Shoutbox

One of the things you may want to do in your skin is make that contact search bar have another color, or even being transparent. It isn't hard to do, but it may be hard to find how to do it all by yourself, so, I'll tell a simple way for you to do it.
First of all, of course, you have to have the extracted resources from WLM 8.5 and your SkinInfo.xml, then search for the file "msgres_4005_1001.txt" in your extracted resources styles folder, open it, search for ai550, you will find this:

Element[ID=Atom(ai550)]
{
BorderColor:rcclr(20023);
}

Add a background color, or image, for example "Background:argb(100,145,206,242);" it should be like this:

Element[ID=Atom(ai550)]
{
Background:argb(100,145,206,242);
BorderColor:rcclr(20023);
}

Then, change the BorderColor to a color of your choice, for example:

Element[ID=Atom(ai550)]
{
Background:argb(100,145,206,242);
BorderColor:argb(100,145,206,242);
}

For better results, in the same file, search for ai558, you will find this:

Element[ID=Atom(ai558)]
{
Background:rcbkd(6);
}
Element[ID=Atom(ai559)]
{
Background:rcbkd(45717);
}

Change both rcbkd to a color of your choice, or to the same color as the contact search bar background, for example:

Element[ID=Atom(ai558)]
{
Background:argb(100,145,206,242);
}
Element[ID=Atom(ai559)]
{
Background:argb(100,145,206,242);
}

Then save the file in your Skin's folder.

Next, also open 44103 style file.Search for:

Element[id=atom(wordWheelTextBackground)]
{
MinSize: size(0,37);
Background:rcclr(20232);
AccName:rcstr(46364);
AccDesc:rcstr(46363);
Tooltip:true;
}
Element[id=atom(wordWheelTextContainer1)]
{
MinSize: size(0,37);
Background:rcclr(20232);
}

And edit it adding the colours of your choice, for example:

Element[id=atom(wordWheelTextBackground)]
{
MinSize: size(0,37);
Background:argb(100,145,206,242);
AccName:rcstr(46364);
AccDesc:rcstr(46363);
Tooltip:true;
}
Element[id=atom(wordWheelTextContainer1)]
{
MinSize: size(0,37);
Background:argb(100,145,206,242);
}


Now, we've gotta replace the old style 1001 and 44103 style with the new ones.
For example:

<Windows>
<Styles>
<Style Id="1001"><File>1001 Style.txt</File></Style>
<Style Id="44103"><File>44103 Style.txt</File></Style>
</Styles>
</Windows>

Save your SkinInfo.xml, restart your Windows Live Messenger 8.5, and your contac search bar should look like this:


Any problems, just reply. Enjoy!!

It's not working...help?

code:

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Element[ID=Atom(ai550)]
{
Background:argb(126,255,255,255);
BorderColor:argb(126,255,255,255);
}
Element[ID=Atom(ai558)]
{
Background:argb(126,255,255,255);
}
Element[ID=Atom(ai559)]
{
Background:argb(126,255,255,255);
}

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could you send a screenshot please??
is there any Skin Trace.txt?
Did you see if you replaced ai550, then skiped ai551-ai557 and then replaced ai558-ai559?
Are you sure you replaced the Style in the skin info.xml?

quote:

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Originally posted by blessedguy
is there any Skin Trace.txt?

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There is, but that's from doing other things, which have already been fixed

quote:

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Originally posted by blessedguy
Did you see if you replaced ai550, then skiped ai551-ai557 and then replaced ai558-ai559?

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quote:

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Originally posted by Nagamasa

code:

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Element[ID=Atom(ai550)]
{
Background:argb(126,255,255,255);
BorderColor:argb(126,255,255,255);
}
Element[ID=Atom(ai558)]
{
Background:argb(126,255,255,255);
}
Element[ID=Atom(ai559)]
{
Background:argb(126,255,255,255);
}

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quote:

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Originally posted by blessedguy
Are you sure you replaced the Style in the skin info.xml?

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Yes.

H'mm...I guess it's with the style 923.
Open it and search for

IMInput[id=atom(idSearchText)]

You should find this:

"element[id=atom(idmetoolbarcontainer)]
{
foreground:rcclr(639);
background:rcbkd(636);
}
IMInput[id=atom(idSearchText)]
{
foreground:rgb(51,51,51);
richeditstyle:PlainText|SaveSelection|AllowBeep;   
contentalign:middleleft;.....

Now add background:argb(0,0,0,0); to it, like this:

IMInput[id=atom(idSearchText)]
{
foreground:rgb(51,51,51);
richeditstyle:PlainText|SaveSelection|AllowBeep;   
contentalign:middleleft;
background:argb(0,0,0,0);
(...and more codes down here...)
Down there, there will be something like this(mine is already changed)

element[id=atom(idSearchTextBackground)]
{
contentalign:middleleft;
Foreground:argb(0,172,168,153);
background:argb(0,0,0,0);
}

I don't know if the foreground and background will be there, if they are, put background to argb:(0,0,0,0); and foreground to a colour of your choice, if there aren't just add them.

Nope not working...

Could you send me your 1001 style file please?

Here it is. I dont quite remember if I took out your code or not.

Thanks

ToolbarButton[ID=Atom(AbTbContactAdd)]
{
AccName:rcstr(49110);
AccDesc:rcstr(49110);
AccDefAction:rcstr(20068);
}


add an argb code inside this element

If it doesnt work, it is with another file...I'll post mine here, if you want to test anything
Good luck

quote:

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Originally posted by blessedguy
ToolbarButton[ID=Atom(AbTbContactAdd)]
{
AccName:rcstr(49110);
AccDesc:rcstr(49110);
AccDefAction:rcstr(20068);
}


add an argb code inside this element

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Nope all that does is transparentize the button beside what I wanted to transparentize.

quote:

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Originally posted by blessedguy

If it doesnt work, it is with another file...

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Probably is...Willz, wanna shine some light here?