[release] Itunes 4 For Windows Media Player 9

[Orange]

Some things in life is easy, the other part is not

[localhost]

Originally posted by wizard@Sep 23 2003, 06:04 PM

Ladies and Gentlemen, I found that to get the user rating with the stars you need to use "UserRating" So adding to the "columns" in iTunes.wms would be "UserRating=Rating" Like the following.

columns = "OriginalIndex=#;name=Song name;duration=Time;artist=Artist;album=Album;Genre=Genre;UserRating=Rating"

And produce this.

All we need now war the star images, and to find out where they go. I'll started on that emidiatly.

thanks, great to know

the image should be in wmploc.dll.

but what's the real image in OS X?

[PrinzErik]

ok i had the same problem.. darth maul had before (the skin doesn't show the playlist time properly) .. so i tried to activate the alternative view of showing the time in iTunesMain.js.. now my Itunes skin looks like this..itunes screenshot any ideas?!?

sorry for my bad english! :shy:

except of that this is an awesome skin!! :woot:

[wortel]

cool man, thanks for the skin

a revolution to my itunes wmp skin :own: :own: :own:

[wizard]

Originally posted by localhost@Sep 24 2003, 10:45 AM

thanks, great to know

the image should be in wmploc.dll.

but what's the real image in OS X?

I don't seem to have this file (wmploc.dll) anywhere on my system. I did a full computer search and nothing showed up. The stars look like on the Apple's iTunes website.

[localhost]

thanks

its c:\windows\system32\wmploc.dll.

there's no way you dont have it, it's an essential part of WMP.

[wizard]

Hey your right localhost, looks like the Windows search doesn't search in the System32 folder.

[localhost]

im modding it right now, i'll post the modded version later

[wizard]

Well, here's what I came up with. It looks alright , but when you highlight the song, it looks tacky. Maybe there could be another way. Anywho, here they are.

Preview

BMP Replacing 339 and 349

BMP Replacing 348

You are going to need to replace the wmploc.dll file in "System32" and "dllcache." For a tutorial on doing this, refer to Iceman's Tutorial.

Edit: Link to tutorial fixed, I seriously don't think I can go a post without an edit

Woops, also got to be polite. Thanks to Stevie BM, Binary, and everyone else who contributed to this skin, you did a wonderful job. Also thanks to localhost for the tip, thanks dude, I learned something new today.

[localhost]

thanks for the bitmaps

i didnt succeed making ones by myself :shy: im shyt in drawing

[Darth Maul]

thanks for the bitmaps!! :canadian:

Works perfect! (Y)

[FrankieY18]

awesome skin...but does anyone have a problem with album art showing on the skin? i added some pictures to my mp3z...some songs show the right image but some don't...how come?

[wortel]

Hi iTunes4 skin user

how can I use the radio function in wmp, direct from the skin ?

because I always use the radio function in full mode, and when it's already connected I switch to the iTunes Skin.

Thanks :shy:

iTunes Skin rocks :own: :own: :own: :who's your daddy:

[wizard]

Originally posted by wortel@Sep 26 2003, 08:05 PM

Hi iTunes4 skin user

how can I use the radio function in wmp, direct from the skin ?

because I always use the radio function in full mode, and when it's already connected I switch to the iTunes Skin.

Thanks :shy:

iTunes Skin rocks :own:  :own:  :own:  :who's your daddy:

I believe that Stevie BM did not add this feature in the skin. Maybe you could add the radio chanel to a playlist and play it then. Well, that's what I got.

[Stevie BM]

Originally posted by wizard+Sep 26 2003, 09:17 PM-->

QUOTE(wizard @ Sep 26 2003, 09:17 PM)

[Stevie BM]

Ok, I said it'd never happen, but here it is...

iTunes for Windows Media Player 9 version 1.1b

By Stevie BM and Binary

Files in this release:

Readme.txt - this document

iTunes.wmz - the standard skin, uses any of the included WMPiTunes fonts

iTunesOSX.wmz - the "true to OSX" skin, uses any of the included WMPiTunes fonts

Patch_wmploc.exe - used to patch "wmploc.dll". Run this .exe in your

%WINDIR%\System directory to enable iTunes style stars

Fonts -

WMPiTunes.*

Updates in v1.1b:

• Removed "Alt" versions in favour of using "LucidaGrande" fonts
  
• Included Patch_wmploc.exe
  
• Added "Rating" column to playlist view
  
• Enabled update of browse panes on media change
  
• Fixed saving of "size between uses" issue
  

Download at Deviantart

[Taha]

I was the first to try it!!!!! :own: :own: :own: :own:

[Stevie BM]

Originally posted by Taha@Sep 26 2003, 10:13 PM

I was the first to try it!!!!! :own:  :own:  :own:  :own:

No you weren't - Binary was :6

He's always the first to try my WMP skinning ideas out for me, and he's the only person who's able to convince me to do extra work on this.

Thank him for this...

[Taha]

Originally posted by Stevie BM@Sep 26 2003, 05:15 PM

No you weren't - Binary was  :6

[...]

Thank him for this... 

:sniff: :cry:

[Unbeliever]

i`m second (well third if u count Binary :shy: )

THANKS Stevie!

PS U see Stevie, ur a good guy after all (Y)

[skyliner34]

A stupid Q here. But how the hell do I add the album art to the songs. I just cant find a way to do it. Help!!!

Thanks

Sky

[skyliner34]

Dont bother giving me the answer to my question. Just after using WMP for a while I suddenly realised what a pile of crap it is :rant: . Roll on iTunes for windows.

Lovely skin Stevie BM. But Microsoft lets the side down. :rant:

Sky

[DinoJr]

hey you can change the default album art pic in wmploc.dll

does anyone have the iTunes4 "drag album art here" pic?

i've been looking for that for a while.

[quaff]

OMG, YOU DID IT!!!

it resizes 100% perfectly, if you were a woman i'd boink you! hahahah

thanks man

woah, the skin was already awesome, not its just.. i dunno.. you're the best dude.

[Stevie BM]

Originally posted by skyliner34@Sep 27 2003, 12:04 AM

Dont bother giving me the answer to my question. Just after using WMP for a while I suddenly realised what a pile of crap it is :rant: . Roll on iTunes for windows.

Lovely skin Stevie BM. But Microsoft lets the side down. :rant:

Sky

WMP? A pile of crap?

I have to disagree - WMP is (in my opinion) the best media player out there...

I've had no problems with WMP retrieving album art for my media automatically, and it's easy enough to add art to those tracks that don't already have art...

If you could clarify why WMP is "a pile of crap", then maybe someone could give you specific help...

I, for example, have been using WMP9 happily since it's beta. I'd rather use it than any other media player iTunes skin or no... :6