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So put <*PlusSkin Conditions(Funny = true) *></*PlusSkin*> in SkinInfo?


I tried that it stuffed up.... maybe i stuffed up.. ill have another go.

EDIT: Yeah didnt work.... ill download sunny's skin and have a look at how she did it.

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Had a look through sunnys..... didnt help... me.... dumb.... i am.....

matt the easiest way i think of doing this is first plan your changes, go to the strings and colours folder of your messenger resources in there is a file called "msglang_strings.txt" now then go through this file writing down the id's of the strings you want to replace.

once youve done that open your skininfo file, i will assume that as your supporting 2 versions of messenger you have 2 seperate resgroups 1 for 9.0 and one for 8.5 yes?

if that is the case i need you to duplicate them so that you have 2 resgroups for 8.5 and 2 for 9.0, youll have the following groups

• 8.5 funny false
  8.5 funny true
  9.0 funny false
  9.0 funny true

then you want to add a skinoptions set in each resgroup which when done should look something like this.

quote:

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        <!-- ResGroup for 8.5 funny true-->
        <ResGroup>
            <Restrictions>
                <MsgVersions>
                    <Version Major="8" Minor="5"/>
                </MsgVersions>
                <SkinOptions>
                    <OptionSet>
                        <BoolVal Name="Funny">true</BoolVal>
                    </OptionSet>
                </SkinOptions>
            </Restrictions>
            <Resources>

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now in the true groups go to your replace section, start adding string tage in there remember they must preceed any other tags in this section, you have the ids you need so key in a string for each id.

when your skin runs it will scan the resgroups if youv unticked funny it will run the funny false group for that version of messenger, if its ticked itll run the fun true group for that version which has your string replacements.

im not saying this is the only way of acheiving this or that its the best, however its the only way i know of doing this that i know will work.

let me know how this works out.

DIdnt work.... but at least it didnt error...

code:

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<ResGroup>
            <Restrictions>
                <MsgVersions>
                    <Version Major="9" Minor="0"/>

                </MsgVersions>
            <SkinOptions>
<OptionSet>
<BoolVal Name="Funny">true</BoolVal>
<String Id="708">You cannot send a nudge to your contact because they're using a version of Messenger

that does not support this feature.</String>
</OptionSet>
</SkinOptions>
            </Restrictions>

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Is what i had

firstly get the start of each resgroup to look like this

quote:

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<!-- ResGroup for 8.5 funny true-->
<ResGroup>
<Restrictions>
<MsgVersions>
<Version Major="8" Minor="5"/>
</MsgVersions>
<SkinOptions>
<OptionSet>
<BoolVal Name="Funny">true</BoolVal>
</OptionSet>
</SkinOptions>
</Restrictions>
<Resources>

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using the relevant version numbers etc. after doing this in your true resgroups go to just under the <Replace> tag and put your strings tags in as shown in the example shown below.

quote:

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</New>
<Replace>
<Strings>
<String id="708">You cannot send a nudge to your contact because they're using a version of Messenger that does not support this feature.
</string>
</strings>
<Windows>
Definitions>

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then repeat the

quote:

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<String id="708">You cannot send a nudge to your contact because they're using a version of Messenger that does not support this feature.
</string>

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tags for each string you wish to add, if you have any problems let me know, i have added you to messenger and am happy to help if you get stuck.

So by the <BoolVal Name="Funny">true</BoolVal> being in that group it will check if thats true?

yes thats correct and you do a false version in the false groups, when you run a skin it first looks at the compatability tag to see if its compatable with your messenger if it is it looks for a resgroup for your version, in your skin itll find 2 of them it then looks at the 2 the false one and true one see if youve ticked the funny tickbox if you have it runs the true resgroup if you havent it runs the false resgroup.

Yay it worked.

Thank you SOOOO much for all your fantastic help. If i do release this skin i will defintly put your name in the who did it thing.

thanks mattis i really appreciate that, it was a pleasure to help.

Ok, so everything is working. Now i just need some ideas for things to replace. Anyone got any ideas?

Everything absolutely everything MWAHAHAHAHA!!!