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[Rah'Dick]

I have a 22" @ 1600x1200 and a 17" @ 1152x864 now, that is why I can't use all of the smaller skins, either. My next skin is going to be bigger, as well - you've seen the screenshots (In case you haven't: Look here.)

[Maserati]

I have a 22" @ 1600x1200 and a 17" @ 1152x864 now, that is why I can't use all of the smaller skins, either. My next skin is going to be bigger, as well - you've seen the screenshots (In case you haven't: Look here.)

that looks awesome! 

[Zarggg]

Great. Now my XMPlay can look like a Mac.

[Y@nek®]

I want more normal, oldschool skins. No playlisto-players, no playersogadgets for 3/4 of desktop.
I know - I have mini mode (with minimal or zero options).


Maybe somebody will make in the future another usable skin like 'Plastic'. This is one and only one good skin for XMPlay for now.

[raina]

By oldschool you mean the Winamp look? I dunno, Plastic for me is way too big and it's got one of those weird panel thingies sticking out of the other side.

[Y@nek®]

By oldschool you mean the Winamp look?

Yes, of course. All old and good players was "like winamp". Especially with "panel thingies sticking out of the side".

Plastic is big?
Lets take a look, maybe MMD3, Exile, eXtreMe, Lightwave or Vintage is smaller? 

[raina]

Lets take a look, maybe MMD3, Exile, eXtreMe, Lightwave or Vintage is smaller? 

Well, at least I think I tested all of those for a second or two. The only one of those I have installed is Vintage, though. When skins were a new thing I was for some reason fond of round designs like the Spherical or Oone. The skins I've actually used for a longer period are the Flatline, the Miniskins, the Bonjour BS2000's, the Shades and the Silks.

[Rich Nagel]

Winamp = oldschool <LOL>? My idea of oldschool would be the Windows __3.x__ media player -:) Winamp was one of the first programs that my first reaction to the interface was <puke>, due to it's modernized look to it.

[raina]

Windows Media Player? That's like no-school, or was the .wav/.mid scene especially hot in your particular area?

These two clunky things are roughly the oldskool equivalent of XMPlay:





The shots aren't as authetic as they could be, though. You can see by the window title bars that these babies are running in at least Win95.

I guess keyboard operated DOS textmode players cannot really be compared here since we're on a Gooey (GUI) but what about Visual Player?

[Zarggg]

I guess it's ironic that my skin of choice is WAModern in minimode. :p

[Y@nek®]

Winamp = oldschool <LOL>? My idea of oldschool would be the Windows __3.x__ media player -:) Winamp was one of the first programs that my first reaction to the interface was <puke>, due to it's modernized look to it.

Windows 3.x? Maybe we sholud look for good examples.
Lets take a look for OS from the real computer:

http://www.dfmk.hu/~torokl/3ivXAmiga.png

[Rich Nagel]

Windows Media Player? That's like no-school, or was the .wav/.mid scene especially hot in your particular area?

Hehe, the Windows 3.x Media Player could play any media file that you had the MCI drivers installed for, just like the Windows 9x (+) media players can :wink: -:)

These two clunky things are roughly the oldskool equivalent of XMPlay:

Oh man, that brings back fond memories... WinPlay3 and Mod3Win! I used to use 'em both! -:)

I guess keyboard operated DOS textmode players cannot really be compared here since we're on a Gooey (GUI) but what about Visual Player?

How about the old DOS Cubic Player? I used that one extensively, as it supported loading the Tracker samples into my onboard AWE32's RAM, allowing one to use the EMU effects when playing back music -:)

[Rich Nagel]

P.S. Almost forgot to mention, I *STILL* have an operational 486DX-100 running Windows 3.11 WFWG <LOL>! -:)

http://www.cmoo.com/~snor/weeds/Weeds_Backwoods_Homestead/Weeds_Homestead_96_Large.jpg

http://www.cmoo.com/~snor/weeds/Weeds_Backwoods_Homestead/Weeds_Homestead_39_Large.jpg

http://www.cmoo.com/~snor/weeds/Weeds_Backwoods_Homestead/Weeds_Homestead_99_Large.jpg <- YEP! It still runs, and even connects to the Internet <LOL>!