How do I make a picture go across the whole contact list?!

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How do I make a picture go across the whole contact list?! by prashker on 12-18-2007 at 03:02 AM

Alright.

Right now I currently have 2 pictures. 59003 and 59004. Those 2 consist of my contact lists background.

code:
<Picture Id="59003"><File>imgs\clbg.png</File></Picture>
<Picture Id="59004">
<File>imgs\clin.png</File>
<Metadata>
<UMLeft>1</UMLeft>
<UMRight>1</UMRight>
<UMTop>1</UMTop>
<UMBottom>1</UMBottom>
<Colorize>true</Colorize>
</Metadata>
</Picture>

(1)For the exterior of it is 59003 is 923 Style.txt

code:
Element[id=atom(mainwndcontainer)]
{
Background:rcbkd(59003);
}

(2)For 59004 (the actual "contact list background" my code for 1001 Style.txt is

code:
BuddyList[ID=Atom(abview)]
{
AccName:rcstr(45675);
AccDesc:rcstr(45675);
Borderthickness:rect(0,0,0,0);
Background:rcbkd(59004);
}

Together it makes this

[Image: captureyz2.jpg]

Now everything looks good.

The 2 pictures look like they are 1 giant image going across the Contact List.

But what goes wrong is when I use the MP!L Option inside my script to remove the Search Bar.

[Image: captureaj2.jpg]

The consistency breaks because there is more space for the contact list to expand.

I'd like to know if there is a way I can make it go all across so it's 1 giant image and not 2 images.

(clbg.png) 59003
(clin.png) 59004

Thanks

Btw. WLM 9.0

RE: How do I make a picture go across the whole contact list?! by Keikonium on 12-18-2007 at 03:33 AM

I did it with mine, but I am not doing it exactly as you are...

What I did (and it may work for you, but might not) is use the entire large image as Image 1 in your example. Then for image 2, don't even use an image. Set the background to argb(0,255,255,255). That will set the background of the contact list entirely transparent, making your image 1 show through. Change the 0 in that argb value to a higher number to make it an opaque white. Let me know if this works for you.

RE: How do I make a picture go across the whole contact list?! by prashker on 12-18-2007 at 04:22 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Keikonium
I did it with mine, but I am not doing it exactly as you are...

What I did (and it may work for you, but might not) is use the entire large image as Image 1 in your example. Then for image 2, don't even use an image. Set the background to argb(0,255,255,255). That will set the background of the contact list entirely transparent, making your image 1 show through. Change the 0 in that argb value to a higher number to make it an opaque white. Let me know if this works for you.

Hey.

07/12/17 23:15:34| **** The trace has started ****
07/12/17 23:15:34| Skin: LOLSECRET

07/12/17 23:15:34| Messenger version: 9.0.1407.1107 (en-us)
07/12/17 23:15:34| Messenger Plus! version: 4.50.312
07/12/17 23:15:34| Last definition file loaded: 923
07/12/17 23:15:34| Last style sheet file loaded: 1001
07/12/17 23:15:34| Last picture file loaded: 1015
07/12/17 23:15:34| DUIParserFailure: parse error ')' 7
07/12/17 23:15:34| DUIParserFailure: Failed to locate stylesheet 'mainss' -1

What I assume the error is from. 1001 Style.txt

<style resid=mainss>
BuddyList[ID=Atom(abview)]
{
AccName:rcstr(45675);
AccDesc:rcstr(45675);
Borderthickness:rect(0,0,0,0);
Background:argb(0,255,255,255);
}

Bolded part is Line Seven

Halp :sad:

edit: Making an error. For example a double )) in Background:argb(0,255,255,255))

It does not show the list at all. But you can see all the picture

RE: How do I make a picture go across the whole contact list?! by Keikonium on 12-18-2007 at 04:33 AM

I use 8.5 so I can't be 100% certain, but try this:

Change the background property back to what it was, and do this:

Element[ID=Atom(ai558)]
{
Background:argb(0,255,255,255);
}
Element[ID=Atom(ai559)]
{
Background:argb(0,255,255,255);
}

Thats for 8.5, so I don't know if it will work for 9.0.

EDIT: Do a search for the above btw. It should be near the bottom of the 1001 style.

RE: How do I make a picture go across the whole contact list?! by prashker on 12-18-2007 at 04:43 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Keikonium
EDIT: Do a search for the above btw. It should be near the bottom of the 1001 style.

It's not there

. (It's not in ANY of the 9.0 Resources. I checked

)

PS: I added you to WLM, because I need to go to bed now so maybe we can talk tomorrow

RE: RE: How do I make a picture go across the whole contact list?! by Keikonium on 12-18-2007 at 04:49 AM

quote:
Originally posted by SonicSam

It's not there . (It's not in ANY of the 9.0 Resources. I checked )

PS: I added you to WLM, because I need to go to bed now so maybe we can talk tomorrow .

I am not to sure then since I don't use 9.0.

And sounds good, I'll talk to you after school and see if we can work it out

RE: How do I make a picture go across the whole contact list?! by aNILEator on 12-18-2007 at 01:05 PM

hey, I think you'll find a stands for alpha

RE: RE: How do I make a picture go across the whole contact list?! by Keikonium on 12-18-2007 at 07:48 PM

quote:
Originally posted by aNILEator
hey, I think you'll find a stands for alpha

And if you set it to 0, it makes things transparent.

RE: How do I make a picture go across the whole contact list?! by prashker on 12-18-2007 at 09:22 PM

Williz (a) ?!

RE: How do I make a picture go across the whole contact list?! by vikke on 12-18-2007 at 09:48 PM

When the parser fails at parsing the contact list, the contact list is hidden. Then the background you had is showing, because it was underneath the contact list.

Also try the Alpha-attribute to apply transparency. It's a number from 0-255, where 255 is 100% visible.

RE: How do I make a picture go across the whole contact list?! by prashker on 12-18-2007 at 10:00 PM

quote:
Originally posted by vikke
Also try the Alpha-attribute to apply transparency. It's a number from 0-255, where 255 is 100% visible.

Um aren't I already doing that

?

<style resid=mainss>
BuddyList[ID=Atom(abview)]
{
AccName:rcstr(45675);
AccDesc:rcstr(45675);
Borderthickness:rect(0,0,0,0);
Background:argb(0,255,255,255);
}

RE: How do I make a picture go across the whole contact list?! by aNILEator on 12-18-2007 at 11:24 PM

I've figured this out just running some tests now, as Sam knows

RE: How do I make a picture go across the whole contact list?! by prashker on 12-19-2007 at 03:58 AM

quote:
Originally posted by aNILEator
I've figured this out just running some tests now, as Sam knows

Well, stop having sex with Williz and help me

.

You never answered what Pictures I need to make transparent so you can do your thing in the Definition files

RE: How do I make a picture go across the whole contact list?! by aNILEator on 12-19-2007 at 05:42 AM

Delete the code at the top for abView, it's not needed.

You need to set abLayout to be argb instead of rcclr then set that to argb(0,0,0,0)

You need to set the main background ai to use the same argb for it's background too, in 8.5 it's ai558 in 9.0 ai649

RE: How do I make a picture go across the whole contact list?! by prashker on 12-19-2007 at 12:57 PM

quote:
Originally posted by aNILEator
You need to set the main background ai to use the same argb for it's background too, in 8.5 it's ai558 in 9.0 ai649

code:
Element[ID=Atom(ai649)]
{
Background:argb(0,255,255,255);
}

Done

quote:
Originally posted by aNILEator
You need to set abLayout to be argb instead of rcclr then set that to argb(0,0,0,0)

code:
Element[id=atom(abLayout)]
{
BorderColor:argb(0,0,0,0);
Background:argb(0,0,0,0);
}

Done.

~~Now what .~~

EDIT:

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WOW IT WORKS

.

But there is one thing. The top deforms and like is glitchy when I turn the contact list

PS: There is no trace file

RE: How do I make a picture go across the whole contact list?! by aNILEator on 12-19-2007 at 03:02 PM

You're a fuck up Sam It works fine on 8.5

RE: How do I make a picture go across the whole contact list?! by prashker on 12-19-2007 at 09:10 PM

quote:
Originally posted by aNILEator
You're a fuck up Sam It works fine on 8.5

Plus Williz said abLayout has been screwed up by Microsoft EVEN more in 9.0.

So don't go directly to insulting me :dodgy:

, it gets annoying.

RE: How do I make a picture go across the whole contact list?! by freak544 on 12-19-2007 at 09:13 PM

Ive managed to do it on my skin

I might have a problem making my skin 9.0 compatable then

RE: How do I make a picture go across the whole contact list?! by prashker on 12-19-2007 at 09:15 PM

quote:
Originally posted by freak544
Ive managed to do it on my skin

I might have a problem making my skin 9.0 compatable then

No offence but that does NOT help me at all

If you had a WORKING way it would not go all glitchy in 9.0 then maybe that'd help

RE: How do I make a picture go across the whole contact list?! by aNILEator on 12-19-2007 at 11:59 PM

You're not allowed to submit a 9.0 only skin anyway and yeah everything in 9.0 is BETA and the whole layout of the xml in 9.0 is even more buggered up than in 8.5

RE: How do I make a picture go across the whole contact list?! by freak544 on 12-20-2007 at 12:21 AM

i was planning on adding 9.0 compatability to my current skin

RE: How do I make a picture go across the whole contact list?! by aNILEator on 12-20-2007 at 01:23 AM

tbh Sam play about yourself we can't always help you

RE: How do I make a picture go across the whole contact list?! by prashker on 12-22-2007 at 01:12 AM

quote:
Originally posted by aNILEator
tbh Sam play about yourself we can't always help you

Yes you can

RE: How do I make a picture go across the whole contact list?! by aNILEator on 12-22-2007 at 01:20 AM

({) (L)

It's just 1001 it's too buggy.

RE: How do I make a picture go across the whole contact list?! by blessedguy on 01-11-2008 at 11:20 PM

quote:
Originally posted by aNILEator
You're not allowed to submit a 9.0 only skin anyway and yeah everything in 9.0 is BETA and the whole layout of the xml in 9.0 is even more buggered up than in 8.5

??
Are u sure of that??

Hmmm...how to make the contact search background transparent, like the contacts windows?

Edit; I did it already...thanks!

RE: How do I make a picture go across the whole contact list?! by rakvatten on 02-05-2008 at 08:40 PM

where can i find the abview in 1001 style.txt
cant find it...
or is it in another foulder?

RE: RE: How do I make a picture go across the whole contact list?! by vikke on 02-05-2008 at 08:47 PM

quote:
Originally posted by rakvatten
where can i find the abview in 1001 style.txt
cant find it...
or is it in another foulder?

If you cannot find it, you could just add it yourself to the style file.

RE: RE: RE: How do I make a picture go across the whole contact list?! by rakvatten on 02-05-2008 at 08:51 PM

quote:
Originally posted by vikke

quote:
Originally posted by rakvatten
where can i find the abview in 1001 style.txt
cant find it...
or is it in another foulder?
If you cannot find it, you could just add it yourself to the style file.

ok, ^^

RE: How do I make a picture go across the whole contact list?! by Basilis on 02-05-2008 at 08:55 PM

Or make a search by pressing Ctrl+F and then write the word you want to find in the style.

RE: How do I make a picture go across the whole contact list?! by rakvatten on 02-05-2008 at 09:30 PM

ok..
this dont work
i cant even see my wlm window ._.

RE: RE: How do I make a picture go across the whole contact list?! by blessedguy on 02-06-2008 at 01:20 PM

quote:
Originally posted by rakvatten
ok..
this dont work
i cant even see my wlm window ._.

If you can't see your window you've done something wrong...try extracting the resources again, then search for abview at the 1001 Style file, it has to be there, if it is not, your messenger windows won't show up.
If you need any help, just ask!

RE: RE: RE: How do I make a picture go across the whole contact list?! by rakvatten on 02-06-2008 at 05:50 PM

quote:
Originally posted by blessedguy

quote:
Originally posted by rakvatten
ok..
this dont work
i cant even see my wlm window ._.
If you can't see your window you've done something wrong...try extracting the resources again, then search for abview at the 1001 Style file, it has to be there, if it is not, your messenger windows won't show up.
If you need any help, just ask!

it's not i nthat folder...
i got 8.5 is that making any differents?

RE: How do I make a picture go across the whole contact list?! by blessedguy on 02-06-2008 at 10:19 PM

quote:
Originally posted by rakvatten
i got 8.5 is that making any differents?[/quote
In fact...I know that it works with 8.5, the one I don't know if it will work is 9.0.

RE: How do I make a picture go across the whole contact list?! by rakvatten on 02-07-2008 at 07:13 PM

quote:
Originally posted by blessedguy
In fact...I know that it works with 8.5, the one I don't know if it will work is 9.0.

if i put the buddylist code in 1001 myself, will that work?

RE: How do I make a picture go across the whole contact list?! by Basilis on 02-07-2008 at 07:21 PM

You have nothing to lose if you try. Skinning is trial and error