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Algodoo interface skins

Postby TC42 » Sun Apr 03, 2011 10:17 pm

Under the "Skins" tab (in the options menu of algodoo) it says
You can create your own skins and share with others on http://www.algodoo.com
What's up with that? I see no easy way to create custom skins (though I did find a semi-tutorial when I searched through the files in algodoo-- you should read some of the skin CFG files, the comments in them are pretty funny), and I see no way to share them here. Is this Emanuel's algodoo-related project? :think: Is this going to be added sometime?

Also, does anyone have any good interface skins they would like to share?
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Re: Algodoo interface skins

Postby Someone Else » Sun Apr 03, 2011 10:28 pm

You had one in your sig... Speaking of which, I did not really like that one because it got rid of the gradients on the menus. And there is no point in messing with the config. Just select the skin from the Options menu. Note that at this point, it appears that I have no idea what I am talking about.

EDIT-This is a skin that simply fixes the 1.8.5 Tracer Problem, reverting the appearance of the tracer to 1.8.0/5.28.
TracerFix.zip
Just copy the contents of the zip (not the zip itself) into Program Files >> Algodoo >> Skins.
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It contains its own images for everything in the app folder- hinges, springs, lasers, etc. Everything else is borrowed from the default skin.

And while I'm here, I might as well make a tutorial.

1. Copy the default skin folder and the default CFG to the same folder (Program Files >> Algodoo >> Skins), renaming them both MySkin. Or whatever you want to call the skin.
2. Open MySkin.CFG. Change textureDirs from ["default"] to ["MySkin", "default"]. It's at the top.
3. Change the values in the CFG and/or the images in the folder to personalize your skin. Keep in mind that any image you delete will be replaced with the corresponding image in the Default folder.
4. Open Algodoo, go to Options >> Skins, you should see MySkin on the list.
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Re: Algodoo interface skins

Postby TC42 » Sun Apr 03, 2011 11:03 pm

Someone Else wrote:You had one in your sig... Speaking of which, I did not really like that one because it got rid of the gradients on the menus. And there is no point in messing with the config. Just select the skin from the Options menu.


I know it was pitch-black; use the color sliders to choose the proper brightness and the gradients should reappear. Either that or it made the gradients disappear and I didn't notice. But that's highly unlikely. There is very much a point in messing with it. I fixed the tracers, right? And for someone who likes to tinker with the gui files for programs... :P

And I'm still working on your avatar
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Re: Algodoo interface skins

Postby Sonic » Mon Apr 04, 2011 4:21 am

We ned a topic to post our custom skins in.
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Re: Algodoo interface skins

Postby TC42 » Mon Apr 04, 2011 4:44 am

This is a topic. You can post them here :thumbup:
And SE, that is exactly what I already did. :clap:
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Re: Algodoo interface skins

Postby Sonic » Tue Apr 05, 2011 2:17 am

Awesome. Here's my retro, original Phun skin. To load just open it up in Algodoo and it should work
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Re: Algodoo interface skins

Postby Someone Else » Tue Apr 05, 2011 2:27 am

1. Copy your skin files to somewhere else, go File >> Send To >> Compressed Zip. Upload that.
2. Try the Classic skin that comes with Algodoo.
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Re: Algodoo interface skins

Postby Sonic » Thu Apr 07, 2011 4:02 am

I did. But I preferred this because it has a slightly more "classic" look as it uses the original Phun icons.
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Re: Algodoo interface skins

Postby Someone Else » Fri Apr 08, 2011 1:54 am

No, you uploaded a .phi, not a .zip. I want a .zip.
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Re: Algodoo interface skins

Postby Sonic » Fri Apr 08, 2011 11:57 pm

Fine. Here's your zip.
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Re: Algodoo interface skins

Postby Someone Else » Tue Apr 12, 2011 5:35 pm

Thank you. I have no idea how to unpack a .phi.

At some point, I may update my Tracer Fix skin with an Extra Wobbly mode- to further differentiate wobbly menus in Algodoo's GUI from programs with lesser GUIs. I love how that works. In Ubuntu (which I very rarely use now that the school issued me a Windows laptop), I always turn on Extra Special Effects. Or whatever that's called.
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Re: Algodoo interface skins

Postby TC42 » Tue Apr 12, 2011 9:20 pm

If you can find 7-zip (a zip packer), it will suffice to open PHIs and similar files.
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Re: Algodoo interface skins

Postby willy101 » Wed Aug 10, 2011 1:29 am

Can Someone Upload A Skin For 1.9.8 That Makes The GUI Look More Like 1.8.5?

Plz Make One, I Miss the Old Feel.
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Re: Algodoo interface skins

Postby Someone Else » Fri Aug 19, 2011 12:35 am

I possibly could, but it would be more work that I really want to do if I were to try to make it actually compatible with 1.9.8. So many things have changed...
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Re: Algodoo interface skins

Postby Zaber » Sun Nov 27, 2011 3:30 am

Someone Else wrote:I possibly could, but it would be more work that I really want to do if I were to try to make it actually compatible with 1.9.8. So many things have changed...

It's a pity, I liked that old skin feel, too. But maybe that's just a matter of a habit.
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