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Ok thanks for that, so what if i have a heavly modified login page made by someone else, that didnt have it stated? What should i do?

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Originally posted by mattisdada
Ok thanks for that, so what if i have a heavly modified login page made by someone else, that didnt have it stated? What should i do?

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Well you got to talk to whoever made it then. I just hope you asked permission to use it before you started

Its not a good idea when you are starting to just use a more complex example.  Its better to start fresh because then you can keep track of changes easier and know where things are and how your skin works back to front.

Also not all strings are shown in UIFile code, the majority of strings get controlled by elements to define their color and properties.

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Originally posted by mattisdada
2. I have the code

code:

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<String Id="698">%1 just sent you a
nudge. I strongly recommend nudging them back for revenge!</String>

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Im using  %1 as thats the variable they use(in the file msglang_strings which is how you find what each string says and does) to stick in someones name on that string. But aparantly, it doesnt work like that with the skinInfo page, as when someone nudges me it says "%1" instead of the name.

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IDs of string resources usually stay the same between versions. The same with this string ID, it hasn't changed since MSN Messenger 7.0.

However, be carefull with it! The string resources are language dependant. This means that if you change something in it, you overwrite the user's language. And it doesn't look good at all if you have Messenger in Spanish (for example) and suddenly see an English string popping up here and there.

The reason why placeholders like '%1' aren't parsed is unknown to me. Maybe this might be a bug in the skinning engine (or even a limitation?).

As people have said you will need to edit the definiton/style files like I have done for my skin
I had to change some of the black text to white so that they will show up
It's just a case of going through the styles and definitons to find the part you want to change
The changes I made in mine were to the 1001 definition file in which i changed the colour of the status text and the PSM aswell as the main name you use I am use someone can appoint ou to the correct file you need to change the text in the contact list window

Hmmm, am i in the right file?

code:

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urlelem[id=atom(idForgetMeBtn)]
{
    Content:"(Forget &me)";
    accname:"(Forget &me)";
    accdesc:"Remove my sign-in information from this computer";
    shortcut:rcchar(61291);
}
Checkbox[id=atom(idRememberPasswordChk)]
{
    text:"&Remember my password";
    accname:"&Remember my password";
    accdesc:"Remember my password on this computer";
    shortcut:rcchar(61295);
    accdefaction:"Press";
    Margin:rect(4,3,4,3);
}
Checkbox[id=atom(idMakeDefaultUserChk)]
{
    text:"Sig&n me in automatically";
    accname:"Sig&n me in automatically";
    accdesc:"Sign me in automatically";
    shortcut:rcchar(61298);
    accdefaction:"Press";
    Margin:rect(4,3,4,3);
}
element[id=atom(idSignInHint)]

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As these values dont have any rgb values(but some above do)

I have attatched the image of my login screen with red lines pointing to what text i need to have changend.

I am also trying to work out ow to change the text colour there but the Messenger Beta is a picture as I changed it in mine

I found the picture for when your not in the login screen, but so far i havent found the image for the login screen. What ID is it?

The ID I used is 703

Thanks

Its ok no problem and if i work out how to change the rest of the text colours on that page I will let you know but I am sure someone who knows could tell you