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Published: 2012-07-22 11:20:12 +0000 UTC; Views: 29306; Favourites: 33; Downloads: 9735
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Description
Name: PearlescentVariants: v1 (bigger borders) and v2 (smaller borders)
Version: 1.1
Author: Arindel
A minimal skin for Aimp3 made with flexibility in mind, so, it can be any size you want of both Full-mode and Tray-control mode.
A nice aspect I managed to do is that you can have Cover in Tray-Control any size you want because you can resize it.
Also thanks to TheDeviantWizard ( Henrique Oliveira) for providing ideas and designs.
If you wish to show your support or appreciation by donating, you can do so by following this link:
PayPal link: www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?…
Thanks in advance!
Changelog:
1.2 - Updated with fixes for Aimp3.5
1.1 - Tabs are taller
- Texts in tabs have a padding of 5px
- Active Playing Tab doesn't have a bold text anymore
- Active Tab gradient has less contrast and more brightness to increase readability
1.0 - Initial release
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Comments: 16
Currently it's broken since Aimp 3.5. I'll fix it when I have time.
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you skin design made me re-download aimp and install it again
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Good stuff! I really like it, especially the thing border version. The only thing I thought could use a bit more tweaking is the selection when a bunch of playlists are open. The bolded text and the coloured background looks a bit busy. It's a really minor thing though, and it's probably just me.
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I actually wanted to comment this.
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It makes me feel better that I'm not the only one. Dx
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I tried to do it white instead of orange, but it somehow looks out of place so I go for orange.
But if you would design it, how would you do it? Let me know, maybe I can fix that.
As for the bold text, that's only for the playing Tab, I could do it orange instead of just white bold.
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I haven't personally set out to code an AIMP skin before, so I don't know if what I'm about to say is feasible. I noticed that it looks fine on the preview but looks rather cluttered when I use the skin, and I think part of the reason is because the names of my playlists are rather long, whereas yours in the preview are rather short. So, I would remedy this by making the playlist row a little taller, and then giving the text of each button a bit more padding, especially left and right. (Another 2 or 3 pixels on each side would do the job.) I suggest keep the colour, but maybe try just plain colour instead a button with a gradient on it. The gradient looks nice on short playlist names, but a little busy on longer names. Otherwise, if we are to go monochrome, I'm sure grey is a better option than white, and make tweaking at that for a while might yield surprises.
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I changed things the way you said and I have to say it, it's better, less cluttered. Padding helps, haven't noticed this issue since I don't have long name tabs.
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Ahh, now it's perfect. 
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