Miranda Customization Topic

[Ambience]

I'd like the background of my contact list to be transparent on my desktop and whenever I have windows open. Miranda is set as Always On Top and this works fine but only if the background is white. When it's on top of any coloured backgrounds, e.g. the blue borders surrounding Neowin forums, it looks horrible.

I thought it had something to do with ClearType in XP but it wasn't the case

The font I'm currently using is Century Gothic.

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Any help on fixing this would be appreciated!

That's Cleartype's fault.

[cheazles]

^^

Problem still occurs even when I turn ClearType off though?

[kronik]

I'd like the background of my contact list to be transparent on my desktop and whenever I have windows open. Miranda is set as Always On Top and this works fine but only if the background is white. When it's on top of any coloured backgrounds, e.g. the blue borders surrounding Neowin forums, it looks horrible.

I thought it had something to do with ClearType in XP but it wasn't the case

The font I'm currently using is Century Gothic.

Any help on fixing this would be appreciated!

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Use this option instead of the TweakUI one

[kronik]

How do you guys get themes to work? I installed the newest ieview, tabsrmm and selected satin.ivt as my templates and as my RTL templates, but still Im getting the default theme, except when I try to write a message the text color is same as the background color so I can't see any text without highlighting it first? :cry:

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for the input area you may need to change the background colour by doing the following:

as for IEview tamplates make sure u got the following options enabled:

and then the following:

[kronik]

I downloaded the clist-nicer plugin from miranda-im.? Since I heard you need that plugin to use .clist files I got it.? So now the question is... if I download a .clist file, where do I put it?

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To import a .clist file:

after that ot wont matter where u put the actual file, infact u can delete it.

EDIT: cheazles beat me to it

[Filth]

Link to some clist files?

Thanks in advance. :)

[cheazles]

Link to some clist files?

Thanks in advance.&nbsp:):)

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There have been a few posted throughout this thread.

You can also find a lot at Miranda IM

[danananakroyd]

I've been having some Miranda woes...

I've had the same config for a couple of months [since avatar support in clist_nicer i think] so i decided to update all my plugins. But then my pop-ups didn't work as they used to and whenever anyone signs in the tray icon blinks, which i didn't even know it could do. I messed around with all the settings to no avail. So i decided to do a clean install with the following plugins: clis_nicer_plus, history++, ieview, loadavatars, tweakui and tabsrmm. I've got everything back to normal except the icon blinking and for some reason i can't get rid of the black outline around the main window.

Can anyone help? I'm probably just missing something really obvious.

[Ashiaveli]

quick q about modern list layered, how do i create groups? i just cant figure it out?

oh also how can i make tabsrmm not tabbed and seperate windows instead? in the old versions i could.

[Ambience]

shodown: with the icon blinking, under Options -> Contact List, there is a checkbox saying, 'Disable icon blinking'. I think that's what you want.

[russellc]

here's how mine looks like at the time. so i figured out how to make modern clist skins :p

[yankee lion]

I'm really having trouble with trying to set this up, can someone email me their working MirandaIM folder so I can figure out what I'm doing isn't working?

[YBG]

I quit with Miranda, I just can't win with it, something always goes wrong.

[karma_police]

here's how mine looks like at the time. so i figured out how to make modern clist skins :p

http://img360.imageshack.us/img360/5637/scr3188dj.jpg

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Could you please upload your skin??

[zachacham]

yeah I really want it too...

Thanks!

[caschy]

I want russelc`s list too ;D

[rbet]

I quit with Miranda, I just can't win with it, something always goes wrong.

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Same here. Besides, I use most of the extra functionality provided by the Messengers like video chat, mobile messaging, etc.

[Trigo]

Lovin the alpha blended corners :D

[Ashiaveli]

gah going crazy! i cant make groups for modern list layered! help :(

[_I am Reptar]

Can someone please post all the configs and stuff. I can't even get this thing to connect.

[deep_sky]

No i know what they are but i was asking how he got them positioned on the right hand side ... but i worked it out now ...

this is how far I have got so far .. jim phelps can u tell me how to get the line under the groups ?

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Trigo-

Do you have the configuration for this skin and if so, can you send it to me? I'd love to have it, it just looks so simple and clean.

[russellc]

i cannot upload it as i used the base msf file of another skin. i only edited some values. the graphics were, though, all by me. but still i cannot release it until i do my own msf file as well :) ..this weekend i will probably try to make my own skin fully or maybe complete my own msf file for it

[Alex Suraci]

Well, could someone please upload/PM me a modern contact list that would look good with area04? ;) I tried clist_modern before but I honestly couldn't figure out how to get it work. I just need a good start.. Thanks to anyone in advance. ;)

[karma_police]

Or maybe somone could explain me/us how do I create a skin for clist_modern layered??? :p

[Alex Suraci]

I gave it a shot. ;)

Didn't bother with the alpha blending dealie, because if I did it wouldn't match my precious area04. :p

Update:

By the way, no this isn't just a window..I made it look like area04. It's all a group :p

Edited October 5, 2005 by mynimal