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jonesy123
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O.P. Im a newbie and i need help
how do i get started - i want a man united skin but i cant do it help please.

Like what do i need to download to get started and what do i do.

Ive read the instructions but it doesnt tell you what to download.

Thanks

oh and where is the skin directory

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01-15-2008 09:13 PM
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RE: Im a newbie and i need help
The documentation is quite clear on how to do it and what you need to do it with.

1. Read the documentation
2. Get yourself an XML editor (XML Spy, XML Pad etc.)
3. Experiment with the example in the documentation
4. Get yourself some Man U pictures you wish to use in the skin
5. Get creative :)

If you are stuck take a look at the tutorials already available on this forum and how it's done in already available skins. If that doesn't help you can post a thread asking for help on those specific things you are stuck on (don't forget to search first, many things have threads already).

Good luck!

Ohh, and the skin directory is located at C:\Program Files\Messenger Plus! Live\Skins ;)

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ok but which of them XML editors is the best
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any of them, for doing all my work i use notepad++ a basic text editor that does syntax highlighting (not much for xml though)
01-16-2008 07:32 AM
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So how do i create one with a picture
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what do you mean 'a picture'? like a WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) editor? they dont exist to do this stuff
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In the tutorial it says you can use a .jpg
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RE: Im a newbie and i need help
yea, you can insert images into your skin, in any format (png, jpg, bmp) if that is what your wanting

you just need to read the skinning documentation to learn how to skin :) its not too hard to do
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i have and im using XML Spy and ive added some things to it but i dont know what code to use.
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i have and im using XML Spy and ive added some things to it but i dont know what code to use.
If you had read the skinning docs you would, it's all there.

Specifically, for replacing pictures, read the "Your First Skin" part, under Getting Started. And I mean read it, you can't just skim through, you need to read and understand it. Sometimes this might mean reading it two or 3 times, but it's the only way to learn and the way everyone else has learned.
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