How do I change the conversation window background?

this is very easy.you just have to click the last icon on the left of the toolar in the conv.wnd and then you can choose one of the featured pictures or select one of your choice.Rate me!

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Originally posted by Agritis
this is very easy.you just have to click the last icon on the left of the toolar in the conv.wnd and then you can choose one of the featured pictures or select one of your choice.Rate me!

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ok.i just tried to help you!

its in the skinning documentation on how to replace pictures you just need to find the picture Id which I believe would be different than 8.5 (what I use)

There are also other threads on here that tell you how to replace the background

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Originally posted by freak544
its in the skinning documentation on how to replace pictures you just need to find the picture Id which I believe would be different than 8.5 (what I use)

There are also other threads on here that tell you how to replace the background

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if you check 947 style and go to the mainwndcontainer element it will tell you the resource to replace.

Though be careful because from memory in 8.1 it was just a static color. You can assign a background to it though if it is.

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Originally posted by Willz
You can assign a background to it though if it is.

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background:rcbkd(res#);

I'm getting a black Messenger...

08/01/02 22:13:26| **** The trace has started ****
08/01/02 22:13:26| Skin: Smile a Mile 0.77
08/01/02 22:13:26| Messenger version: 8.1.178.0 (en-us)
08/01/02 22:13:26| Messenger Plus! version: 4.50.312
08/01/02 22:13:26| Last definition file loaded: 947
08/01/02 22:13:26| Last style sheet file loaded: 947
08/01/02 22:13:26| Last picture file loaded: 20146
08/01/02 22:13:26| DUIParserFailure: Unknown Layout: 'rbg' 609
08/01/02 22:13:26| DUIParserFailure: Failed to locate stylesheet 'logonFrameSS' -1
08/01/02 22:15:02| **** The trace has ended ****

Unknown Layout: 'rbg' 609

its rgb not rbg at least try to read the error log first.

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Originally posted by Willz
Unknown Layout: 'rbg' 609

its rgb not rbg at least try to read the error log first.

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it's on line 609 of your 947 style sheet

that's what the trace file tells you

This is what line 609 says....     Background:rcbkd(70700);

I wanted to make the number this high But it's not working with a 50000 number anyhow

maybe it's in the definition file then

the 947 definition and style files were the last 2 loaded.....and it's saying that line 609 is the one with the problem so maybe that's where the "rbg" is

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Originally posted by djdannyp

maybe it's in the definition file then

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i'm guessing you did a Ctrl+F for rbg in the style file?

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Originally posted by djdannyp
i'm guessing you did a Ctrl+F for rbg in the style file?

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Originally posted by Nagamasa
This is what line 609 says....     Background:rcbkd(70700);

I wanted to make the number this high But it's not working with a 50000 number anyhow

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Originally posted by vaccination

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Originally posted by Nagamasa
This is what line 609 says....     Background:rcbkd(70700);

I wanted to make the number this high But it's not working with a 50000 number anyhow

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Um, res numbers can only be between 59000 and 59999. Have you even read the skinning docs? =/

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Anybuggy?

upload the 947 definition and i'll take a look

Attached is the 947 Definition.

Oops, I may have actually meant the 947 style file

Here's the 947 Style File.

Okay, yeah, i think i can solve it

Instead of putting it as

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Element[id=atom(mainwndcontainer)]
{
Background:rcbkd(59001);
}

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Element[id=atom(mainwndcontainer)]
{
Background:rcbkd(20061);
Content:rcimg(59001);
}

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Originally posted by djdannyp
you should find that it works okay

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have you created the image 59001 correctly in your SkinInfo.xml?

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            <ResGroup>
                <Restrictions>
                    <MsgVersions>
                        <Version Major="8" Minor="1"/>
                    </MsgVersions>
                </Restrictions>
                <Resources>
                     <New>
                         <Pictures>                       
                            <Picture Id="59001"><File>clouds.jpg</File></Picture>
                        </Pictures>
                    </New>
                </Resources>
            </ResGroup>

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Have you even declared to replace the UIFIle in the skininfo.xml?

Because it doesn't look like you have there.

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Originally posted by Willz
Have you even declared to replace the UIFIle in the skininfo.xml?

Because it doesn't look like you have there.

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                    <Replace>
                        <Windows>
                            <Definitions>
                                <Definition Id="947"><File>81947 Definition.txt</File></Definition>
                            </Definitions>
                            <Styles>
                                <Style Id="947"><File>81947 Style.txt</File></Style>
                            </Styles>
                        </Windows>
                    </Replace>

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also just out of curiosity have you hidden the overlaying blue image that goes over the main background?

I can't remember the exact resource number but if you check consolidate windows you may be able to find it.

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Originally posted by Willz

also just out of curiosity have you hidden the overlaying blue image that goes over the main background?

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ok well the last thing you can do is wrap an element around the whole window.

If you open an element after the 3rd line in the 947 definition in this way:

<element layout=filllayout() background=rcbkd(yourimage)>

and then close it before the 2nd last line it should work. I used that technique back in 8.1 to get a layering system happening so it should work for you.

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Originally posted by Willz
ok well the last thing you can do is wrap an element around the whole window.

If you open an element after the 3rd line in the 947 definition in this way:

<element layout=filllayout() background=rcbkd(yourimage)>

and then close it before the 2nd last line it should work. I used that technique back in 8.1 to get a layering system happening so it should work for you.

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920 is the conversation window file, not 947

that may explain why

947 is the logon window, which you added a background to in your smile a mile skin......so you can just copy that code if you want to add a background to it.

I was thinking why the fuck are you telling him stuff for the logon window? when in post 1 he says the chat window

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Originally posted by aNILEator
I was thinking why the fuck are you telling him stuff for the logon window? when in post 1 he says the chat window

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Originally posted by djdannyp
920 is the conversation window file, not 947

that may explain why

947 is the logon window, which you added a background to in your smile a mile skin......so you can just copy that code if you want to add a background to it.

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code:

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<Element Layoutpos=auto Layout=FillLayout() ID=Atom(ai105)>

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<Element  Layout=FillLayout() background=rcbkd(59001)>

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Originally posted by Willz
if you check 947 style and go to the mainwndcontainer element it will tell you the resource to replace.

Though be careful because from memory in 8.1 it was just a static color. You can assign a background to it though if it is.

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<Element Layoutpos=auto Layout=FillLayout() ID=Atom(ai105)>

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<Element  Layout=FillLayout() background=rcbkd(59001)>

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Include a <MetaData> tag for the 59001 image in your SkinInfo file. More information in the skinning documentation.

yeah ill be honest my first post was after a pretty big night so I musta misread it and continued on a path of bad answers (but hey what I was telling him was replacing the background of something

Um anyway don't forget to specify all 4 UMMargins in metadata and try not to give up so easily before asking stuff The skinning documentation is your best friend for simple stuff.