Here's my try at skinning Miranda IM's contact list to look like Aero Glass, the new user interface found in Microsoft's latest operating system, Windows Vista.
The icon on the title bar opens the main menu, minimize and close buttons do what they should, along with the pretty glow.
Change Log:
Version 1.4
- More title bar tweaking.
- New, authentic group row graphics.
- Changed from hover to normal state graphics for scrollbars.
Version 1.3
- New, authentic Aero Glass window borders.
Version 1.2
- Tweaked title bar buttons.
- Fixed sizing issue on main menu icon.
Version 1.1
- Tweaked title bar buttons.
Version 1.0
- First release.
Download Here
Installation Instructions:
First, If you are not running Windows 2000/XP/2003 don't bother. Windows 95/98/ME does not support Window Per-Pixel Alpha Blending.
1. Make sure you have the latest build of Miranda IM from here. Unzip to a directory of your choice.
2. Make sure you have the latest build of Modern Contact List Layered from here. Unzip this to the plugins directory that is located in the directory you unzipped/installed Miranda IM to.
3. Run Miranda, and make sure that in the options window, under plugins, that Modern Contact List Layered is selected and other contact list plugins are NOT selected.
4. Restart Miranda.
5. Create a "Modern Contact List Layered Skins" directory in the Miranda directory. You can name your skins directory what ever you'd like. Unzip my Vista skin to this directory.
6. Go back into the Miranda options window, and go to Customize -> Skin. Use the "Browse" button on this page to select the msf file in the directory you unzipped the skin to. Once the skin shows up in the options window, click Apply (the one just below the Browse button).
7. To get the contact list to look like mine, disable group icons. (Contact List -> Row Items -> Icon Tab -> Check "Hide Groups Icon")
This post has been edited by jimbo11883: Oct 29 2005, 04:15
