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Well here is the official thread to the Windows Live Messenger essential skinners guide.

This is an ongoing project that I have decided to take up since I know that I won't be skinning for much longer. So I figure instead of letting the knowledge die I may as well pass it on so that others can take over my place.

Updates to the guide will be added here when they are done.

I also want to get the guide translated to other languages so if there are people willing to translate it then hit me up with a PSM. You will be credited for your hard work.

Willz Skinning Guide - English

1: Introduction to Skinning - Download
2: Your First Plus Skin - Download
3: Dealing with RLE's - Download
4: The Windows Live Messenger 8.5 Resource Bible - Download
5: Controlling The Layout of Elements - Coming Soon
6: Advanced UIFILE styles - Coming Soon
7: Adding Custom Elements and Buttons - Coming Soon
8: Coding Skin Conditions - Coming Soon
9: Your first Advanced Plus Skin - Coming Soon
10: Techniques from Willz : Controlling Colorization Better - Coming Soon
11: Techniques from Willz : Contact List Display Picture Control - Coming Soon
12: Techniques from Willz : Restoring File Menu Position to 8.1 style - Coming Soon
13: Techniques from Willz : Skinning Code Controlled Elements - Coming Soon
14: Window Masks - Coming Soon

Willz Skinning Guide - Greek
Translation: Basilis Kakaronis

1: Introduction to Skinning - Download
2: Your First Plus Skin - Download

I just read through it and it's damn useful

Part 4 is now live people, enjoy my 249 page document of insanity

Basilis will be having fun once he's finished the rest.

wow.

14 guides?

* ryxdp makes a happy face

Those are just the ones off the top my head that I am going to do. There will probably be more when I can think of it

When I get actual chunks of time (and when I finish OpenDiode) I'll hopefully have a chance to read them and give skinning a go. Looking good though .

Great, guide :] And part IV aint that bad lol CTRL+F = friend ;] lol x;

Wow, didn't know you were planning that many more.

willz: Patchou and I will be adding a tutorials & tools section to the skins db soon, would you allow us to host your tutorials there? They will be very useful for anybody visiting the site who wants to creat his/her own skin.