Shoutbox

can replace only the colors by default and the default scene. this is facil. and without affecting those with different scenes.


if you are creating a skin, you do  should know do this

skininfo.xml

replace the default scene, by the picture you want.

xml code:

---

<Replace>
<Graphics>
<Pictures>

<Picture Id="664">
<File>Images/664.png</File>
<Metadata>
<Colorize>false</Colorize>
</Metadata>
</Picture>

</Pictures>
</Graphics>
</Replace>

---

create new colors.
determine the values rgb color

xml code:

---

<New>

<Colors>

<Color Id="59500"><R>0</R><G>0</G><B>0</B></Color>

</Colors>

</New>

---

msgres_style_920.txt

xml code:

---

element[id=atom(imtaskbarcontainer)]
{
foreground:rcclr("msgr",20100);
background:rcclr("msgr",20102);
}

---

and change to

xml code:

---

element[id=atom(imtaskbarcontainer)]
{
foreground:rcclr("msgr",20100);
background:rcclr("msgr",59500);
}
   

---

xml code:

---

Element[ID=atom(WindowBarBG)]
{
background:rcclr("msgr",652);

---

and change to

xml code:

---

Element[ID=atom(WindowBarBG)]
{
background:rcclr("msgr",59500);

---

   
with this. you  changed default values of the upper

thank u so much, but that is over my knowledge... i guess i can live with the blue windows and i will try to teach me some XML asap...

ok, i finally got into the skin xml. but not to the standard messenger look. is there like a clear version somewhere were i can try these things on?

quote:

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Originally posted by -Buffy
ok, i finally got into the skin xml. but not to the standard messenger look. is there like a clear version somewhere were i can try these things on?

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What do you mean a clean version?

Any skin resources that you extract will be for the Messenger version that you are running

well i wanted to change just some things in the standard skin but i cant find the skininfo.xml for that one. just for skins i have downloaded. but i dont want to make my little changes on the base of an exiting differend skin...
and i could not find anything the the documentary about how to create a skin because they are all for 8.5.
i thought maybe this skininfo.xml for the normal standard is hidden or possible to dl somewhere... (sorry i dont know if this is understandable my english and my computer knowledge is not perfect)

You have to create your own SkinInfo and replace the various resources, which you can edit after extracting them.

Read the Skinning Documentation for information on how to get started.

You get the skinning documentation by doing to Messenger Plus! Live preferences and options, then on the 'Customize!' tab, then onto 'Skins' and click 'Documentation'

You will also need to click 'Extract Resources'

darn i was so off, i got to the documentary but it is the same i dl before, just for 8.5.
but i found this whole extracting thing. i did that but have know idea what to do with the extracting report.
is there any 2009 help?

quote:

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Originally posted by -Buffy
darn i was so off, i got to the documentary but it is the same i dl before, just for 8.5.
but i found this whole extracting thing. i did that but have know idea what to do with the extracting report.
is there any 2009 help?

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The documentation is for 2009 as well as 8.5.......there's no difference in how you skin them.

The extracting report is just telling you which files were extracted succesfully.

Read the 'your first skin' part of the documentation and follow it step by step and you should start to get somewhere

thanks, but the skidn for 8.5 dont work on 2009. the example doesnt either. it doesnt show any of the needed strings insider posted before. i guess i will give up for now. but thanks anyway.
i am still thankful for any ideas...