Foobar2000 Customization Topic

[Krpano]

What columns_ui do you have ?

Mine is; version 0.1.2 .

I have the same foobar version as you.

Also chek if columns_ui doesnt even appear here.

PS.

You need to restart foobar if you change between the display modes.

Edited July 30, 2005 by Krpano

[drgrudge]

Ohh... Thanks Krpano and acedriver... I just forgot to restart Foobar, sorry for the mistake. I got the columns_ui now, but what is it's use, my Foobar looks as it used to look before. How can I color them and add pictures?

[Krpano]

Good you have it working now. :)

You need to grab some .fcs files or do some yourself.

here is a good source of rdy to use strings.

Click me !!!

just dl and import the string at "OTHER" tab in the Columns_ui options.

About the album cover you see around some ppl's screenshot, you will need another component called "Album Art Panel".

Btw, if you dont know yet check Hydrogenaudio forum, they host the official foobar boards.

You can find everything you need related to foobar there.

Edited July 30, 2005 by Krpano

[scowl]

Ok I finally figured out how to change the selected background color in the playlist. this is for people who use columns ui/navigator suite (or azraels fcs also I think).

Under Globals/Variables scroll down till you see this:

// PREPARE COLOR-STRINGS

// ===================================

// check if a dark or bright theme is used

$if(

$strcmp($get(theme_dark),1),

$puts(foreground,$rgb(255,255,255,255,255,255))

$puts(foreground2,$rgb(255,255,255))

$puts(background,$rgb(0,0,0,0,0,0))

$puts(background2,$rgb(0,0,0))

$puts(contrast,110)

,

$puts(foreground,$rgb(0,0,0,0,0,0))

$puts(foreground2,$rgb(0,0,0))

$puts(background,$rgb(255,255,255,255,255,255))

$puts(background2,$rgb(255,255,255))

$puts(selectedbg,$rgb(120,176,114))

$puts(contrast,70)

)

the green text is the string i added which will be your selected bg color. add that, and use whatever rgb value you want.

now scroll a tiny bit down till you see this:

// generate "selected" colors

and replace the first three $get(foreground2)'s with $get(selectedbg). leave the last two $get(foreground2)'s alone.

the #'s you see after $get(foreground2) has something to do with the opacity and my preference was to make them 99. heres my code.

// generate "selected" colors

$puts(bg_color,$replace($get(bg_color)|$blend($get(bg_color),$get(selectedbg),99,$get(contrast)),$char(3),$char()))

$puts(bg_color2,$replace($get(bg_color2)|$blend($get(bg_color2),$get(selectedbg),99,$get(contrast)),$char(3),$char()))

$puts(playing_color,$replace($get(playing_color)|$blend($get(playing_color),$get(selectedbg),99,$get(contrast)),$char(3),$char()))

$puts(standard_color,$replace($get(standard_color)|$blend($get(standard_color),$get(foreground2),25,$get(contrast)),$char(3),$char()))

$puts(special_color,$replace($get(special_color)|$blend($get(special_color),$get(foreground2),50,$get(contrast)),$char(3),$char()))

[drgrudge]

Good you have it working now.  :)

You need to grab some .fcs files or do some yourself.

here is a good source of rdy to use strings.

Click me !!!

just dl and import the string at "OTHER" tab in the Columns_ui options.

About the album cover you see around some ppl's screenshot, you will need another  component called "Album Art Panel".

Btw, if you dont know yet check Hydrogenaudio forum, they host the official foobar boards.

You can find everything you need related to foobar there.

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Thanks for the reply. I downloaded the azrael fcs from the site you gave. Now opened the preference and Imported at the others tab also. Still nothing is happening. Please can you post screenshot as to how to use them?

[Krpano]

@ drgrudge.

but as you described you did everything right.

just be sure to have columns_ui selected as in the screenshot at post #2777.(need to restar foobar each time you change modes)

PS.

When you import a .fcs you dont need to restart foobar, the changes are done imediately.

[drgrudge]

Thanks to Krpano again!

I got that working! And this time I dint have columns_ui selected as in the screenshot at post #2777, sorry my bad :)

Now Can plz plz tell me the color thing (or we have to dl soem other file from the Post #2779?) And image part and where can I get them? And how can Add images, does that follow the same procedure as we do to load .fcs file?

Thanks Krpano for the support! :D

[Krpano]

You are welcome.

About color change, if you are using Azrael here is a screenshot on how to mod to one of the pre-defined colors.

Just change zhe number in the small red box to one of the color styles above.

If you want to go further into the color modification you will need to go through the strings of the fcs to find which one's function.

About Album Art.

To learn more about and download, check this thread.

[drgrudge]

Ohh, got to cover to changing the colors also:D

Now got that Album Art also in my Components folder :D

And that thread is too long.. can you just how to add images, plz ?

This is how my Foobar looks now

Still I cant see any option to that cover thing or how to use them?

Edited July 31, 2005 by drgrudge

[[hxc]]

could someone add me to their msn and give me some tips. i've already got the azrael.fcs file installed but i'm still pretty new to foobar.

add me to msn: michaelgibson[@]gmail[.]com

thanks.

[Krpano]

@ drgrudge

To enable Album Art you need to righ click the side panel and add it.

Im affraid you have no choice than read long threads, most of the threads for components for foobar will be like that.

I can help you with the way i do, there is lots of ways to achieve the same result.

Here is my way.

I have all my cd covers inside a single folder and i add the following line at album art options to search the cover.

-match:D:\Music\CD covers\%artist% - %album%.jpg

The covers MUST have exactly the same name as the files otherwise will not load correctly.

The following line is to grab a default image for files without cd covers.

-components\Headset.jpg

The code you see in the middle is not used, i dunno why still there. :)

@ [hxc]

I think you will have more feedback if you post your questions here.

There is lots of experienced foobar users here that could help you.

[Shannon]

:ninja:

[drgrudge]

Hmm.. I added the same and I got like this:

How can I make it come in the left hand side. I added the code which you gave and got 2 cover (no cover image) inside "D:\Music\CD covers\". You say use this code:"-components\Headset.jpg". I removed the first code in that. Now I get the image as in the screenshot. How to load the default "No covers" image?

And one more thing, can I make my own image and make to display for all the songs that I play? And what should be the size (resolution) of that image or is it our choice?

[Nocstar]

shannon i love those bands!!

Anyone have word if toaster works for the new beta foobar, i havent gave it a try yet.

[drgrudge]

Ok got that default image also working!

But it's too small , how to make it come to the left hand side as you have got?

Also can I have other visualizations other than that spectrum thing? How to have them (in the left hand side of the panel).

[acedriver]

drgrudge, unlock the toolbar and rearrange it.. then adjust the minimum panel height in album art panel option

[TheUndead]

to make it appear on the left hand side, you must enable "Sidebar".. make sure the box named 'enable sidebar' is ticked under foobar>preferences>display>columns UI>sidebar.. then you have to add the Album Art Panel by right-clicking the sidebar then choose Panel>Album Art (you must right click on the caption of the panels in sidebar, not in the panel itself)

hope this helps! :)

[drgrudge]

acedriver:

My Foobar toolbar was unloacked only. And yeah I could adjust the size, what Value do you got for you? My image is 510*500 pixels.

TheUndead:

I right-clicked the menubar (the top most bar) and selected Album Art Panel. And "Enable Sidebar" is ticked under foobar>preferences>display>columns UI>sidebar.

I cant make that in the left hand side still :( Can you guys plz post some screenshots as to how to do the same. :)

[acedriver]

acedriver:

My Foobar toolbar was unloacked only. And yeah I could adjust the size, what Value do you got for you? My image is 510*500 pixels.

TheUndead:

I right-clicked the menubar (the top most bar) and selected Album Art Panel. And "Enable Sidebar" is ticked under foobar>preferences>display>columns UI>sidebar.

I cant make that in the left hand side still :(  Can you guys plz post some screenshots as to how to do the same. :)

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I use 250, with center, expand, shrink and maintain aspect ratio selected

[drgrudge]

Now I did as that thing you said.

This is what I got :(

[acedriver]

Now I did as that thing you said.

This is what I got :(

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move the album art panel below the menu

[drgrudge]

How to do that. I keep trying that, I couldn't figure out how to do the same.

[acedriver]

How to do that. I keep trying that, I couldn't figure out how to do the same.

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just click and drag.. just like rearranging explorer toolbar

[Krpano]

You enabled the Album Art at the top area.

If you want to enable it at the Side Panel you must add another one there, then remove the one on the top.

I dunno how i can be more clear than Acedrive or TheUndead.

If you side panel is not appearing even after you enabled it at the column_ui option, check if you choose the create a toggle area in the left side.

In this case just click on the far left of your screen while foobar is maximized.

[drgrudge]

Now I disabled that Album Art at the top area. Now if I add another one from Panels-->Album Art it comes at the top only. :( Now I know that we can change it's position, like I can make it to appear at below all the visualisation, play buttons, but I can drag that to the left hand side.

If you side panel is not appearing even after you enabled it at the column_ui option, check if you choose the create a toggle area in the left side.

In this case just click on the far left of your screen while foobar is maximized.

My sidebar is enabled I can see that playlist name and nothing else. If I click that area, nothing happens and if I double click then a new playlist appears.

How to create a toogle are in the side?