Skin Design -- Need Help

Mister Bogart · 04-10-2003, 05:29 PM

Is there anyway to alter font colors in skin design. I have tried many things with the colors but can't see if there is a way to alter them. Any help would be appreciated.

EdsHalo · 04-10-2003, 05:36 PM

I transformed one of the existing OOTP skins into a team-related skin I wanted and found myself with the same problem. In the *.skn directory there is a textcolors configuration file with a list of color combinations in use in the skin. Find the combination (of R,G,B #s) that looks like the color you want replaced and then enter the color you want. You probably want to backup that file in case you don't get it right at first.

As an example, I wanted to change the text colors in the top buttons (File, League, Team, etc.). It looked like a dark gray so I looked for a number that could create that color and saw "150, 150, 150" and changed that to the color I wanted, white: "255, 255, 255".

I'm sure there are plenty of FAQ and how-to threads on this that have a much easier or quicker description of how to do this ... the description above is simply how I did it.

TwinMonster · 04-10-2003, 05:44 PM

Check out the mods forum. I posted a long explanation of how to change text in the skins. Just be absolutely sure that you save it as .txt file, like writing that in when you save it. I had that problem at first and my text wouldn't change colors. It can be done

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TwinMonster · 04-10-2003, 10:34 PM

Actually, that's textcolors.ini that you want to save that as. Sorry.

04-10-2003, 05:29 PM	#1
Mister Bogart Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 259	Skin Design -- Need Help Is there anyway to alter font colors in skin design. I have tried many things with the colors but can't see if there is a way to alter them. Any help would be appreciated.

04-10-2003, 05:36 PM	#2
EdsHalo Minors (Single A) Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 61	I transformed one of the existing OOTP skins into a team-related skin I wanted and found myself with the same problem. In the *.skn directory there is a textcolors configuration file with a list of color combinations in use in the skin. Find the combination (of R,G,B #s) that looks like the color you want replaced and then enter the color you want. You probably want to backup that file in case you don't get it right at first. As an example, I wanted to change the text colors in the top buttons (File, League, Team, etc.). It looked like a dark gray so I looked for a number that could create that color and saw "150, 150, 150" and changed that to the color I wanted, white: "255, 255, 255". I'm sure there are plenty of FAQ and how-to threads on this that have a much easier or quicker description of how to do this ... the description above is simply how I did it. __________________ <b><a href="http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/board/showthread.php?s=&threadid=59246">MLB Weekly: View From the Press Box</a></b>

04-10-2003, 05:44 PM	#3
TwinMonster Major Leagues Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Minnepolis Posts: 325	Check out the mods forum. I posted a long explanation of how to change text in the skins. Just be absolutely sure that you save it as .txt file, like writing that in when you save it. I had that problem at first and my text wouldn't change colors. It can be done !

04-10-2003, 10:34 PM	#4
TwinMonster Major Leagues Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Minnepolis Posts: 325	Actually, that's textcolors.ini that you want to save that as. Sorry.