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Topic: Panel for long Cuenames - Page: 1
SveninoPRO InfinityMember since 2009
Been using VDJ7 more than 10 years making live music using VDJ for all the backings.
I LOVE IT! My reason to NOT change to VDJ8 version was my need of very long Cuenames :-(
There I put Chords, sometimes Lyric-Keywords and other important infos.
I have hundreds of songs with cuenames like "Str. 1 Fm | Db |
THANKS A LOT 2 DJDad: He made me a panel integrated in a VDJ7 skin:
 

Posted Mon 19 Apr 21 @ 12:10 pm
SveninoPRO InfinityMember since 2009


The panel in the middle changed the color with the selected deck.
(blue = deck 1, red = deck 2, green = deck 3 and orange = deck 4)

Now comes my big wish:
 

Posted Mon 19 Apr 21 @ 12:18 pm
SveninoPRO InfinityMember since 2009
Because of the amazing STEMS now I want to change to VDJ2021.
And I´m able to use the old CUENAMES-Skin, but for my touch-screen the "Haunting Pro Touch version"
is the best.
But I can´t work without my Cuenames :-(

If I send You the bmp and xml of my skin:
Can I get just the small panel and move it wherever I want it?
(Ideal to my 2. screen, where I put the Video-Window when needed)




And would it change the color with the deck selected as well?

 

Posted Mon 19 Apr 21 @ 12:26 pm
SveninoPRO InfinityMember since 2009
This would make me one of the happiest men alive...
 

Posted Mon 19 Apr 21 @ 12:27 pm
locodogPRO InfinityModeratorMember since 2013
you stuck with v7 sound engine for 6+ years for the want of a skin panel?
and you didn't think to learn to skin or to pay somebody...

 

Posted Mon 19 Apr 21 @ 12:27 pm
Can use the Performance default skin perhaps?
Can use quite long cue names there

 

Posted Mon 19 Apr 21 @ 12:28 pm
 

Posted Mon 19 Apr 21 @ 12:30 pm
SveninoPRO InfinityMember since 2009
To say it again: The new VDJ 2021 is Gorgeaus!
The cuenames can be shown, of course. But the place is too small for my Info...

 

Posted Mon 19 Apr 21 @ 12:31 pm
SveninoPRO InfinityMember since 2009
Hi Rune
"Can use the Performance default skin perhaps?"
...working without a mouse and need the big controls
 

Posted Mon 19 Apr 21 @ 12:34 pm
Well you were using VirtualDJ 7 skin as refference, so the Performance skin is quite the same size

But if you want something custom or special, that is out of the ordinary, a <window> element is perhaps the best approach. You can add such a custom window to any skin you like to use

(else edit the skin and put somewhere, like in the mixer area .. just as you had with VDJ 7 skin )
 

Posted Mon 19 Apr 21 @ 12:35 pm
SveninoPRO InfinityMember since 2009
Hi Locodoc
"you stuck with v7 sound engine for 6+ years for the want of a skin panel?"

I feel ashamed, but before Corona I had so many gigs, that I couldn´t change a good running horse ;-)
 

Posted Mon 19 Apr 21 @ 12:37 pm
SveninoPRO InfinityMember since 2009
Thank You, I will try to make me a floating-Window.
This will take some time and I´ll write, if I´m successful...
 

Posted Mon 19 Apr 21 @ 12:39 pm
SveninoPRO InfinityMember since 2009
Sorry, but I failed. Been a long time ago, when I was doing a skin.
I was following the steps on

https://www.virtualdj.com/wiki/Browser%20in%20Window.html

and all I got was a black unmovable screen on the "Touch" version of the "Haunting..."-Skin:



And now I´m really scared of destroying something.
So I sent my files for somebody to look over and PLEASE put a floating window with long cuename-display into the Haunting-Skin.
Sorry to be so persistant, but I would need hours and some expert of You prob. just some minutes...

Necessary files here:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/dvt3mpbagn2wj70/AAARtESZGIYxnuM-_vt3iMvPa?dl=0

I´m very thankful in advance
 

Posted Mon 19 Apr 21 @ 1:27 pm
Cant destroy anything.. your "Edit" is a copy of the original, and can simply delete it and start over ;-)
 

Posted Mon 19 Apr 21 @ 2:10 pm
SveninoPRO InfinityMember since 2009
So I´m trying now for several hours.
Hope in some hours I´ll make it...
 

Posted Mon 19 Apr 21 @ 5:45 pm
NicotuxHome userMember since 2014
this said, the V8 skin engine still understand most of the V7 skins
A copy /paste of what was added may not need a lot of modifications
 

Posted Mon 19 Apr 21 @ 5:59 pm
SveninoPRO InfinityMember since 2009
Want a text to be squeezed if to long for the panel.
Is there a command "SQUEEZE" (sim to "SCROLL")

<text font="arial narrow" color="black" size="39" format="%namecue1" scroll="yes" color="white"/>
 

Posted Mon 19 Apr 21 @ 7:21 pm
no "squeeze" as far as I recall .. .

But can set textFit in VDJ Settings to "shrink" or "smart" (and remove the scroll part in the xml)
 

Posted Mon 19 Apr 21 @ 7:30 pm
SveninoPRO InfinityMember since 2009
Unfortunately the "TextFit" is only for the browser.
But in the HOTCUES-Pads I see my cuenames squeezed (or shrinked as You call it)
What else could I do?
 

Posted Mon 19 Apr 21 @ 7:54 pm
locodogPRO InfinityModeratorMember since 2013
I threw this together in the default skin as a concept, it's no oil painting but does it work in principle?
bit of a throw back to v7 & browser pages

 

Posted Mon 19 Apr 21 @ 7:54 pm
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