WinVistaClub : Vista Skin For Yahoo Messenger.

Work By WinVistaClub Licensed Under CCA

Y! Vista Skin for Yahoo! Messenger along with Tutorial.

Contributed By : Vishal Gupta, MVP.

I'm pleased to release this Y! Vista skin for Yahoo! Messenger. This skin will make your Yahoo! Messenger more Vista-ish.

Download the file from DeviantArt

Extract the downloaded RAR file. Run the .msi file from the extracted folder. Run Yahoo! Messenger and change the skin from "Messenger -> Change Skin..."

Enjoy !

Here is the Tutorial on How To Create Skins For The Yahoo Messenger.

1. Go to "%Programfiles%\Yahoo!\Shared\Graphics" folder and you'll see following folders in it:

Indigo
Maverick

These folders contain skins which you see in Yahoo! Messenger Skin List. So if u want to create your own skin, then copy any folder and paste it again, it'll create another folder and then rename the folder to any name.

2. Now open this new folder and you'll see lots of images there. U can change those images to make your own skin.

3. To change the text color, text size, button locations, etc use the XML file present in the folder. Its name will be skin_name.xml (e.g. indigo.xml, maverick.xml). First few lines in this file will be like this:

Code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>

<skin version="2007.11.07.1"
compatible="2"
AuthorName="Mr. Vista // Vishal Gupta"
AuthorURL="http://vishal-gupta.deviantart.com"
Signature="Microsoft MVP"
SkinName="Y! Vista by Vishal Gupta"
PreviewImage="preview_Y!_Vista.jpg">So u can change them acc. to your requirements.

4. That's it. You are ready with your new skin.

Here is a popular site for Yahoo Messenger Skins, btw.

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