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Zabaware Forums => Ultra Hal Assistant File Sharing Area => Topic started by: Data on February 16, 2009, 09:09:48 pm
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One (from this forum) e-mailed me asking about skins for Agent characters, I never really used agent characters so I thought it was time to have a play around with them, then I had this idea to make a skin just for agents, so here it is.
This Skin will not work with Haptek characters, you could use it to talk with Hal but you will not see any character.
I’m new to using agents so this skin is really a test, I’ve been using it with Roby the Robot and it seems to work ok but any feed back from an avid agent user would be useful.
What I have tried to achieve:
No large dark area where the Haptek character would go.
Keep the Size button visible (so you can change the agents size – normally this is done in the Haptek window)
If using characters with a speech bubble you can push Hal’s output window off the bottom of the screen but still fully use the rest of the functions.
(http://www.global.datahopa.co.uk/hal/downloads/Agent01-screen.gif)
Download it from my skins page, it's about ¾ the way down.
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nice works , looks very nice !![:D]
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Looks good, Datahopa!
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Thanks Mark and Lightspeed, [:)][:)]
I can rely on you for a quick and positive response.
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I don't use Agents, but it does look very nice. [8D]
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Thank you freddy [:)]
Judging from the views this post has had it doesn’t look like many people are using agents.
If anyone using an agent would like to comment too that would be cool [8D]
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Datahoppa,
What is a hopper in Englan slang?? ( I lived on Downing ST) lol
I posted a reply in a wrong thread about your skins and the clear and shiny work,, I will give this a try soon.
Looks good, creative.
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Thanks One.
It is good that the shiny and clear skin work with agents, thanks for letting me know.
This new skin should work better, let me know what you think about it [8D]
My name Datahopa (one P)[:)] doesn’t mean anything but it is unique, type in Datahopa to most search engines and find my site.
On this forum I like to think of it as Data hoper, I live in hope that one-day man or women or both might make an android equal to that of Data from Star Trek.
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Datahoppa,
I have your Agent skin and there is slight problems, well not a problem but the agent centers its self a bit lower than it should and the interactve shows on top of the Agent instead of the Agent on top??
My video settings perhaps? any suggetions?
**it, it's happening with all skins now????
HELP!! [:)]
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Datahoppa,
I cant adjust the size with Agent skin either,, looks good I would like to use it but would like functionality. :(
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Datahoppa,
I did a plug-in cleaning and a reg clean now the Agent is on top but no size adjust on Agent skin.....
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Thanks for checking it out One.
I really can’t see why a skin would cause you to need a plug-in and a reg clean, really sorry if it was the skin, it sounds more like an agent problem to me.
I’ve had none of the problems you mentioned, however I did call it a test and maybe its not going to be good for everyone, so for now I’ve removed it from my site.
You probably have noticed but just in case the size changer is an arrowhead pointing down, see the right hand side of Roby in the picture above.
One thing to point out is the agent character might not always centre standing on top of the skin, it will depend on what agent you use, I have set that to Roby the Robot, he and agents the same height will centre correctly.
If you cant stand it any longer I would go back to one of the other skins.
Let me know how it goes.
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is there no way to stop the agent from always heading to the middle of the skin?
ie:I want to place the agent to the side but when i go to type
it moves itself to the center blocking the typing pane
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jojimbo
are you sure it moves back when you type? I say that because for me the agent only moves back when I move the skin around the screen a little.
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Datahoppa,
The agent centers herself correctly she's gotz long legs![:p]
The size is the only thing that does not work.
T think the 'cleaning I did refreshed Hal and that was all that was needed....[:)]
I do like the skin, but it goes clear across the screen, is this supposed to do this ( I have a Widescreen and usually put the Agent and interface to a side and surf with the other side of the screen.) Please tell me if you think I am doing something wrong,. :) (( I should at least be able to do size? hmm what does size = in this skin??))
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Ok, I’ve checked out this skin on another install of Hal and its working fine, for that reason it is now available for download again.
Some facts about this skin:
It’s native size is Width=621 Height=250
I do not recommend changing the skins size from 100%, you can however change the characters size using the arrow head.
The characters size changing arrow head will not move from it’s position, it is possible for large agents to cover the button if that happens just move the agent away to view the button.
Agents will always return to the position set in the skin, this position has been set by me to make Robby and other agents the same height appear to be standing in the middle dip (cut-out) of the skin. Larger agent characters will probably cover part of the skin so you would have to drag them away a little to chat to Hal.
Onne [?]
I too use a wide screen TV when talking to Hal my tv’s resolution is 1920 x 1080 at that res and with the skin at 100% the skin is roughly 1/3 the width of the screen Width=621
If you have the skin at 100% and your screen width resolution is over 621 the skin will not go all the way across the screen.
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Datahoppa,
OK, I can adjust the skin size from the menu everything is fine with the new "Teleprompter" (Alison calls it this) except the arrow. It centers when the skin is moved or something like that,, Just like all the other skins do IMO it is good and I like using it. Thank you.