Before creating a complete skin, you will need the following tools. There are some suggestions below, but we don't necessarily endorse or require you to use any of them. We leave you to choose one that you're most comfortable with.
Bitmap Editor:
How else will you "paint" your skins? Must be able to recognize the .BMP format.
eg. MS Paint, JASC Paint Shop Pro, Adobe Photoshop
Text Editor:
For use in configuring the fonts and colors of the Mini-browser and Playlist editor. Also used if you do any transparency.
eg. MS Notepad, MS Word, Corel Wordperfect
Icon Editor:
You will need an Icon editor if you are hardcore and want to edit the cursors and pointers associated with your skin.
eg. NeoSoft Icon Editor, Icon Edit Pro, Impact Microangelo
Zip Compression Tool:
Absolutely necessary to publish your skin. Winamp.com will not accept an unzipped skin.
eg. PKWare PKZip, Galt 123Zip, WinZip
Du kan læse mere om hvordan du laver dine egne skins her:
http://www.winamp.com/nsdn/winamp2x/dev/skins/Og som det også fremgår af ovenstående så kan du ikke "bare" bruge nogle bmp filer, du skal bruge en editor for at sætte det sammen med alle de andre oplysninger der skal ligge!
Kan sammenlignes med at man vil lave en hjemmeside med en masse billeder, men at man kun hanviser til billederne. Det får man ikke meget hjemmeside for:-)
Der skal jo også gerne være lidt informationer omkring hvor de forskellige billeder skal være, og hvilke måder takst mm. skal vises på.
Som de også skriver:
A lot of people get really excited when they find out that they can change the look of Winamp through skinning. The problem is they get turned off once they hit a roadblock, be it what to do next, hit a problem submitting to Winamp.com, or indeed, just figuring out how to get started. So here we have a set of simple steps that holds your hand from initial idea to finished masterpiece. Good luck!
//Beach