Shoutbox

I don't see a problem with someone looking at a working skin's code to find out how to do something, how else are you going to learn? Indeed you can ask someone, but people are busy and have other things to do. It'd be easier to look in someone else's skin to find out how to code something, that way you are learning by yourself.

That being said, I don't think you should just go ahead and copy their entire SkinInfo file. You should use their code as an example and adapt it to your needs. Just like a lot of people did with scripting, if you were new to scripting and wanted to create a function like someone else it was nice to be able to see their method. There is also these forums, if you can't do something, or something that should work is breaking, make a thread, their are people here willing to help.

Secondly, images should in no way be copied in my opinion. Unless it is an image the original skin creator got from an open source medium; i.e didn't make it themselves.

Being allowed to edit someone's image for your own use is entirely up to the skin creator, someone should not steal or edit images without asking, and it is then up to the skinner to decide.

My feelings about this ;o