Can't use Skins in 2.0.031 BETA

[eappell]

I can't use any of my old skins in the new BETA. I'm using version 2.0.031 on an iPaq 2215. It's loaded in Main Memory.

Maybe I missed this, but should the new version recognize skins I used in the older version? I define "\My Documents\" as the skin folder, which contains all of the old skins, as well as the new ones. But when I go to options and try select a skin, I only get "TODAY THEME" and "DEFAULT". Nothing else shows up. I tried desginating my old skins directory, which is on my CF Card, as the skins folder, but I get the same thing. NONE of the skins show up on the options screen...

Am I missing something? Is this a new "feature"?

Thanks!

Eddie

[Gerard]

Have you tried putting skin folders into \Program Files\SnoopSoft\Dashboard\Skins? That's the default folder, and is working fine for my old skins on an iPAQ 3835, with this beta version.

[eappell]

Yeah, just moved all of my skins into the "Program Files/Snoopsoft/Dashboard/skins" folder, and the only skins that show up in the options is Default and Default Lighter... SO FRUSTRATING. I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong... This is the FIRST time I've installed Dashboard on this particular device, since it's only two weeks old, so I shouldn't need to do a complete uninstall and reinstall. But I might try it just to see if it will resolve this.

Scott - any ideas?

Thanks!

eddie

[aqil]

eappell, do you organize your skins in folders? I do and I face the same problem. I moved all my Dashboard skins to the iPAQ File Store in a Skins folder I created, and configured the "User Defined Skins Folder" to "\iPAQ File Store\Skins\". All I can see in the drop down skin selection is "<Today Theme>". Currently I'm using the DashMobile skin from Juni and stored it in the folder "\iPAQ File Store\Skins\DashMobile\".

I tinkered around with Dashboard's settings and found out that if I configured the "User Defined Skins Folder" to "\iPAQ File Store\Skins\DashMobile\", tap OK and re-enter Dashboard's settings, I can choose the DashMobile.dsh skin. I have several skins in organized in different folders and to choose those skins, I'll have to repeat the procedure mentioned above.

Try it out.

[Chris Scott [SnoopSoft]]

Hi,

So it sounds like Dashboard is no longer looking through the subfolders for skins? I'll test that out and see.

Ok - I tested it out and I see all skins on my storage card even the ones inside folders. Are you able to reproduce this at all somehow?

Thanks!

[richpjr]

I had the same thing - after a soft reset the skins showed up.

[Medic119]

I downloaded some new skins and copied thier FOLDERS into the Dashboard/Skins directory and it killed all the skins. Nothing showed in the dropdown. I moved the folders to my SD card and the problem went away.

If I copy them into the skins Directory without the folders they show up.

[Chris Scott [SnoopSoft]]

Thanks Medic - that's a new twist on it that I hadn't thought of. I'll test that out and see what happens.

[eappell]

Yes, if I put all the skin files in the same directory and point DB at that folder, they show up in the dropdown. If they are in sub-folders they do NOT. So this does work, but it can make managing skins a bit unwieldy...

Eddie

[Don't Panic!]

I had that pop up this weekend also. Strange but I have one folder in the default skins location the mini (http://www.pocketpc.cz/appdetail.php?id=5) skin by Glen Eric Reed and Dashboard see's that okay but when I moved in the mini-plus theme (Grape) by the same author everything disappears. Also now that I have moved the mini-plus skin to the CF card ; if I change the user defined skins folder to anything but the default location everthing goes back to just being able to use Today themes with the default .dsh. I guess skinners will have to use unique names for their components until this is fixed one way or the other.

Don't Panic!
Bobby

[JustMe]

Hello,
I have the beta running on my 5555 and have this same issue.

Though for a workaround it seems that if I refresh Dashboard or advance/go back to another date, the skins (in the snoopsoft/dashboard/skins dir) will be selectable again.

Forgot to mention what a great app Dashboard is. I cant do without it.

JM

[Chris Scott [SnoopSoft]]

Well I think I finally was able to reproduce this one. Oddly enough it never happened on my older iPaq no matter how hard I tried or what skins I tested with (including some mentioned in this thread).

But the Pocket PC 2003 iPaq I have did end up exhibiting this problem and I have hopefully tracked it down and should have it fixed in the next update.

Thanks for everyone's help in trying out various scenarios with this odd one.