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Thanks that worked .


Hmmm, a problem i have found. 701, 703 and 706. Are the images for the login screen at the top(Where it says Windows Live Messenger Beta normally)but there also the images of the WLM toasts.....

So the question is, whats the id for the backround image of the toast? Or is it a coded gradient or something simaler? If so, how do you make it an image?

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Originally posted by mattisdada
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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mattisdada,

I have a strong feeling that you're editing the wrong files.

Do not use the files located in the "Consolidated Windows" directory to make your skin!

The files in the directory "Consolidated Windows" are only there for your own convenience. To provide a quick-view to which windows are build up with which files. They are not meant to be changed.

Using those files to base your skin on will make that the skin will quite possible not work properly on other people's Messenger. Especially if that Messenger is in another language.

You need to edit and base your skin on the files located in the other directories. Again, the "Consolidated Windows" directory is only to be used as a reference; a quick-view, nothing else.

See the very important official scripting documentation, which is a must-read for any skinner (even more than the scripting documentation is for scripting!), unless you want to do extra work and/or screw things up.

(which also explains how you can add extra images if you want different images for the login screen and the toast, for example)

Ohhh, thank you very much CookieRevised. I had a look through alot of the skinning documentation..... alot of it i didnt understand .

Well in the folder Windows, and in the folders definition and style. Neither of the 947 documents there had what i was looking for.

Could someone give me an example of changing the text colour on the login page for one of thouse?

ok matt heres what you do open up your 947 styles file the block of code you need to edit is on lines 545 - 549 im using a text editor that shows line numbers (notepad++)

the code will look like this

quote:

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Element[class="CommonLabel"]
{
Fontface:rcstr(20071);
Fontsize:rcint(20102)pt;
}

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change it to this

quote:

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Element[class="CommonLabel"]
{
Foreground:rgb (255,255,255);
Fontface:rcstr(20071);
Fontsize:rcint(20102)pt;
}

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this block controls all the text you pointed to, i use 255,255,255 as the rgb reference in the above code which will turn all that text white however you can use whatever colour you prefer in its place

regarding the images at the top 701, 703 & 706 yes they are also in the toasts change these images to a colour you prefer and reference them in your skininfo file in the replace section of your resgroup, toasts are in window 921 so if you wanna use seperate version of these images in the toast edit the 921 styles file

i hope this helps.

Consolidated Definitions are Fine, just not consolidated Styles.
Unless you plan on restricting only to your language.

Thanks for the great and VERY helpfull post stuartbennett!! You've helped alot with this skin!

Hmm, didnt APPEAR to change anything... sure its "common lable"?

Oh and for future reference, how do i find out what these are? For example, jsut say i wanted to change the text colour of the text colour of the [screen name] says: part.

Btw, my code was

code:

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Element[class="CommonLabel"]
{
Foreground:rcclr(20740);
Fontface:rcstr(20953);
Foreground:rgb (255,255,255);
Fontsize:rcint(20958)pt;
}

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My version is 9 btw.

your welcome matt anything to help, its just like patchou said in the skinning documentation - you can ask people for help in the forums should you need it, all we ask is that when you get some experience you help others on the things you know how to do.

well that wasnt his exact words but thats more or less what he was getting at and i strongly agree with him which is why im always happy to help where i can.

Very good work.(It didnt work, see above post).

Oh and i know exactly what you mean! At the Sv2 forums(support forums for metaBB(great forum engine ) im always theres helping any users i can.

in the 9.0 version of the 947 styles file its on lines 554 - 560, code is shown below

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Element[class="CommonLabel"]
{
Foreground:rcclr(20740);
Fontface:rcstr(20953);
Fontsize:rcint(20958)pt;
foreground:rgb(0,0,0);
}

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and just change the foreground on line 559 to the colour of your choice, i lifted this code directly from my own skins 9.0 style file so it should work however if it doesnt let me know and ill try to help you further.

Nope didnt work.....

Heres link to skin, see if you can fix it.(This is before i tried doing it, so freash slate)

http://shoutbox.menthix.net/attachment.php?pid=875858

Note: Thank you so much!!! when i get to 100 posts ill rep you.