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