE JUST UPLOADED. FOR NOW, IT'S PENDING APPROVAL.

IT WAS MADE FOR A 1600x1200 SCREEN (THAT'S THE SIZE OF MY SCREEN), BUT I THINK IT CAN BE RESIZED TO FIT ANY OTHER SCREEN BY USING THE SKIN RESIZER TOOL. THE SKIN HAS NO ROUND GRAPHICS, SO NO DISTORTION SHOULD BE NOTICED.

IF YOU ARE GOING TO DOWNLOAD IT, I SHOULD WARN YOU: THIS SKIN WAS MADE BY ME... FOR ME. I REALIZE THAT IT WILL PROBABLY BE TOO LIMITED FOR MOST OF YOU. I PERSONALLY LIKE IT SIMPLE, THOUGH. I HAVE UPLOADED THIS SKIN, MERELY BECAUSE I WANTED TO SHARE MY WORK WITH THE VIRTUAL DJ COMMUNITY, IN THE HOPE THAT SOMEONE WILL ALSO HAVE A USE FOR (PARTS OF) IT. ANYONE CAN FREELY USE IT AND/OR MODIFY IT (AND UPLOAD THE MODIFIED SKIN). MY GUESS IS, THAT YOU WILL HAVE TO MODIFY THE SKIN IN SOME SMALL WAY TO BE ABLE TO USE IT ON YOUR SYSTEM... LOOK AT IT AS A STARTER KIT FOR TOUCH SCREEN DEEJAYS/DESIGNERS OF TOUCH SKINS!

THE SKIN CONSISTS OF TWO SKINS ACTUALLY: ONE YOU START UP WITH AND USE TO CONFIGURE STUFF (THE "SET" SKIN), AND ONE YOU ACTUALLY WORK WITH DURING A GIG (THE "PLAY" SKIN).



FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO MODIFY THIS SKIN: REMEMBER IT WAS HAND-MADE, WITHOUT THE USE OF ANY TOOLS OTHER THAN MICROSOFT WINDOWS PAINT AND MICROSOFT WINDOWS NOTEPAD. SO PLEASE BE UNDERSTANDING IF SOME BUTTONS ARE A PIXEL OR SO OFF (ONLY VISIBLE WHEN WORKING WITH THE SKIN IN A ZOOMED MODE).

USEFUL INFO:

TO MAKE THINGS EASY AND SIMPLE (FOR ME, WHEN WORKING), I HAD TO MAKE A MORE OR LESS COMPLICATED SKIN WITH SOME WORK-AROUNDS. BUT IN GENERAL, ALL THE BUTTONS SHOULD BE PRETTY SELF-EXPLANATORY...

TO GET TO THE SETTINGS POPUP MENU, JUST TOUCH THE MASTER VIDEO SCREEN.

TO MAKE A DECK ACTIVE (SELECT A DECK FOR SYNC, EFFECTS, ETC. TO APPLY TO IT), SIMPLY TOUCH THE VIDEO SCREEN OF THAT DECK.

THE BEAT TAP BUTTON (TO ADJUST THE BPM OF THE PLAYING SONG ON THE FLY WHEN INCORRECTLY INTERPRETED BY VIRTUAL DJ BY TAPPING ON THE BEAT) IS ACTUALLY THE GRAPHICAL VOLUME LEVEL DISPLAY.

WHEN YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THE XML FILE YOU WILL SEE THAT THIS SKIN HAS 4 DECKS, BUT ONLY TWO ARE VISIBLE... IN ORDER TO HAVE PFL AND VOLUME CONTROL OVER THE SAMPLER, I HAD TO "RE-INVENT" IT: THE SAMPLER IS ACTUALLY A DIFFERENT DECK AND NOW HAS PFL, VOLUME AND SOME OTHER CONTROLS. THE LOOPS CAN (AND SHOULD) NOW BE SIMPLE MP3 FILES. MINE ARE ABOUT 30 SECONDS IN LENGTH, TO GIVE VIRTUAL DJ A CHANCE TO DETERMINE THE ACTUAL BPM AND SYNC THE SAMPLE CORRECTLY. YOU CAN LOAD ANY SAMPLE YOU LIKE DIRECTLY FROM THE BROWSER (HENCE THE SAMPLES BUTTON), SO NO MORE 12 SLOT LIMITATIONS!

THIS SKIN ASSUMES YOU HAVE YOUR LOOPS (BEATS OR ACAPELLAS) IN Z:\LOOPS AND YOUR SAMPLES (JINGLES, ONE-SHOTS, SOUND EFFECTS) IN Z:\SAMPLES. JUST HIT THE SAMPLES BUTTON IN THE BROWSER AREA TO TOGGLE THESE FOLDERS.

THE "REAL" SAMPLER (WITHOUT PFL) IS NOW "DEMOTED" TO BE A SIMPLE RECORDER OF LOOPS OR ONE-SHOTS. THIS CAN BE DONE ON LIVE PLAYING TRACKS OR PREVIEWED TRACKS. THE VOLUME WILL ALWAYS BE CORRECT AND THE LOOPS ALWAYS IN SYNC (DON'T FORGET TO CONFIGURE THE TWO SAMPLERS/RECORDERS TO SYNC AND BEATLOCK).

FURTHERMORE, YOUR BROWSER IS ASSUMED TO HAVE THE VOLUMES PANE, THE SIDE LIST, THE PLAY LIST, THE PRELISTEN AREA AND THE MUSIC COVER GRAPHICS HIDDEN. THIS IS TO HAVE AS MUCH SPACE POSSIBLE FOR THE MAIN BROWSER WITH YOUR MUSIC FILES (THIS WILL BE A SERIOUS LIMITATION FOR MOST OF YOU, I UNDERSTAND).

THE MUSIC DATA IS ASSUMED TO BE IN Z:\VARIOUS, Z:\TROPICAL, Z:\REGGAE AND Z:\RETRO. YOU CAN TOGGLE THROUGH THESE FOLDERS WITH THE MUSIC BUTTON IN THE BROWSER AREA. NOW, I VERY MUCH DOUBT THIS IS GOING TO BE OK FOR YOU, SO YOU EITHER HAVE TO PUT ALL YOUR MUSIC IN THE MENTIONED FOLDERS, OR YOU HAVE TO MODIFY THE XML FILE AND PUT IN THE CORRECT ROUTES FOR YOUR SYSTEM. SORRY ABOUT THAT, BUT THE EASE OF ONE SIMPLE INTERFACE WITH AN UNCLUTTERED BROWSER WAS MORE IMPORTANT TO ME THAN BEING ABLE TO SELECT SOURCE FOLDERS (MINE NEVER CHANGE) IN A TWO-PANE BROWSER.

FOR THE CLOCK TO BE DISPLAYED CORRECTLY, YOU NEED TO HAVE THE "digital-7 mono" FONT INSTALLED ON YOUR SYSTEM (http://www.mediafire.com/?p2726f9jtlrjaus).

THERE IS A KEYBOARD BUTTON IN THE BROWSER AREA. THIS IS JUST A PLACE SAVER FOR THE REAL (HOVERING) ON SCREEN KEYBOARD ACTIVATION BUTTON. I USE THE "Comfort On-Screen Keyboard" SOFTWARE (http://www.comfort-software.com/on-screen-keyboard.html). WHEN DOING A SEARCH IN THE BROWSER, I NEED A KEYBOARD, AND ONLY HAVING A TOUCH SCREEN, I USE AN ON-SCREEN KEYBOARD. THE ONE I HAVE BOUGHT IS FULLY CUSTOMIZABLE, AND I MADE IT TO LOOK LIKE MY SKIN (ALL GREEN BORDERS) SO WHEN IT COMES UP YOU DON'T NOTICE THAT IT ISN'T PART OF THE SKIN



I HAVE MY MICROPHONE ASSIGNED TO A LINE-IN DECK, SO THAT I CAN APPLY EFFECTS (ECHO) TO MY VOICE, CAN EQUALIZE THE OUTPUT, AND CONTROL THE VOLUME. SINCE VIRTUAL DJ NEEDS A KEYBOARD COMMAND TO ACTIVATE A LINE-IN, I ASSIGNED THIS COMMAND TO THE EMPTY AREA ON THE ON-SCREEN KEYBOARD, BETWEEN THE LETTERS AND NUMBERS KEYS.

IF AFTER DOWNLOADING THE SKIN YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR DOUBTS, DO NOT HESITATE TO SEND ME A PM VIA THE VIRTUAL DJ WEB SITE OR MAIL ME (djcorny@email.com). ANY COMMENT HERE ARE, OF COURSE, MORE THAN WELCOME.

NOTE: I AM CURRENTLY WORKING ON A PANNELED VERSION OF THIS SKIN (TO AVOID HAVING TO CHANGE SKIN AND TO HAVE A BIGGER BROWSER WITH BIG SCROLL BUTTONS). AS SOON AS I GET IT WORKING, I WILL UPLOAD THAT TOO.

 
Posted Tue 07 Jun 11 @ 7:45 am
Congratulations on your skin, waiting to test and can be sure I'll make a comment ok
 
Posted Tue 07 Jun 11 @ 9:06 am
gardensomwagner wrote :
Congratulations on your skin, waiting to test and can be sure I'll make a comment ok


+1 looks great..
 
Posted Tue 07 Jun 11 @ 9:44 am
 
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Posted Sun 12 Jun 11 @ 6:21 am
I apologize for the caps: I just learned that that is rude because it means SHOUTING... Didn't know that. I like things simple, so when I write (with pen and paper) I only use capital letters. Simply did the same here...
 
Posted Sun 12 Jun 11 @ 1:23 pm
djdadPRO InfinityDevelopment ManagerMember since 2005
Its not recommended to use special fonts for textzones. Not all users visit Skin Forums. The majority of users, downloads the skins, without even reading the description.
 
Posted Sun 12 Jun 11 @ 5:59 pm
Thanx djdad, I'll keep that in mind for my next skin.
 
Posted Sun 12 Jun 11 @ 6:51 pm


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