Shoutbox

i've been thinking there are some skin requests for some rather random things, i think might be a project for a scripting/skinning team but a script that changes elements in the skin based on user input, for example colours backgrounds and pictures

I'm sure somebody could make a script that could edit OpenLive It would be able to change colours and all the images etc.

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Originally posted by SpunkyLoveMuff
I'm sure somebody could make a script that could edit OpenLive (Smilie) It would be able to change colours and all the images etc.

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This is why some people want Plus Bundles, scripts that can effect or enhance skins etc

If anyone wants to do that then be my guest, I wanted Open Live to lead to something like that once/if Plus skin and script bundles were made a reality.

Open Live is pretty straight forward to edit. Though WLM 9 will probably rain in on the project.

I think it is great idea. Let's see who is going to be the scripter that will take up the project.

ok i'll do it but it'll be compiled python live with it, skins aren't indentation Dependant are they?

Its is probably best to wait until WLM 9.0 (unless you're gonna make 2 versions anyway)

so is this valid code?

code:

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<SkinInfo Version="1.1">
    <Information>
        <Name>my skin</Name>
        <Description>a skin created with Jarrod's skin customiser, based on open live</Description>
        <AboutUrl>website</AboutUrl>
        <Version>1.5</Version>
        <Screenshot>
            <File>shot.png</File>
        </Screenshot>
    <Compatibility>
         <MsgVersion Major="8" Minor="5/>
    </Compatibility>
    </Infomation>
<Options>
<Messenger>
<ResetUserColour/>
</Messenger><PlusSkin>
    ResGroup>
        <PlusVersion Major="4" Minor"60"/>
        <InterfaceDir>PlusWindows</InterfaceDir>
</ResGroup>
</PlusSkin>
</SkinInfo>

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sneak peak at source code

code:

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def header():
    version = "1.1"
    name = "my skin"
    des = "a skin created with Jarrod's skin customiser, based on open live"
    website = "website"
    version_info = "1.5"
    screenshot = "shot.png"
    compat_maj = "8"
    compat_mi = "5"
    nfo1 = '<SkinInfo Version="' + version + '">\n\t<Information>\n\t\t<Name>' + name +'</Name>'
    nfo2 = '\n\t\t<Description>' + des + '</Description>\n\t\t<AboutUrl>' + website + '</AboutUrl>'
    nfo3 = '\n\t\t<Version>' + version_info + '</Version>\n\t\t<Screenshot>\n\t\t\t<File>' + screenshot + '</File>\n\t\t</Screenshot>'
    nfo4 = '\n\t<Compatibility>\n\t\t <MsgVersion Major="'+ compat_maj + '" Minor="' + compat_mi + '/>' + '\n\t</Compatibility>\n    '
    nfo5 = '</Infomation>'
    nfo = nfo1 + nfo2 + nfo3 + nfo4 + nfo5
   
    return nfo

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to make it eaiser to skin wlm 9 do we have full lists of skinable elements, so i can map the list in python?

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Originally posted by Jarrod
so is this valid code?

code:

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<SkinInfo Version="1.1">
    <Information>
        <Name>my skin</Name>
        <Description>a skin created with Jarrod's skin customiser, based on open live</Description>
        <AboutUrl>website</AboutUrl>
        <Version>1.5</Version>
        <Screenshot>
            <File>shot.png</File>
        </Screenshot>
    <Compatibility>
         <MsgVersion Major="8" Minor="5/>
    </Compatibility>
    </Infomation>
<Options>
<Messenger>
<ResetUserColour/>
</Messenger><PlusSkin>
    ResGroup>
        <PlusVersion Major="4" Minor"60"/>
        <InterfaceDir>PlusWindows</InterfaceDir>
</ResGroup>
</PlusSkin>
</SkinInfo>

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sneak peak at source code

code:

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def header():
    version = "1.1"
    name = "my skin"
    des = "a skin created with Jarrod's skin customiser, based on open live"
    website = "website"
    version_info = "1.5"
    screenshot = "shot.png"
    compat_maj = "8"
    compat_mi = "5"
    nfo1 = '<SkinInfo Version="' + version + '">\n\t<Information>\n\t\t<Name>' + name +'</Name>'
    nfo2 = '\n\t\t<Description>' + des + '</Description>\n\t\t<AboutUrl>' + website + '</AboutUrl>'
    nfo3 = '\n\t\t<Version>' + version_info + '</Version>\n\t\t<Screenshot>\n\t\t\t<File>' + screenshot + '</File>\n\t\t</Screenshot>'
    nfo4 = '\n\t<Compatibility>\n\t\t <MsgVersion Major="'+ compat_maj + '" Minor="' + compat_mi + '/>' + '\n\t</Compatibility>\n    '
    nfo5 = '</Infomation>'
    nfo = nfo1 + nfo2 + nfo3 + nfo4 + nfo5
   
    return nfo

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to make it eaiser to skin wlm 9 do we have full lists of skinable elements, so i can map the list in python?

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Um the options tag not being closed will cause issues and the resgroup tag isn't opened properly.

I would seriously not bother with wlm 9 just yet just because we do not know for how much longer our info on it will be relevant (doesn't seem like it will be for much longer)

Skininfo version is also wrong. its either a 1 or a 2, if its a 2 it means it needs plus 4.60 or higher.

sweet, thanx i missed the options tag but i got the res group already plus i had no idea what the version was
lol thanx for that 2
edit:
that options tag will complicate things
can someone help me out for the sections in a skin?
also anyone who wants to help out gimme a yell, ajlangford[a_t]hotmail[dot]com
i really need help from a skinner if we want this to work given i have no idea what i'm doing