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Chat Conversation Background Fix by Sweetkitty on 07-03-2006 at 09:15 PM
Hi everyone,
This is only my second post here and I've only registered just bluntly to ask a question with something, sorry for that, but I have another question now, which more people might like. 
The first thing I noticed when I upgraded MSN Messenger 7.5 to Windows Messenger Live, is that it was a lot harder to read what a person says in the Chat conversation window. I think this is because MSNM 7.5 had more transparency in the background pictures. Is there any way to fix this problem in WLM? Thanks in advance 
-Sarah
RE: Chat Conversation Background Fix by RaceProUK on 07-03-2006 at 11:12 PM
Readability all depends on the background you choose. The default makes for excellent clarity, as it turns the text areas opaque.
RE: Chat Conversation Background Fix by Chris4 on 07-03-2006 at 11:16 PM
Maybe post us a screenshot, Sweetkitty?
RE: Chat Conversation Background Fix by tbcat on 07-03-2006 at 11:37 PM
Yes, it's true, it's a lot more difficult to find suitables backgrounds now in WLM because of the softer transparencies...
Try modifying the pictures with corel, adobe, etc... That's what I did and it worked for me...
RE: Chat Conversation Background Fix by Sweetkitty on 07-04-2006 at 12:00 AM
Well I just noticed it is harder to read.. sometimes I have to mark text to read it lol. But I guess you're right tbcat. Just wondered if there maybe is a setting in registry that can make it more transparent, or something familiar.
RE: Chat Conversation Background Fix by cjguare on 07-04-2006 at 01:39 AM
Theres a option in plus, to change the transarency in the chat windows and in the main contact list.
RE: RE: Chat Conversation Background Fix by CanadianOriginal on 07-04-2006 at 03:06 AM
quote:Not that kind of transparency. What he means is that in previous versions of Messenger, when you set a background image for the conversation windows, it was faded out for the actual text area to make it more visible, like this.
Originally posted by cjguare
Theres a option in plus, to change the transarency in the chat windows and in the main contact list.
WLM doesn't produce such a fade, and so it can be VERY hard to read the conversation text depending on the image and font colours. I had brought this up previously here
