i don't delete the objext frame first. eyal

i just go over to the column on the right and rename the copyof. back to the real name by removing copyof.

:D

"If you make a copy of an object ,(like Frame) and you paste it in "

Oh OK. I only copied the 'value' $00626262 - I didn't realise that when I pressed Crtl+C that it would copy the entire object not just the highlighted value. Handy to know.

"In first case, you must paste the 'Frame' object into 'Panel' (select 'Panel' first before performing the paste)."

No problem.

"To avoid the name CopyOfsomething, delete the Frame object first."

No, it still pasted as Copy of Frame but I renamed it in the right panel and all good now.

Thanks so much guys for your patience and help!!!

Yes, DreadM is right.

[u]In first case[/u], you must paste the 'Frame' object into 'Panel' (select 'Panel' first before performing the paste).
To avoid the name CopyOfsomething, delete the Frame object first.

[u]In second case[/u], Helium skin uses a TSeSkinObject, but Vitreous skin uses a TSeBitmapObject for the Frame object, that's why Color property doesn't work in latest case. Either change it to TSeSkinObject (using First Case above should do) or modify/change to another bitmap picture with desired color.

Why is so complicated? :roll:

If you make a copy of an object ,(like Frame) and you paste it in
you get a "copy of Frame" this you have to rename to Frame ,than it works ( right side "Name ").

in your 1. screenshot you use a "[color=#FF0000]TSeSkinObject[/color]" here you can set the background with the Color entry ,
in 2. screenshot you use a "[color=#FF0000]TSeBitmapObject[/color]" Here you must set a bitmap for the background (in Bitmap to rows above)!

Ok maybe not as awesome as I thought.

It only worked because I copied the colour value from the first theme and pasted it into the colour value on the second. But it has created a "copy of Frame" sub-object instead of changing the original Frame object. Clicking on Frame or Copy of Frame both show the colour as changed. But if I delete the Copy of Frame, the colour reverts back. Is this what is supposed to happen?

[img]http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/674/20110610185412.jpg[/img]

If I don't copy and paste but use the drop-down menu or double-click the colour value field (or even manually type in the colour code from the first theme), the field value changes but the theme itself doesn't. See how I've changed it to clBlack but theme is still white.

[img]http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/1739/20110610185740.jpg[/img]

Awesome Eyal!!! Thanks heaps!!!

[quote="kiwichick"]What part of the them do I edit to change it?[/quote]

Theme.mskn
Objects \ Panel \ Frame -> Color

You can also double-click Color's value field for more choices.

Hi there, In the first screenshot the part of the panel that's dragged to resize is gray, but on the second screenshot that part has no colour and I would like it to be like the first one. What part of the them do I edit to change it? Hope that makes sense. Cheers.

screenshot 1:

[img]http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/2149/20110610152438.jpg[/img]

screenshot 2:

[img]http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/6350/20110610152505.jpg[/img]

[quote="Dreadlau"][quote="kiwichick"]Well that was quick Lol. I go to Objects / Edit / Frame but there is no Client.[/quote]

IIRC you have to create it then.[/quote]

Dreadlau
the objects in all the skins should have a client thats how they were first made. but your right if not there just add the client then do the rest. :D thanks. 8)

kiwichick
this not having a client is because of the skin your are using it was either copied from a skin by an author that did
their own coding or was one the author took it out.

but all the original skins had clients with every object.

which is why in my fast newbies walkthrough i say to use the original default royal blue skin
[i](which is hard to find and does not even work on mm3 anyway )[/i]
or use my recolor of that skin which is now updated to mm 3 and has all the stuff in it.
my recolor is my skin called "The Blues monkey."

and that is why i said you need to know how to skin in order to do this. glad one of the other skinners here was able to get you to the right place.


8)

"Type a word to search and press ENTER to save it to the list. Highliting should work afterwards."

Thank you Guest whoever you are!!! That was it exactly.

This could help: http://mediamonkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=42379&p=238198

[quote="Eyal"]Hi Dip,

You souldn't have any problem highlighing text in the searchbox.
Just make sure you have at least one [i]saved[/i] keyword within the list:

Type a word to search and press ENTER to save it to the list.
Highliting should work afterwards.

For more info: http://www.mediamonkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=45281&p=236989#p236960
and http://www.mediamonkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=45525[/quote]

[quote="kiwichick"]Well that was quick Lol. I go to Objects / Edit / Frame but there is no Client.[/quote]

IIRC you have to create it then.

Well that was quick Lol. I go to Objects / Edit / Frame but there is no Client.

Thanks heaps, I'll check it out.

yep it can be done i've said how in another thread someplace last year. about the search box background.

but keep in mind it is not easy.
it needs things added to the skin code i think you would be better off asking the author to change it for you.
since you don't want to make your own skins which is needed to know how to do in order to figure out this little tweak you want to do.
skinning is easy but this tweak is not easy.
i've not got any idea now what post that was i said how to do it in.
and i have not done it in some time to any of my skins.
the trouble is one way will change several background colors
and the other way only changes this color. :o

? i'll have to look for that old post to remind myself. :-?



[b]did a search and found the other post. here is the link.
http://www.mediamonkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=238351#p238351 [/b]