Skin Index

Top-Level Elements

Element	Purpose
External	One imported namespace pattern
Externals	Container for imported host namespaces
Form	One dialog/window definition
Forms	Container for dialog definitions
Resources	Container for named reusable assets
WindowClass	One workspace window definition
WindowClasses	Container for workspace window definitions
Shapes	Container for named vector shape resources
Skin	Root container for the entire skin.xml document
Styles	Container for custom style definitions

Confirmed Elements

Element	Category	Binding / Nesting
ActivityIndicator	Text & Display	Image animation resource
Align	Style Helpers	Style definitions
AlignView	Layout Containers	-
Button	Input Controls	addInteger(0,1)
CheckBox	Input Controls	addInteger(0,1,...)
Color	Style Helpers	-
ColorBox	Input Controls	addColor
ComboBox	Input Controls	addList
define	Template & Control Flow	-
Delegate	Template & Control Flow	Controller method / form
DialogButton	Input Controls	Dialog result
DialogGroup	Layout Containers	-
Divider	Text & Display	-
EditBox	Input Controls	addString, addInteger, addFloat
Ellipse	Image & Shape Resources	Nested in Shape
External	Document Structure	-
Externals	Document Structure	-
Flexbox	Layout Containers	-
Font	Style Helpers	-
Form	Document Structure	-
Forms	Document Structure	-
Horizontal	Layout Containers	-
HelpAnchor	Template & Control Flow	HelpID assignment
if	Template & Control Flow	Host/controller property
Image	Image & Shape Resources	Referenced by ImageView / styles
ImageFilter	Image & Shape Resources	Nested in ImagePart
ImagePart	Image & Shape Resources	Referenced by ImageView
ImageView	Text & Display	-
Invoker	Template & Control Flow	Controller method
Knob	Input Controls	addInteger, addFloat
Label	Text & Display	-
Line	Image & Shape Resources	Nested in Shape
Link	Text & Display	addParam(...), paramChanged(...)
ListView	Collection & Navigation Controls	Host:ListViewModel
Metric	Style Helpers	Style definitions
ProgressBar	Text & Display	addInteger, addFloat
PopupBox	Input Controls	Popup trigger with form.name or options="vertical slider"
RadioButton	Input Controls	addInteger, addList
RangeSlider	Input Controls	addFloat (two values)
Rectangle	Image & Shape Resources	Nested in Shape
Resources	Document Structure	-
SelectBox	Input Controls	addList
Shape	Image & Shape Resources	Referenced by ShapeImage
ShapeImage	Image & Shape Resources	Referenced by ImageView / styles
Shapes	Document Structure	-
Skin	Document Structure	-
Slider	Input Controls	addInteger, addFloat
Space	Layout Containers	-
Style	Style Helpers	-
Styles	Document Structure	-
styleselector	Template & Control Flow	Host/controller property
SwipeBox	Template & Control Flow	-
Table	Layout Containers	-
TabView	Layout Containers	-
TextEditor	Input Controls	addString / CCL:ParamList.addString
TextBox	Text & Display	addString
Toggle	Input Controls	addInteger(0,1,...)
ToolButton	Input Controls	addInteger
Triangle	Image & Shape Resources	Nested in Shape
Trigger	Style Helpers	Host/controller property
TriggerView	Template & Control Flow	-
Triggers	Style Helpers	-
UpDownButton	Input Controls	addInteger
using	Template & Control Flow	Host controller
ValueBox	Input Controls	addString, addInteger, addFloat
Variant	Template & Control Flow	Bound parameter / host property
Vertical	Layout Containers	-
View	Layout Containers	-
WindowClass	Document Structure	controller, form.name
WindowClasses	Document Structure	-

Probed / Unconfirmed Elements

Element	Observed Role	Current Status
CommandBarView	Command bar container	Untested
Scrollbar	Standalone scrollbar	Unknown Use
ScrollView	Scrollable container	Untested
TreeView	Tree-style navigation view	Untested
WebView	Blank web surface	Binding Unknown

Attribute Index

Backticked values are literal XML values; unformatted values describe accepted value classes.

adaptive

Value	Type	Description
true	flag	-

align

Value	Type	Description
bottom	token	Bottom alignment.
center	token	Center alignment.
hcenter	token	Horizontal center alignment.
left	token	Left alignment.
right	token	Right alignment.
top	token	Top alignment.
vcenter	token	Vertical center alignment.

appstyle

Value	Type	Description
true	flag	-

attach

Value	Type	Description
all	token	Attaches the control on all sides.
bottom	token	Attaches the control to the bottom edge.
fill	token	Fills the available space.
fitsize	token	Fits the control to its available size.
hcenter	token	Centers the control horizontally.
hfit	token	Fits the control horizontally.
left	token	Attaches the control to the left edge.
prefercurrent	token	-
right	token	Attaches the control to the right edge.
top	token	Attaches the control to the top edge.
vcenter	token	Centers the control vertically.
vfit	token	Fits the control vertically.

backcolor

Value	Type	Description
Hex value (#RRGGBB), named color, or theme variable	color	Style background color.

border

Value	Type	Description
Positive integer	number	Style border mode or width.

Brush.color

Value	Type	Description
Hex value (#RRGGBB), named color, or theme variable	color	Shape fill color.

Brush.gradient

Value	Type	Description
Any gradient name	identifier	Fill gradient reference.

buttons

Value	Type	Description
apply	token	Apply changes without closing.
cancel	token	Cancel and close without applying.
close	token	Close the dialog.
okay	token	Confirm and close the dialog.

cellratio

Value	Type	Description
Positive integer	number	Cell sizing ratio.

color

Value	Type	Description
#FFFFFF	color	Hex color value.
#FFFFFF00	color	Hex color value with alpha.
black, white, ...	color	Text color name.
hsl(*,*,*)	color	HSL color value.
hsl(*,*,*,*)	color	HSL color value with alpha.

colorname

Value	Type	Description
Any binding name	identifier	Color binding name.

columns

Value	Type	Description
Positive integer	number	Number of columns.

controller

Value	Type	Description
Any controller path	identifier	Host/controller object path.
Any binding name	identifier	Controller binding name.

datatarget

Value	Type	Description
Any binding name	identifier	Data target binding.

defined

Value	Type	Description
Substitution variable	identifier	Requires an existing substitution.

duration

Value	Type	Description
Any time value (ms, s)	time	Total animation cycle time.

editname

Value	Type	Description
Any binding name	identifier	Associated editable field binding.

end

Value	Type	Description
x,y	tuple	Line end point.

event

Value	Type	Description
onAttached	token	Fires when the element is attached to the DOM.
onContextMenu	token	Fires on context menu request.
onDoubleClick	token	Fires on double-click.
onDrag	token	Fires on drag.
onMouseDown	token	Fires on mouse down.
onRemoved	token	Fires when the element is removed from the DOM.
onSingleClick	token	Fires on single-click.
onSingleTap	token	Fires on single tap (touch).
onTouch	token	Fires on touch.

face

Value	Type	Description
Font face	identifier	Assign available font face.

firstfocus

Value	Type	Description
Target element name	identifier	Initial focus target.

flex.align

Value	Type	Description
center	token	Center children on the cross axis.

flex.direction

Value	Type	Description
row	token	Horizontal layout (default).
column	token	Vertical layout.

flex.gap

Value	Type	Description
Any number	number	Spacing between children.

flex.grow

Value	Type	Description
Any number	number	Grow factor for filling available space.

flex.inset

Value	Type	Description
0	token	Pins all edges, fills flex container.
.right	token	Right edge inset distance.
.bottom	token	Bottom edge inset distance.

flex.justify

Value	Type	Description
center	token	Center children on the main axis.
spacebetween	token	Distribute children evenly with space between.

flex.margin

Value	Type	Description
Any number	number	Margin around the flex container.

flex.padding

Value	Type	Description
top,right,bottom,left	tuple	Padding inside the flex container.

flex.positiontype

Value	Type	Description
absolute	token	Positions child outside flow layout.

forecolor

Value	Type	Description
Hex value (#RRGGBB), named color, or theme variable	color	Style foreground color.

form.name

Value	Type	Description
form.name	identifier	Form to open as popup content.
form.name	identifier	Name of the target form to embed.

frames

Value	Type	Description
normal	token	Default image frame.
normalOn	token	On-state frame.
normal0 normal1 normal2	token	-
pressed	token	Pressed state frame.
pressedOn	token	Pressed on-state frame.
mouseover	token	Mouse hover frame.
mouseoverOn	token	Mouse hover on-state frame.
disabled	token	Disabled state frame.
disabledOn	token	Disabled on-state frame.
darkframe	token	Dark variant frame.
lightframe	token	Light variant frame.
phaseOn	token	Phase on-state frame.
small	token	Small variant frame.
h:	token	Horizontal frame set prefix.
v:	token	Vertical frame set prefix.
t: *x* *	token	Tiled sprite-sheet frame expression.
embedded	token	-
Positive integer	number	Numeric frame count.

gesturepriority

Value	Type	Description
high	token	Gesture routing priority.

headerstyle

Value	Type	Description
Reference to a defined Style name	identifier	Header style reference.

height

Value	Type	Description
Positive integer	number	Explicit height.

helpid

Value	Type	Description
Help topic ID (e.g. "NewSongDialog")	identifier	Help identifier.

hscroll.style

Value	Type	Description
Reference to a defined Style name	identifier	Horizontal scrollbar style reference.

icon

Value	Type	Description
Any image resource name	identifier	Overlay icon image resource.

image

Value	Type	Description
Any image resource name	identifier	Named image resource.
Any image part name	identifier	Named image part resource.
Any shape image name	identifier	Named shape image resource.

inherit

Value	Type	Description
Reference to a defined Style name	identifier	Style to inherit from.

labelname

Value	Type	Description
Any binding name	identifier	Label binding name.

layerbacking

Value	Type	Description
optional	token	-
true	token	-

localize

Value	Type	Description
false	flag	No localization.

margin

Value	Type	Description
Positive integer	number	Uniform margin.
Per-edge tuple	tuple	Per-edge margin.

mode

Value	Type	Description
relative	identifier	-

modename

Value	Type	Description
Any binding name	identifier	Mode binding name.

name

Value	Type	Description
Any binding name	identifier	Script or controller binding name.
Any resource name	identifier	Named XML resource.
Reference to a defined Style name	identifier	Named style definition.
Style property slot name	token	Named style/helper slot.
Any controller path	identifier	Host/controller object path.
@Main.*	identifier	Main variable reference.
backcolor	token	Style background color.
backcolor.off	token	Off-state background color.
backcolor.on	token	On-state background color.
background	token	Background image.
blend	token	Blend mode.
button	token	Button arrow.
buttonMinWidth	token	Scroll button minimum width.
buttonSize	token	Scroll button size.
buttonstyle	token	Button style selector.
cellBottomAreaHeight	token	Cell bottom area.
cellCornerRadius	token	Cell corner radius.
cellWidth	token	Cell width.
circle	token	Circular knob style.
colorize	token	Colorize image.
colorize.icon	token	Colorize icon.
disabled	token	Disabled state image.
disabledOn	token	Disabled on-state image.
fill.icon	token	Fill icon.
first	token	First element.
focus	token	Focus state image.
forecolor	token	Style foreground color.
foreground	token	Foreground image.
hBack	token	Horizontal track background.
hHandle	token	Horizontal drag handle.
hSmallBack	token	Small horizontal track.
hSmallThumb	token	Small horizontal thumb.
headerHeight	token	Header height.
hilitecolor	token	Highlight color.
indicator	token	Indicator dot/arc.
indicatormargin	token	Indicator inset.
indicatorwidth	token	Indicator arc width.
last	token	Last element.
lightadapt	token	Light adaptation.
linkcolor	token	Link text color.
margin	token	Style margin inset.
middle	token	Middle element.
minfontsize	token	Minimum font size.
mouseover	token	Hover state image.
mouseoverOn	token	Hover on-state image.
normal	token	Normal state image.
normalOn	token	On-state image.
overlay	token	Overlay image.
overlay.filmstrip	token	Filmstrip overlay image.
padding.bottom	token	Bottom padding.
padding.left	token	Left padding.
padding.right	token	Right padding.
padding.top	token	Top padding.
phaseOn	token	Phase on-state image.
PresonusUI	identifier	Default Presonus theme.
pressed	token	Pressed state image.
pressedOn	token	Pressed on-state image.
range	token	Value range.
rowHeight	token	Row height.
scrollBarSize	token	Scrollbar size.
selectedtextcolor	token	Selected text color.
single	token	Single value mode.
spacing	token	Style spacing.
Standard.*	identifier	Standard style prefix.
tabHeight	token	Tab height.
tabSpacing	token	Tab spacing.
textcolor	token	Style text color.
textcolor.on	token	On-state text color.
textfont	token	Text font resource.
textoffset	token	Text position offset.
thinhandle	token	Thin slider handle.
tilesize	token	Tile background size.
tint	token	Color tint.
topoverlay	token	Top overlay image.
topoverlay.filmstrip	token	Filmstrip top overlay.
vBack	token	Vertical track background.
vHandle	token	Vertical drag handle.
vSmallBack	token	Vertical scrollbar track.
vSmallThumb	token	Vertical scrollbar thumb.

name2

Value	Type	Description
Any binding name	identifier	Secondary binding name.

not.defined

Value	Type	Description
Undefined template variable	identifier	Requires a missing substitution.

optional

Value	Type	Description
true	flag	Allows missing controllers.

options

Value	Type	Description
adaptive	token	-
allowstretch	token	-
allowzoom	token	Zoom behavior.
autohidev	token	Auto-hide vertical scrollbar.
bargraph	token	-
border	token	Visible field border.
boundvalue	token	Switches children based on the current bound value.
button	token	Dropdown button arrow.
centered	token	-
centerimage	token	Center image.
colorize	token	-
columnfocus	token	-
composited	token	-
decrement	token	Decrement button.
dialogedit	token	-
directupdate	token	-
doubleclick	token	-
email	token	Email input field.
exclusive	token	Enables exclusive selection behavior.
extended	token	Extended editing.
extendtabs	token	-
extendlastcolumn	token	-
fill	token	-
fitallviews	token	-
fitimage	token	Fit image to area.
fittext	token	Fit text.
fittitle	token	-
focus	token	-
fontbold	token	-
globalmode	token	-
header	token	Shows the header row.
hfit	token	-
hide	token	-
hidebutton	token	Hides the dropdown button.
hidefocus	token	Suppresses focus highlighting.
hidepriority	token	-
hidetext	token	Hide text area.
highquality	token	High-quality rendering.
horizontal	token	Horizontal orientation.
ignoreimagesize	token	Ignore image size.
ignorekeys	token	Ignore keys.
ignorename	token	-
ignoretag	token	-
immediate	token	Immediate action.
increment	token	Increment button.
insertdata	token	-
intermediate	token	-
inversewheel	token	Invert wheel direction.
invert	token	-
invertible	token	Allows inverted slider behavior.
keepview	token	Keep current view on data change.
leadingbutton	token	Places button at leading edge.
leadingicon	token	-
left	token	Left visual segment drawing position.
markup	token	-
master	token	-
middle	token	Middle visual segment drawing position.
momentary	token	Momentary state flag.
mousescroll	token	-
multiline	token	Enables multi-line text display.
musthittext	token	-
needsoptionkey	token	-
nocontextmenu	token	Disable the context menu.
nodoubleclick	token	-
nodrag	token	Disables dragging.
nofocus	token	-
nohelp	token	Suppresses help behavior.
nohoveractivate	token	-
nolinebreak	token	-
nomodifier	token	Suppress modifier-key.
norubber	token	-
nounselect	token	-
nowheel	token	Disable mousewheel interaction.
offstate	token	-
outreachbottom	token	-
outreachleft	token	-
outreachright	token	-
outreachtop	token	-
passive	token	-
password	token	Password input field.
push	token	-
relative	token	-
reorder	token	-
resizedraw	token	-
reverse	token	Reverse value direction.
right	token	Right visual segment drawing position.
scaletext	token	-
secondary	token	-
selectalways	token	Always select on click.
selection	token	Enables selection behavior.
showtitle	token	-
simplemouse	token	-
slave	token	-
slider	token	Enable slider control.
small	token	Uses smaller UI metrics.
stayopenonclick	token	Keep popup open on click.
swallowalphachars	token	-
swallowmouse	token	-
swipe	token	-
thinhandle	token	Thin handle.
thumbnails	token	Show thumbnails.
tickscale	token	-
toggle	token	Toggle behavior.
tooltip	token	Value adjustment tooltip.
trailingbutton	token	Places button at trailing edge.
trailingicon	token	-
translucent	token	Renders translucency.
transparent	token	Renders the control transparently.
trigger	token	Trigger behavior.
tristate	token	-
unifysizes	token	Equalizes child sizes in the container.
urltitle	token	-
vertical	token	Vertical orientation.
windowmovable	token	Allow drag from form area.
wrap	token	-
xyediting	token	Allows vertical drag adjustment.

outreach

Value	Type	Description
Positive integer	number	Divider outreach amount.

override

Value	Type	Description
true	token	Overrides inherited style values.

Pen.color

Value	Type	Description
Hex value (#RRGGBB), named color, or theme variable	color	Stroke color.

Pen.width

Value	Type	Description
Positive integer	number	Stroke width.

persistence.id

Value	Type	Description
State persistence key (e.g. "Browser")	identifier	Persistent layout state key.

placeholder

Value	Type	Description
Display text string	text	Placeholder text.

point1

Value	Type	Description
x,y	tuple	First triangle point.

point2

Value	Type	Description
x,y	tuple	Second triangle point.

point3

Value	Type	Description
x,y	tuple	Third triangle point.

popup

Value	Type	Description
bottom	token	-
left	token	-
right	token	-
vmouse	token	-

popupstyle

Value	Type	Description
Reference to a defined Style name	identifier	Popup style reference.

property

Value	Type	Description
Any property name	identifier	Controller property name.

provider

Value	Type	Description
Any provider name	identifier	Host-provided image source.

radius

Value	Type	Description
Positive integer	number	Corner radius.

referencename

Value	Type	Description
Any binding name	identifier	Reference binding name.

result

Value	Type	Description
okay	token	Returns result equivalent to OK.
cancel	token	Returns result equivalent to Cancel.
close	token	Returns result equivalent to Close.
apply	token	Applies changes without closing.

scalealign

Value	Type	Description
bottom	token	-
right	token	-

scrolloptions

Value	Type	Description
autobuttonsh	token	Auto button show/hide.
autohideboth	token	Auto-hide both scrollbars.
autohideh	token	Auto-hide horizontal scrollbar.
autohidev	token	Auto-hide vertical scrollbar.
border	token	Scrollbar border.
horizontal	token	Renders horizontal scrollbar.
noscreenscroll	token	Disables screen scrolling.
small	token	Uses smaller UI metrics.
transparent	token	Renders transparent background.
vertical	token	Renders vertical scrollbar.

selectname

Value	Type	Description
Any binding name	identifier	Selection binding name.

size

Value	Type	Description
x,y,w,h	tuple	Horizontal and vertical offsets; width and height of the control.

sizelimits

Value	Type	Description
none	token	No size limits; control uses its natural content size.
minWidth,minHeight,maxWidth,maxHeight	tuple	Defines min and max size values; -1 defines unconstrained for that slot.

smoothing

Value	Type	Description
antialias	token	-

spacing

Value	Type	Description
Positive integer	number	Space between children or font spacing.

start

Value	Type	Description
x,y	tuple	Line start point.

style

Value	Type	Description
Reference to a defined Style name	identifier	Style reference.
fill	token	Enable fill.
margin	token	-
scale	token	-
stroke	token	Enable stroke line.
tiled	token	-
bold	token	Bold font weight.
italic	token	Italic font style.
normal	token	Normal font weight.
underline	token	Underlined text.

styles

Value	Type	Description
Param Value (0 = first, 1 = second, etc.)	text	Space-separated style names indexed by param value.

target

Value	Type	Description
target	identifier	Element type to enable chain-drag for.
target	identifier	Object to call the method on

template

Value	Type	Description
true	flag	-

textalign

Value	Type	Description
center	token	Center aligned text.
left	token	Left aligned text.
top	token	Top aligned text.
true	token	-
vcenter	token	Vertical center aligned text.

textcolor

Value	Type	Description
Hex value (#RRGGBB), named color, or theme variable	color	Style text color.

textoptions

Value	Type	Description
wordbreak	token	-

textsize

Value	Type	Description
Positive integer	number	Text size.

textstyle

Value	Type	Description
underline	token	-

textthemeid

Value	Type	Description
Theme resource key (e.g. PresonusUI)	identifier	Theme identifier for text styling.
StandardUI	identifier	Default text theme preset.

texttrimmode

Value	Type	Description
keepend	token	Keep the beginning and trim the end.
middle	token	Trim the middle.
right	token	Trim the right side.

themeid

Value	Type	Description
Theme resource key (e.g. PresonusUI)	identifier	-

tile

Value	Type	Description
repeat-x	token	-
repeat-xy	token	-
repeat-y	token	-
stretch-xy	token	-
stretch-y	token	-
tile-x	token	-
tile-xy	token	-
tile-y	token	-

title

Value	Type	Description
Display text string	text	Display title text.

titlename

Value	Type	Description
Any binding name	identifier	Title binding name.

tooltip

Value	Type	Description
Display text string	text	Tooltip text.

type

Value	Type	Description
View presentation subtype (e.g. "CheckBox", "ComboBox", "EditBox")	identifier	View subtype or control variant type.

units

Value	Type	Description
Unit label (e.g. "dB, Hz, %")	identifier	Display unit.

url

Value	Type	Description
Any asset path	identifier	Asset path for an image resource.
Any shape name	identifier	Referenced Shape name.

value

Value	Type	Description
Any numeric value	number	Option, state, or numeric filter value.
Display text string	text	Field or comparison value.
Any flag value	flag	Boolean-style value.

variable

Value	Type	Description
variable	identifier	Skin variable to assign the selected style name to.

viewtype

Value	Type	Description
View presentation mode key (e.g. "icons")	identifier	View presentation mode.

vscroll.style

Value	Type	Description
Reference to a defined Style name	identifier	Vertical scrollbar style reference.

width

Value	Type	Description
Positive integer	number	Explicit width.

windowstyle

Value	Type	Description
above	token	-
center	token	Centers the dialog window.
customframe	token	Uses a custom-framed window.
dialogstyle	token	Standard dialog chrome.
floating	token	-
fullscreen	token	Uses fullscreen window behavior.
inflate	token	Expands the dialog content area.
intermediate	token	Uses intermediate window behavior.
maximize	token	Enables a maximize-capable window.
panelstyle	token	Uses panel-style window chrome.
pluginhost	token	Uses plugin-host window behavior.
roundedcorners	token	Uses rounded window corners.
restorepos	token	Restores the previous window position.
restoresize	token	Restores the previous window size.
sheetstyle	token	Uses sheet-style window chrome.
sizable	token	Makes the window resizable.
titlebar	token	Shows the title bar.
translucent	token	Uses translucent window styling.
windowstyle	token	Uses the named window-style prefix.

xyediting

Value	Type	Description
Positive integer	number	Vertical drag sensitivity.