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More .DIS definition files for HTPC users!
Pirk - 7-30-2003 at 07:04 PM

As you probably know (look HERE) I have made my own songlist-large.dis file perfectly fitted for a TV screen.
Now to complete the eJukebox HTPC jewel it would "only" miss .DIS files for the Home page, the now-playing panel, the playlist and the artist list!
Please Audiosoft...

Thanks.


junk - 7-30-2003 at 07:33 PM

I'd sure like this as well... but not because i am going to use it on a TV, but i love to customize the design of the applications i use the most.

And yeah, thanks for the .dis file, Pirk, it made way for me to configure the colors the way i want them (basically the same as your preset, only darker)...

I feel i am closing in on getting eJukebox to look the way i want... reminds me of my old >suggestion .. :)


stsirois - 7-31-2003 at 05:03 AM

I would like to see more visual customization as well, especially in regards to the text size on the left side of eJ. Please make it possible, Audiosoft!:)

Thanks,
Steve


Audiosoft - 8-14-2003 at 04:31 AM

.DIS file capabilities are in the works for the left side of eJukebox.

We are also thinking about redesigning the layout of the homepage and providing a .DIS file for that. If anyone has an idea for a better homepage layout and knows HTML. Please feel to design a webpage in Dreamweaver with a CSS style sheet for the layout and submit it to us in the Forums and we will seriously consider it for use in eJukebox.


Pirk - 8-14-2003 at 01:42 PM

Hi Audiosoft,
So your vacation seems to be finished...
Good luck for the revival of trade!

Thank you very much for planning more .DIS files :D.

Concerning the homepage I would like to be able to redesign it, I have Dreamweaver... but unfortunately I don't know HTML :(.


stsirois - 8-14-2003 at 03:47 PM

Welcome back, Audiosoft! I was getting a little worried since it was almost a month since you last posted. Glad to hear about the .DIS customization plans; it should really help the HTPC users out!

Pirk, with Dreamweaver, I don't think you need to know much HTML since it's WYSIWYG, right?

Steve


Pirk - 8-14-2003 at 04:02 PM

Hi steve,

OK you are right, Dreamweaver seems to be WYSIWYG... In fact I don't know Dreamweaver no more! I have to learn it a bit more...
Do you use it commonly? Do you think it is easy to make a HTML page like the eJukebox homepage? I guess that needs a lot of practical experience even with Dreamweaver! No?

Thanks.


stsirois - 8-14-2003 at 05:44 PM

Hey Pirk,

I've never used Dreamweaver; I've only read about it. It sounds like Macromedia's version (only better) of Microsoft's Frontpage which I have used before. WYSIWYG programs are good for getting you started on creating the basics of a page rather quickly, but when it comes to the nuts & bolts of a page, it's best to know some HTML so you can tinker directly with the code to get things working just right.

I'd say with a short bit of time, you ought to be able to slap a basic concept of what you'd want the eJ homepage to look like. You've got nothing to lose but time!

Steve


junk - 8-14-2003 at 10:44 PM

I've used Dreamweaver for almost two years now, and it's a great program, both for WYSIWYG and html-coding. It's very easy to use, and yet very clean - quite unlike Microsoft Frontpage which adds a lot of messy Internet Explorer-only code for no good reason.

It's also great to use it in combination with Macromedia Fireworks, to make an excellent and flexible graphical framework of the site... i recently made my two sites skarv.tk and junkboks.tk quite fast, using these two tools and photoshop.

I'm quite busy fiddeling with other projects right now, so i can't help much out myself. But if anyone wants to give it a go, i'd sure be happy to help out a bit, if possible.


Pirk - 8-15-2003 at 06:39 AM

OK guys,

Thank you for your advices. You know I like to devote a little time to eJukebox because I am addicted! However I don't know if I will be enough inspired...

Thanks.