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Originally posted by djdannyp
It sounds to me that you just don't want to put any effort in.
The new UI files are barely any different from the old ones. 90% of the content is still the same. The principles of skinning are all the same.
You obviously haven't searched the forum either, as there's been a full list of what number relates to what window for two months:
mynetx's reply to Definition and Styles Id's
Not to mention the fact that most of the names are revealed when you extract the resources.
Just put a bit of effort in and it'll soon be rewarded....there's really not much change from 8.5 skinning.....and it's not meant to be something that's easy.
It can take months of trial and error to get a skin how you want it......but that's what makes it worth it.
Those are my thoughts exactly as well.
Look not everything comes easy, the only reason I wrote the guides originally was to get people interested in Messenger skins and make more people aware that skins for Messenger do exist.
The fact is the concepts from the original guides are still all there, if you have skinned 8.5 and can't figure out whats what in 9, then the purpose of my guides failed and you didn't learn a thing.
The point was to give people the basic knowledge in Messenger 8.5 so that when 9 came around we would have a few people trying to figure out whats what and be able to provide help to others (rather than relying on me writing up those lengthy guides).
There is no such thing as pressure when it comes to skinning, you are not obliged to do anything nor live up to a standard that people expect from you. There are no deadlines with skins, its all on how you choose to spend your time.
But yeah please don't post up stuff like things not being possible when it is and making it seem like only those with super skills can ever skin. It discourages those who may want to take a crack at skinning.
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