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PotPlayer Skin - Metro.X
Published: 2013-05-03 20:45:43 +0000 UTC; Views: 147810; Favourites: 249; Downloads: 48610
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Description
I've tried to realize a real Metro Skin for PotPlayer.... and that's the result!
It contains the videoplayer, the musicplayer, the playlist and of course the controlbox.
You can choose between 12 different versions.
[three colors, two backgrounds and two available sizes for the Play-Button]
The musicplayer will display the album cover from mp3 files, if embedded.
For the playlist I'm using "Segoe UI Semibold 9".
Different Version: [link]
v1.5 [09.06.2013]
# Added the function for attaching and detaching the playlist (audio- and videomode)
( The attached mode looks at the dark ones a little bit different )
# Changed some bordersizes and button-positions
# Option to select subtitles added
# Removed the gradient at the bottom of the equlizer in the audio mode
v1.6 [23.06.2013]
# Changed the bottom of the right side regarding the light-skins (on fullscreen).
# Changed the playlist-position on fullscreen
# Some modifications on the xml-files... So that the AutoHide-Patch can take effect!
v1.7 [18.11.2013]
# Some modifications on the xml-files... regarding the updated Patch
# Fixed some button positions
Metro.X - Patch v2.0 [With GUI] [18.11.2013]
This patch makes it possible to hide the playlist and the other stuff on fullscreen.
In addition you can transform the skin to a minimalistic version without the three metro squares.
The changes are for both versions: Russian and English
Info! Right-Click on the playlist-icon for attaching and detaching the playlist.
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Comments: 130
can you please add a next tract and previous track buton in the next release?
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Can you add transparent slider for next update?
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Every time toggle Fullscreen the "windowed" Player moves up a few Pixel (about 20px) also the Docking Point moves up.
Same error as "theSimpleThing 2.0" have.
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Sorry, I'm not able to reproduce this behavior. Which OS and Potplayer-Version are you using?
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For those who want to have filename in the titlebar instead of word "video" here is the solution:
1. open VideoSkin.xml
2. find next line
3. replace this line with
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great tip! it was really useful.
thanks.
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Hey Zem0s,
is it possible to have the filename in the titlebar instead of the word "video"?
Thanks in advance!
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That's actually a great idea.
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cannot download metro x patch 2.0 skin on load.to
plz upload it somewhere else like zippyshare etc.
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How do I go full screen on a Windows tablet? I don't have keyboard here, I have only finger. Can you please add fullscreen button?
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Did you check the Mouse Settings?
Preferences->General->Mouse->Left Button - Double Click: FullScreen/Restore!
If you tab with your fingers twice on the video-window the player should change to full screen!
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Can you provide a mirror for the v2.0 patch? I get a webpage when i try to download it.
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Sorry! I didn't visit the site since a couple of months ago.
That's correct. Just click the downdload-button there.
I had to upload the patch somewhere else, because exe-files are not allowed!
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It is perfect in my Acer w4 >-👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Would you kindly take a look at my problem please: I have installed the latest flash player and all, but still can not get the skin to display that clock. Same thing happens with .swf animated logo files. I am using potplayer 1.6.49479 64bit. Thank you
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Hey, I've just got it sorted out 
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Is it work for W8.1? because i can't obtain minimalist player with patch
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Give me a view days to check that!
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No sorry its ok work fine now ty
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Hello, let me tell you I love your skin, potplayer looks glorious!!!
but, there is always a but, the clock function doesn't seem to work
for me, I'm using windows 7x64 with potplayer x64
Thank you
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Hi, Thank you!
You need to install the "Adobe Flash Player" to get the clock to work!
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Navigation scrolling is quite difficult for me, could you enlarge the target area?
Everything else is perfect. Thank you very much!
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"Navigation scrolling" What do you mean by that?
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Excellent use of Metro style; have you thought about making skins for other programs, such as VLC? Hell, I'd suggest even talking to the VLC guys as they are working on a WinRT (Metro part of Windows 8) app and you definitely understand composition well.
Cheers!
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If I'm allowed a comment about what I like about this theme and why I think it improves the whole experience of watching video using this player. The idea of not using the entire space of the video window is the first thing that strikes me as a big difference to classic design with dull title bars and everything. The choice of beige colour as a background which frames together the video window and the playlist part, with a nice purple colour for active items and dark grey for the commands bar on this particular theme of your skin is brilliant and for me it is enough to choose this skin over any other I've seen. For me the less is more and I really like to have less on the main screen for a few reasons. First, I use keyboard shortcuts a lot, in any application it is the first place I go if I want to use it, which means that in general I won't care much for providing too many options on the main screen of a media player. With Pot Player it is the main thing that attracts people I guess, playlist functionalities, bookmarking options, and other things further reduce the need for the use of the mouse. More advanced options is not what an average user of a video player will use much, such as video adjustments, audio tweaks etc. are the things that if ever I'll use only on the first use of the player and hardly ever again, so I'm happy to have the ones you provided on the command bar, which are basic tasks I'll perform endless number of times when using a video player. In that view I was saying that the three pretty big windows, which take up a significant portion of the screen, do stand in the way of the natural flow of colours that you achieved with your skin, and do not add a significant functionality to the user. Loading files from the player is the option that I exactly want to avoid, and why I use Pot Player. I arrange virtually everything into albums/playlists so I can switch to them more conveniently from within the player without having to open new windows. For me it was the selling point of Pot Player, which offers simplicity and functionality, focusing on the most important tasks an average user will have to perform repetitively, which with other players is never so intuitive and is often lost in the unreasonable number of other options which are not essentially what I need, such as various web interactions, biographies, ratings , irrelevant information about artists and who knows what else. Finally, that would be my individual preferences and I don't want to say that any user will look for the same things. It is probable in fact that most users will look no further than your original design, but a few more choices added to the GUI shouldn't be too much of a clutter so I vote for adding option to go without the three windows in the middle. Thank you again for the skin and the for the kind help with my features request.
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Thank you ZemOs, that would be great, Pot Player is a superb player, and so is your skin for it, that will be a perfect choice for me
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Thank you again ZemOs, I really appreciate your help, but still didn't make it work, and I've tried a lot of times. When I insert the code you provided instead of the original one I get the message 'Control 👍: 0 ⏩: 1
I'll send you a message when it's done!
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Thank you very much ZemOs, really kind of you to accept our suggestions. All the best with future releases!
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Hi Zemous,
Thank you very much for the answer! I don't use many commands and like to have my playlist open now and then and have the video window, kind of a minimalistic look. Your skin is absolutely what I'm looking for except for those three elements. I hope you are going to upload the version without them, and I'm going to wait until you do, I love the player functionalities and the skin is adorable. I've tried to do as you advised, but I must have done something wrong, it didn't work for me unfortunately. I inserted
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Here's the code:
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Maybe I'll update the AutoHide-Patch to a GUI and add the option for a version without the Metro-Elements.
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The skin looks great except for the unnecessarily big open, clock and volume buttons between the video window and the playlist. Is there an option to remove those buttons?
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.... but thouse elements gives the skin the Metro-Look.
NickDaMark asked the same a couple of month ago.
Try this:
Open the VideoSkin.xml, remove the stuff between the
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As I already answered to Snoranges...
You need to install the Adobe Flash Player, to get the clock to work.
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I like it.
But what kind functions have the tile with analog clock on your screen? It doesn't work on my case.
See my screen.
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the same problem, have you solved it ?
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Я немного подправил скин под себя и в процессе просто удалил эти часы. Осталась пустая плитка.
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What software you use for creation your skins? Is there any WYSIWYG skin editor? Is there any guide? I can't find anything at all.
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// I can't find anything at all.
Yes, that's the problem.
Unfortunately there are no tutorials, guides or tools available.
The only way is... learning by doing.
// What software you use for creation your skins?
I'm using Notepad++ and Photoshop :-P
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