Shoutbox

I've searched through the scripts database and gone way back in this scripts section, but I haven't found what I'm looking for.

In screen caps of a few skins on msgstuff.com there's status icons or a list under the contacts DP

like this one
and this one

I was wondering if they're like quick icons to change your own status.

if they're only part of the skin and if there's a script which can add them.
( I'm using the newest WLM build )

thanks

~war-chan

Yes, those are "quick icons" as you called it which you can use to change your own status. However, these are added by changing the UIFILE, and to make a script which can dynamically do this, you'd be facing a lot of problems. To name a few:

• You need to choose a method to use:
  
  • You have to hook into Messenger's graphical engine and catch the event where it draws a conversation window and thus wants to read the UIFILE. Then, you'll need to add in those elements. (this is how Plus! draws its her icons)
    
  • You need to load the right UIFILE (for chat windows, that is 4004 > 920) from Messenger, modify it and change the resource in memory. (this is how MemSkin+ works)
• Skins can totally modify the structure of the UIFILEs. For example, a skin could place the display pictures area at the left side instead of the right side, or simply remove that area. The script will never be able to determine exactly if it can add those buttons and eventually add them where they should be.

ah I see, thanks so much, I thought it was part of a skin.

I really need to crack down on studying how-to scripting, and WLM file editing, so I don't ask dumb questions >_<

right now I'm too much of a retard to do anything like that without messing it up. I will read up on editing and such.

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Originally posted by war-chan
ah I see, thanks so much, I thought it was part of a skin.

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Actually that was my point... it's part of the skin and thus hard to add it in by the use of a script which can do this for all skins.

XD I meant I understood, I assumed it was part of the skin at first.

I just can't find a skin that suits my tastes (or for my build of WLM) with those buttons ^^;;;

so I either have to learn to do it my self or be a pest and make a request for a custom skin. since that's obviously a pain in the arse, I don't wanna be a pest. XD

lol.. make one your self.. once you know how to do it you can then make it however you want (especially in 4.5 )

XD if I could I would. but as of now I know almost nothing about coding and I don't want to make a mess of my messenger (again)

so once I attain the knowledge to do so I will. I was only curious if they REALLY were what I thought them to be.
(I have 8.51013 XD)