Skin_Resizer_Tool

Download tool: http://www.virtualdj.com/addons/4442/VDJ_Skin_Resizer_Tool.html

Window Organization

The main window of this tool has two tabs Resize Skin and Part of XML.

The first tab can be used by any user that needs to resize a skin to fit his screen resolution. Keep in mind that resizing to a greater size extends the graphics and produces a slight blur effect on the graphics.

The second tab is designed for users making skins who want to easily translate coordinates of a button, or make a mirror image of some code, related to the skin's width.

Resizing a Skin

Switch to the Resize Skin tab if this isn't the tab that is actually displayed.



The tab has four buttons to complete the resizing process

• Files
  
• Resizing
  
• Options
  
• Generating
  

Although there isn't any place to give the path to the graphics (.bmp file) of the skin, the graphics are automatically fetched when you choose the XML file.


Files

1. Input XML
   
   This part is used to specify the input XML file. Either you enter manually with the keyboard the path to the file, or you click on this button , to select the input file. If the skin you want to resize is zipped (.zip file extension), you will need to unzip it before using the Tool.
   Only files with .xml extension will be shown.
   Once you have selected an appropriate file, the Input XML GroupBox should look like this:
   
   
   
   
   The size of the skin is calculated automatically at the opening of a skin.
   The display format is shown, (4/3 (standard), 16/10 (widescreen), etc).
   If you need to edit the XML before performing the resize, you can click on the Edit File button; the XML file is opened in default program. I recommend using NotePad++ or NotePad2 to edit XML files.
   
   
   
2. Output XML
   
   This part lets the user specify an output XML file and location. The Tool will automatically rename the file using its original name and change the filename to show the output size, or add the suffix “_resized”. You are free to change the default output filename, this is only a suggestion.
   
   Once you have selected an appropriate output file, the Output XML GroupBox should look like this:
   
   
   
   You will need to write in the output size for width and height. If you want the skin to be scaled (skin ratio is kept), clic on the x and the height will be automatically calculated.
   Minimum Width is 800 and minimum Height is 480.
   

Resizing

1. Simple Resize
   
   This is the default resizing option that is available in the basic version of this tool.
   
   This option is used to resize a skin to the output size.
   It should also be active when you want to use one of the options without changing the dimension of the skin.
   
   
2. Add Borders
   
   This is part of the second set of resizing options that are only available to licensed users. Please read the user manual for more information on getting the license.
   
   This option is used to add borders around a skin.
   
   The main graphics of the skin aren't changed which doesn't create a blur.
   
   
3. Browser Resize
   
   This option allows the browser to be resized.
   For example to resize a skin from 1280x800 to 1280x1024 in order to fit your screen.
   
   

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Coming soon: rest of the resizing guide.