what are some good trillian skins without tabbed chat windows


[Edited on September 3, 2006 at 8:14 PM. Reason : .]

9/3/2006 8:10:27 PM

That's a feature in trillian itself. Go to message windows in preferences and unselect "group message windows together according to contact list groups"

9/3/2006 9:42:38 PM

ah, the last skin i loaded changed it and i couldnt find where to unchange it

so what are some good looking skins

9/4/2006 6:28:30 AM

9/4/2006 9:45:29 AM

Microscopic 2.0.

I haven't changed from this skin in the past 3 years.

9/4/2006 12:38:25 PM

trillian has a bunch of iChat skins that can make it look nice if you're into the mac skinning

right now i'm using Rogue because I have the google desktop sidebar on and have google talk and trillian running on that (trillian is just on top of the sidebar but it looks like it's all one sidebar)

i don't like the look of microscopic pro 2.0 ( http://www.ceruleanstudios.com/downloads/detail.php?item=25 ) - i'd rather use one of the iChat skins for trillian

9/4/2006 12:43:34 PM

I've always liked Aikon2, it's older but it doesn't look like a rainbow convention, emo frenzy, or "hey I'm goth".

I haven't found one i really like yet

9/4/2006 2:48:39 PM

im using guistyle now

something that looks good with vista would be nice

9/4/2006 3:07:07 PM

well then look up the rest of the skins mentioned in the thread...

guistyle is hideous, imo

9/4/2006 4:07:33 PM

I liked "bleu" or whatever it was called. it was nice, clean, and simple.

http://www.ceruleanstudios.com/downloads/detail.php?item=95

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9/4/2006 4:13:47 PM

ewww i hate those big buttons and the bubble in the top bar

dude, try iChat's pack - they have a vista-friendly skin in there, otherwise browse trillian's skin site for popular ones, you'll find some nice ones. they have an OS integration section, if I'm not mistaken.

9/4/2006 4:20:37 PM

i am browsing trillian's site, but you have to click on the name for a preview pic so it sucks

thats why i asked for suggestions

9/4/2006 5:26:51 PM

well i dont know how to install the ichat skin

9/4/2006 5:59:57 PM

there's a nice readme in the ZIP file

9/4/2006 6:09:50 PM

Quote :

"but you have to click on the name for a preview pic so it sucks"

firefox middle click ftw

try deviant's site too - they have some nice trillian skins with previews for you

9/4/2006 6:13:27 PM

i read the readme, it doesnt say how to install



[Edited on September 4, 2006 at 6:17 PM. Reason : ..]

9/4/2006 6:16:22 PM

/quit life

9/4/2006 6:24:18 PM

i put everything in the correct directory, but i dont know how to install it

9/4/2006 6:25:14 PM

as dfshadow mentioned, the preview skin for Microscopic 2.0 isn't very appealing. It's disappointing they picked that color scheme. If you download it, it comes with a SkinConfig.exe that will let you select from about half a dozen color schemes and further customization. This is what mine looks like, with text and names blurred out.



The chat windows show the four variations that are possible. You can independently choose whether or not to show the buddy icon and formatting toolbar. The reason why I've stayed with Microscopic so long is that virtually no other skin is as streamlined or minimalist while being aesthetically pleasing. As a laptop user, I abhor skins that eat up desktop space for objects in chat windows such as formatting and settings toolbars which I rarely use (bold, italics is simply done via keyboard shortcuts).

[Edited on September 4, 2006 at 7:04 PM. Reason : picture]

9/4/2006 7:03:44 PM

Quote :

"virtually no other skin is as streamlined or minimalist while being aesthetically pleasing"

they're out there
i use them.

looking at that screenshot makes me cry

9/4/2006 11:50:33 PM

I use aikon, and it works pretty good.

9/5/2006 12:03:03 AM

i thought "good" and "trillian" were not supposed to be in the same sentence or something

9/5/2006 1:50:59 AM

there aren't any good multi-client solutions out there

trillian is far from perfect but it's better than the other wannabe all-in-ones

[Edited on September 5, 2006 at 5:17 AM. Reason : .]

9/5/2006 5:17:09 AM