Skinning Philosophies

What do you like to skin?

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Which would you rather have?

A program with a complex and very rich skin format that requires a lot of work to make a skin for but the result can be truly unique (say the Winamp 5 approach).

Or

A program with a very simple skin format that is very easy to create for but results in skins that might look similar (say the Winamp 2 approach)

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I like the winamp 5 approach. So what if you gotta work at it. The end result makes it worth it. Come on people...lets hear from the rest of you.
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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
A program with a complex and very rich skin format that requires a lot of work to make a skin for but the result can be truly unique (say the Winamp 5 approach).


but with a approach also for beginner (like logonxp, dx, and many others) like that all people could be skinning and learn day after day
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
sounds like a comparison between skinning XP or Vista and having had a close look at Vista now I'll say..

A by far.
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Both.

I prefer WA2x....but that's probably as I'm familiar with it.

If all were one or the other there'd be far fewer skinners and/or diversity...

Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
What's skinning?  

I'd rather come up with an idea and have the experts do it and not tell me how hard or easy it was.  Just deliver and tell me they had fun doing it.
Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
A program with a complex and very rich skin format that requires a lot of work to make a skin for but the result can be truly unique (say the Winamp 5 approach).



Definitely that one, if it were easy, then everybody could do it, then wheres the fun of that?

I'd rather come up with an idea and have the experts do it and not tell me how hard or easy it was. Just deliver and tell me they had fun doing it.


Unfortunately Zubaz, those types of ideas require a bit of experience, LoL
Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Dont F! with my creativity.

The Xion media player skinning engine combines the best of both ways...A layered photoshop document tells the media player what to look like...dosnt get any simpler than that AND its very versatile.
Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top
A prefer Winamp 5 aproach,I love a details on some of the modern skins.And I am agree with DoubleZero arguments