I love your Nostalgia one, great job.
________________________________ From: Hitomi Tiponi <hitomi.tip...@yahoo.co.uk> To: Opensource_dev <opensource-dev@lists.secondlife.com> Sent: Wed, September 22, 2010 7:30:26 AM Subject: [opensource-dev] Larger UI Question - Skinning Progress Just some thoughts about Skinning - love the Furry bottombar btw Miss. :-) Currently I skin for Viewer 2 - see http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Viewer_Skins/Starlight, and also for the Viewer 2-based TPV Kirstens Viewer (as do Ginger M and Niran). I have carried out a number of xml changes and incorporated many made by other residents in StarLight. First, a reality check - you can change only so much, even if you are good at deciphering and twisting the xml. Remember that all of the functionality is carried out in the code which is in the world of TPV changes. StarLight employs little UI changes (or big in the case of the profile panels) and the use of 'functions/controls' provided to the interface, which are normally buried in the debug settings. What you can do is give the interface a slightly different look and feel, but the more different you want it, other than new background files or colours, the harder it gets - but sometimes some clever colouring or textures can make a big difference to user impression. You can also make all elements aero (i.e. see-through) if you want - with the exception of the menu bar, which even KirstenLee hasn't been able to sort out. Recently I have changed a number of the xml files to make a version that can be used with both light (i.e. dark on light) and the normal (i.e. light on dark) skins by just changing the textures and colors.xml file, and expect to launch a first 'light' skin soon as this is a big demand. An example of a pink light on dark skin I am working on is at https://wiki.secondlife.com/w/images/0/02/StarLight_Piggy_Pink.jpg - and don't worry, I am making more plain versions. My own 'Nostalgia Blue' version incorporating a touch of Viewer 1 is at https://wiki.secondlife.com/w/images/3/3e/Nostalgia_Blue.png - out as an option in the next StarLight version. If anyone has any questions about what can or can't be done (or at least my understanding FWIW) or wants help I am always willing to help, whether you want to use StarLight tweaks, add a skin over StarLight, or just colour the interface.
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