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All About Skins

What Are Skins?

Skins, also called templates, allow you to change the look and feel of your list. db.etree skins use the same concept as skins in programs like Winamp.

How To Change Skins

To change the skin you use, go to the [Update Your User Info] page and select a skin from the drop down near the bottom. Not all skins work, but most do.

If you want to test before you change, use a URL like this:

http://db.etree.org/myshows_template.php?userid=YOURUSERNAME&override_template=SKINNAME

Note: For smarty skins, the skin name doesn't include the "Smarty - " part. So, Smarty - Original is just Original

Because there are so many skins to choose from, you may want to read through the SkinReviews.

Depending on the skin you choose, you can change which columns from your show detail appear on your list and you can change the colors of the skin.

If you're having trouble loading your list, try a skin that loads the list of artists and puts them in a dropdown. Some skins do both the dropdown and the list of artists.

A recent addition to db.etree.org is the ability to have MultipleLists. If your music collection is very large (more than 400 shows), you should consider using the MultipleLists functionality. Some skins will list all of your sublists, instead of all of your shows.

FIXME: give more info on customizing skins here

See http://db.etree.org/smarty_test.php for more details about testing your skin.