pickle Wrote:Did you change the direction of the animation too? By default, animations go down from the topmost layer to the bottommost. Setting the direction() flag can alter that though.
So, reversing the layers will show you the green/blue/red layer first, then the bar should get progressively smaller. If it doesn't then ya - that sounds like a bug.
No I didn't use he direction()flag, I just reversed the order from 1-6 to 6-1 so to say. Which I tried before as well, but didn't work.
pickle Wrote:Cliff put in a cool new feature in the .66/.67 beta (not sure which one) that allows you to set a single layer (in this case you'd use your green/blue/red layer) as a slider object. So, just like how the progress bar is a single layer that gets more & more exposed, you can have that same effect for VU meters.
This will a) cut down on the size & complexity of your skin & b) make the animation much smoother. Unfortunately, it has the downside of a) not being available in the publically available version and b) won't allow you to step at given intervals - ie: you can't have 6 distinct steps. If you can wait to release your skin until the next public release though, I'd recommend it.
That actually gave me an idea on how to change the look of them completely but still fitting in.