Anatoly Cherdenko
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Making or changing a skin for Freestyle Dash means opening its .xzp file, and XZP Tool 1.0 does exactly that. It opens an XZP, extracts it to a folder, builds a new one from a folder, and converts between the two versions of the format, so you can edit a skin or make your own.
Download:
Download XZP Tool 1.0
It's a .NET 2.0 program, so Windows needs the .NET Framework 2.0 or later. The ReadMe explains that Freestyle Dash uses version 1 of the format (names stored as Unicode) and that version 3 stores them as ASCII, which saves a little space.
Add file and Add folder work by extracting, copying and rebuilding, and the ReadMe says they update the open file. Work on a copy of the skin and keep the original, so you can put it back if the rebuild goes wrong. Start from a Freestyle Dash skin you already have; the dashboard itself is here as Freestyle Dash 3 and FreeStyle 3 Dash Rev 803.
Download:
Download XZP Tool 1.0
It's a .NET 2.0 program, so Windows needs the .NET Framework 2.0 or later. The ReadMe explains that Freestyle Dash uses version 1 of the format (names stored as Unicode) and that version 3 stores them as ASCII, which saves a little space.
- Unzip the download and run XZP Tool.exe.
- Open a skin with File > Open file, the Open button, or by dragging it onto the window, then press Extract and choose a folder.
- To make a skin, press Build, or right-click a folder in the directory view, pick version 1 for Freestyle Dash and choose a file name.
- Add file and Add folder put something in the root of the open XZP, Convert changes its version, and Test checks that it extracts cleanly.
Add file and Add folder work by extracting, copying and rebuilding, and the ReadMe says they update the open file. Work on a copy of the skin and keep the original, so you can put it back if the rebuild goes wrong. Start from a Freestyle Dash skin you already have; the dashboard itself is here as Freestyle Dash 3 and FreeStyle 3 Dash Rev 803.
