retired_charityjayne

was wondering if i could get some help with something im trying to do.


im trying too recolour side panel (sections)
so its colour changing too the team you go...just wanna know how you do this?

secondly...how do you move the side panel up & down like re-size it?

just working on a skin wanna do those couple things be great if anyone could help me out on this...thxs

retired_vpoorni

Giving Side Panel Changing Colours

The shade of red doesn't really matter (R=255, or R=227 with G=0 and B=0 are the common reds in the game).

You need to add an extra bit of code to the line that calls the graphic you want recolouring.

For a good example of how to do team coloured panels check out the chameleon2006 skin included with the game.

You need to adjust the code so it looks something like this (This is for the header as the clubs colour):

<pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre"> &lt;widget class="picture" id="pict" auto_size="vertical" file="navigation/titlebar" cached="true" rthr="68"&gt; &lt;layout class="stick_to_sides_attachment" alignment="horizontal" inset="0"/&gt; &lt;layout class="stick_to_sides_attachment" alignment="top" inset="0"/&gt; &lt;attachment class="get_global_attachment" get_property="bkcl" set_property="colr"/&gt; &lt;/widget&gt;</pre>

The important bit is adding the rthr="68" to the first line, and the final line where bkcl - tells the game to get the teams background colour, middle lines just control the positioning. Replacing bkcl with fcol will use the teams text colour. (You can not add trim or away/third colours.)

You need to adjust the code in the sections.xml file located in the panels folder.

The default sections code looks something like this:

<pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre"> &lt;!-- top of the sections area --&gt; &lt;widget class="picture" id="pict" auto_size="horizontal" file="navigation/tree" cached="true" &gt; &lt;layout class="stick_to_sides_attachment" alignment="all" inset="0"/&gt;</pre>

Change it to something like:

<pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre"> &lt;!-- top of the sections area --&gt; &lt;widget class="picture" id="pict" auto_size="horizontal" file="navigation/tree" cached="true" rthr="68"&gt; &lt;layout class="stick_to_sides_attachment" alignment="all" inset="0"/&gt; &lt;attachment class="get_global_attachment" get_property="bkcl" set_property="colr"/&gt;</pre>

You also need to adjust the lower part of the tree controlled by the bit of code starting:
<pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre"> &lt;!-- bottom of the sections area --&gt; &lt;widget class="picture" id="bott" auto_size="horizontal" file="navigation/treelower" cached="true" group="1"&gt;</pre>

Norfolk_boy

There are so many issues with this I think it's very difficult to get something looking good.

Obviously you need to make the text colour change too (which means altering not only sections but also 'team actions' and 'match controls' where text is set) setting the colour to 'fcol' the same way you do for a picture with 'bkcl'. However I think with some teams it is far too hard to make out - Like the blue and red of barca. It's ok for the small area in the header but not for a side menu full of options.

Probably the biggest problem - the highlighted colour for the side menu is not configurable on its own (it is the same colour as the title of boxes for instance - default = yellow). No matter what colour you have it it will always clash with one team or another.

You can add a coloured outline to text which might make a difference however. Add:

<pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre"> &lt;flags id="style" value="outlined"/&gt;&lt;flags id="outline_colour" value="black"/&gt;</pre>

within the text widget to get a black outline.

retired_charityjayne

THANKS FOR HELPING but was wondering if you could make it sound easier michael...only side panel i wanna do? anymore help would be apreciated...also do u know how too transparent logos like itune skin???

retired_vpoorni

The side panel is the hardest screen to have recolouring due to the factors stated by radestock (India are the worst - blue background with light blue text).

If you really want to do it you just need to change the code from the sections.xml file - adding the rthr bit and also adding the final line with the bkcl bit in - adjusting the code for the top of the sections menu and bottom bit.

Also depending on what you are doing you may also need to adjust the text so it appears as the clubs text colour rather than the default white.

For the transparent logos, look at the header.xml file for the itunes skin. (I expect it's either done through adding a semi-transparent layer over the top of the logos, or I think I've seen a setting/code that can reduce the opacity of bits of the screen?)

retired_charityjayne

michael thanks for your help i got panel changing color just want transparent logo just wish there was a indepth guide

Norfolk_boy

the faded logo is done by having a semi transparent graphic over the top of the logo - so you can see the logo through it but it appears faded.

retired_charityjayne

how do you do this rad...not very good with xml files could u show me please..thsx

retired_charityjayne

rad...wanna do it like u done ur in the itune skin so when the club changes its still faded

retired_charityjayne

why is is the part at the bottom not changed with the rest...part with...release comments,team selection etc...any help???