Topic: Anybody Care To Write A Skin Converter? (Read 147 times)

geniusalz · « **on:** January 15, 2004, 04:35:00 PM »

What language will you be using to write this?

DBZRacer · « **Reply #1 on:** January 15, 2004, 05:19:00 PM »

Sweet... Can't wait to see the project started. Have you looked into the MXM, UX, and EvoX skinners sources if they're available?

geniusalz · « **Reply #2 on:** January 15, 2004, 05:26:00 PM »

Then I could bundle it with skinner, and all will be good

geniusalz · « **Reply #3 on:** January 15, 2004, 06:52:00 PM »

I WAS talking about MXM skinner (the only one? So how could you have looked into the sources?)

MXM Skinner is made using VB6. The XML parsing is done through the free ChilkatXML component.

If you want to look at MXM Skinner sources, pm me

chilin_dude · « **Reply #4 on:** January 18, 2004, 01:04:00 AM »

geniusalz whatever happened to you adding a unleash x part to mxm skinner? Just didn't take off right?

Well whatever i can't wait for this

geniusalz · « **Reply #5 on:** January 18, 2004, 10:14:00 AM »

I decided to do somewhat of a rework of how things work, then I got busy with other stuff, and right now it's just sitting there, waiting to be finished. Full UX support is sorta messy, with 'modes' and all.

geniusalz · « **Reply #6 on:** January 19, 2004, 09:44:00 AM »

'modes' as in UX mode, MXM mode, etc

Here's the sources for MXM Skinner (vb6) for the current progress (a little messy)

ackbar9722 · « **Reply #7 on:** January 19, 2004, 02:12:00 PM »

Heh, I grew up with BASIC, but haven't used it for like 5+ years. Never used VB, only BASICA and QBASIC. I switched to C++ when I went into college. I'm working on Java for the time being... and some assembly. It'd take me a while to figure out the way of VB and their interface stuff works, although it's probably better than MFC (it's a complete mess)...

I find this amusing:

QUOTE

Basic was the first product sold by MS corporation, and also the first major case of software piracy - It was copied widely even before MS made it available (Bill Gates lost track of a copy on paper tape during a computer show).

And the copying legacy continues!

geniusalz · « **Reply #8 on:** January 19, 2004, 02:42:00 PM »

Well, there's nothing really complicated about BASIC.
After doing java and a little C++, i sort of regret doing skinner in BASIC, but it's done now.

Motocrossman · « **Reply #9 on:** January 24, 2004, 04:40:00 PM »

have anyone made any progress?

EcL|PsE · « **Reply #10 on:** May 04, 2004, 02:34:00 PM »

yeh what happened to this?

geniusalz · « **Reply #11 on:** May 07, 2004, 09:44:00 PM »

Don't know... Got sidetracked, then studies came up. I did make some big changes after 5, but didn't finish what I was doing... Maybe someday, or if someone else wants to take it up...

firefucker · « **Reply #12 on:** May 08, 2004, 04:30:00 AM »

koldfuzion · « **Reply #13 on:** May 08, 2004, 04:52:00 AM »

Ive often thought to do a XBMC Config and some converters but passed them by. The XBMPed (for XBMP) was ok but required .net framework (a 30mb download) and people complained.

If you make it web-enabled using php people will complain that you have to do it online.

If you do it visual basic 6.. people complain that its not C++

If you do it in MXM Actionscripting, people must have the skin on thier box first, more complaints.

summary is: you cant win, let someone else do it.

firefucker · « **Reply #14 on:** May 08, 2004, 08:32:00 AM »

True, true...

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