skin.dmf ???

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Oct 14 2011, 12:43 am
I have searched the forums for this info but everything I can find on interfaces is pretty much dev specific to their needs and I can't find anything that describes exactly how to use the skin file.

Sooo - new topic,
I understand what the interface is but when I add the skin.dmf to the rest of my files I can no longer view my world in run. The info I can find is not real clear on how to sync it all together.

I can build the skin file behind the scenes and still test run my other code applications but how in the world can I get the skin file to compile AND show my game world so that I can call, set, get, windows to show where they are supposed to.

My simple window test consists of clicking a fountain and calling a winset for the appropriate tab to display the message but as I stated - this is useless if I can not get the .dm and the .dmf to cooperate with each other.

Help
Oct 14 2011, 1:47 am
First thing is first. Whenever adding an external file you must check it in your project. That's the tick box next to the file in your over view. Is that ticked?

If so.. Go open the skin file and in the "windows" box go to your main window. Now click edit and you'll get a box of properties. Inside is a tick box saying "visible". If that is not ticked for the main window then it will not show.

If these don't help then please show all your code that interacts with the skin file. Perhaps even upload your skin file.
Oct 14 2011, 7:20 am
In response to Kyle_ZX
Visibility and inclusion are usually already done when making a new interface. You should check if it's set to default though.
Oct 14 2011, 3:25 pm
In response to Kyle_ZX
Kyle_ZX wrote:
First thing is first. Whenever adding an external file you must check it in your project. That's the tick box next to the file in your over view. Is that ticked?

If so.. Go open the skin file and in the "windows" box go to your main window. Now click edit and you'll get a box of properties. Inside is a tick box saying "visible". If that is not ticked for the main window then it will not show.

If these don't help then please show all your code that interacts with the skin file. Perhaps even upload your skin file.

I never could figure out how to add an external file to my project. I was told to copy it but so far nothing I've tried has worked.

What I did is create a new skin.dmf and it is basically empty aside from the defualt. Visible and Default are both clicked but when I click the file box to add it to my project it will not display my project on screen. All I get is a blank screen. My project views just fine without this file clicked but I need skins to build the interface.
Oct 14 2011, 3:36 pm
In response to Megablaze
Megablaze wrote:
Visibility and inclusion are usually already done when making a new interface. You should check if it's set to default though.

I will keep messing with it. Thanks