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I didn't know that, better change it!

I'll include foo_ui_columns.dll.cfg as it retains the filters.
I guess I'll have to have the sort bar as a paste instruction, that is from pref/advanced/display/sort.
 
sharing the columns UI cfg file is fine as it will contain 99.9% of the relevant layout stuff. people would fully expect to lose all their previous settings when installing a new theme.

the PSS file will only contain your saved global variables. instead of getting the default settings at startup, people would get your settings the last time you closed foobar. so don't use that.

you could include the WSH panel mod cfg file as that means people wouldn't have to manually disable safe mode themselves. try just those 2 files on a clean portable install following your own instructions for installation. see how it looks and behaves. you might have to bundle another file or 2 but make sure you give prior warning.
 
Right I've included foo_quicksearch.dll, foo_ui_columns.dll and foo_uie_wsh_panel_mod.dll.
foo_quicksearch.dll is this okay? It's just for the magnifying glass location, or it doesn't appear.

I've tested it on a clean portable and everything is working except the sort bar so I've included a .txt for that.

Thanks again marc you're a foobar god, I hope nobody messed up there personal foobar settings, that would suck big time. :(
 
i've not used the component so i don't know. if it has it's own page in the main preferences, those would be lost. i suppose the default warning for everyone should be to backup their entire configurations to be on the safe side. :p

this is why i've never liked sharing whole themes. i do get asked quite a lot on hydrogenaudio but i always say no and tell them to make their own. manually adding all the WSH panels i make isn't going to change a single setting that anyone uses.
 
Nate Silvers said:
please assault it so I can make it better and don't say use DUI.
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Isn't columns_ui pretty much abandonware these days? If you absolutely *must* roll up a prepackaged "skin," surely DUI would be a better foundation going forward?

/edit: never mind, I've just realised who you are (and seen your response) on the HA forum... :p
 
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marc2003 said:
i've not used the component so i don't know. if it has it's own page in the main preferences, those would be lost. i suppose the default warning for everyone should be to backup their entire configurations to be on the safe side. :p

this is why i've never liked sharing whole themes. i do get asked quite a lot on hydrogenaudio but i always say no and tell them to make their own. manually adding all the WSH panels i make isn't going to change a single setting that anyone uses.
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Nah it's just a little search component, and it's an amazing component, you should check it out.

You should share themes, they'd be awesome. I've stripped all the configs out now, nobody should be losing any settings.

CaptainCrash said:
Isn't columns_ui pretty much abandonware these days? If you absolutely *must* roll up a prepackaged "skin," surely DUI would be a better foundation going forward?

/edit: never mind, I've just realised who you are (and seen your response) on the HA forum... :p
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:p Columns UI 'fo life yo!'
 
criticism incoming... :p

using graphical browser means the only way that can be useful is to add all your music to one massive playlist. but then it gets slow. it really is obsolete and you should consider using a proper library browser like EsPlaylist.

there is a image missing in between the play/next buttons.

whether the musicbrainz script shows or not is very erratic. sometimes the bio takes up the whole space and sometimes it does not.

i had an instance where none of the artist/filter/bio buttons responded to clicks. i had to restart foobar.

i cannot see anyway to get a fullscreen now playing panel like on your DA screenshot.

you've reversed the spectrum analyser so the low frequencies are on the right??

bundling your quick search cfg file does not help...

Custom bitmap C:\Users\Nate\AppData\Roaming\foobar2000\themes\Slides\qsearch.bmp could not be loaded
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certain sections should have minimum dimensions so they are locked if the window is resized below a certain size. rather than having orientation buttons, you should be detecting window size (using the dimensions of the base PSS panel) and arranging panels accordingly.

edit: i just noticed your buttons are actually switching whole layouts. this is confusing because you have multiple instances of the same panels so obviously any personal preferences are not in sync.

it's simply too disjointed for me to use. the line between library and playlists is very blurred. it might appeal to people with no pre-conceptions of how foobar works but it's not for me.

Columns UI 'fo life yo!'
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i doubt you'd be so keen if you were stuck using "vanilla" columns. it has the same issues with panel borders like default UI. it can hide the menu/status bar admittedly.

it's only thanks to ssenna's components that you're able to make border-less layouts. that's not to discount what musicmusic did. it's only thanks to the open SDK that he provided that allowed components like PSS/ELP to be made.
 
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