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Y! Vista: New Yahoo! Messenger Skin by Mr. Vista // Vishal Gupta

36 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/y-vista-new-yahoo-messenger-skin-by-mr-vista-vishal-gupta.62901/

Vishal Gupta
Vishal Gupta Original post #1
Jul 13, 2007 at 11:19 PM
Hi guys

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

*img230.imageshack.us/img230/4103/yvistapreviewnc3.png

HOW TO USE:

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

I hope you all will like this theme as you liked all my previous themes.
Please give your valuable feedbacks. :)

DOWNLOAD LINK
netguy
netguy #3
Jul 13, 2007 at 11:23 PM
ohh so im #2.....
thank u!
satyamy
satyamy #4
Jul 13, 2007 at 11:27 PM
3rd :D
Nice Work
NIGHTMARE
Jul 14, 2007 at 1:18 AM
offer is limited :razz: thanks vishal
anandk
anandk #7
Jul 14, 2007 at 8:53 AM
looks nice. use wlm. any plans for that ?
Anup Nair
Jul 14, 2007 at 9:40 AM
thanks for the skin
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hsr #9
Jul 14, 2007 at 12:04 PM
8th hi hi
Vishal Gupta
Jul 14, 2007 at 1:25 PM
thnx guys. :D

@anandk
Not yet. ;)
gxsaurav
gxsaurav #11
Jul 14, 2007 at 1:59 PM
Damn, so nice skin. matching icons to go with it but no computer to use it on. Why can't my phone run Windows Vista :D

Nice skin dude, u r making Windows XP look as good as Vista.
BBThumbHealer
Jul 14, 2007 at 3:41 PM
Awesome Skin VG..just gr8 !
Vishal Gupta
Jul 14, 2007 at 3:56 PM
Thank u guys. :D I'm glad u liked it.
BBThumbHealer
Jul 14, 2007 at 4:16 PM
One more thing VG...how do u create these themes ? any such soft. for it ?
Vishal Gupta
Jul 14, 2007 at 4:19 PM
^^ I used only Adobe Photoshop for creating this theme. ;)
BBThumbHealer
Jul 14, 2007 at 4:39 PM
ok...u r a master at Photoshop too ! :)
gxsaurav
gxsaurav #19
Jul 14, 2007 at 7:47 PM
Got my monitor, so using the skin & it looks sweet.

Vishal, can u re-release a Vista specific version fo this skin? This is not matching on Windows Vista with the enviroment. Here is a mock which I just made in Photoshop. If I post the icons can u make a new version for Vista with those icons? Let me know which format u need the icons in. BMP or PNG

Change the menubar text, Menu text & toolbar icons text to 12 Segoe UI.

The RGB Value of that Violet colour is 215 222 240

*img458.imageshack.us/img458/1161/messengerlisttg1.jpg

When used in Windows Vista, the skin is good. But not perfect, lets make it perfect if thats ok with u.
Vishal Gupta
Jul 14, 2007 at 8:27 PM
Text size can't be changed and same case with icons. ;)
I hv tried my best in this skin. Actually its not very customizable. Everything is limited. If I get more time, then I may look into more possibilities.
gxsaurav
gxsaurav #21
Jul 14, 2007 at 9:16 PM
Vishal Gupta said:
Text size can't be changed and same case with icons. ;)
I hv tried my best in this skin. Actually its not very customizable. Everything is limited. If I get more time, then I may look into more possibilities.

Nope, Text Size, Text face & Text colour all can be changed by modifying the values in the xml file.

Icon size cannot be changed, but the text size & face below the icons can also be changed using the XML file.

If u permit, after my exam tomorrow, i will post a modified Vista only version of this skin with some changes.

Actually, I am already using such version of Maverick Blue, just that I needed the Window Manager theme which u provided.
Vishal Gupta
Jul 14, 2007 at 9:32 PM
OK. I got it wrong and U can post the modified theme. :)
gxsaurav
gxsaurav #23
Jul 14, 2007 at 9:39 PM
ok, will post my modification in few days.
gxsaurav
gxsaurav #25
Jul 15, 2007 at 2:09 PM
Ok, changing the icons is a tough task cos Yahoo Messenger for Windows is using Magic Pink & BMP :mad:

The toolbar icon text size is hardcoded I guess, still looking though

I finalised the font all over. Not much changed, just using Segoe UI + better for size, Some modification is till needs to be done.

Now changing the colour of some BMP like that of buttons etc. Vishal, you are resource hacker, why not use the standerd Windows button bitmaps instead of yahoo's button bmp for buttons like "Cancel" etc

Download the full theme so far. Use it on Windows Vista only
gxsaurav
gxsaurav #26
Jul 17, 2007 at 12:31 AM
Hey vishal, is there some registry or resource hack to remove the "search the web" field from the top of messege Windows? It looks out of place

latest version, work is still under way. Download the latest version, to be used on Windows Vista only

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amol48 #27
Jul 18, 2007 at 8:36 PM
you rock dude...
vish786
vish786 #30
Jul 19, 2007 at 12:51 AM
Vishal gupta ur the actual WOW :D
alok4best
alok4best #31
Jul 23, 2007 at 2:03 PM
looks cool...thanx Vishal..

looks cool...thanx Vishal..
hullap
hullap #34
Jul 30, 2007 at 4:15 PM
GR8 Skin yaar
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apoorva84 #35
Aug 4, 2007 at 7:26 PM
cool