Help!!

[Caz]

Help meeee:( omg this is so confusing, i want 2 make a skin but i dont understand all the weird words and i dont know which bit is 4 what part :( plz help me, i want my own skin!

[reikawulfs]

Well Im Also Trying To Make My Own Skin But I Dont Know How To Do It

[outlawz]

its not hard at all to make skins.

heres a simple little guide

what i use to make my skins is simply the note pad in the folder and adobe photoshop (photoshop isn't needed but u can make a nice splash)

step 1: go to C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\.limewire\themes or where ever your limewire may be saved.

step2: (what i do is copy the Black theme folder and put it into my documents)

step3: there are 27 icons including the splash in the folder to be customized in photoshop to match your skin. (open and customize)

step4: now is to change the main colors of the limewire skin. to do this you must open the notepad called theme inside of the theme folder.

(theme notepad)
will look like this (black theme setup)

################################################## ################
# Theme file for specififying the appearance of LimeWire. All
# LimeWire colors and fonts can be customized below. The
# documentation for these settings is provided at:
#
# http://www.limewire.com/skins
#
# Look under "Visual Design" and particularly "Themes." This
# will make the color and font names below much easier to
# understand.
################################################## ################
# Black Theme
THEME_VERSION=2

PRIMARY1_COLOR=#999999
PRIMARY2_COLOR=#767676
PRIMARY3_COLOR=#3C3C3C
SECONDARY1_COLOR=#000000
SECONDARY2_COLOR=#242424
SECONDARY3_COLOR=#7C7C7C
WINDOW1_COLOR=#FFFFFF
WINDOW2_COLOR=#3C3C3C
WINDOW3_COLOR=#8A8A8A
WINDOW4_COLOR=#D3D3D3
WINDOW5_COLOR=#ffffff
WINDOW6_COLOR=#000000
WINDOW7_COLOR=#000000
WINDOW8_COLOR=#FFFFFF
WINDOW9_COLOR=#C8C8C8
WINDOW10_COLOR=#FFFFFF
WINDOW11_COLOR=#cc0000
WINDOW12_COLOR=#3C3C3C
TABLE_HEADER_BACKGROUND_COLOR=#646464
TABLE_BACKGROUND_COLOR=#000000
TABLE_ALTERNATE_COLOR=#333333
NOT_SHARING_LABEL_COLOR=#D00005
SEARCH_FILTER_TITLE_TOP_COLOR=#818181
SEARCH_FILTER_TITLE_COLOR=#3D3D3D
SEARCH_PANEL_BG_1=#333333
SEARCH_PANEL_BG_2=#565656
SEARCH_GRID_COLOR=#9B9B9B
SEARCH_PRIVATE_IP_COLOR=#FF0000
SEARCH_IP_COLOR=#FFFFFF
SEARCH_RESULT_SPEED_COLOR=#33CC00

################################################## ################
# Font settings can be set below. For the style of the font,
# only plain and bold are supported. Plain is specified as
# "0", wherease bold is specified as "1".
################################################## ################
# tabs and window labels
CONTROL_TEXT_FONT_NAME=dialog
CONTROL_TEXT_FONT_STYLE=0
CONTROL_TEXT_FONT_SIZE=11

# nothing in 1.4, results list File Title and Library folder names in 1.3
SYSTEM_TEXT_FONT_NAME=verdana
SYSTEM_TEXT_FONT_STYLE=0
SYSTEM_TEXT_FONT_SIZE=10

# results list font in 1.4, results list details in 1.3
USER_TEXT_FONT_NAME=verdana
USER_TEXT_FONT_STYLE=0
USER_TEXT_FONT_SIZE=10

# nothing in 1.4 or 1.3
MENU_TEXT_FONT_NAME=verdana
MENU_TEXT_FONT_STYLE=0
MENU_TEXT_FONT_SIZE=11

# nothing in 1.4 or 1.3
WINDOW_TITLE_FONT_NAME=Georgia
WINDOW_TITLE_FONT_STYLE=0
WINDOW_TITLE_FONT_SIZE=11

# nothing in 1.4 or 1.3
SUB_TEXT_FONT_NAME=Georgia
SUB_TEXT_FONT_STYLE=0
SUB_TEXT_FONT_SIZE=11

changing the 6 digit # / letter code will change the colors. here is a color code chart http://www.webmonkey.com/webmonkey/reference/color_codes/

now to know what numbers change what part of the limewire skin. that is all told here http://www.limewire.com/english/content/legend.pdf

now using the color code chart you can change the #'s and letters to the ones you want for the color you want. if the legend that tells you what the #'s and letters go to on the limewire skin is to confusing then simply change one of them to a color save the note pad and look for that color when limewire pops up to see what part you have changed.

hope this helped
Outlawz~

[garbagefan2]

Omg Its Working! Thanks !!!

[busasport]

how do i even get into the themes folder? Only thing i've found is themes.jar, and that won't open???

[MegaDz87]

Hard drive/documents and settings/username/.limewire/themes/

and you will see whatever folder & attachement you are looking for.

[vannabannana]

just go to this website its a video to help you:D http://www.metacafe.com/watch/387348/how_to_create_new_limewire_skins/

[Ashleyagee16]

Coul Somebody Plz Help Me

[Kath]

Try the skinning guide on the LimeWire Wiki ;)

http://wiki.limewire.org/index.php?title=Make_a_Skin