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Skinning Documentation

Introduction to Skinning Getting Started What's a Skin in Messenger Plus! ? How Does it Work? Integration with Messenger Your First Skin Skins Essentials Windows Definitions and Styles The Trace File Using Pictures Packaging Your Skin Specialized Subjects Restrictions: How and Why? Reshaping Your Windows User Modifiable Options Options for Advanced Users Skinning Plus! Itself XML Schemas Reference SkinInfo Files SkinInfo Information SkinInfo Diagram Schema Documentation Messenger Plus! Interfaces Interfaces Information Schema Documentation

SkinInfo Schema Documentation element SkinInfo diagram children Information Region Dimensions Fonts Options MessengerSkin PlusSkin attributes Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   annotation Version xs:unsignedInt          documentation Set to 2 to force Messenger Plus! 4.60 requirement. Do not use this attribute to specify the version of your skin. attribute SkinInfo/@Version type xs:unsignedInt annotation documentation Set to 2 to force Messenger Plus! 4.60 requirement. Do not use this attribute to specify the version of your skin. element SkinInfo/Information diagram children Name Description AboutUrl Version Screenshot Compatibility TraceFile element SkinInfo/Information/Name type xs:string annotation documentation Name of this skin (do not specify a version here). This will also be used to create the destination directory of the skin upon installation. element SkinInfo/Information/Description type xs:string properties minOcc  0 maxOcc  1 annotation documentation Describe your skin here. New lines are accepted. It is recommended to specify the versions of Messenger this skin supports. element SkinInfo/Information/AboutUrl type xs:string properties minOcc  0 maxOcc  1 annotation documentation Use this element to set an http link to the web site related to this skin. element SkinInfo/Information/Version type xs:string properties minOcc  0 maxOcc  1 annotation documentation Version tag added next to Name when Messenger Plus! displays this skin's information. element SkinInfo/Information/Screenshot diagram properties minOcc  0 maxOcc  1 children File annotation documentation It is highly recommended to include a small screenshot of what your skin looks like. element SkinInfo/Information/Screenshot/File type xs:string annotation documentation Can be PNG, JPG, GIF. The maximum size of this picture is 86*86, if bigger, the picture will be resized automatically. element SkinInfo/Information/Compatibility diagram properties minOcc  0 maxOcc  1 children MsgVersion annotation documentation Identifies the versions of Messenger that are compatible with your skin. It is recommended to always specify this information. element SkinInfo/Information/Compatibility/MsgVersion diagram properties minOcc  1 maxOcc  unbounded attributes Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   annotation Major xs:unsignedInt required         Minor xs:unsignedInt required         Build xs:unsignedInt optional         Revision xs:unsignedInt optional         annotation documentation Messenger versions specified here help Messenger Plus! provide visual clues about compatibility. These elements won't prevent any part of your skin from being loaded. element SkinInfo/Information/TraceFile type xs:boolean properties minOcc  0 maxOcc  1 default  true annotation documentation Specifies if a trace file should be produced in the skin's directory. Should be set to false in public distributions. element SkinInfo/Region diagram properties minOcc  0 maxOcc  1 children ContactList ChatWnd ChatWndTabbed annotation documentation A region allows you to cut a window in the shape of your choice. element SkinInfo/Region/ContactList diagram type RegionType properties minOcc  0 maxOcc  1 children Rectangle Image element SkinInfo/Region/ChatWnd diagram type RegionType properties minOcc  0 maxOcc  1 children Rectangle Image element SkinInfo/Region/ChatWndTabbed diagram type extension of RegionType properties minOcc  0 maxOcc  2 children Rectangle Image attributes Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   annotation Position derived by: xs:string optional   all      documentation Only one element can be specified for each possible position of the group bar. If "all" is specified, no other element is accepted. annotation documentation If present, this element will be used instead of ChatWnd in tabbed chat windows. attribute SkinInfo/Region/ChatWndTabbed/@Position type restriction of xs:string properties default  all use  optional facets enumeration  all enumeration  top enumeration  left annotation documentation Only one element can be specified for each possible position of the group bar. If "all" is specified, no other element is accepted. element SkinInfo/Dimensions diagram properties minOcc  0 maxOcc  1 children ContactList ChatWnd ChatWndTabbed annotation documentation Here you can specify size restrictions and resizing borders for your skin. element SkinInfo/Dimensions/ContactList diagram type DimensionsType properties minOcc  0 maxOcc  1 children Size Borders element SkinInfo/Dimensions/ChatWnd diagram type DimensionsType properties minOcc  0 maxOcc  1 children Size Borders element SkinInfo/Dimensions/ChatWndTabbed diagram type extension of DimensionsType properties minOcc  0 maxOcc  2 children Size Borders attributes Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   annotation Position derived by: xs:string optional   all      documentation Only one element can be specified for each possible position of the group bar. If "all" is specified, no other element is accepted. annotation documentation If present, this element will be used instead of ChatWnd in tabbed chat windows. attribute SkinInfo/Dimensions/ChatWndTabbed/@Position type restriction of xs:string properties default  all use  optional facets enumeration  all enumeration  top enumeration  left annotation documentation Only one element can be specified for each possible position of the group bar. If "all" is specified, no other element is accepted. element SkinInfo/Fonts diagram properties minOcc  0 maxOcc  1 children Font annotation documentation Allows your skin to use custom fonts distributed as separated files. element SkinInfo/Fonts/Font type xs:string properties minOcc  1 maxOcc  unbounded annotation documentation The font files specified here are loaded for the Messenger and Messenger Plus! processes only. Supported extensions: fon, fnt, ttf, ttc, fot and otf. element SkinInfo/Options diagram properties minOcc  0 maxOcc  1 children MessengerPlus Messenger Skin element SkinInfo/Options/MessengerPlus diagram properties minOcc  0 maxOcc  1 children AllowContactListChange AllowChatWndChange TabbedChatBar annotation documentation Request some specific behaviour from Messenger Plus!. element SkinInfo/Options/MessengerPlus/AllowContactListChange type xs:boolean properties minOcc  0 maxOcc  1 default  true annotation documentation Specifies if Messenger Plus! should try to add its icons in the contact list and the contact cards. element SkinInfo/Options/MessengerPlus/AllowChatWndChange type xs:boolean properties minOcc  0 maxOcc  1 default  true annotation documentation Specifies if Messenger Plus! should try to add its icons in chat windows. element SkinInfo/Options/MessengerPlus/TabbedChatBar diagram properties minOcc  0 maxOcc  1 children Color1 Color2 annotation documentation Use this element if tabbed chats don't display properly in your modified chat windows. element SkinInfo/Options/MessengerPlus/TabbedChatBar/Color1 diagram children Position R G B element SkinInfo/Options/MessengerPlus/TabbedChatBar/Color1/Position diagram attributes Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   annotation X xs:unsignedInt required         Y xs:unsignedInt required         annotation documentation Messenger Plus! will use the color displayed at this position to create some of the colors for the group bar. element SkinInfo/Options/MessengerPlus/TabbedChatBar/Color1/R type xs:unsignedByte element SkinInfo/Options/MessengerPlus/TabbedChatBar/Color1/G type xs:unsignedByte element SkinInfo/Options/MessengerPlus/TabbedChatBar/Color1/B type xs:unsignedByte element SkinInfo/Options/MessengerPlus/TabbedChatBar/Color2 diagram children Position R G B element SkinInfo/Options/MessengerPlus/TabbedChatBar/Color2/Position diagram attributes Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   annotation X xs:unsignedInt required         Y xs:unsignedInt required         element SkinInfo/Options/MessengerPlus/TabbedChatBar/Color2/R type xs:unsignedByte element SkinInfo/Options/MessengerPlus/TabbedChatBar/Color2/G type xs:unsignedByte element SkinInfo/Options/MessengerPlus/TabbedChatBar/Color2/B type xs:unsignedByte element SkinInfo/Options/Messenger diagram properties minOcc  0 maxOcc  1 children ResetUserColor annotation documentation Messenger specific options. element SkinInfo/Options/Messenger/ResetUserColor diagram type extension of xs:boolean properties minOcc  0 maxOcc  1 default  false attributes Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   annotation R xs:unsignedByte          G xs:unsignedByte          B xs:unsignedByte          documentation New color to set. If not specified, the color is reset to the default one. annotation documentation If true, the user color is reset when the skin is enabled/installed (currently logged-on user only). element SkinInfo/Options/Skin diagram properties minOcc  0 maxOcc  1 children Properties OptionInterface annotation documentation Options specific to this skin. They can be used to help the user customize the skin. element SkinInfo/Options/Skin/Properties diagram properties minOcc  0 maxOcc  1 children BoolVal MultiVal annotation documentation These properties can be used for conditional replacement of some resources. They will be displayed in a special window automatically created by Messenger Plus! for the skin. element SkinInfo/Options/Skin/Properties/BoolVal diagram children DispLabel DispHelp Default attributes Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   annotation Name xs:string required         documentation No space allowed. annotation documentation Simple true/false option. Displays a checkbox by default. element SkinInfo/Options/Skin/Properties/BoolVal/DispLabel type xs:string properties minOcc  0 maxOcc  1 element SkinInfo/Options/Skin/Properties/BoolVal/DispHelp properties minOcc  0 maxOcc  1 annotation documentation This will display in a tooltip associated to the control. element SkinInfo/Options/Skin/Properties/BoolVal/Default type xs:boolean element SkinInfo/Options/Skin/Properties/MultiVal diagram children DispLabel DispHelp Values Default attributes Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   annotation Name xs:string required         documentation No space allowed. annotation documentation Multiple string option. Displays a combobox with the given choices by default. element SkinInfo/Options/Skin/Properties/MultiVal/DispLabel type xs:string properties minOcc  0 maxOcc  1 element SkinInfo/Options/Skin/Properties/MultiVal/DispHelp properties minOcc  0 maxOcc  1 annotation documentation This will display in a tooltip associated to the control.