Programatically Recolouring and WMP11 Bizzare <bizzaremail[ at ]gmail.com> 5/29/2007 12:15:03 PM It is possible to recolour elements of WMP skin files (e.g. buttongroups, backgroundimages etc.) using "elementID.hueShift", and I have done this successfully for WMP10. Moving to WMP11, I have found this no longer works, despite using exactly the same image files (8-bit/256 colour .bmp) and the same JS code. Has support for HueShift been dropped from WMP11, or is it done differently to WMP10? I checked the WMP11 on-line SDK, but it seems to work the same as for WMP10. I have posted this question on microsoft.public.windowsmedia *and* microsoft.public.windowsmedia.player.skins, but as I have not had any replies, I am trying here too. It would be nice to get a response - even if it's a "don't know"... Zach, Neil, anybody??? Cheers B

Re: Programatically Recolouring and WMP11 "Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media]" <neil[ at ]nospam.com> 5/30/2007 7:15:48 PM On 29 May 2007 05:15:03 -0700, Bizzare <bizzaremail[ at ]gmail.com> wrote: [Quoted Text] >It is possible to recolour elements of WMP skin files (e.g. >buttongroups, backgroundimages etc.) using "elementID.hueShift", and I >have done this successfully for WMP10. > >Moving to WMP11, I have found this no longer works, despite using >exactly the same image files (8-bit/256 colour .bmp) and the same JS >code. > >Has support for HueShift been dropped from WMP11, or is it done >differently to WMP10? >I checked the WMP11 on-line SDK, but it seems to work the same as for >WMP10. I don't know LOL. Was it you who posted about .bmp files not apparently working in SKIN in WMP11 ? I seem to remember a post about that - how does it work out when using GIF image format, which is also available ? HTH Cheers - Neil ------------------------------------------------ Digital Media MVP : 2004-2007 http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpfaqs

Re: Programatically Recolouring and WMP11 Bizzare <bizzaremail[ at ]gmail.com> 5/31/2007 5:02:38 PM On May 30, 8:15 pm, "Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media]" <n...[ at ]nospam.com> wrote: [Quoted Text] > I don't know LOL. > > Was it you who posted about .bmp files not apparently working in SKIN > in WMP11 ? I seem to remember a post about that - how does it work out > when using GIF image format, which is also available ? > > HTH > Cheers - Neil > ------------------------------------------------ > Digital Media MVP : 2004-2007http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpfaqs Hi Neil Yes, I asked the same question elsewhere (windowsmedia.skins and poss 1 other group). I haven't tried using .gif images. The WMP SDK states that for things like buttongroup and view.backgroundimage: "This attribute changes the hue value of the images specified by the [attribute] if it/they has/have been specified and they refer to 8-bit BMP image(s)" So I assumes .gif was a non-starter. I might give it a go; but I'm not hopeful. Any confirmation of this working/not working would be terribly useful. Thanks! Biz