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Creating custom artwork for Jin

Generally, Jin will load resource (customization) files (either piece sets, boards or something else in the future) from two directories:

Where $HOME stands for your home directory and $JIN for the directory you installed Jin into (Microsoft Windows, especially older versions, doesn't have a proper concept of a home directory, so I suggest using the 2nd option on that platform). Each specific type of resource is loaded from its corresponding subdirectory. For example, piece sets are loaded from $HOME/.jin/resources/pieces/ and $JIN/resources/pieces/. Each resource is packaged in an uncompressed zip or jar file. Installing the resource usually involves simply copying the resource file into the appropriate directory and restarting Jin if it is running.

The following pages describe the format of each type of currently supported resource. Whenever they refer to a path, the path is relative to the root of the zip or jar file, that is, foo/bar refers to foo/bar inside the file.

If you have any questions or suggestions, email me at msasha AT engineer DOT com