SkinInfo Schema Documentation

element SkinInfo

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children	Information Region Dimensions Fonts Options MessengerSkin PlusSkin
attributes	Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   annotation Version xs:unsignedInt          documentation Set to 4 to force Messenger Plus! 4.80 requirement. Do not use this attribute to specify the version of your skin.

attribute SkinInfo/@Version

type	xs:unsignedInt
annotation	documentation Set to 4 to force Messenger Plus! 4.80 requirement. Do not use this attribute to specify the version of your skin.

element SkinInfo/Information

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children	Name Description AboutUrl Version Screenshot Compatibility TraceFile UpdateId BuildNumber AllowAutoUpdate

element SkinInfo/Information/Name

type	xs:string
annotation	documentation Name of this skin (do not specify a version here). This will also be used to create the destination directory of the skin upon installation.

element SkinInfo/Information/Description

type	xs:string
properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1
annotation	documentation Describe your skin here. New lines are accepted. It is recommended to specify the versions of Messenger this skin supports.

element SkinInfo/Information/AboutUrl

type	xs:string
properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1
annotation	documentation Use this element to set an http link to the web site related to this skin.

element SkinInfo/Information/Version

type	xs:string
properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1
annotation	documentation Version tag added next to Name when Messenger Plus! displays this skin's information.

element SkinInfo/Information/Screenshot

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properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1
children	File
annotation	documentation It is highly recommended to include a small screenshot of what your skin looks like.

element SkinInfo/Information/Screenshot/File

type	xs:string
annotation	documentation Can be PNG, JPG, GIF. The maximum size of this picture is 86*86, if bigger, the picture will be resized automatically.

element SkinInfo/Information/Compatibility

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properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1
children	MsgVersion
annotation	documentation Identifies the versions of Messenger that are compatible with your skin. It is recommended to always specify this information.

element SkinInfo/Information/Compatibility/MsgVersion

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properties	minOcc  1 maxOcc  unbounded
attributes	Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   annotation Major xs:unsignedInt required         Minor xs:unsignedInt required         Build xs:unsignedInt optional         Revision xs:unsignedInt optional
annotation	documentation Messenger versions specified here help Messenger Plus! provide visual clues about compatibility. These elements won't prevent any part of your skin from being loaded.

element SkinInfo/Information/TraceFile

type	xs:boolean
properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1 default  true
annotation	documentation Specifies if a trace file should be produced in the skin's directory. Should be set to false in public distributions.

element SkinInfo/Information/UpdateId

type	restriction of xs:string
facets	minLength  6 maxLength  8
annotation	documentation Unique id of this skin.This is how this skin will be internally recognized in the database. Allowed characters: alphanumeric and underscores.

element SkinInfo/Information/BuildNumber

type	restriction of xs:unsignedInt
facets	minInclusive  1 maxInclusive  99999
annotation	documentation Build number of this skin. If the online database has this skin with a higher build number, it triggers the auto-update.

element SkinInfo/Information/AllowAutoUpdate

type	xs:boolean
properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1 default  true

element SkinInfo/Region

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properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1
children	ContactList ChatWnd ChatWndTabbed
annotation	documentation A region allows you to cut a window in the shape of your choice.

element SkinInfo/Region/ContactList

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type	extension of RegionType
properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1
children	Rectangle Image

element SkinInfo/Region/ChatWnd

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type	extension of RegionType
properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1
children	Rectangle Image

element SkinInfo/Region/ChatWndTabbed

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type	extension of RegionType
properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  2
children	Rectangle Image
attributes	Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   annotation Position derived by: xs:string optional   all      documentation Only one element can be specified for each possible position of the group bar. If "all" is specified, no other element is accepted.
annotation	documentation If present, this element will be used instead of ChatWnd in tabbed chat windows.

attribute SkinInfo/Region/ChatWndTabbed/@Position

type	restriction of xs:string
properties	default  all use  optional
facets	enumeration  all enumeration  top enumeration  left
annotation	documentation Only one element can be specified for each possible position of the group bar. If "all" is specified, no other element is accepted.

element SkinInfo/Dimensions

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properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1
children	ContactList ChatWnd ChatWndTabbed
annotation	documentation Here you can specify size restrictions and resizing borders for your skin.

element SkinInfo/Dimensions/ContactList

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type	DimensionsType
properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1
children	Size Borders

element SkinInfo/Dimensions/ChatWnd

type	DimensionsType
properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1
children	Size Borders

element SkinInfo/Dimensions/ChatWndTabbed

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type	extension of DimensionsType
properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  2
children	Size Borders
attributes	Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   annotation Position derived by: xs:string optional   all      documentation Only one element can be specified for each possible position of the group bar. If "all" is specified, no other element is accepted.
annotation	documentation If present, this element will be used instead of ChatWnd in tabbed chat windows.

attribute SkinInfo/Dimensions/ChatWndTabbed/@Position

type	restriction of xs:string
properties	default  all use  optional
facets	enumeration  all enumeration  top enumeration  left
annotation	documentation Only one element can be specified for each possible position of the group bar. If "all" is specified, no other element is accepted.

element SkinInfo/Fonts

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properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1
children	Font
annotation	documentation Allows your skin to use custom fonts distributed as separated files.

element SkinInfo/Fonts/Font

type	xs:string
properties	minOcc  1 maxOcc  unbounded
annotation	documentation The font files specified here are loaded for the Messenger and Messenger Plus! processes only. Supported extensions: fon, fnt, ttf, ttc, fot and otf.

element SkinInfo/Options

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properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1
children	MessengerPlus Messenger Skin

element SkinInfo/Options/MessengerPlus

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properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1
children	AllowContactListChange AllowChatWndChange TabbedChatBar
annotation	documentation Request some specific behaviour from Messenger Plus!.

element SkinInfo/Options/MessengerPlus/AllowContactListChange

type	xs:boolean
properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1 default  true
annotation	documentation Specifies if Messenger Plus! should try to add its icons in the contact list and the contact cards.

element SkinInfo/Options/MessengerPlus/AllowChatWndChange

type	xs:boolean
properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1 default  true
annotation	documentation Specifies if Messenger Plus! should try to add its icons in chat windows.

element SkinInfo/Options/MessengerPlus/TabbedChatBar

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properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1
children	Color1 Color2
annotation	documentation Use this element if tabbed chats don't display properly in your modified chat windows.

element SkinInfo/Options/MessengerPlus/TabbedChatBar/Color1

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children	Position R G B

element SkinInfo/Options/MessengerPlus/TabbedChatBar/Color1/Position

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attributes	Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   annotation X xs:unsignedInt required         Y xs:unsignedInt required
annotation	documentation Messenger Plus! will use the color displayed at this position to create some of the colors for the group bar.

element SkinInfo/Options/MessengerPlus/TabbedChatBar/Color1/R

type	xs:unsignedByte

element SkinInfo/Options/MessengerPlus/TabbedChatBar/Color1/G

type	xs:unsignedByte

element SkinInfo/Options/MessengerPlus/TabbedChatBar/Color1/B

type	xs:unsignedByte

element SkinInfo/Options/MessengerPlus/TabbedChatBar/Color2

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children	Position R G B

element SkinInfo/Options/MessengerPlus/TabbedChatBar/Color2/Position

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attributes	Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   annotation X xs:unsignedInt required         Y xs:unsignedInt required

element SkinInfo/Options/MessengerPlus/TabbedChatBar/Color2/R

type	xs:unsignedByte

element SkinInfo/Options/MessengerPlus/TabbedChatBar/Color2/G

type	xs:unsignedByte

element SkinInfo/Options/MessengerPlus/TabbedChatBar/Color2/B

type	xs:unsignedByte

element SkinInfo/Options/Messenger

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properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1
children	ResetUserColor ResetUserScenes
annotation	documentation Messenger specific options.

element SkinInfo/Options/Messenger/ResetUserColor

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type	extension of xs:boolean
properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1 default  false
attributes	Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   annotation R xs:unsignedByte          G xs:unsignedByte          B xs:unsignedByte          documentation New color to set. If not specified, the color is reset to the default one.
annotation	documentation If true, the user color is reset when the skin is enabled/installed (currently signed-in user only).

element SkinInfo/Options/Messenger/ResetUserScenes

type	xs:boolean
properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1 default  true
annotation	documentation If true, the user's current scene is removed in Messenger 2009 (applies to all users).

element SkinInfo/Options/Skin

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properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1
children	Properties OptionInterface
annotation	documentation Options specific to this skin. They can be used to help the user customize the skin.

element SkinInfo/Options/Skin/Properties

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properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1
children	BoolVal MultiVal
annotation	documentation These properties can be used for conditional replacement of some resources. They will be displayed in a special window automatically created by Messenger Plus! for the skin.

element SkinInfo/Options/Skin/Properties/BoolVal

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children	DispLabel DispHelp Default
attributes	Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   annotation Name xs:string required         documentation No space allowed.
annotation	documentation Simple true/false option. Displays a checkbox by default.

element SkinInfo/Options/Skin/Properties/BoolVal/DispLabel

type	xs:string
properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1

element SkinInfo/Options/Skin/Properties/BoolVal/DispHelp

properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1
annotation	documentation This will display in a tooltip associated to the control.

element SkinInfo/Options/Skin/Properties/BoolVal/Default

type	xs:boolean

element SkinInfo/Options/Skin/Properties/MultiVal

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children	DispLabel DispHelp Values Default
attributes	Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   annotation Name xs:string required         documentation No space allowed.
annotation	documentation Multiple string option. Displays a combobox with the given choices by default.

element SkinInfo/Options/Skin/Properties/MultiVal/DispLabel

type	xs:string
properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1

element SkinInfo/Options/Skin/Properties/MultiVal/DispHelp

properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1
annotation	documentation This will display in a tooltip associated to the control.

element SkinInfo/Options/Skin/Properties/MultiVal/Values

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children	Value
annotation	documentation Possible values associated with this property.

element SkinInfo/Options/Skin/Properties/MultiVal/Values/Value

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type	extension of xs:string
properties	minOcc  2 maxOcc  unbounded
attributes	Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   annotation DispLabel xs:string optional
annotation	documentation Values are not case sensitive.

element SkinInfo/Options/Skin/Properties/MultiVal/Default

type	xs:string
annotation	documentation The default value specified here must be part of the Values list.

element SkinInfo/Options/Skin/OptionInterface

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properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1
children	InterfaceDir InterfaceFile WindowIds AboutIds
annotation	documentation Advanced skinners can create their own Messenger Plus! window to display their options,

element SkinInfo/Options/Skin/OptionInterface/InterfaceDir

type	xs:string
annotation	documentation Directory where the interface file is located along with the possible Images sub-directory.

element SkinInfo/Options/Skin/OptionInterface/InterfaceFile

type	xs:string
annotation	documentation XML file where the WindowIds can be located.

element SkinInfo/Options/Skin/OptionInterface/WindowIds

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children	WindowId
annotation	documentation List of window ids corresponding to the option window. By default, the first one in the list is used if no localized version exists for the current language.

element SkinInfo/Options/Skin/OptionInterface/WindowIds/WindowId

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type	extension of xs:string
properties	minOcc  1 maxOcc  unbounded
attributes	Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   annotation Language xs:string required         documentation ISO code of the language used in this window. The language of Messenger will be matched with this code. Example: "en-us".
annotation	documentation Id of the window used to display the options. Control types must be respected with matching names (ex: for a BoolVal property named Option1, create a checkbox with "Option1" as Id).

element SkinInfo/Options/Skin/OptionInterface/AboutIds

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properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1
children	AboutId
annotation	documentation List of window ids corresponding to an optional About Box window. The option window must have a control with id "AboutWnd".

element SkinInfo/Options/Skin/OptionInterface/AboutIds/AboutId

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type	extension of xs:string
properties	minOcc  1 maxOcc  unbounded
attributes	Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   annotation Language xs:string required

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin

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children	ResGroup
annotation	documentation Declare your Messenger skin data here.

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup

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properties	minOcc  1 maxOcc  unbounded
children	Restrictions Resources
annotation	documentation All the resource groups specified here are processed sequentially and their data is combined. If a resource is redefined in multiple groups, its last definition will be used.

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Restrictions

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children	MsgVersions MsgLanguages PlusVersions SkinOptions DateRanges
annotation	documentation The restrictions specified here control whether or not this resource group is loaded.

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Restrictions/MsgVersions

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children	Version
annotation	documentation Versions of Messenger required for inclusion. At least one version is required for each resource group.

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Restrictions/MsgVersions/Version

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properties	minOcc  1 maxOcc  unbounded
attributes	Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   annotation Major xs:unsignedInt required         documentation Note: remember that Messenger 9 is actually version 14. Minor xs:unsignedInt required         Build xs:unsignedInt optional         Revision xs:unsignedInt optional
annotation	documentation Important: the build and revision numbers are switched in some versions of Messengers. The attributes in this file always assume the Major.Minor.Build.Revision order.

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Restrictions/MsgLanguages

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properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1
children	Language
attributes	Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   annotation FilterMode derived by: xs:string optional   include
annotation	documentation Languages of Messenger to include or exclude.

attribute SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Restrictions/MsgLanguages/@FilterMode

type	restriction of xs:string
properties	default  include use  optional
facets	enumeration  include enumeration  exclude

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Restrictions/MsgLanguages/Language

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properties	minOcc  1 maxOcc  unbounded
attributes	Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   annotation IsoCode xs:string required         documentation For example, specify "en-us" for English (United States).

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Restrictions/PlusVersions

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properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1
children	Version
annotation	documentation Versions of Messenger Plus! required for this resource group to be included.

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Restrictions/PlusVersions/Version

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properties	minOcc  1 maxOcc  unbounded
attributes	Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   annotation Major xs:unsignedInt required         Minor xs:unsignedInt required         Build xs:unsignedInt optional

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Restrictions/SkinOptions

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properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1
children	OptionSet
annotation	documentation Options supported by this skin.

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Restrictions/SkinOptions/OptionSet

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properties	minOcc  1 maxOcc  unbounded
children	BoolVal MultiVal Conditions
annotation	documentation This restriction will be valid if any of the option sets specified here is positive.

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Restrictions/SkinOptions/OptionSet/BoolVal

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type	extension of xs:boolean
attributes	Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   annotation Name xs:string required

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Restrictions/SkinOptions/OptionSet/MultiVal

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type	extension of xs:string
attributes	Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   annotation Name xs:string required

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Restrictions/SkinOptions/OptionSet/Conditions

type	xs:string
annotation	documentation Allows for more complex conditions to be set such as "Option1 = Value1 OR Option2 = Value2". Only AND and OR are accepted along with the = and != operators.

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Restrictions/DateRanges

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properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1
children	DateRange
annotation	documentation Date ranges when this resource group is to be included. Useful to change the content of a skin depending on the season.

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Restrictions/DateRanges/DateRange

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properties	minOcc  1 maxOcc  unbounded
children	Start End
annotation	documentation Note: the current date is analyzed only when Messenger is started.

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Restrictions/DateRanges/DateRange/Start

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attributes	Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   annotation Day derived by: xs:int required         Month derived by: xs:int required         Year derived by: xs:int
annotation	documentation Included

attribute SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Restrictions/DateRanges/DateRange/Start/@Day

type	restriction of xs:int
properties	use  required
facets	minInclusive  1 maxInclusive  31

attribute SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Restrictions/DateRanges/DateRange/Start/@Month

type	restriction of xs:int
properties	use  required
facets	minInclusive  1 maxInclusive  12

attribute SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Restrictions/DateRanges/DateRange/Start/@Year

type	restriction of xs:int
facets	minInclusive  1990 maxInclusive  2100

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Restrictions/DateRanges/DateRange/End

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attributes	Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   annotation Day derived by: xs:int required         Month derived by: xs:int required         Year derived by: xs:int
annotation	documentation Excluded

attribute SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Restrictions/DateRanges/DateRange/End/@Day

type	restriction of xs:int
properties	use  required
facets	minInclusive  1 maxInclusive  31

attribute SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Restrictions/DateRanges/DateRange/End/@Month

type	restriction of xs:int
properties	use  required
facets	minInclusive  1 maxInclusive  12

attribute SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Restrictions/DateRanges/DateRange/End/@Year

type	restriction of xs:int
facets	minInclusive  1990 maxInclusive  2100

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources

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children	New Replace
annotation	documentation At least one New or one Replace resource must be specified.

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/New

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properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1
children	Colors Pictures
annotation	documentation Add new resources to Messenger.

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/New/Colors

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properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1
children	Color

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/New/Colors/Color

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type	extension of ColorType
properties	minOcc  1 maxOcc  unbounded
children	R G B A Colorize I A Direction GradientStart GradientEnd
attributes	Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   annotation Id derived by: xs:unsignedInt required         documentation New resource Id to assign to the color. Destination derived by: xs:string    msgres
annotation	documentation New color resources, mainy useful when adding a variant of the base color of Messenger.

attribute SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/New/Colors/Color/@Id

type	restriction of xs:unsignedInt
properties	use  required
facets	minInclusive  59000 maxInclusive  59999
annotation	documentation New resource Id to assign to the color.

attribute SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/New/Colors/Color/@Destination

type	restriction of xs:string
properties	default  msgres
facets	enumeration  msgres

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/New/Pictures

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properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1
children	Picture
annotation	documentation Can be PNG, JPG or GIF.

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/New/Pictures/Picture

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properties	minOcc  1 maxOcc  unbounded
children	File Module ResName ResType Metadata
attributes	Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   annotation Id derived by: xs:unsignedInt required         documentation New resource Id to assign to the picture. Destination derived by: xs:string    msgres

attribute SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/New/Pictures/Picture/@Id

type	restriction of xs:unsignedInt
properties	use  required
facets	minInclusive  59000 maxInclusive  59999
annotation	documentation New resource Id to assign to the picture.

attribute SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/New/Pictures/Picture/@Destination

type	restriction of xs:string
properties	default  msgres
facets	enumeration  msgres

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/New/Pictures/Picture/File

type	xs:string
annotation	documentation Path to image file.

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/New/Pictures/Picture/Module

type	xs:string
annotation	documentation Path to resource DLL.

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/New/Pictures/Picture/ResName

type	xs:string
annotation	documentation Resource name. Add # for numeric name.

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/New/Pictures/Picture/ResType

type	xs:string
properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1 default  #4000
annotation	documentation Resource type. Add # for numeric types.

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/New/Pictures/Picture/Metadata

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properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1
children	Colorize FrameCount UMLeft UMTop UMRight UMBottom File
annotation	documentation Additional information about the picture, such as masks and stretching.

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/New/Pictures/Picture/Metadata/Colorize

type	xs:boolean
properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1 default  false
annotation	documentation If true, the background will be recolorized with the user's chosen color if the color is not the set to 'default'.

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/New/Pictures/Picture/Metadata/FrameCount

type	xs:unsignedByte
properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1 default  1
annotation	documentation Number of frames in the picture. The picture will be divided horizontally in equal parts based on this number. Use this when specifying pictures that are to be used as animations.

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/New/Pictures/Picture/Metadata/UMLeft

type	restriction of xs:unsignedShort
properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1 default  0
facets	minInclusive  0 maxInclusive  255
annotation	documentation Size of the untouched left margin, in pixels (this margin won't be stetched)

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/New/Pictures/Picture/Metadata/UMTop

type	restriction of xs:unsignedShort
properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1 default  0
facets	minInclusive  0 maxInclusive  255

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/New/Pictures/Picture/Metadata/UMRight

type	restriction of xs:unsignedShort
properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1 default  0
facets	minInclusive  0 maxInclusive  255

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/New/Pictures/Picture/Metadata/UMBottom

type	restriction of xs:unsignedShort
properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1 default  0
facets	minInclusive  0 maxInclusive  255

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/New/Pictures/Picture/Metadata/File

type	xs:string
annotation	documentation Path to a mask file (for advanced users).

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace

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properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1
children	Strings Colors Rectangles Windows Graphics StandardUI
annotation	documentation Replace existing resources in Messenger.

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/Strings

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properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1
children	String
annotation	documentation rcstr and rcint values used in style files.

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/Strings/String

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type	extension of xs:string
properties	minOcc  1 maxOcc  unbounded
attributes	Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   annotation Id xs:unsignedInt required         Source derived by: xs:string    msglang
annotation	documentation String data to replace the existing one. Arguments present in the original string such as %1 must be kept in the new one. The \ character is used for escaping.

attribute SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/Strings/String/@Source

type	restriction of xs:string
properties	default  msglang
facets	enumeration  msglang enumeration  msgres

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/Colors

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properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1
children	Color
annotation	documentation rcclr and some rcbkd values used in style files.

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/Colors/Color

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type	extension of ColorType
properties	minOcc  1 maxOcc  unbounded
children	R G B A Colorize I A Direction GradientStart GradientEnd
attributes	Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   annotation Id xs:unsignedInt required         Source derived by: xs:string    msgres
annotation	documentation Replacement colors if you want to keep the color ids specified in the style files.

attribute SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/Colors/Color/@Source

type	restriction of xs:string
properties	default  msgres
facets	enumeration  msgres

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/Rectangles

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properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1
children	Rectangle
annotation	documentation rcrect values used in style files.

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/Rectangles/Rectangle

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properties	minOcc  1 maxOcc  unbounded
children	Left Top Right Bottom
attributes	Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   annotation Id xs:unsignedInt required         Source derived by: xs:string    msgres

attribute SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/Rectangles/Rectangle/@Source

type	restriction of xs:string
properties	default  msgres
facets	enumeration  msgres

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/Rectangles/Rectangle/Left

type	xs:integer

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/Rectangles/Rectangle/Top

type	xs:integer

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/Rectangles/Rectangle/Right

type	xs:integer

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/Rectangles/Rectangle/Bottom

type	xs:integer

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/Windows

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properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1
children	Definitions Styles

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/Windows/Definitions

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properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1
children	Definition

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/Windows/Definitions/Definition

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properties	minOcc  1 maxOcc  unbounded
children	File Data Module ResName ResType
attributes	Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   annotation Id xs:unsignedInt required         Source derived by: xs:string    msgres

attribute SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/Windows/Definitions/Definition/@Source

type	restriction of xs:string
properties	default  msgres
facets	enumeration  msgres

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/Windows/Definitions/Definition/File

type	xs:string
annotation	documentation Path to the new window definition text file. Must be ANSI.

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/Windows/Definitions/Definition/Data

type	xs:string
annotation	documentation New window definition text. Should be written in a CDATA block.

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/Windows/Definitions/Definition/Module

type	xs:string
annotation	documentation Path to resource DLL.

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/Windows/Definitions/Definition/ResName

type	xs:string
annotation	documentation Resource name. Add # for numeric name.

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/Windows/Definitions/Definition/ResType

type	xs:string
properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1 default  #4004
annotation	documentation Resource type. Add # for numeric types.

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/Windows/Styles

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properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1
children	Style

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/Windows/Styles/Style

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properties	minOcc  1 maxOcc  unbounded
children	File Data Module ResName ResType
attributes	Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   annotation Id xs:unsignedInt required         Source derived by: xs:string    msgres

attribute SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/Windows/Styles/Style/@Source

type	restriction of xs:string
properties	default  msgres
facets	enumeration  msgres

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/Windows/Styles/Style/File

type	xs:string
annotation	documentation Path to the new window style text file. Must be ANSI.

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/Windows/Styles/Style/Data

type	xs:string
annotation	documentation New window style text. Should be written in a CDATA block.

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/Windows/Styles/Style/Module

type	xs:string
annotation	documentation Path to resource DLL.

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/Windows/Styles/Style/ResName

type	xs:string
annotation	documentation Resource name. Add # for numeric name.

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/Windows/Styles/Style/ResType

type	xs:string
properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1 default  #4005
annotation	documentation Resource type. Add # for numeric types.

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/Graphics

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properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1
children	Pictures Bitmaps Icons Cursors

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/Graphics/Pictures

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properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1
children	Picture
annotation	documentation Can be PNG, JPG, GIF or a special RLE encrypted format.

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/Graphics/Pictures/Picture

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properties	minOcc  1 maxOcc  unbounded
children	File Module ResName ResType Metadata
attributes	Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   annotation Id xs:unsignedInt required         Source derived by: xs:string    msgres

attribute SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/Graphics/Pictures/Picture/@Source

type	restriction of xs:string
properties	default  msgres
facets	enumeration  msgres enumeration  msgvsta

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/Graphics/Pictures/Picture/File

type	xs:string
annotation	documentation Path to image file. Can be any picture format, it does not need to match the original format used in the Messenger resources.

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/Graphics/Pictures/Picture/Module

type	xs:string
annotation	documentation Path to resource DLL.

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/Graphics/Pictures/Picture/ResName

type	xs:string
annotation	documentation Resource name. Add # for numeric name.

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/Graphics/Pictures/Picture/ResType

type	xs:string
properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1 default  #4000
annotation	documentation Resource type. Add # for numeric types.

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/Graphics/Pictures/Picture/Metadata

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properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1
children	Colorize FrameCount UMLeft UMTop UMRight UMBottom File
annotation	documentation Additional information about the picture, such as masks and stretching. If not specified, the exiting mask set in Messenger for this resource id is used, if any.

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/Graphics/Pictures/Picture/Metadata/Colorize

type	xs:boolean
properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1 default  false
annotation	documentation If true, the background will be recolorized with the user's chosen color if the color is not the set to 'default'.

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/Graphics/Pictures/Picture/Metadata/FrameCount

type	xs:unsignedByte
properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1 default  1
annotation	documentation Number of frames in the picture. The picture will be divided horizontally in equal parts based on this number. Use this when specifying pictures that are to be used as animations.

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/Graphics/Pictures/Picture/Metadata/UMLeft

type	restriction of xs:unsignedShort
properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1 default  0
facets	minInclusive  0 maxInclusive  255
annotation	documentation Size of the untouched left margin, in pixels (this margin won't be stetched)

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/Graphics/Pictures/Picture/Metadata/UMTop

type	restriction of xs:unsignedShort
properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1 default  0
facets	minInclusive  0 maxInclusive  255

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/Graphics/Pictures/Picture/Metadata/UMRight

type	restriction of xs:unsignedShort
properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1 default  0
facets	minInclusive  0 maxInclusive  255

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/Graphics/Pictures/Picture/Metadata/UMBottom

type	restriction of xs:unsignedShort
properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1 default  0
facets	minInclusive  0 maxInclusive  255

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/Graphics/Pictures/Picture/Metadata/File

type	xs:string
annotation	documentation Path to a mask file (replaces resources of type 4006. For advanced users).

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/Graphics/Bitmaps

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properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1
children	Bitmap
annotation	documentation This is for old BMP bitmaps used in rare places in the program.

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/Graphics/Bitmaps/Bitmap

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properties	minOcc  1 maxOcc  unbounded
children	File Module ResName
attributes	Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   annotation Id xs:unsignedInt required         Source derived by: xs:string    msgres

attribute SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/Graphics/Bitmaps/Bitmap/@Source

type	restriction of xs:string
properties	default  msgres
facets	enumeration  msgres enumeration  msgexe

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/Graphics/Bitmaps/Bitmap/File

type	xs:string
annotation	documentation Path to bitmap file, has to be a BMP file.

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/Graphics/Bitmaps/Bitmap/Module

type	xs:string
annotation	documentation Path to resource DLL.

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/Graphics/Bitmaps/Bitmap/ResName

type	xs:string
annotation	documentation Resource name. Add # for numeric name.

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/Graphics/Icons

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properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1
children	Icon IconGroup
annotation	documentation New icons need to have the exact same properties as the original ones.

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/Graphics/Icons/Icon

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children	Module ResName
attributes	Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   annotation Id xs:unsignedInt required         documentation Note: this is the Id of a single icon format, not the whole icon group. Source derived by: xs:string    msgres

attribute SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/Graphics/Icons/Icon/@Source

type	restriction of xs:string
properties	default  msgres
facets	enumeration  msgres enumeration  msgexe enumeration  msgvsta

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/Graphics/Icons/Icon/Module

type	xs:string
annotation	documentation Path to resource DLL.

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/Graphics/Icons/Icon/ResName

type	xs:string
annotation	documentation Resource name. Add # for numeric name. The first icon of the group will be used.

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/Graphics/Icons/IconGroup

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children	File
attributes	Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   annotation Id xs:unsignedInt required         documentation Note: this is the Id of an entire icon group. Source derived by: xs:string    msgres

attribute SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/Graphics/Icons/IconGroup/@Source

type	restriction of xs:string
properties	default  msgres
facets	enumeration  msgres enumeration  msgexe

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/Graphics/Icons/IconGroup/File

type	xs:string
annotation	documentation Path to icon file, has to be an ICO file with the proper number of sub-formats.

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/Graphics/Cursors

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properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1
children	Cursor

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/Graphics/Cursors/Cursor

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children	Module ResName
attributes	Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   annotation Id xs:unsignedInt required         documentation Note: this is the Id of a single cursor frame, not the whole cursor group. Source derived by: xs:string    msgres

attribute SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/Graphics/Cursors/Cursor/@Source

type	restriction of xs:string
properties	default  msgres
facets	enumeration  msgres

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/Graphics/Cursors/Cursor/Module

type	xs:string
annotation	documentation Path to resource DLL.

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/Graphics/Cursors/Cursor/ResName

type	xs:string
annotation	documentation Resource name. Add # for numeric name. The first cursor of the group will be used.

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/StandardUI

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properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1
children	Dialogs Menus

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/StandardUI/Dialogs

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properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1
children	Dialog

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/StandardUI/Dialogs/Dialog

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properties	minOcc  1 maxOcc  unbounded
children	Module ResName
attributes	Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   annotation Id xs:unsignedInt required         Source derived by: xs:string    msglang

attribute SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/StandardUI/Dialogs/Dialog/@Source

type	restriction of xs:string
properties	default  msglang
facets	enumeration  msglang

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/StandardUI/Dialogs/Dialog/Module

type	xs:string
annotation	documentation Path to resource DLL.

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/StandardUI/Dialogs/Dialog/ResName

type	xs:string
annotation	documentation Resource name. Add # for numeric name.

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/StandardUI/Menus

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properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1
children	Menu

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/StandardUI/Menus/Menu

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properties	minOcc  1 maxOcc  unbounded
children	Module ResName
attributes	Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   annotation Id xs:unsignedInt required         Source derived by: xs:string    msglang

attribute SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/StandardUI/Menus/Menu/@Source

type	restriction of xs:string
properties	default  msglang
facets	enumeration  msglang

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/StandardUI/Menus/Menu/Module

type	xs:string
annotation	documentation Path to resource DLL.

element SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/StandardUI/Menus/Menu/ResName

type	xs:string
annotation	documentation Resource name. Add # for numeric name.

element SkinInfo/PlusSkin

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properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1
children	ResGroup
annotation	documentation Allows you to add a skin for Messenger Plus! along with your skin for Messenger. Use only if you want to modify the look of the windows of Messenger Plus!.

element SkinInfo/PlusSkin/ResGroup

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properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  unbounded
children	PlusVersion SkinOptions TabbedChatBar InterfaceDir
annotation	documentation All the resource groups specified here are processed sequencially until one matching version of Messenger Plus! is found (with optional matching skin options). Different groups do not combine.

element SkinInfo/PlusSkin/ResGroup/PlusVersion

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attributes	Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   annotation Major xs:unsignedInt required         Minor xs:unsignedInt optional         Build xs:unsignedInt optional         Language xs:string optional         documentation ISO code as specified in the translation ini file.
annotation	documentation Version of Messenger Plus! that's compatible with this resource group.

element SkinInfo/PlusSkin/ResGroup/SkinOptions

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properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1
children	OptionSet
annotation	documentation Include only depending on the options supported by this skin.

element SkinInfo/PlusSkin/ResGroup/SkinOptions/OptionSet

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properties	minOcc  1 maxOcc  unbounded
children	BoolVal MultiVal Conditions
annotation	documentation This group will be valid if any of the option sets specified here is positive.

element SkinInfo/PlusSkin/ResGroup/SkinOptions/OptionSet/BoolVal

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type	extension of xs:boolean
attributes	Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   annotation Name xs:string required

element SkinInfo/PlusSkin/ResGroup/SkinOptions/OptionSet/MultiVal

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type	extension of xs:string
attributes	Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   annotation Name xs:string required

element SkinInfo/PlusSkin/ResGroup/SkinOptions/OptionSet/Conditions

type

xs:string

element SkinInfo/PlusSkin/ResGroup/TabbedChatBar

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properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1
children	Background
annotation	documentation Use this element if tabbed chats don't display properly in your modified chat windows.

element SkinInfo/PlusSkin/ResGroup/TabbedChatBar/Background

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type	extension of DrawElementType
properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  2
children	Picture
attributes	Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   annotation Position derived by: xs:string optional   all      documentation Only one element can be specified for each possible position of the group bar. If "all" is specified, no other element is accepted.
annotation	documentation Add a customized background in the tabbed chat bar.

attribute SkinInfo/PlusSkin/ResGroup/TabbedChatBar/Background/@Position

type	restriction of xs:string
properties	default  all use  optional
facets	enumeration  all enumeration  top enumeration  left
annotation	documentation Only one element can be specified for each possible position of the group bar. If "all" is specified, no other element is accepted.

element SkinInfo/PlusSkin/ResGroup/InterfaceDir

type	xs:string
properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1
annotation	documentation This directory will be used by Messenger Plus! to locate all the files it needs to display its interfaces. See documentation for more details.

complexType ColorType

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children	R G B A Colorize I A Direction GradientStart GradientEnd
used by	elements  SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/New/Colors/Color SkinInfo/MessengerSkin/ResGroup/Resources/Replace/Colors/Color ColorType/GradientEnd ColorType/GradientStart
annotation	documentation A color can be defined in 3 different possible ways.

element ColorType/R

type	xs:unsignedByte

element ColorType/G

type	xs:unsignedByte

element ColorType/B

type	xs:unsignedByte

element ColorType/A

type	xs:unsignedByte
properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1 default  255
annotation	documentation Transparency.

element ColorType/Colorize

type	xs:boolean
properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1 default  false
annotation	documentation Enables colorization for advanced users. The RGB values are used as is for the default color. Colorization's intensity is computed as (min(r,g,b)+max(r,g,b)) / 2.

element ColorType/I

type	xs:unsignedByte
annotation	documentation Intensity.

element ColorType/A

type	xs:unsignedByte
properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1 default  255
annotation	documentation Transparency.

element ColorType/Direction

type	restriction of xs:string
facets	enumeration  horizontal enumeration  vertical
annotation	documentation Note: Messenger 14 only supports horizontal gradients.

element ColorType/GradientStart

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type	ColorType
children	R G B A Colorize I A Direction GradientStart GradientEnd

element ColorType/GradientEnd

type	ColorType
children	R G B A Colorize I A Direction GradientStart GradientEnd

complexType DimensionsType

diagram
children	Size Borders
used by	elements  SkinInfo/Dimensions/ChatWnd SkinInfo/Dimensions/ChatWndTabbed SkinInfo/Dimensions/ContactList

element DimensionsType/Size

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properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1
children	Width Height
annotation	documentation Allows you to constrain the size of a window if the skin does not adapt well to certain sizes (like, for example, very small width and height).

element DimensionsType/Size/Width

diagram
properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1
children	Fixed Minimum Maximum
annotation	documentation Width of the client area of the window.

element DimensionsType/Size/Width/Fixed

type	xs:unsignedInt
annotation	documentation The width of the contact list is fixed to this amount of pixels and cannot be modified by the user.

element DimensionsType/Size/Width/Minimum

type	xs:unsignedInt
properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1

element DimensionsType/Size/Width/Maximum

type	xs:unsignedInt
properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1

element DimensionsType/Size/Height

diagram
properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1
children	Fixed Minimum Maximum
annotation	documentation Height of the client area of the window.

element DimensionsType/Size/Height/Fixed

type	xs:unsignedInt
annotation	documentation The height of the contact list is fixed to this amount of pixels and cannot be modified by the user.

element DimensionsType/Size/Height/Minimum

type	xs:unsignedInt
properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1

element DimensionsType/Size/Height/Maximum

type	xs:unsignedInt
properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1

element DimensionsType/Borders

diagram
properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1
children	BorderArea
annotation	documentation Redefines the sizing borders of the window. Valid only if a Region is specified.

element DimensionsType/Borders/BorderArea

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properties	minOcc  1 maxOcc  unbounded
children	Left Top Width Height
attributes	Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   annotation Kind derived by: xs:string required         documentation Specifies the meaning of this border when clicked and/or dragged.
annotation	documentation All the elements are processed in order, if areas overlap, the last one specified is used. If two compatible areas overlap, they are combined (for example, Left and Top combine as TopLeft).

attribute DimensionsType/Borders/BorderArea/@Kind

type	restriction of xs:string
properties	use  required
facets	enumeration  SizeLeft enumeration  SizeTop enumeration  SizeRight enumeration  SizeBottom enumeration  SizeTopLeft enumeration  SizeTopRight enumeration  SizeBottomLeft enumeration  SizeBottomRight
annotation	documentation Specifies the meaning of this border when clicked and/or dragged.

element DimensionsType/Borders/BorderArea/Left

diagram
type	extension of xs:double
attributes	Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   annotation Unit derived by: xs:string optional   pixels      documentation This coordinate can be fixed or relative to the width of the contact list.

attribute DimensionsType/Borders/BorderArea/Left/@Unit

type	restriction of xs:string
properties	default  pixels use  optional
facets	enumeration  pixels enumeration  percent
annotation	documentation This coordinate can be fixed or relative to the width of the contact list.

element DimensionsType/Borders/BorderArea/Top

diagram
type	extension of xs:double
attributes	Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   annotation Unit derived by: xs:string optional   pixels      documentation This coordinate can be fixed or relative to the height of the contact list.

attribute DimensionsType/Borders/BorderArea/Top/@Unit

type	restriction of xs:string
properties	default  pixels use  optional
facets	enumeration  pixels enumeration  percent
annotation	documentation This coordinate can be fixed or relative to the height of the contact list.

element DimensionsType/Borders/BorderArea/Width

diagram
type	extension of xs:double
attributes	Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   annotation Unit derived by: xs:string optional   pixels
annotation	documentation Negative values are allowed.

attribute DimensionsType/Borders/BorderArea/Width/@Unit

type	restriction of xs:string
properties	default  pixels use  optional
facets	enumeration  pixels enumeration  percent

element DimensionsType/Borders/BorderArea/Height

diagram
type	extension of xs:double
attributes	Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   annotation Unit derived by: xs:string optional   pixels
annotation	documentation Negative values are allowed.

attribute DimensionsType/Borders/BorderArea/Height/@Unit

type	restriction of xs:string
properties	default  pixels use  optional
facets	enumeration  pixels enumeration  percent

complexType DrawElementType

diagram
children	Picture
used by	element  SkinInfo/PlusSkin/ResGroup/TabbedChatBar/Background

element DrawElementType/Picture

diagram
children	File Mosaic Colorize
annotation	documentation One single picture that fills all the available space.

element DrawElementType/Picture/File

type	xs:string
annotation	documentation Path to image file. Can be  PNG, JPG, GIF.

element DrawElementType/Picture/Mosaic

type	restriction of xs:string
properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1 default  ResizeToFit
facets	enumeration  ResizeToFit enumeration  HVRepeat

element DrawElementType/Picture/Colorize

type	xs:boolean
properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1 default  false

complexType RegionType

diagram
children	Rectangle Image
used by	elements  SkinInfo/Region/ChatWnd SkinInfo/Region/ChatWndTabbed SkinInfo/Region/ContactList

element RegionType/Rectangle

diagram
children	Left Right Top Bottom Width Height
attributes	Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   annotation Integration derived by: xs:string optional   add      documentation Subtracting shapes gives you a finer control for complex designs.
annotation	documentation Adds or subtracts a rectangular shape to the region.

attribute RegionType/Rectangle/@Integration

type	restriction of xs:string
properties	default  add use  optional
facets	enumeration  add enumeration  subtract
annotation	documentation Subtracting shapes gives you a finer control for complex designs.

element RegionType/Rectangle/Left

diagram
type	extension of xs:double
attributes	Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   annotation Unit derived by: xs:string optional   pixels      documentation The horizontal position can be fixed or relative to the width of the contact list.

attribute RegionType/Rectangle/Left/@Unit

type	restriction of xs:string
properties	default  pixels use  optional
facets	enumeration  pixels enumeration  percent
annotation	documentation The horizontal position can be fixed or relative to the width of the contact list.

element RegionType/Rectangle/Right

diagram
type	extension of xs:double
attributes	Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   annotation Unit derived by: xs:string optional   pixels

attribute RegionType/Rectangle/Right/@Unit

type	restriction of xs:string
properties	default  pixels use  optional
facets	enumeration  pixels enumeration  percent

element RegionType/Rectangle/Top

diagram
type	extension of xs:double
attributes	Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   annotation Unit derived by: xs:string optional   pixels      documentation The vertical position can be fixed or relative to the Height of the contact list.

attribute RegionType/Rectangle/Top/@Unit

type	restriction of xs:string
properties	default  pixels use  optional
facets	enumeration  pixels enumeration  percent
annotation	documentation The vertical position can be fixed or relative to the Height of the contact list.

element RegionType/Rectangle/Bottom

diagram
type	extension of xs:double
attributes	Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   annotation Unit derived by: xs:string optional   pixels

attribute RegionType/Rectangle/Bottom/@Unit

type	restriction of xs:string
properties	default  pixels use  optional
facets	enumeration  pixels enumeration  percent

element RegionType/Rectangle/Width

diagram
type	extension of xs:double
attributes	Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   annotation Unit derived by: xs:string optional   pixels      documentation The width can be fixed or relative to the width of the contact list.

attribute RegionType/Rectangle/Width/@Unit

type	restriction of xs:string
properties	default  pixels use  optional
facets	enumeration  pixels enumeration  percent
annotation	documentation The width can be fixed or relative to the width of the contact list.

element RegionType/Rectangle/Height

diagram
type	extension of xs:double
attributes	Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   annotation Unit derived by: xs:string optional   pixels      documentation The height can be fixed or relative to the height of the contact list.

attribute RegionType/Rectangle/Height/@Unit

type	restriction of xs:string
properties	default  pixels use  optional
facets	enumeration  pixels enumeration  percent
annotation	documentation The height can be fixed or relative to the height of the contact list.

element RegionType/Image

diagram
children	Source ExcludedColor Position
attributes	Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   annotation Integration derived by: xs:string optional   add
annotation	documentation Adds the shape of an image to the region. Can be PNG, GIF or JPG (be careful of compression artifacts in JPG).

attribute RegionType/Image/@Integration

type	restriction of xs:string
properties	default  add use  optional
facets	enumeration  add enumeration  subtract

element RegionType/Image/Source

diagram
children	File Module ResName ResType
annotation	documentation Load the image from a file or a resource DLL.

element RegionType/Image/Source/File

type	xs:string
annotation	documentation Path to image file.

element RegionType/Image/Source/Module

type	xs:string
annotation	documentation Path to resource DLL.

element RegionType/Image/Source/ResName

type	xs:string
annotation	documentation Resource name. Add # for numeric name.

element RegionType/Image/Source/ResType

type	xs:string
annotation	documentation Resource type. Add # for numeric types.

element RegionType/Image/ExcludedColor

diagram
properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1
children	Red Green Blue
annotation	documentation Specifies the color used for "transparency". Anything that is NOT this color will be included in the region. Default is "white" RGB(255,255,255).

element RegionType/Image/ExcludedColor/Red

type	restriction of xs:unsignedByte
facets	minInclusive  0 maxInclusive  255

element RegionType/Image/ExcludedColor/Green

type	restriction of xs:unsignedByte
facets	minInclusive  0 maxInclusive  255

element RegionType/Image/ExcludedColor/Blue

type	restriction of xs:unsignedByte
facets	minInclusive  0 maxInclusive  255

element RegionType/Image/Position

diagram
children	Left Right Top Bottom Width Height

element RegionType/Image/Position/Left

diagram
type	extension of xs:double
attributes	Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   annotation Unit derived by: xs:string optional   pixels      documentation The horizontal position can be fixed or relative to the width of the contact list.

attribute RegionType/Image/Position/Left/@Unit

type	restriction of xs:string
properties	default  pixels use  optional
facets	enumeration  pixels enumeration  percent
annotation	documentation The horizontal position can be fixed or relative to the width of the contact list.

element RegionType/Image/Position/Right

diagram
type	extension of xs:double
attributes	Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   annotation Unit derived by: xs:string optional   pixels

attribute RegionType/Image/Position/Right/@Unit

type	restriction of xs:string
properties	default  pixels use  optional
facets	enumeration  pixels enumeration  percent

element RegionType/Image/Position/Top

diagram
type	extension of xs:double
attributes	Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   annotation Unit derived by: xs:string optional   pixels      documentation The vertical position can be fixed or relative to the Height of the contact list.

attribute RegionType/Image/Position/Top/@Unit

type	restriction of xs:string
properties	default  pixels use  optional
facets	enumeration  pixels enumeration  percent
annotation	documentation The vertical position can be fixed or relative to the Height of the contact list.

element RegionType/Image/Position/Bottom

diagram
type	extension of xs:double
attributes	Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   annotation Unit derived by: xs:string optional   pixels

attribute RegionType/Image/Position/Bottom/@Unit

type	restriction of xs:string
properties	default  pixels use  optional
facets	enumeration  pixels enumeration  percent

element RegionType/Image/Position/Width

diagram
type	extension of xs:double
properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1
attributes	Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   annotation Unit derived by: xs:string optional   pixels      documentation The width can be fixed or relative to the width of the contact list.
annotation	documentation Stretches the image horizontally.

attribute RegionType/Image/Position/Width/@Unit

type	restriction of xs:string
properties	default  pixels use  optional
facets	enumeration  pixels enumeration  percent
annotation	documentation The width can be fixed or relative to the width of the contact list.

element RegionType/Image/Position/Height

diagram
type	extension of xs:double
properties	minOcc  0 maxOcc  1
attributes	Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   annotation Unit derived by: xs:string optional   pixels      documentation The height can be fixed or relative to the height of the contact list.
annotation	documentation Stretches the image vertically.

attribute RegionType/Image/Position/Height/@Unit

type	restriction of xs:string
properties	default  pixels use  optional
facets	enumeration  pixels enumeration  percent
annotation	documentation The height can be fixed or relative to the height of the contact list.