Can't configure skin.xml file for the search section

[Cape-City]

Hi sub,

this is my try to create my own search skin, but i can't handle some textpositions ... i think they are hardcoded, a'm I right ?

Code:

<settings>
  <Version>2.0</Version>
    <!-- named colors -->
    <NamedColors>            
        <NamedColor name="Selection" color="Green"/>        
    </NamedColors>            
    <!-- text style -->
    <TextStyles>
    <TextStyle name="GeneralText" color="LightGray" typeFace="Tahoma" size="13" style="bold"/>
    <TextStyle name="GeneralTextSelected" color="Yellow" typeFace="Tahoma" size="13" style="bold"/>
        <TextStyle name="ListText" color="LightGray" typeFace="Tahoma" size="13" style="bold"/>
        <TextStyle name="ListTextSelected" color="Yellow" typeFace="Tahoma" size="13" style="bold"/>
        <TextStyle name="SelectedProgrammeDesc" color="White" typeFace="Arial" size="12" style="bold"/>                
        <TextStyle name="SelectedProgrammeTitle" color="Yellow" typeFace="Tahoma" size="13" style="bold"/>                
        <TextStyle name="SelectedProgrammeChannel" color="White" typeFace="Arial" size="13" style="bold"/>                
    </TextStyles>
    <!-- special elements -->
    <SpecialElements>        
        <SpecialElement name="Buttons" loc="10,50" size="120,30" spacing="5"/>        
        <SpecialElement name="SearchControl" loc="10,105" startChars="ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789" columns="10,50,340" columnWidths="28,278,278" verticalSpacing="20" />
    <SpecialElement name="SelectedDetails" loc="10,300" showChannelIcons="true"/>
  </SpecialElements>
    <!-- Composite Images -->    
    <CompositeImages>
        <!-- static background image -->
        <CompositeImage name="Background" size="720,480">
      <DrawImage filename="..\background.jpg" loc="0,0" size="715,475"/>                
            <DrawText text="Search Guide" loc="5,12" size="160,120" textStyle="ScreenName" align="Left"/>            
      <DrawRoundedRect loc="10,105" size="35,180" radius="7" borderWidth="4" borderColor="LightGray" fillColor="Black"/>            
            <DrawRoundedRect loc="55,105" size="320,180" radius="7" borderWidth="4" borderColor="LightGray" fillColor="Black"/>            
            <DrawRoundedRect loc="385,105" size="320,180" radius="7" borderWidth="4" borderColor="LightGray" fillColor="Black"/>            
            <DrawRoundedRect loc="10,300" size="695,160" radius="7" borderWidth="4" borderColor="LightGray" fillColor="Black"/>            
            <!-- free text box -->
            <DrawRoundedRect loc="10,55" size="695,35" radius="7" borderWidth="4" borderColor="LightGray" fillColor="Black"/>            
            <DrawText text="Search Text:" loc="15,62" size="200,22" textStyle="GeneralText" align="Left"/>                    
            <Element name="SearchText" loc="110,62" size="600,22"/>                                
            <Element name="SearchTextHighlight" loc="105,60" size="615,25"/>    
        </CompositeImage>

    <CompositeImage name="SearchTextSelectedItem" size="480,25">
      <DrawRoundedRect loc="0,0" size="475,22" radius="5" borderWidth="0" borderColor="Transparent" fillColor="StandardSelectionBackground"/>
    </CompositeImage>

    <CompositeImage name="StartCharSelectedItem" size="28,25">
      <DrawRoundedRect loc="0,0" size="26,22" radius="5" borderWidth="0" borderColor="Transparent" fillColor="StandardSelectionBackground"/>
    </CompositeImage>

    <CompositeImage name="TitleSelectedItem" size="270,22">
      <DrawRoundedRect loc="0,0" size="270,22" radius="5" borderWidth="0" borderColor="Transparent" fillColor="StandardSelectionBackground"/>
    </CompositeImage>

    <CompositeImage name="AirDateSelectedItem" loc="10,0" size="270,22">
      <DrawRoundedRect loc="0,0" size="270,22" radius="25" borderWidth="0" borderColor="Transparent" fillColor="StandardSelectionBackground"/>
    </CompositeImage>

    <CompositeImage name="ScheduledAirDateItem" size="270,22">
      <DrawRoundedRect loc="0,0" size="270,22" radius="5" borderWidth="0" borderColor="Transparent" fillColor="DarkRed"/>
    </CompositeImage>

    <CompositeImage name="ScheduledAirDateSelectedItem" size="270,22">
      <DrawRoundedRect loc="0,0" size="270,22" radius="5" borderWidth="0" borderColor="Transparent" fillColor="Red"/>
    </CompositeImage>
  </CompositeImages>                
</settings>

[sub]

Which text positions are you trying to move?

[Cape-City]

the text postion, which contains the date and time stamp.
but not only the position, the weight too.

[sub]

Yeah, that bits pretty much hard coded. Sorry.

[Cape-City]

poor me but thanx for the info