UXArchitect

[UKXboxDad]

I'm starting to create a new skin using UXArchitect. I am unable to find a tutorial, so i will document my journey here.

[UKXboxDad]

On the Main tab, you can:

-Name your skin

-Give a version number

-Specify a copyright date and Author 

[KaosEngineer]

Does this software run on WIndows 10?  

Please, add a link to the first post where to download the software.

[PsyKos]

Can you post a link please ? I have donwloaded it somewhere but it doesn't work on my PC (Windows 10). Thank you.

[big F]

I would like to try this but as stated it looks like it won't run under Windowze 10, so I guess I'll be using Hyper V. And installing XP to run it from there.

[VeeBee Goon]

This software runs great in Windows10. I had to install Microsoft .Net Framework Version 1.1 before it would work though.

Edited February 20, 2018 by VeeBee Goon

[Onknight]

made a skin but it's not working in the xbox 

can anyone tell me what wrong with it 

Detroit Lions .zip

[KaosEngineer]

18 hours ago, Onknight said:

made a skin but it's not working in the xbox 

can anyone tell me what wrong with it 

Detroit Lions .zip 85.08 kB · 1 download

Take the space after Lions out of the filename.  Change "Detroit Lions .zip" to "Detroit Lions.zip".

What's not working mean?  It can mean several times.  I've downloaded it and will test.  More info after I try it.  

What resolution are you running at?  Many items will be off the screen for 480i/480p?

640x480 = bolded values below off screen

Excerpt from Detroit Lions skim.xml file:

<Main Globe="False" Orb="False" Fog="False">
        <Background EnableAudio="False">lions.png</Background>
        <InfoFont>Square-10.xpr</InfoFont>
        <Text Top="652" Left="665" Width="200" Scroll="0" Color="0xFF0080C0" Source="VideoMode" Align="Left" />
        <Text Top="246" Left="692" Width="200" Scroll="0" Color="0xFF0080C0" Source="Tray" Align="Left" />
        <Text Top="21" Left="72" Width="200" Scroll="0" Color="0xFF0080C0" Source="SerialNum" Align="Left" />
        <Text Top="612" Left="666" Width="192" Scroll="0" Color="0xFF000000" Source="F_FreeMB" Align="Left" />
        <Text Top="613" Left="452" Width="200" Scroll="0" Color="0xFF000000" Source="E_FreeMB" Align="Left" />
        <Text Top="87" Left="66" Width="200" Scroll="0" Color="0xFF000000" Source="SkinVersion" Align="Left" />
        <Text Top="108" Left="65" Width="200" Scroll="0" Color="0xFF0080C0" Source="CPUTempC" Align="Left" />
        <Text Top="648" Left="455" Width="200" Scroll="0" Color="0xFF0080C0" Source="IP" Align="Left" />
        <Text Top="66" Left="71" Width="200" Scroll="0" Color="0xFF0080C0" Source="Date" Align="Left" />
        <Text Top="43" Left="68" Width="200" Scroll="0" Color="0xFF000000" Source="Time" Align="Left" />
        <Image Top="15" Left="1068" Width="142" Height="189" Source="GameIcon" />
        <Image Source="GamePreview" />
        <Menu Align="Left" ShowIcon="False" ShowArrows="False">
            <Preview EnableAudio="True" Top="12" Left="632" Width="144" Height="191" />
            <Position Top="11" Left="777" Width="284" Height="195" Fixed="True" FixAt="2" MaxItem="4" />
            <Font>Square-10.xpr</Font>
        </Menu>
 

[Onknight]

1 hour ago, KaosEngineer said:

Take the space after Lions out of the filename.  Change "Detroit Lions .zip" to "Detroit Lions.zip".

What's not working mean?  It can mean several times.  I've downloaded it and will test.  More info after I try it.  

What resolution are you running at?  Many items will be off the screen for 480i/480p?

640x480 = bolded values below off screen

Excerpt from Detroit Lions skim.xml file:

<Main Globe="False" Orb="False" Fog="False">
        <Background EnableAudio="False">lions.png</Background>
        <InfoFont>Square-10.xpr</InfoFont>
        <Text Top="652" Left="665" Width="200" Scroll="0" Color="0xFF0080C0" Source="VideoMode" Align="Left" />
        <Text Top="246" Left="692" Width="200" Scroll="0" Color="0xFF0080C0" Source="Tray" Align="Left" />
        <Text Top="21" Left="72" Width="200" Scroll="0" Color="0xFF0080C0" Source="SerialNum" Align="Left" />
        <Text Top="612" Left="666" Width="192" Scroll="0" Color="0xFF000000" Source="F_FreeMB" Align="Left" />
        <Text Top="613" Left="452" Width="200" Scroll="0" Color="0xFF000000" Source="E_FreeMB" Align="Left" />
        <Text Top="87" Left="66" Width="200" Scroll="0" Color="0xFF000000" Source="SkinVersion" Align="Left" />
        <Text Top="108" Left="65" Width="200" Scroll="0" Color="0xFF0080C0" Source="CPUTempC" Align="Left" />
        <Text Top="648" Left="455" Width="200" Scroll="0" Color="0xFF0080C0" Source="IP" Align="Left" />
        <Text Top="66" Left="71" Width="200" Scroll="0" Color="0xFF0080C0" Source="Date" Align="Left" />
        <Text Top="43" Left="68" Width="200" Scroll="0" Color="0xFF000000" Source="Time" Align="Left" />
        <Image Top="15" Left="1068" Width="142" Height="189" Source="GameIcon" />
        <Image Source="GamePreview" />
        <Menu Align="Left" ShowIcon="False" ShowArrows="False">
            <Preview EnableAudio="True" Top="12" Left="632" Width="144" Height="191" />
            <Position Top="11" Left="777" Width="284" Height="195" Fixed="True" FixAt="2" MaxItem="4" />
            <Font>Square-10.xpr</Font>
        </Menu>
 

720P Wide 

[KaosEngineer]

Hard for me to test it right now I only have SD hooked up to my ogXbox.

 

What's not working mean in your case?

Nothing shows up? 

Changing to your new skin freezes/locks up UnleashX?

Update: Tried to change to it and UnleashX locked up for me.  Not sure if that's because I only have 480i resolution with SD (composite or otherwise.

 

[Onknight]

ya nothing show up and Xbox Reboots and goes back to the default  Dash Skin .

[KaosEngineer]

I think it has something to do with these two lines of the skin.xml file:

<Image Top="15" Left="1068" Width="142" Height="189" Source="GameIcon" />
<Image Source="GamePreview" />

I removed them and it loads.  

Try that and see how things look.  Then, add one of those lines and see if it works, then add the other.  Try setting the GameIcon size of 70x70 pixels instead of 189x142.

P.S.Also, some of the text colors are 0xFF000000 (Black) instead of 0xFF0080C0 (Detroit Lions' Blue) and don't show up on the Black background.

[Onknight]

4 minutes ago, KaosEngineer said:

I think it has something to do with these two lines of the skin.xml file:

<Image Top="15" Left="1068" Width="142" Height="189" Source="GameIcon" />
<Image Source="GamePreview" />

I removed them and it loads.  

Try that and see how things look.  Then, add one of those lines and see if it works, then add the other.

P.S.Also, some of the text colors are 0xFF000000 (Black) instead of 0xFF0080C0 (Detroit Lions' Blue) and don't show up on the Black background.

Thanks I just finishing a 640X480 One and it works fine

 

Lions-SD.zip

Edited September 11, 2019 by Onknight

[KaosEngineer]

<Image blah blah blah Source="GameIcon" />

is outside of the <Menu></Menu> section.  Add it right before or after your Menu section.  Size DOESN'T matter.  It rescales the game's icon to fix the specified size.

Possibly the same thing for:

•  <Image Source="GamePreview" /> 

It goes outside of the <Menu></Menu> section of the skin.xml file.

[Onknight]

4 minutes ago, KaosEngineer said:

<Image blah blah blah Source="GameIcon" />

is outside of the <Menu></Menu> section.  Add it right before or after your Menu section.  Size DOESN'T matter.  It rescales the game's icon to fix the specified size.

Possibly the same thing for:

•  <Image Source="GamePreview" /> 

It goes outside of the <Menu></Menu> section of the skin.xml file.

Thanks for the help

[Kali Karnage]

Can anyone tell me where to download this software?

[KaosEngineer]

UXArchitect - http://www.mediafire.com/file/41bx03vvxzf0exa/UXArchitect.rar/file

I have no idea if this file contains the latest version.