Hiromacu
@andy65: I glad you like it.
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Chrome Hiromacu
Metallic feather with brushed steel patterns.
Description
My first feather inspired by my 'Chrome' skin what I made for the earlier version of Pure Player add-on (made by atreiu). 'Chrome' Pure Player skin now is inside in this feather (choose [Current Feather] in Pure Player add-on).
Try my other metallic feather too: Steel! :)
Supported add-ons:
- Adblock Plus
- Album List
- Album View
- Audio Bookmarks
- BirdTabs (choose [This Feather] style in preferences of the add-on)
- BirdTune
- CD devices support
- CoolClock (only moving on the faceplate)
- Details
- Details Pane
- digitalClock
- Directory Browser
- Divided Tag Cloud
- Greasemonkey
- Grid View
- Griddy
- Guitar Tab
- Last.fm
- Last.fm Friends
- Last.fm Sidebar
- LyricMaster (choose [Current Feather] display style in preferences of the add-on)
- mashTape
- MediaFlow
- Miniplayer Jump To
- Mlyrics (choose [Current Feather] display style in preferences of the add-on)
- More Gonzo (required for Medium Player mode!!)
- More of the Same
- Music Recommendations
- Now Playing List
- Pane Buttons
- Pure Player (new)(required for Pure Player mode!!)
- Rate Your Library
- Recommended Songs
- shifty (spacers on nav-bar are transparent instead of blue)
- sleepTimer
- Smarty Pants
- Song Notifier (theme for this feather)
- Songbird Bookmarks
- splish splosh (two splash screens for Chrome; [Show images from: Feather] option must be checked!)
- Spotbird Artist Browser
- Tag Cloud Generator
- Windowshade (Formally known as Gonzo style Mini Player)
- zippy
- ♪Photo (choose [Feather] in preferences of the add-on for metallic background)
Feather Options
- Nav-bar and Tab-bar are moved over service-pane (default is checked),
- Shuffle/Repeat buttons are moved after faceplate (default is checked),
- Show/hide feather's title (default is show),
- Setable feather's title (default is 'Songbird - Chrome').
Preferences for Pure Player skin in this feather:
- Animated images: This skin doesn't contain animated images.
- Volume bar: You can hide it if you want.
- Shuffle/Repeat box: You can hide it if you want.
- Jump-to button: You can hide it if you want.
- Round window corners: This skin contains version with rounded corners too.
- Windows shadow: It looks good only if you turn off round window corners option.
- Own context menu style: This skin uses Chrome feather's style.
- Rounded context menu corners: This skin uses Chrome feather's style.
- Context menu transparency: This skin uses Chrome feather's style.
Medium Player support:
- I like this player mode so I decided to add it personally to Purple Rain. This is because Alfredkayser didn't release More-Purple yet after one year. Don't misunderstand me, I'm not complaining. It is just a fact. I'll not upload my medium player officially, I just add this link to download it. Enjoy!
Note: There are some animated PNG images (play/pause button, stop button and inactive splash image) just for the style.
Attention!
Input selection color is changed from default to gray. It loads only when Songbird starts, a feather changing doesn't enough (it's a Songbird core behavior). Unfortunately I couldn't change the selection input color of Comment and Lyrics (LyricMaster, MLyrics) in the Metadata Editor.
Works with Songbird 1.8.0 - 1.10.0a
Release Notes
- video control panel stylizing,
- polishings and fixings on service-pane, and on device manager (info-pane),
- and some other minor fixings, code cleaning.
Add-on support:
- Adblock Plus (more stylizing),
- Recommended Songs (small fixings),
- Greasemonkey.
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andy65
My monitor is a samsung 2343, the resolution is 2048x1152.
Hiromacu
@andy65: Wow! So big! I made this feather to fit 1600x1200.
OK I take a look what can I do. :P
deOmega
I like it!!!
Hiromacu
@andy65: Now should be good on your screen too! :P
@deOmega: I'm happy you like it! :)
andy65
Wow, that was fast - thank you!
Looks perfect now :-)
thegreatapaum
VERY nice. Good job dude.
thegreatapaum
VERY nice. Good job dude.
verso
Now this one's got potential! (Great animated play/pause button, ever since I've downloaded this feather, I'm kind of obsessionally pausing my play list :) Only a small suggestion: I'd maybe think about switching the images for selected/non-selected tab (the non-selected, in my opinion, should be the selected one and vice versa).
Thanks Hiromacu and keep up the good work!
Hiromacu
@thegreatapaum: Enjoy man! ;)
@verso: Thank you for your suggestion. OK. I take look to see how looks the tab-bar if I take a tab swap. Maybe I'll upload a new release with you suggestion (if looks good) to see the feedback of people. If they like it, I'll keep it. :P
I'm happy you like my animated play/pause button. :o)
Hiromacu
@verso: OK! I swapped selected and non-selected tabs as you as suggested. :P
I ask everybody to feedback about the new tabs (selected and non-selected). Please let me know if you like it or not. Thanks.
Saebekassebil
Thanks for taking the time to make BirdTabs compatible with your feather!
Hiromacu
@Saebekassebil: Your welcome! :)
amclellan
Hi, I love this skin, but how do i get the itunes covert flow with the 3 columns underneath? I could only find one other skin that had this, but it is discontinued.
thanks
Hiromacu
@amclellan: I'm glad you like my work. :)
The iTunes covert flow is an add-on, it's the MediaFlow. You can install it here. After install, you can select it from the View menu. For the 3 filter columns: right click anywhere in the cover flow pane -> Settings -> Show Filter Pane. Enjoy! :P
verso
Divided Tag Cloud looks great! Still one of my favorite feathers.
Hiromacu
@verso: Thanks man! :)
Riddick
I like it, but there is an annyoing issue.
When the playing is longer than the screen display, then the scrollbar hides the 5th star of the rating.
(Maybe it's different without plugins which use a pane on the right side. I have the plugins "Now playing list" and "Directory Browser" installed).
Riddick
Addition:
Sorry, it's not you skin's fault. The 5th star is hidden without your plugin too.
Horazont
Great feather again. Thanks :)
Hiromacu
@Horazont: Your welcome!
waspbr
absolutely gorgeous
Hiromacu
@waspbr: Thanks! :)
Woofa
Very nice skin, excellent in fact. However I would never call this Chrome. Chrome is shiny, it reflects like a mirror, it's also pretty difficult to pull off in a skin I realize, I have tried it myself. A better name for this look would be Stainless, as in stainless steel or maybe Brushed Nickel. Just a suggestion and again, excellent work.
Hiromacu
@Woofa: Thank you your kind words! :)
About the name: Yes, you're totally right, Chrome isn't a perfect name for this feather. Actually the name of the texture what I used is 'Linear Brushed Steel'. But when I made my second skin for Pure Player, I named it as Chrome even if it doesn't describe the texture precisely. I just simply liked as it sound. And then when I made this feather, I kept the name. And you know I get used to it, so I would not modify it with pleasure. :P
But if there are more people who vote for change the name, all right. ;)
boosh
I would suggest just "Steel".. sounds tough.. :-P
Hiromacu
@boosh: Yeah, sounds good. A probable winner! :P
verso
I can see Woofa's point, but nonetheless think that the listed names simply don't sound as good as the current one. The backgrounds etc. of your feathers might not be chromish or shiny enough, but some other elements (like buttons and media-pane) fit the "chrome" description perfectly. A word about the next best candidate: your feathers has a very light, responsive feel to it, whereas "Steel" seems heavy, robust and ... well ... you know what I mean. Also, if I look only at the basic background element (the brushed steel pattern), none of the suggested names sound exactly right, so maybe you should go with a more abstract one like simply "Brushed" - I believe no one could argue against that. Anyway, this is not a vote, just my opinion. As Shakespeare has put it:
"What's in a name? That which we call chrome
By any other name would smell as sweet." ;-P
Cheers
Hiromacu
@verso: Yes I agree with you, the listed names don't sound as good as Chrome (maybe the Steel, bu I agree with you it sounds heavy, robust), and I will not modify it if it will depend on my decision. And even if you said yours not a vote, I'll count it as a vote. :)
boosh
Google Chrome has a theme that they just call "Brushed"..
http://s3.amazonaws.com/satisfaction-production/s3_images/107452/Brushed-Chrome.png
so ya, its whatever... ;-)
boosh
heh. just looked at verso's comment. lol. funny coincidence i guess. or he's a good namer... :-P
Hiromacu
OK guys! My mind is up! The vote is canceled!! I'll keep this feather's as it is and I'll make a new feather (named as Steel) based on this one. I try to create it more steely and tough.
Hiromacu
@boosh: Yeah thanks, I know that theme, but I don't like it. My favorite is Greyscale. Anyway, when I browse on the net I usually use Firefox or Songbird. ;)
klint
Hi Hiromacu
Thanks for all these beautiful feathers!
By the way, I have a small remark (same for Steel, by the way, sorry for X-posting :) ): I find the main tab header (the one for the library) really to harsh and "black&white" (dark grey&white, actually)... maybe more gradient would be nicer. What do you think?
Hiromacu
@klint: What do you think about the tabs now? The browser tabs are slightly dimmed and I replaced the texture for the media tab. I hope you like it. :P
klint
Hi Hiromacu
Sorry, I missed your question :)
Yes, of course, I liked the change very much (as far as I can remember as I switched to Korn a few weeks ago).
Looking forward to seeing the new KЯome ;)
Hiromacu
@klint: Eh KЯome...funny!!
I'll work on KoЯn version soon!
lepitb
Dear Hiromacu
I'm using Version : Songbird 1.4.2, Build 1434 (20091221185809)
Chrome does not appear in festhers list even if I already installed it.
Hiromacu
@lepitb: Yes because Chrome doesn't compatible with Purple Rain based Songbird, yet. Sorry... I'm working on it right now. I'm late a bit 'cause I have lots of problem with the new Songbird.
verso
Thanks for the update!
(This might solve your image problem.)
Vince
Thanks for the update!
I think there is a little bug with display pane which have no addon selected: they are pink...
Hiromacu
@Vince: Yeah...you're right. I forgot to change the background for empty panes. I'll fix it. :) However it doesn't pink but dark violet (rgb(36,34,46)). Maybe you speak about something else just I didn't find it.
Vince
Dark violet is indeed the color I was thinking, you find it!
Hiromacu
@Vince: Great! Update coming soon! :)
Chlorophyll
@Hiromacu: I like this feather, but found 1 issue:
It is nearly impossible to see the songbird version in the 'About songbird...' dialog (white font on nearly white background)
Hiromacu
@Chlorophyll: OK! Thanks. New update coming soon.
klint
@Hiromacu
Thanks for this update :) Very nice look indeed!
One glitch I 've noted: the mouse-over image of the "play" button in 1.9a doesn't seem to be ok (sort of bad reflection)
klint
... on windows XP, in case it matters :)
Hiromacu
@klint: Thanks to report! I hope everything is OK now. :)
klint
@Hiromacu
Thanks... but the problem is still there actually :(!!
See the 2 remaining glitches (one is almost not visible on the right) here: http://vvcap.net/db/fLyLPyZX1lTfEidDtzQZ.htp
klint
back again, sorry!
On 1.9a at least, there is a glitch in the Add Manager as well.
See here: http://vvcap.net/db/er04Us8bkRThu9dqTMrL.htp
Thanks :)
Hiromacu
@klint: Hmmm...I believed the problem is the animation, 'cause I found some little glitches in there. But looks like doesn't. :(
Witch build do you use? I use v1.8.0, Build 1800 so I need to know yours to install it and to solve the problem.
Hiromacu
@klint: So I know the version (v1.9a) but witch build? Because there are lots of build. Actually the latest nightly build is v1.10.0a Build 1845. Maybe I should use that. I don't know.
klint
@Hiromacu
I'm using 1.9a build 1843 as my every day Songbird, and it is pretty stable. But I won't move to 1.10a as I want to stay on the 1.9 branch for the moment.
Lots of perf improvement on large libraries, compared to 1.8, and a nice "now playing list" integrated feature, at last :)
So build 1843 is the one where I can see those small problems.
By the way, I think you can install the alpha build 1843 in parallel with the official Songbird 1.8, and use a dedicated new profile.
klint
@Hiromacu
Here I am again with another small glitch that I noticed today (using build 1.10 1862):
See the screenshots here:
http://vvcap.net/db/zid_4b9DTzCiNppYVd5Y.htp
The left menu is moving vertically when you switch from Music library to pane without top bars like Concerts or Extended library or the node for a connected device.
This doesn't happen with the Purple Rain default feather.
Thanks :)
Hiromacu
@klint:
- Visual glitch of Control button in v1.9a: I installed v1.9a build 1843 and I see the problem now. Unfortunately at the moment I don't have time to find solution. Sorry. I'll do it as soon as I have free time.
- Vertical moving of Service Pane: It happens because I changed the layering back to the older style of Songbird. Before the Purple Rain was released (to Gonzo style). If you want to turn my script off, you can do that on the option window of Chrome feather.
Follow these steps:
Tools => Add-ons... => click on [Options] button of Chrome feather => remove checked marking from "Move Nav-bar and Tab-bar above Service Pane." check-box => click [OK] => Restart Songbird (or Refresh UI).
Cheers! :P
klint
@Hiromacu
Thanks, I totally missed the options for Chrome (that is the first time I see options for feathers :) nice!)
thyjuk
nice feather
really good work
What is the add-on you use for putting the albums in a half circle ? :D
Hiromacu
@thyjuk: It's the MediaFlow. At the moment it's doesn't installable (so the 'Download' button doesn't work), but you can download its xpi file from the version history. This xpi file is actualy a zip file so you can open it easily. Just rename it from xpi to zip then open it. All you need to do just edit the maxVersion to 1.10.0a (line 16) in install.rdf. You can use a simple text editor (e.g. notepad). Then save it. When you done, rename back your modified zip file to xpi and now you can install the add-on. Good luck!
thyjuk
@Hiromacu
Thank you very much
by the way i love this feather very much
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andy65
Beautiful - but unfortunately the chrome-texture in the menubar isn't wide enough for my monitor.