Shoutbox

If I remember correctly if you set a dynamic background, the background of the incoming text will change aswell? Your typing area wont change, so just change the colour of the text you use...

Less than an ideal solution, but is the best that can be done without hooking messenger and changing the form colour.

It would be possible to skin WLM to have a different colour, but that is more trouble than it is worth.

Cloudy

And so, here is the screenshot:

ah, the dynamic background idea does work... And that dark colour is about 50% transparent, so my text is pretty okay if I have a bright dynamic background on, thanks cloudhunter!

Still this is goddamned ugly, so if anyone has an idea how to change the background of the controls, or knows how to script it or whatever, please tell

Do this and you should beable to see your text better in the convo window.

First open windowblinds and add WLM like this:



Then open wlm contact window and do this:




If it is still hard to read you can always download skinstudio and edit the windowblinds skin yourself. It's really easy to do (minor modifications like this) and if you want to take that route, let me know and I will tell you what to edit to change just the background color so its lighter (or another color all together).

EDIT:

Come to think of it... I think you can edit the text color also (in skinstudio) but it would be system wide...

Tools > My Backgrounds > Choose the one with a Circle and a Line through it (like the screenshot).



And click on Set Default

oh, man!

Firstly, I've MADE this WB skin. And it's perfect too xept in a few programs made by moneyleecher idiots for programing. Also, I know how to ignore apps, but as I've already said that doesn't change the colour sheme...
And I've just written that the dynamic background worked, you need not tell me how to set one when I've already done so.
Thanks for trying to help, but please read what I've said previously, this is like I was some total idiot.

Matty: that's just like the way it was crappy, indeed

Well if you are satisfied with what you have now then fine, but if not you can reshack the "msgres.dll". I'll post brief instructions.

First, close WLM.

Open Resource Hacker (http://www.angusj.com/resourcehacker/)

Open msgres.dll in the messenger directory (usually "C:\Program Files\MSN Messnger\")

In resource section 4005, resource 920, language 1033, find around line 329:

code:

---

element[id=atom(inputareacont)][class="DefaultWallpaper"]
{
background:rcclr(1415);
}

---

and replace

code:

---

background:rcclr(1415);

---

with

code:

---

background:argb(255,255,255,255);

---

Next, in resource section 4005, resource 920, language 1033 (the same resource):

Find around line 1181:

code:

---

convhistory[class="DefaultWallpaper"]
{
background:rcclr(1415);
}

---

and replace

code:

---

background:rcclr(1415);

---

with, yes, you guessed it:

code:

---

background:argb(255,255,255,255);

---

Press compile script then save.

Noone was trying to treat you like a total idiot... Noone knew you wrote the Window Blinds skin you were using. So please, don't react that way, as you came accross as a little aggressive.

Cloudy

Wooohhoooo! Thanks, that's precisely what I needed! And now I know where to look to tinker this or that too

I apologize for sounding harsh, but I thought I talked about WB's ignore app part, so that was pretty strange...

You're welcome, took me a while of fiddling and experimenting myself My advice if someone gives you advice you have already done, just say "I've already tried that" Requires less effort, and you look better in the eyes of other people

Cloudy

hehe, well... I'll remember that