How are skins in Winamp implemented?

[Keith]

Winamp has this marvellous feature where you can change the user interface with a "skin" which is a graphic image that overlays Winamp. I am wondering how this feature was implemented. Has anyone an idea?

[Cat]

Hi Keith,


just a guess:

i think they've done it using an underlying coordinate grid to handle user input(every skin has the same layout). So the skin is just BitBlt'ed to the predefined coordinates

[AlexTAI]

Just a guess.

It may be COMponent that WinAmp enable it to draw in specific regiona and the playing context (Sound frequency or something else) transfered to it (enabling it to create corresponding picture).

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[lordpac]

I would think that the program just loads it from file instead of loading it from its resource. I.e....
if d:/winap/skin/skin.dat
load skin.dat
else
use resource
just a guess. That is how I would try to go about doing it.

All information you need should be available here:
http://lyme.virtualave.net/winampui/index.htm

[James Spibey]

Hi,

I am the author of the Winamp UI project. I have recently completed an article for another web site detailing how to create your own Winamp Style Windows. Email me at [email protected] (remove nospam.) to get the address and source code.

Cheers

James Spibey
Winamp UI Project Coordinator

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[Indrajit]

The mentioned link is "dead"! The correct link to Jame's website is

http://www.lymesoft.co.uk

The article "Nullsoft Winamp Plugin With Bitmapped UI, Docking and Restrictive Resizing" by James appears at codeproject.com. The URL is

http://www.codeproject.com/dialog/winampwnd.asp


Cheers,
Indrajit

[kochhar]

Also take a look at this link:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/is...00/c/c1000.asp