help

Chris_777 · 16th March 2004, 14:39

hello i am totally new to skinning...

i have read through various tutorials on modern skins and have come to a halt with a big problem...

every time i make a change to any existing or created skin that works... when i unzip it by changing the file extension and then make a minor harmless change the skin does not work when i zip it again and turn it to a wal again..... it just loads the default classic skin and doesnt render the skin.....
would there be any particular reason for this not working....?

any help or suggestion would be appreciated....cheers

pukkaboy · 16th March 2004, 15:19

best guess is that when you unzip it, you just drag all the files out from your zip program into a folder, which causes all the subfolders to disappear. What you want to do is click 'extract' from within the program, or right click the file and select 'extract here', or something...

Icegod · 16th March 2004, 18:31

You should also only zip whats in the folder. and not the folder as a hole.
What I mean is that you should zip so that the subfolders/skin.xml are the first thing you see when opening and not the folder.

matt_69 · 17th March 2004, 09:09

icegod is right...go into the folder with ur skin then select like the skin.xml file and then all the subfolders under it and it will work fine.

-matt

Chris_777 · 17th March 2004, 10:52

hey thankyou guys, icegod was right.

when i was making skins i was putting them in a folder then ziping the folder.....

cheers!!!!... now i can actually make skins...^_^

16th March 2004, 14:39	#1
Chris_777 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 2	help hello i am totally new to skinning... i have read through various tutorials on modern skins and have come to a halt with a big problem... every time i make a change to any existing or created skin that works... when i unzip it by changing the file extension and then make a minor harmless change the skin does not work when i zip it again and turn it to a wal again..... it just loads the default classic skin and doesnt render the skin..... would there be any particular reason for this not working....? any help or suggestion would be appreciated....cheers

16th March 2004, 15:19	#2
pukkaboy Major Dude Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: The United Kingdom of Fools. Posts: 599	best guess is that when you unzip it, you just drag all the files out from your zip program into a folder, which causes all the subfolders to disappear. What you want to do is click 'extract' from within the program, or right click the file and select 'extract here', or something... *Croquet is the only real* form of happiness** Proud member of the Correct Grammar Association™. (CGA) 'All of your bases belong to us!'

16th March 2004, 18:31	#3
Icegod Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Belgium Posts: 260	You should also only zip whats in the folder. and not the folder as a hole. What I mean is that you should zip so that the subfolders/skin.xml are the first thing you see when opening and not the folder. My Current Playlist My Current Desktop Icegod.TK Fear only FEAR

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17th March 2004, 09:09	#4
matt_69 Sunshine (Major Dude) Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Brisvegas, Australia Posts: 1,248	icegod is right...go into the folder with ur skin then select like the skin.xml file and then all the subfolders under it and it will work fine. -matt

17th March 2004, 10:52	#5
Chris_777 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 2	hey thankyou guys, icegod was right. when i was making skins i was putting them in a folder then ziping the folder..... cheers!!!!... now i can actually make skins...^_^