Dev:Skinning Guide
From AMSN
Note: This document applies to Amsn 0.94 skins.
Terms/Jargon:
Gui Pixmaps are the pictures used in the interface, eg the image for the change font button. Gui Colours are the colours the interface will be in.
Overview of skins:
AMSN supports skins. This means it supports the customisation of its look and feel by the changing of gui pixmaps, sounds, gui colours, and emoticons.
An AMSN skin is a collection of images, sounds, and configuration files that combine to customise AMSN. In this document, I will explain how to create skins for AMSN.
Thinking of a "theme" for your skin
A skin will usually have an underlying theme - a style, an idea, that is consistent throughout the skin. This could be just be the way your pixmaps look, it could be based on a specific thing like a film, or tv program, or it could be the `feel` it gives, which is reflected in the pixmaps, the sounds, the colours, and the emoticons if you include any.
An example of a skin following a theme of "metal"
- The pixmaps would be mostly grey, but with a metallic shiny effect. They could have slight blemishes of colour to brighten them up.
- The sounds could be noises you would associate with metal - swooshes like sliding doors, small clangs, clicks. Or perhaps noises related to machinery - bleeps, whirrs etc.
- The colours would probably be greys, although maybe a combination of grey and blue, to make it less dull.
- Metal is probably not a good medium for emoticons, so this theme would most likely not have a different set of emoticons.
Components of a skin:
First of all, it is important to make one thing clear. You do not have to iclude evry last pixmap, sound and emoticon in your skin. You can do as little or as much as you like, because AMSN will just fill any gaps with files from the default skin. It is a good idea, however, to complete one section, rather than having bits of each section, I.E. better to have all the pixmaps and no sounds than a few pixmaps and one sound and a few emoticons - otherwise you get a `patchy` feel to the skin.
Now to list the components you can include in a skin:
- Gui pixmaps (see Terms/Jargon)
- Gui colours (again, see Terms/Jargon)
- Sounds - these are for notification events, eg when someone sends you a message, when a contact signs on or off, etc.
- Emoticons - these are the faces and symbols you can insert into instant messages to liven them up and express emotion. These require a fair bit of effort and thought.
Actually making your skin
You need to create a folder for your skin. in that folder, you need to create four folders; "displaypic", "pixmaps", "smileys", "sounds" The gui pixmaps are in gif format, apart from a few exceptions. The full list of pixmaps is listed below, with their filenames and description.
List of pictures that can be found in a skin
- Display picture pixmaps
- skinname/displaypic/loading.gif - the picture shown in the display picture box when amsn is loading the other users display picture.
- skinname/displaypic/nopic.gif - the picture shown in the display picture box when the other user doesn't have a display picture set.
- Your status pixmaps
- skinname/pixmaps/baway.gif - the picture shown next to YOUR nickname at the top of the contact list when your status is set to away.
- skinname/pixmaps/bbusy.gif - the picture shown next to YOUR nickname at the top of the contact list when your status is set to busy.
- skinname/pixmaps/boffline.gif - the picture shown next to YOUR nickname at the top of the contact list when you are appearing offline.
- skinname/pixmaps/bonline.gif - the picture shown next to YOUR nickname at the top of the contact list when you are online.
- Contact list pixmaps
- skinname/pixmaps/away.gif - the picture shown next to a user in the contact list who's status is set to away.
- skinname/pixmaps/alarm.gif - the picture displayed by default when a user with an alarm set for them signs on.
- skinname/pixmaps/busy.gif - the picture shown next to a user in the contact list who's status is set to busy.
- skinname/pixmaps/offline.gif - the picture shown next to a user in the contact list who is offline.
- skinname/pixmaps/online.gif - the picture shown next to a user in the contact list who is online.
- skinname/pixmaps/back.gif - the background image for the contact list and login screen. Amsn does not yet support this, but hopefully will in the near fututre, so it is worth including it.
- skinname/pixmaps/bell.gif - the picture shown next to a user when they have an active alarm set on them.
- skinname/pixmaps/belloff.gif - the picture shown next to a user when they have an active alarm set on them.
- skinname/pixmaps/contract.gif - the picture used for the button to contract a group (hide all the users in it)
- skinname/pixmaps/expand.gif - the picture used for the button to expand a group (unhide all the users in it)
- skinname/pixmaps/blocked.gif - the picture shown next to a user in the contact list who you have blocked.
- skinname/pixmaps/blockedme.gif the picture shown nest to a user in the contact list who has blocked you. This may be irrelevant soon, as it is thought Microsoft have disabled checking for people who have blocked you.
- skinname/pixmaps/unread.gif - the icon shown just above the contact list for the link to your hotmail inbox.
- Traydock pixmaps
- skinname/pixmaps/daway.xpm - the picture shown in the traydock when your status is set to away.
- skinname/pixmaps/dbusy.xpm - the picture shown in the traydock when your status is set to busy.
- skinname/pixmaps/dhidden.xpm - the picture shown in the traydock when your status is set to appear offline.
- skinname/pixmaps/doffline.xpm - the picture shown in the traydock when your status is offline.
- skinname/pixmaps/donline.xpm - the picture shown in the traydock when you are online.
- skinname/pixmaps/dlunch.xpm - the picture shown in the traydock when your status is set to gone to lunch.
- skinname/pixmaps/dphone.xpm - the picture shown in the traydock when your status is set to on phone.
- Chat window pixmaps
- skinname/pixmaps/butblock.gif - the image used for the block button.
- skinname/pixmaps/butfont.gif - the image used for the change font button.
- skinname/pixmaps/butinvite.gif - the image used or the invite button.
- skinname/pixmaps/butsend.gif - the image used for the send file button.
- skinname/pixmaps/butsmile.gif - the image used for the emoticon button.
- skinname/pixmaps/imghide.gif - the image used for the button to hide the display picture box.
- skinname/pixmaps/imgshow.gif - the image used for the button to show the display picture box.
- skinname/pixmaps/fticon.gif - the icon shown in a chat window when a file transfer is /accepted/complete, or a file transfer invitation is sent.
- skinname/pixmaps/ftreject.gif - the icon shown in a chat window when a file transfer is cancelled or a filetransfer invitation rejected.
- skinname/pixmaps/miniinfo.gif - the little icon shown in the status bar of a chat window when information is displayed in the status bar.
- skinname/pixmaps/minijoins.gif - the little icon shown in the status bar when a user joins a conversation.
- skinname/pixmaps/minileaves.gif - the little icon shown in the status bar when a user leaves a conversation.
- skinname/pixmaps/miniwarn.gif - the little icon shown in the status bar when a warning message is displayed in the status bar.
- skinname/pixmaps/typing.gif - the little icon shown in the status bar when someone is typing a message.
- Notification popup pixmaps (for when users sign on, sign off, etc)
- skinname/pixmaps/notifclose.gif - the image used for the close button on the popups.
- skinname/pixmaps/notifico.gif - the image that decorates the top left of the popups
- skinname/pixmaps/notifyoffline.gif - the background for a notifying popoup that states a user has gone offline.
- skinname/pixmaps/notifyonline.gif - the background for a notifying popup that states a user has signed on, or sent you a message.
- skinname/pixmaps/notifystate.gif - the background for a notifying popup that states a user has changed their status.
- Preferences window pixmaps
- skinname/pixmaps/prefalerts.gif - the preferences icon for the alerts section.
- skinname/pixmaps/prefaway.gif - the preferences icon for the timeouts for no activity and away section.
- skinname/pixmaps/prefemotic.gif - the preferences icon for the emoticons section.
- skinname/pixmaps/preffont.gif - the preferences icon for the font section.
- skinname/pixmaps/prefhist.gif - the preferences icon for the history section.
- skinname/pixmaps/prefhist2.gif - the preferences icon for the clear history section.
- skinname/pixmaps/prefhist3.gif
- skinname/pixmaps/preflook.gif - the preferences icon for the appearance section.
- skinname/pixmaps/prefmsg.gif - the prefeerences icon for the messages section.
- skinname/pixmaps/prefnat.gif - the preferences icon for the NAT (shared) connections section.
- skinname/pixmaps/prefpers.gif - the prefereences icon for all the information sections.
- skinname/pixmaps/prefphone.gif - the preferences icon for the phone numbers section.
- skinname/pixmaps/prefprofile.gif - the preferences icon for the profile section.
- skinname/pixmaps/prefproxy.gif - the preferences icon for the proxy setup section.
- skinname/pixmaps/prefstatus.gif - the preferences icon for the away message section.
- Other pixmaps (do not fit into a category, or purpose unknown)
- skinname/pixmaps/amsn.xbm - the icon to be shown on the window titlebar
- skinname/pixmaps/amsnmask.xbm - the mask file for the amsn.xbm file explained in Using the Gimp to make pixmaps)
- skinname/pixmaps/colorbar.gif - this is shown under your username and status at the top of the contact list. It acts as a separator between your nickname and status and the contact list. It is also used on popups notifying windows (for new messages, users signing on, etc)
- skinname/pixmaps/globe.gif - the icon shown next to the "Language" button on the login screen
- skinname/pixmaps/loganim.gif - the animation shown when logging in.
- skinname/pixmaps/logolinmsn.gif - the image used for the banner at the bottom of Amsn
- skinname/pixmaps/messenger.png
- skinname/pixmaps/msnbot.gif - the image shown on the first-time startup welcome screen.
- skinname/pixmaps/warning.gif - the warning icon shown in error dialogs
- skinname/pixmaps/download.gif - the icon shown in the "check for new verisons" dialog
- skinname/pixmaps/null - an empty gif image.
Again, note you do not have to do all of these, for example if you just wish to change the appearance of the chat window, you could change the status bar pixmaps, the file transfer pixmaps and the chat bar button pixmaps.
To create your pixmaps you will want to use a graphics program like The GIMP. The GIMP is available for linux and windows, and comes with most linux distributions anyway. If you don't have it, you can get it its website.
There are only a few sounds - the sound for when someone signs in, for when someone signs out, for when someone sends you a message, for when you have new mail, and the alarm sound. Sounds for emoticons should also be placed in the sounds folder.
List of sounds that can be in a skin
- Sounds
- online.wav
- offline.wav
- type.wav
- alarm.wav
- newmail.wav
The gui colours and emoticons settings are contained in the settings.xml file to be placed in the skin folder.
The best way to start this is to use the default skin's settings file as a template.
The background colour option names are
- background1 - used for the background borders of Amsn, eg in chat windows.
- background2 - used for the background of the icon bar in chat windows and for the text showing peoples nicknames at the top of chat windows.
There are some more options you can set in the skin settings file, to do with Amsn's menus, balloons and so on.
- menubgcolor - the background colour of menus
- menufgcolor - the colour of text on menus
- menuactivebgcolor - the colour of a selected menu item
- menuactivefgcolor - the colour of text on a selected menu item
- balloontextcolor - the colour of text on a ballon.
- balloonbgcolor - the background colour of the ballons
- balloonbordercolor - the colour of the ballons' border (the same as balloonbgcolor for non-border)
All these options are set in the settings.xml file by enclosing the colour (in html format) in between tags. For example, for setting the background of menus to white:
- <menubgcolor>#ffffff</menubgcolor>
There are instructions on creating emoticon entries in the defuault skin's settings.xml file.
You should also change the description in settings.xml, and create a one-line file, desc.txt in your skin folder, and enter the description there too.
Finally, once you have completed your skin, the directory structure should look like this:
skinname/|-
|-displaypic/
|-pixmaps/
|-smileys/
|-sounds/
|-settings.xml
|-desc.txt
Treeview of a Skin's Directory
Provided is a Treeview of a Skin's Directory. You can find the description for each tree element by following the Description of Each File link.
NOTE: copy, but don't change these images, except for those in which I give extra information about.
Here is the treeview of a skin's-directory:
Skinname+--displaypic----+--amsn.dat ->
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| +--amsn.gif
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| +--amsn.png
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| +--ball.dat
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| +--ball.gif
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| +--ball.png
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| +--blood.dat
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| +--blood.gif
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| +--blood.png
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| +--car.dat
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| +--car.gif
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| +--car.png
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| +--castle.dat
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| +--castle.gif
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| +--castle.png
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| +--doggie.dat
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| +--doggie.gif
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| +--doggie.png
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| +--lightbulb.dat
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| +--lightbulb.gif
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| +--lightbulb.png
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| +--loading.gif
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| +--lock.dat
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| +--lock.gif
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| +--lock.png
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| +--nopic.gif
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| +--null
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| +--phone.dat
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| +--phone.gif
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| +--phone.png
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| +--rubberduck.dat
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| +--rubberduck.gif
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| +--rubberduck.png
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| +--shell.dat
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| +--shell.gif
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| +--shell.png
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| +--skins_readme.txt
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|
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+--pixmaps-------+--alarm.gif
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| +--amsnicon.gif
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| +--amsnmask.xbm
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| +--amsnplusbutton.gif
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| +--amsnplusbutton_hover.gif
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| +--amsn.xbm
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| +--away.gif
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| +--back.gif
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| +--baway.gif
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| +--bbusy.gif
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| +--bell.gif
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| +--belloff.gif
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| +--blocked.gif
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| +--boffline.gif
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| +--bonline.gif
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| +--bstatus.png
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| +--busy.gif
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| +--butblock.gif
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| +--butblock_hover.gif
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| +--butfont.gif
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| +--butfont_hover.gif
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| +--butinvite.gif
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| +--butinvite_hover.gif
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| +--butsend.gif
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| +--butsend_hover.gif
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| +--butsmile.gif
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| +--butsmile_hover.gif
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| +--colorbar.gif
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| +--contract.gif
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| +--daway.xpm
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| +--dbrb.xpm
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| +--dbusy.xpm
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| +--dhidden.xpm
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| +--dinactive.xpm
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| +--dlunch.xpm
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| +--doffline.xpm
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| +--donline.xpm
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| +--download.gif
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| +--dphone.xpm
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| +--expand.gif
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| +--fticon.gif
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| +--ftreject.gif
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| +--globe.gif
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| +--greyline.gif
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| +--imghide.gif
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| +--imgshow.gif
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| +--loganim.gif
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| +--logolinmsn.gif
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| +--logomacmsn.gif
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| +--messenger.png
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| +--miniinfo.gif
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| +--minijoins.gif
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| +--minileaves.gif
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| +--miniwarn.gif
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| +--msnbot.gif
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| +--mystatus_bg.gif
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| +--newline.gif
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| +--notifclose.gif
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| +--notifico.gif
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| +--notifyoffline.gif
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| +--notifyonline.gif
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| +--notifyplugins.gif
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| +--notifystate.gif
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| +--notinlist.gif
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| +--nudgebutton.gif
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| +--nudgebutton_hover.gif
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| +--nudge.gif
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| +--nudgeoff.gif
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| +--null
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| +--offline.gif
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| +--online.gif
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| +--prefalerts.gif
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| +--prefaway.gif
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| +--prefemotic.gif
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| +--preffont.gif
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| +--prefhist2.gif
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| +--prefhist3.gif
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| +--prefhist.gif
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| +--preflook.gif
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| +--prefmsg.gif
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| +--prefnat.gif
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| +--prefpers.gif
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| +--prefphone.gif
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| +--prefprofile.gif
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| +--prefproxy.gif
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| +--prefstatus.gif
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| +--sendbut.gif
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| +--sendbut_hover.gif
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| +--smile.gif
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| +--tab_current.gif
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| +--tab_flicker.gif
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| +--tab.gif
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| +--tab_hover.gif
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| +--typing.gif
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| +--unread.gif
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| +--warning.gif
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|
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+--smileys
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+--sounds--------+--alarm.wav
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| +--newemail.wav
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| +--null
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| +--offline.wav
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| +--online.wav
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| +--type.wav
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+--winicons------+--away.ico
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| +--bossmode.ico
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| +--brb.ico
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| +--busy.ico
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| +--hidden.ico
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| +--inactive.ico
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| +--lunch.ico
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| +--msn.ico
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| +--offline.ico
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| +--online.ico
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| +--phone.ico
| |
| +--unread.ico
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+--desc.txt
|
+--license
|
+--settings.xml
Description of Each File
amsn.gif
This is the default display picture when we launch aMSN for the first time
amsn.png
This is the default display picture when we launch aMSN for the first time
loading.gif
this image is the one shown when a displaypic is loading
nopic.gif
this image is shown if a contact has no displaypic set
skins_readme.txt
a little explanation about skins, don't change or remove this
alarm.gif
This image is shown in a popup window when you set an alarm on someone and you set to pop up a window
amsnplusbutton.gif
This is a button for the aMSN Plus! plugin in the chatwindow buttonbar
amsnplusbutton_hover.gif
This image is shown when the mouse is hovering the amsnplusbutton.gif=== button
away.gif
This is the icon in front of your buddies on the buddylist if he/she is away
baway.gif
This shows your status on the contactlist if you're away and your displaypicture is not shown in the contactlist
bbusy.gif
This shows your status on the contactlist if you're busy and your displaypicture is not shown in the contactlist
bell.gif
This is the icon in front of your buddies on the buddylist if you set an alarm on him/her
belloff.gif
This is the icon in front of your buddies on the buddylist if you set an alarm on him/her but it's disabled
blocked.gif
This is the icon in front of your buddies on the buddylist if he/she is blocked
boffline.gif
This shows your status on the contactlist if you appear offline and your displaypicture is not shown in the contactlist
bonline.gif
This shows your status on the contactlist if you're online and your displaypicture is not shown in the contactlist
busy.gif===
This is the icon in front of your buddies on the buddylist if he/she is busy
butblock.gif
This is the button on the buttonbar of the chatwindow to block the user
butblock_hover.gif
This is the button on the buttonbar of the chatwindow to block the user when the mouse hovers it
butfont.gif
This is the button on the buttonbar of the chatwindow to set the font of your messages
butfont_hover.gif
This is the button on the buttonbar of the chatwindow to set the font of your messages when the mouse hovers it
butinvite.gif
This is the button on the buttonbar of the chatwindow to invite someone to the conversation
butinvite_hover.gif
This is the button on the buttonbar of the chatwindow to invite someone to the conversation when the mouse hovers it
butsend.gif
This is the button on the buttonbar of the chatwindow to select a file to send to your contact
butsend_hover.gif
This is the button on the buttonbar of the chatwindow to select a file to send to your contact when the mouse hovers it
butsmile.gif
This is the button on the buttonbar of the chatwindow to insert a smiley (emoticon)
butsmile_hover.gif
This is the button on the buttonbar of the chatwindow to insert a smiley (emoticon) when the mouse hovers it
colorbar.gif
This is an image shown on the contactlist above the buddies
contract.gif
This is the button in the buddylist to contract groups
daway.xpm
This is the image shown in the traydock when your status is set on 'away'
dbrb.xpm
This is the image shown in the traydock when your status is set on 'be right back'
dbusy.xpm
This is the image shown in the traydock when your status is set on 'busy'
dhidden.xpm
This is the image shown in the traydock when your status is set on 'hidden'
dinactive.xpm
This is the image shown in the traydock when your status is set on 'inactive'
dlunch.xpm
This is the image shown in the traydock when your status is set on 'lunch'
doffline.xpm
This is the image shown in the traydock when your status is set on 'appear offline' or if you are offline.
donline.xpm
This is the image shown in the traydock when your status is set on 'online'
download.gif
This image is shown in dialogwindows when aMSN is downloading files from the internet, like for updates or tls etc
dphone.xpm
This is the image shown in the traydock when your status is set on 'on the phone'
expand.gif
This is the button in the buddylist to expand groups
fticon.gif
This is the little icon shown in the chatwindow in front of the filetransfer-messages
ftreject.gif
This is the little icon shown in the chatwindow in front of the message if a filetransfer failed
globe.gif
This is the image shown on top of the contactlist before connecting, it's on the left of the 'change language' link
greyline.gif
This is the bar drawn before and after informatic messages in the chatwindow (like FileTransfer? and Nudge messages)
imghide.gif
This is the button next to the displaypicture in the chatwindow, click this to hide it
imgshow.gif
This is the button shown when the displaypicture of your contact is hidden, click this to show it
loganim.gif
This is an animated gif shown during connecting to the MSN server
logolinmsn.gif
This is the banner in the contactlist
logomacmsn.gif
This is the banner in the contactlist on Mac OS X users
miniinfo.gif
This is the little icon shown in the chatwindow in front of a informatic message
minijoins.gif
This is the little icon shown in the chatwindow when a contact leaves the chat
minileaves.gif
This is the little icon shown in the chatwindow when a contact joins the chat
miniwarn.gif
This is the little icon shown in the statusbar of the chatwindow in front of a warning
mystatus_bg.gif
This image is shown on top of the contactlist when you set to show buddypictures on the contactlist and there's one available. Be sure to have a transparent gap in this image to have the picture show through it as it's drawn behind it!
newline.gif
This is the button to click to insert a newline character when setting a nickname
notifclose.gif
This is the close-button on the little notify-popupwindows
notifyoffline.gif
This is the background of the notify-popupwindow when a contact goes offline
notifyonline.gif
This is the background of the notify-popupwindow when a contact comes online
notifyplugins.gif
This is the background of the notify-popupwindow for plugins
notifystate.gif
This is the background of the notify-popupwindow when a contact changes his/her status
notinlist.gif
This is the icon shown next to a contact's statusicon if he/she does not have you in his/her contactlist
nudgebutton.gif
This is a button in the chatwindow to send nudges (this needs the Nudge plugin)
nudgebutton_hover.gif
This is the button for the nudges in the chatwindow when the mouse hovers it
nudge.gif
This is shown in the chatwindow when you succesfully sent a Nudge
nudgeoff.gif
This is shown in the chatwindow when there was a problem sending a nudge
null
Don't touch this, it's an empty file
offline.gif
This is the icon in front of your buddies on the buddylist if he/she is offline
online.gif
This is the icon in front of your buddies on the buddylist if he/she is online
prefalerts.gif
This is shown in the preferences screen in front of the alerts-options
prefaway.gif
This is shown in the preferences screen in front of the away-options
prefemotic.gif
This is shown in the preferences screen in front of the emoticons-options
preffont.gif
This is shown in the preferences screen in front of the font-options
preflook.gif
This is shown in the preferences screen in front of the look 'n feel-options
prefnat.gif
This is shown in the preferences screen in front of the NAT-options
prefphone.gif
This is shown in the preferences screen in front of the phone-options
prefprofile.gif
This is shown in the preferences screen in front of the profile-options
prefproxy.gif
This is shown in the preferences screen in front of the proxy-options
prefstatus.gif
This is shown in the preferences screen in front of the status-options
sendbut.gif
This is the sendbutton
sendbut_hover.gif
This is the sendbutton when the mouse is hovering it
tab_current.gif
This is the image for the active tab
tab_flicker.gif
This image is shown when a tab flickers (the 'colored' one thus)
tab.gif
This is the image for the non-active tab
tab_hover.gif
This is shown when your mouse is on a tab
typing.gif
This image is shown in the statusbar of the chatwindow when your contact is typing
unread.gif
This image is used in the contactlist in front of the message about new hotmail-messages
warning.gif
This image is shown on warning dialogs
smileys
This directory contains the smileys (emoticons) of your skin. They should all be registered in the settings.xml of your skin.
alarm.wav
This sound is the default sound when we set up an alarm for someone
newemail.wav
This sound is played when a new e-mail arrives
null
This is an empty file, don't touch it.
offline.wav
This sound is played when someone goes offline
online.wav
This sound is played when someone comes online
type.wav
This sound is played when a new message arrives
desc.txt
Put a description of your skin in this text-file
license
You can choose to ship a license in this file
settings.xml
This is one of the most important files for your skin. Options are set in this file!
Closing comments
This guide covers everything needed for making your own Amsn skin. BUT it is not much fun to read. The best way, to make your own skin is not to read all this and try and create a skin purely from it. Instead, a much easier - and fun - way is to make a copy of the default skin, rename the folder to whatever you want to call your skin, and then use it as a template: Modify/replace what you want to customise, and delete all that you have not changed! This guide is more useful for just checking up on individual things. :) When making your skin, don't feel you cant look at other skins for inspiration...learning from others work is just as important as innovation!
When you have finished your skin, you can e-mail it to one of the amsn developers, and they will commit it to the amsn-extras package. Contact details for the developers can be found on the AMSN website, under the Devlopment team section.
GET SKINNING!
Creating AMSN Skins 1.2 - 14/02/2004 By Tom Jenkins
