I'm having trouble understanding how to use a skin.

When I start run_manager, it reports:

Skin Manager: Failed to parse static line color. Using default.
Skin Manager: Application name was not defined. Using default.
Skin Manager: Failed to load application logo. Using default.
Skin Manager: Company name was not defined. Using default.
Skin Manager: Company web site was not defined. Using default.
Skin Manager: Project name was not defined. Using default.
Skin Manager: Default tab was not defined. Using default.
Skin Manager: Exit message was not defined. Using default.
Skin Manager: Failed to load attach to project wizard bitmap logo. Using default.
Skin Manager: Attach to project wizard title was not defined. Using default.
Skin Manager: Failed to load attach to project wizard bitmap logo. Using default.
Skin Manager: Attach to project wizard title was not defined. Using default.
Skin Manager: Failed to load 'application' icon. Using default.

I've read through all the directions about skins, placing the skin.xml file in BOINC/skins/World Community Grid (I've also tried "simple" with no luck).

I assume I just don't know what I'm doing and would appreciate a hint or two.

This is Linux, 2.6.18, boinc_5.9.4_i686-pc-linux-gnu.sh.

Thanks.

Does it show the skin anyway, even with those errors?

Does it show the skin anyway, even with those errors?

It opens what has been the Linux version manager window in older versions of BOINC. Not really knowing just what a "skin" is supposed to look like or how it is supposed to behave, I'm not sure if the manager is a skin or not (sorry about my ignorance of these things).

I had problems with the download Linux installation so I chose to build the client from source (which is what's running) and "run_manager" starts up with the errors in the previous post -- I just don't have a clue what to do to make them go away and the directions for adding a skin seem to presume a great deal more knowledge of these things that I have. You'd kind of think that the default would, you know, work.

I'm sure it's my ignorance and I'd appreciate a "do this, then do that, then there you go" kind of a thing (which, sorry to say, the directions are not really).

No big deal, one way or the other, but I'm reasonably certain that I'm not alone in the dark...

Does it show the skin anyway, even with those errors?

It opens what has been the Linux version manager window in older versions of BOINC. Not really knowing just what a "skin" is supposed to look like or how it is supposed to behave, I'm not sure if the manager is a skin or not (sorry about my ignorance of these things).

The skin shows only for the "Simple GUI". The default skin looks like this, and the World Community Grid skin looks like this. If your BOINC Manager doesn't look anywhere close to that (ie. it has tabs and a big list in the middle, and not skinned), you're running the advanced GUI. You can change to Simple GUI from the View menu.

I just don't have a clue what to do to make them go away and the directions for adding a skin seem to presume a great deal more knowledge of these things that I have. You'd kind of think that the default would, you know, work.

Yeah, the default works, and you seem to be trying to install WCG skin from somewhere else instead of using the default skin. That's not a bad thing, skins are made to be changed; but surely that's not "the default" ;)

Installing a skin is quite simple. Like you said, copying skin.xml and the image files into "BOINC/skins/World Community Grid".

Those errors you're getting mean the WCG skin doesn't have wizard bitmaps, static line color, application logo, etc etc. The message isn't harmful at all. Maybe the skin was made for a previous version of BOINC which didn't have those skin features, or maybe the skin doesn't want to change those items from the defaults.

Installing a skin is quite simple. Like you said, copying skin.xml and the image files into "BOINC/skins/World Community Grid".

OK, I removed the skins directory, chose the simple view (and I now get the colorful little windows for the two projects) and, when run_managaer starts up, about a hundred error messages including these from the end of the messages stream:

Skin Manager: Failed to load 'advanced link' background color. Using default.
Skin Manager: Failed to load 'project area background' image. Using default.
Skin Manager: Failed to load 'project area background' background color. Using default.
Skin Manager: Failed to load 'workunit tab area background' image. Using default.
Skin Manager: Failed to load 'workunit tab area background' background color. Using default.
Skin Manager: Failed to load 'active' tab image. Using default.
Skin Manager: Failed to load 'active' tab border color. Using default.
Skin Manager: Failed to load 'active' tab gradient from color. Using default.
Skin Manager: Failed to load 'active' tab gradient to color. Using default.
Skin Manager: Failed to load 'suspended' tab image. Using default.
Skin Manager: Failed to load 'suspended' tab border color. Using default.
Skin Manager: Failed to load 'suspended' tab gradient from color. Using default.
Skin Manager: Failed to load 'suspended' tab gradient to color. Using default.
Skin Manager: Failed to load 'gauge progress indicator' image. Using default.
Skin Manager: Failed to load 'gauge progress indicator' background color. Using default.
Skin Manager: Failed to load 'workunit animation background' image. Using default.
Skin Manager: Failed to load 'workunit animation background' background color. Using default.

Apparently, sumpin ain't there and I can't seem to figure out where to get whatever it needs and where to put that when I've got it.

So, where does one get the "missing" file(s) and where does one put the things?

Actually, I have a boatload of the same sort of error messages in stderrgui.txt. It's a XP Pro box running 5.9.5.

I don't have any skins installed. In fact, I don't even have a skins directory (if I remember right, it has to be manually created, even on Windows).

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Kathryn :o)

Apparently, sumpin ain't there and I can't seem to figure out where to get whatever it needs and where to put that when I've got it.

So, where does one get the "missing" file(s) and where does one put the things?

I see. So like I said: the skin was made for a previous version of BOINC which didn't have those skin features, or maybe the skin doesn't want to change those items from the defaults.

Apparently, sumpin ain't there and I can't seem to figure out where to get whatever it needs and where to put that when I've got it.

So, where does one get the "missing" file(s) and where does one put the things?

I see. So like I said: the skin was made for a previous version of BOINC which didn't have those skin features, or maybe the skin doesn't want to change those items from the defaults.

Well, there's the rub -- there are a large number of error messages with or without the skins directory (I've removed it from the BOINC directory). I do see the "simple" display, but there are far, far more error messages on startup. It just looks like something, somewhere is missing to produce all of those messages.

So, the thing works, it spits errors no matter what, I'm though screwing with it.