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The following values are valid for the bitmap type. Only the Background type is required; others are optional and relate to different possible uses of images.
Value | Description |
Background | Required. The background is the image upon which all button images are superimposed. The base background image dimensions include the full width and height of the screen. This is also the file where images for the natural states of buttons and trackbars are displayed. (Pushed and disabled buttons are not part of this image.) |
Disabled | Indicates that pushing the button will have no effect. This value defines an image that is displayed when specific player functionality is unavailable to the user. You must supply a Coordinates value to indicate the Top and Left corner position of this image relative to the Background image. |
Pushed | Defines an image that is displayed when the user pushes a button. Use Pushed to give visual feedback to the user when he taps on a button. You must supply a Coordinates value to indicate the Top and Left corner position of this image relative to the Background image. |
Region | Defines images that use rectangular color blocks to represent the tap-response area for the hit-type buttons: PushHit, ToggleHit, 2PushHit. If you are using the hit-type buttons, you must supply a region image. This image file uses specific Windows Palette colors for each control. The colors are defined by numbers representing the value of red, green, and blue for the region. This image is never seen by the user. You must also supply a Coordinates value to indicate the Top and Left corner position of this image relative to the Background image. |
SeekThumb | Defines an image that you will use in conjunction with a trackbar to indicate the current position in the media content. For example, if a song is half finished playing, the SeekThumb image is displayed in the middle of the trackbar. By tapping and dragging the SeekThumb image, the user can restart the content at any position, which is called seeking. The image of the trackbar itself is defined in the Background image. The SeekThumb image is not included in the Bitmaps section of the skin definition file, but is specified as part of the trackbar definition in the TrackBars section. |
Super | Defines the disabled image for a trackbar. It can also contain alternate images for the mute button. |
VolumeThumb | Defines an image to use in conjunction with a trackbar to indicate the volume position. For example, if volume is at 50 percent, the VolumeThumb image will be displayed in the middle of the trackbar. By tapping and dragging the VolumeThumb image, the user can change the volume to any percent. The image of the trackbar itself is defined in the Background image. The VolumeThumb image is not included in the Bitmaps section of the skin definition file, but is specified as part of the trackbar definition in the TrackBars section. |
Note that the file name and the file type are not necessarily the same. You can call the Pushed file anything you like, but it is still referred to in other places as Pushed. For example, in the Buttons section, you will have an item such as:
Pushed @ 50,60
but this refers to the type of the file, not the file name.
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