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This is what i have in my SkinInfo.xml but the online icon does not change what have i done wrong?

<SkinInfo>
    <Information>
        <Name>PureLime</Name>
    </Information>

    <MessengerSkin>
        <ResGroup>
            <Restrictions>
                <MsgVersions>
                    <Version Major="8" Minor="5"/>
                </MsgVersions>
            </Restrictions>

            <Resources>
                <Replace>
                    <Strings>
                        <String Id="61288">GetInside</String>
                    </Strings>

                    <Graphics><Pictures>
                        <Picture Id="161">
                            <File>online.png</File>
                        </Picture>
                    </Pictures></Graphics>
                </Replace>
            </Resources>

        </ResGroup>
    </MessengerSkin>
</SkinInfo>

i have the same problem.if i find a solution.i will try to let you know

You can't replace these pictures in the same way as others as the status icons are part of a multi-image.


the first step is to create new pictures with ID 59000+ in this way:

code:

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<Resources>
            <New>
                <Pictures>
                    <Picture Id="59000">
                        <File>online.png</File>
                       </Picture>
                    <Picture Id="59001">
                        <File>offline.png</File>
                       </Picture>
                    <Picture Id="59002">
                        <File>busy.png</File>
                       </Picture>

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as ids 59000+ are unused in WLM and we can create our own icons.


and then within the style sheet for the contact list 1004 and 1009 you have to change the multi-icon to each of the individual ones depending on status to be displayed with the picture you've just created:

it involves replacing the bold line below:

code:

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Element[id=atom(statuspill)]
{
Content:rcimg(46611);
}

---

with these multiple elements, where the content index refers to the status you desire (the order is shown in the original 46611_multi image., and the img number to the image you've created and defined in your skininfo.xml for that status

code:

---

}
Element[id=atom(statuspill)][ContentIndex=0]
{
    Content:rcimg(59000);
}
Element[id=atom(statuspill)][ContentIndex=1]
{
    Content:rcimg(59001);
}
Element[id=atom(statuspill)][ContentIndex=2]
{
    Content:rcimg(59002);
}
Element[id=atom(statuspill)][ContentIndex=3]
{
    Content:rcimg(59003);
}

---

etc

thanks djdannyp.i 'm going to try your tips and let you know if they worked

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oh man!you are awesome.it worked perfectly.yhank you very match.i wish i could rate you but i can't do that yet.thanks again!

Hi so where do i find the file that has

Element[id=atom(statuspill)]
{
Content:rcimg(46611);
}

inside??

you should have extracted the resources of windows live messenger (via the skin page of plus preferences)

then look for the "styles" folder and then find the ones ending in 1004 and 1009

copy these into your skin directory, then find the line in those and edit them.

once you've done this you'll also need to add them into your skininfo.xml in the following way:

code:

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<Resources>
<Replace>
<Windows>
<Styles>
<Style Id="1004">
<File>1004 Style.txt</File>
</Style>
<Style Id="1009">
<File>1009 Style.txt</File>
</Style>
</Styles>
</Windows>
</Replace>
</Resources>

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Hi sorry to get on your nerves mate but i have done what you said and i though i got everything right but when i loaded my skin nothing changed, i extracted resources and edited were you said.

- <SkinInfo>
- <Information>
  <Name>PureOrb</Name>
  </Information>
- <MessengerSkin>
- <ResGroup>
- <Restrictions>
- <MsgVersions>
  <Version Major="8" Minor="5" />
  </MsgVersions>
  </Restrictions>
- <Resources>
- <Replace>
- <Strings>
  <String Id="61288">Get Inside</String>
  </Strings>
- <New>
- <Pictures>
- <Picture Id="59000">
  <File>online.png</File>
  </Picture>
  </Pictures>
  </New>
  </Replace>
- <Replace>
- <Windows>
- <Styles>
- <Style Id="1004">
  <File>1004.txt</File>
  </Style>
- <Style Id="1009">
  <File>1009.txt</File>
  </Style>
  </Styles>
  </Windows>
  </Replace>
  </Resources>
  </ResGroup>
  </MessengerSkin>
  </SkinInfo>

Thanks for all the advice your have gave so far.

quote:

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Originally posted by Bibsta
Hi sorry to get on your nerves mate but i have done what you said and i though i got everything right but when i loaded my skin nothing changed, i extracted resources and edited were you said.

- <SkinInfo>
- <Information>
  <Name>PureOrb</Name>
  </Information>
- <MessengerSkin>
- <ResGroup>
- <Restrictions>
- <MsgVersions>
  <Version Major="8" Minor="5" />
  </MsgVersions>
  </Restrictions>
- <Resources>
- <Replace>
- <Strings>
  <String Id="61288">Get Inside</String>
  </Strings>
- <New>
- <Pictures>
- <Picture Id="59000">
  <File>online.png</File>
  </Picture>
  </Pictures>
  </New>
  </Replace>
- <Replace>
- <Windows>
- <Styles>
- <Style Id="1004">
  <File>1004.txt</File>
  </Style>
- <Style Id="1009">
  <File>1009.txt</File>
  </Style>
  </Styles>
  </Windows>
  </Replace>
  </Resources>
  </ResGroup>
  </MessengerSkin>
  </SkinInfo>

Thanks for all the advice your have gave so far.

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Isn't this:

code:

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- <New>
- <Pictures>
- <Picture Id="59000">
  <File>online.png</File>
  </Picture>
  </Pictures>
  </New>

---

outside the <Replace>?

Yeah, this block of code

code:

---

<New>
- <Pictures>
- <Picture Id="59000">
  <File>online.png</File>
  </Picture>
  </Pictures>
  </New>

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should be moved to below a </Replace> tag, then it should work