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Basics of a Skin - Real Player

Overview¶

Skins are a feature of RealPlayer media player that allow you to customize the user interface of the player. The last version of RealPlayer to support custom skins is version 10, available for download here.

Skin (RJS) File¶

A Real Player skin is a compressed ZIP file saved with a RJS file extension, containing the following files. Image files can have either a BMP or JPG file extension, and the magenta – RGB(255,0,255) – areas are rendered transparent.

File	Description
skin.ini	Layout and configuration data
backgnd.bmp	Background image.
Controls	Trigger the various functions of the player: play, pause, stop, etc.
Status Windows	Display track and playback information
Sliders	Display and set volume and track position.

Controls¶

• Buttons have four states: disabled, normal, mouse-over, and active.
  

File Name	Description
record.bmp	Record
play.bmp	Play
pause.bmp	Pause playback
stop.bmp	Stop playback
previous.bmp	Previous Track
next.bmp	Next Track
continue.bmp	Continuous Play Mode
shuffle.bmp	Shuffle Play Mode
mute.bmp	Mute
exit.bmp	Exit RealPlayer
minimize.bmp	Minimize RealPlayer
menu.bmp	RealPlayer menu
fullmode.bmp	Full Mode
eject.bmp	Eject media
reallogo.bmp	Real Logo
cdinfo.bmp	Get CD Info
rplaunch.bmp	Launch RealPlayer

Sliders¶

• A slider consists of two elements: a thumb, which moves (or is moved) as the volume or track position changes; and a track along which the thumb "rides".
• Sliders are always horizontal.
• Thumbs have two states: disabled, and enabled
• Tracks have three states: disabled, non-filled, and filled
  

Thumb File	Track File	Description
PosThumb.bmp	PosTrack.bmp	Track position
VolThumb.bmp	VolTrack.bmp	Volume