Custom color for background in fullscreen mode

[boc]

dunno if this is the right topic to get my question answered but..

.. is there a way to fill the background in fullscreen mode with a custom color?
i have found this part

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<Path>background.png</Path>
<BgColor>#</BgColor>

in the skin.xml but changing the value of the bgcolor parameter doesnt seem to effect anything. am i doing something wrong or..?

[jus]

dunno if this is the right topic to get my question answered but..?

Better open a new thread in the Skin subforum next time to keep things clearly.

You can change the fullscreen background color by changing the hex-value for the <BgColor></BgColor>

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<Background>
   <Path>background.png</Path>
   <BgColor>#000000</BgColor>
</Background>

This would give a black fullscreen background, changing #000000 to #FF0000 would give you a red fullscreen background instead.
More info: http://mixxx.org/wiki/doku.php/creating_skins#skinxml_in-depth_review

[boc]

yes, this is what i did exactly.
while i was waiting for an answer i tested it in different versions of mixxx and what i noticed is it doesnt do anything in 1.9beta (this was the version i used when the original question came) but works in the 1.8.2 stable version

[jus]

Hmm, i could not reproduce the problem with Mixxx 1.9.0beta1
For example i changed in LateNight1280x800-WXGA`s skin.xml around line 107 from black (#000000)

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   <Background>
      <Path>background1280x800.png</Path>
      <BgColor>#000000</BgColor>
   </Background>

to red (#000000) fullscreen background without problems.

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   <Background>
      <Path>background1280x800.png</Path>
      <BgColor>#FF0000</BgColor>
   </Background>

Did you made other changes to your mod ?

[boc]

i think its better if i post a screenshot and you can see it yourself



so its not just my mod but the original skins do it too
the environment is win7 32bit @ 1024x600 if it counts
and again: everything is okay in mixxx 1.8.2 but not in 1.9beta1


ps: thanks for opening the new topic

[jus]

Ok now i know whats going on.
There was a bug with Mixxx 1.9.0beta1 getting incorrect fullscreen positioning. Side effect on Windows/Linux was a grey fullscreen background no matter what. Using MacOS myself i did not see that color bug.
A fix was committed and will be in the upcoming 1.9.0 final.

[boc]

wow thats what i call live support, haha

thanks, so now we just have to wait for the 1.9 final