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RE: [Help pls?] Explained with screenshots =)
Contact list squared corners #1
Description: Create a rectangular custom shape (region) for the contact list through your SkinInfo.xml
File: SkinInfo.xml
Code:
code:
<Region>
    <ContactList>
        <Rectangle>
            <Top>0</Top>
            <Left>0</Left>
            <Width Unit="percent">100</Width>
            <Height Unit="percent">100</Height>
        </Rectangle>
    </ContactList>
</Region>

Contact list squared corners #2
Description: Modify corner images
File: 652.png (for logged in Contact list)

File #2: 20062.png (for WLM 8.5, log-in screen) OR 20853.png (for WLM 9.0, log-in screen)
NOTE: Modifying 20062/20853 modifies it for most windows (DP select window, add contact window, etc.), if you do not want to do this you need to add the modified file as a new resource and create a new 'framelessborder' element-type (with a different name/ID) in the 947 Style file and then modify the appropriate in the 947 Definition file. Why would you do this? Because MsgPlus does not allow you to make the DP select, add contact (etc.) windows rectangular in shape and your new (squared corner) border may look out of place.

Remove Gleam
Description: Set the gleam's layout position to none (i.e. no where)
File: 1004 Definition
Search for: <Element LayoutPos=Top id=atom(itemgleamcont)
Replace with: <Element LayoutPos=none id=atom(itemgleamcont)

File: 1009 Definition
Search for: <Element id=atom(itemgleamcont)
Replace with: <Element id=atom(itemgleamcont) layoutpos=none

Remove space between my info and contact list (May not work)
Description: Set the layout position of the element containing the buttons occupying this space to none (i.e. nowhere)
File: 923 Definition
Search for: <element layoutpos=bottom layout=filllayout()>
Replace with: <element layoutpos=none layout=filllayout()>

Remove my status in contact list
Description: Set status element's layout position to none
File: 923 Definition
Search for: <element layoutpos=right id=atom(idStatus)
Replace with: <element layoutpos=none id=atom(idStatus)


Hope this helps you out :)
I will try to post help regarding the conversation window tomorrow (squared corners should be similar except with <ChatWnd> instead of <ContactList> and 1653.png instead)


This post was edited on 12-27-2007 at 05:51 PM by Volv.
12-27-2007 04:48 PM
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[Help pls?] Explained with screenshots =) - by wudstikk on 12-27-2007 at 04:05 PM
RE: [Help pls?] Explained with screenshots =) - by aNILEator on 12-27-2007 at 04:25 PM
RE: [Help pls?] Explained with screenshots =) - by warmth on 12-27-2007 at 04:40 PM
RE: [Help pls?] Explained with screenshots =) - by ShawnZ on 12-27-2007 at 04:43 PM
RE: [Help pls?] Explained with screenshots =) - by warmth on 12-27-2007 at 04:47 PM
RE: RE: [Help pls?] Explained with screenshots =) - by TheSteve on 12-28-2007 at 12:21 AM
RE: [Help pls?] Explained with screenshots =) - by Volv on 12-27-2007 at 04:48 PM
RE: [Help pls?] Explained with screenshots =) - by Willz on 12-28-2007 at 12:31 AM
RE: [Help pls?] Explained with screenshots =) - by warmth on 12-28-2007 at 12:44 AM
RE: [Help pls?] Explained with screenshots =) - by Willz on 12-28-2007 at 12:54 AM


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