Skinning How To/Fully commented colors.xml file

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This file applies to 1.20 and above. Dead entries have been removed, and entries that are in the source but have no current effect are marked as "Doesn't appear to be used". If you see anything that needs changing, please IM McCabe Maxsted.

• TO USE: Replace the contents of your SecondLife\skins\[SKIN]\colors.xml file with the text below:

 
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?>
<settings version = "101">
<!-- Additional comments by McCabe Maxsted -->
 
<!-- WINDOWS -->
<TitleBarFocusColor value="50, 115, 185, 120" />        <!-- Focused window title bar highlight, no equivalent for unfocused windows -->
<FloaterFocusBorderColor value="50, 115, 185, 75" />    <!-- Focused window border color -->
<FloaterUnfocusBorderColor value="110, 110, 110, 60" /> <!-- Unfocused window border color -->
<FocusBackgroundColor value="165, 180, 200, 245" />     <!-- Background color of focused windows -->
<DefaultBackgroundColor value="165, 180, 200, 128" />   <!-- Background color for unfocused windows -->
<ColorDropShadow value="0, 0, 0, 200" />                <!-- The drop shadow behind windows and menus -->
<DefaultHighlightDark value="50, 115, 185, 255" />
<DefaultHighlightLight value="50, 115, 185, 255" />     <!-- Unfocused border, bottom portion -->
<DefaultShadowDark value="50, 115, 185, 255" />         <!-- Unfocused border, top portion -->
<DefaultShadowLight value="50, 115, 185, 255" />        <!-- Tab area border for IMs -->
 
<!-- WINDOW LABELS -->
<LabelDisabledColor value="0, 30, 60, 128" />               <!-- Color for unfocused window titles -->
<LabelSelectedColor value="255, 255, 255, 255" />           <!-- Color for mouseovered clickable labels, e.g. version info on the login screen -->
<LabelSelectedDisabledColor value="164, 190, 237, 128" />
<LabelTextColor value="0, 30, 60, 255" />                   <!-- Color for window labels and titles -->
 
<!-- LOGIN -->
<LoginProgressBarBgColor value="255, 255, 255, 255" />      <!-- Login progress bar background -->
<LoginProgressBarFgColor value="255, 255, 255, 255" />      <!-- Login progress bar -->
<LoginProgressBoxBorderColor value="0, 30, 60, 0" />        <!-- Login progress box border -->
<LoginProgressBoxCenterColor value="0, 0, 0, 200" />        <!-- Login progress box background -->
<LoginProgressBoxShadowColor value="0, 0, 0, 200" />        <!-- Login progress box shadow -->
<LoginProgressBoxTextColor value="255, 255, 255, 255"/>     <!-- Login progress text -->
 
<!-- BUTTONS -->
<ButtonLabelColor value="0, 30, 60, 255" />                 <!-- Label text color for buttons, like the "OK" text -->
<ButtonLabelSelectedColor value="255, 255, 255, 255" />     <!-- Label text color when button selected -->
<ButtonLabelDisabledColor value="0, 30, 60, 128" />         <!-- Label text color when button disabled -->
<ButtonLabelSelectedDisabledColor value="0, 30, 60, 128" /> <!-- Label text color when button disabled but selected -->
<ButtonSelectedBgColor value="62, 62, 62, 255" />           <!-- Doesn't appear to be used -->
<ButtonSelectedColor value="255, 255, 255, 255" />          <!-- Doesn't appear to be used -->
<ButtonUnselectedBgColor value="62, 62, 62, 255" />         <!-- Doesn't appear to be used -->
<ButtonUnselectedFgColor value="255, 255, 255, 255" />      <!-- Doesn't appear to be used -->
<ButtonBorderColor value="239, 156, 0, 255" />              <!-- Doesn't appear to be used -->
<ButtonColor value="255, 255, 255, 255" />                  <!-- Blended with button art, usually left as opaque white -->
<ButtonImageColor value="255, 255, 255, 255" />             <!-- Button color override (also checkboxes and scroll arrows).
                                                                 Blended with button art, usually left as opaque white -->
 
<!-- SLIDERS, single line -->
<SliderDisabledThumbColor value="0, 0, 0, 255" />           <!-- Doesn't appear to be used -->
<SliderThumbCenterColor value="255, 255, 255, 255" />       <!-- Unfocused slider thumb color -->
<SliderThumbOutlineColor value="37, 64, 99, 255" />         <!-- Focused slider thumb color -->
<SliderTrackColor value="37, 64, 99, 255" />                <!-- Doesn't appear to be used -->
 
<!-- SLIDERS, multi line (as in the sky editor) -->
<MultiSliderDisabledThumbColor value="0, 0, 0, 255"/>           <!-- Doesn't appear to be used -->       
<MultiSliderThumbCenterColor value="183, 184, 188, 255"/>       <!-- Doesn't appear to be used -->   
<MultiSliderThumbOutlineColor value="0, 0, 0, 255"/>            <!-- Doesn't appear to be used -->
<MultiSliderTrackColor value="30, 30, 30, 255"/>                <!-- Doesn't appear to be used -->
<MultiSliderThumbCenterSelectedColor value="255, 50, 50, 255"/> <!-- Doesn't appear to be used -->
<MultiSliderTriangleColor value="255, 255, 50, 255"/>           <!-- Doesn't appear to be used -->
 
<!-- TEXTFIELDS -->
<TextBgFocusColor value="255, 255, 255, 255" />             <!-- Text field background when receiving input (focused) -->
<TextBgReadOnlyColor value="255, 255, 255, 140" />          <!-- Text field background when read-only -->
<TextBgWriteableColor value="255, 255, 255, 255" />         <!-- Text field background when not receiving input (unfocused) -->
<TextCursorColor value="0, 0, 0, 255" />                    <!-- Cursor color in notecards and scripts only -->
<TextFgColor value="48, 48, 45, 255" />                     <!-- Text color for all text entry fields; cursor color for line editors -->
<TextFgReadOnlyColor value="0, 0, 0, 200" />                <!-- Text color in read-only fields -->
<TextFgTentativeColor value="0, 0, 0, 128" />               <!-- Initial entry in text entry fields, e.g. "Click here to chat." -->
<TextEmbeddedItemReadOnlyColor value="58, 147, 242, 255" /> <!-- Text of read-only items embedded in notecards -->
<TextEmbeddedItemColor value="0, 0, 128, 255" />            <!-- Text of items embedded in notecards -->
<TextDefaultColor value="0, 20, 0, 255"/>                   <!-- Non-keyword text in the script editor -->
<ScriptBgReadOnlyColor value="180, 180, 180, 255" />        <!-- Doesn't appear to be used -->
 
<!-- LISTBOXES -->
<ScrollBgReadOnlyColor value="255, 255, 255, 140" />    <!-- Background of read only lists -->
<ScrollBgWriteableColor value="255, 255, 255, 140" />   <!-- Background of editable lists, e.g. groups-->
<ScrollBGStripeColor value="145, 180, 220, 60" />       <!-- Background stripes in sortable lists, e.g. Events Search -->
<ScrollDisabledColor value="128, 128, 128, 204" />      
<ScrollSelectedBGColor value="50, 115, 185, 150" />     <!-- Selected item in a list highlight -->
<ScrollSelectedFGColor value="0, 30, 60, 255" />        <!-- Text color -->
<ScrollUnselectedColor value="0, 30, 60, 255" />        <!-- Text color -->
<ScrollHighlightedColor value="145, 180, 220, 128" />   <!-- Hover color -->
<ScrollbarThumbColor value="120, 160, 200, 255" />      <!-- Scroll bar -->
<ScrollbarTrackColor value="183, 202, 220, 255" />      <!-- Scroll bar background -->
 
<!-- MENUS -->
<MenuBarBgColor value="185, 200, 220, 230" />               <!-- Menu bar background -->
<MenuBarGodBgColor value="100, 200, 130, 230" />            <!-- Menu bar background with God Mode enabled -->
<MenuNonProductionGodBgColor value="100, 200, 130, 230" />  <!-- Beta viewer menu bar background -->
<MenuNonProductionBgColor value="230, 70, 70, 230" />       <!-- Beta viewer menu bar background with God Mode enabled -->
<MenuDefaultBgColor value="210, 220, 230, 245" />           <!-- Menu background -->
<MenuItemDisabledColor value="0, 30, 60, 128" />            <!-- Menu text color; also text color for pie menus and treeviews (like Inventory) -->
<MenuItemEnabledColor value="0, 30, 60, 255" />             <!-- Menu text color; also text color for pie menus and treeviews (like Inventory) -->
<MenuItemHighlightBgColor value="50, 115, 185, 100" />      <!-- Highlighted menu item background color -->
<MenuItemHighlightFgColor value="0, 30, 60, 255" />         <!-- Highlighted menu item text color; also treeview node selection highlight -->
<MenuPopupBgColor value="197, 217, 234, 240" />             <!-- Right-click menu background -->
 
<!--  PIE MENUS -->
<PieMenuBgColor value="118, 156, 201, 230" />           <!-- Color of pie menu -->
<PieMenuLineColor value="255, 255, 255, 60" />          <!-- Color of pie menu slice separators -->
<PieMenuSelectedColor value="185, 200, 220, 120" />     <!-- Color of pie menu slice when selected -->
 
<!-- MENU BAR -->
<ParcelTextColor value="40, 40, 90, 255" />		<!-- Parcel name on menu bar, normal state -->
<ParcelHoverColor value="70, 70, 100, 255" />		<!-- Parcel name on menu bar, hover state -->
<TimeTextColor value="0, 30, 60, 255" />		<!-- SL Time on menu bar -->
<BalanceTextColor value="0, 100, 40, 255" />		<!-- Linden dollar balance on menu bar -->
<HealthTextColor value="110, 15, 15, 255" />		<!-- Damage meter text on menu bar -->
 
<!-- TOOLTIPS -->
<ToolTipBgColor value="250, 255, 225, 230" />           <!-- Tool tips, i.e. "Hover Tips" -->
<ToolTipBorderColor value="171, 212, 245, 255" />       <!-- Doesn't appear to be used -->
<ToolTipTextColor value="0, 0, 0, 255" />               <!-- Tool tips text color -->
 
<!-- NOTIFICATION POP-UPS -->
<NotifyBoxColor value="170, 210, 255, 240" />           <!-- Notification background, i.e. tp requests -->
<NotifyTextColor value="0, 30, 60, 255" />              <!-- Notification text -->
<NotifyCautionBoxColor value="254, 209, 118, 255" />    <!-- Background color of caution permissions prompts -->
<NotifyCautionWarnColor value="0, 0, 0, 255" />         <!-- Foreground color of the special title text in caution permissions prompts -->
<GroupNotifyBoxColor value="170, 210, 255, 240" />      <!-- Group notices background -->
<GroupNotifyTextColor value="0, 30, 60, 255" />         <!-- Group notices text -->
 
<!-- ALERT BOX COLORS -->
<AlertBoxColor value="165, 180, 200, 245" />            <!-- Alert floaters, like the warning before returning objects -->
<AlertTextColor value="0, 30, 60, 255" />               <!-- Alert floater text -->
<AlertCautionBoxColor value="254, 209, 118, 255" />     <!-- Background color of caution alerts -->
<AlertCautionTextColor value="0, 0, 0, 255" />          <!-- Foreground color of the special title text in caution alerts -->
 
<!-- CHAT AND IM HISTORY TEXTBOX COLORS -->
<ChatHistoryBgColor value="0, 30, 80, 200" />           <!-- Local Chat background -->
<ChatHistoryTextColor value="255, 255, 255, 255" />     <!-- Local Chat text -->
<IMHistoryBgColor value="0, 30, 80, 200" />             <!-- Instant Message background -->
<IMHistoryTextColor value="255, 255, 255, 255" />       <!-- Instant Message text -->
 
<!-- IN-WORLD SELECTION -->
<SilhouetteParentColor value="255, 255, 0, 255" />      <!-- Root prim selection outline -->
<SilhouetteChildColor value="32, 106, 196, 255" />      <!-- Child prim selection outline -->
<HighlightParentColor value="171, 212, 245, 255" />
<HighlightChildColor value="171, 212, 245, 255" />
<HighlightInspectColor value="255, 0, 255, 255" />      <!-- Selection outline when inspecting -->
 
<!-- EDIT MODE GRID -->
<GridFocusPointColor value="255, 255, 255, 128" />      <!-- Doesn't appear to be used -->
<GridlineColor value="255, 255, 255, 255" />            <!-- Grid color -->
<GridlineBGColor value="235, 235, 255, 200" />          <!-- Grid background color -->
<GridlineShadowColor value="0, 0, 0, 80" />             <!-- Grid drop shadow -->
 
<!-- PROPERTY LINES -->
<PropertyColorAvail value="0, 0, 0, 0" />               
<PropertyColorGroup value="0, 184, 184, 102" />         <!-- Property group owns -->
<PropertyColorOther value="255, 0, 0, 102" />           <!-- Property others own -->
<PropertyColorSelf value="0, 255, 0, 102" />            <!-- Property you own -->
<PropertyColorForSale value="255, 128, 0, 102" />       <!-- Property for sale -->
<PropertyColorAuction value="128, 0, 255, 102" />       <!-- Match the color on the world map -->
 
<!-- MEDIA ICONS -->
<IconEnabledColor value="255, 255, 255, 255"/>          <!-- Media/music icon enabled -->
<IconDisabledColor value="147, 169, 213, 200"/>         <!-- Media/music icon disabled -->
 
<!-- MINI-MAP -->
<NetMapBackgroundColor value="0, 0, 0, 77" />           <!-- Mini-map floater background -->
<NetMapYouOwnAboveWater value="0, 255, 255, 255" />     <!-- Objects owned by you above water -->
<NetMapYouOwnBelowWater value="0, 200, 200, 255" />     <!-- Objects owned by you below water -->
<NetMapGroupOwnAboveWater value="255, 0, 255, 255" />   <!-- Group owned objects above water -->
<NetMapGroupOwnBelowWater value="200, 0, 200, 255" />   <!-- Group owned objects below water -->
<NetMapOtherOwnAboveWater value="60, 60, 60, 255" />    <!-- Objects owned by others above water -->
<NetMapOtherOwnBelowWater value="30, 30, 30, 255" />    <!-- Objects owned by others below water -->
 
<!-- INVENTORY -->
<InventoryBackgroundColor value="255, 255, 255, 80"/>           <!-- Inventory floater background -->
<FolderViewLoadingMessageTextColor value="240, 165, 90, 255"/>  <!-- "loading..." -->
<InventoryItemSuffixColor value="120, 70, 55, 255"/>            <!-- "worn", "no modify", etc -->
<FilterBackgroundColor value="75, 75, 150, 180" />              <!-- Inventory search background -->
<FilterTextColor value="255, 200, 70, 255" />                   <!-- Inventory search text -->
<InventorySearchStatusColor value="0, 0, 0, 255" />             <!-- "Searching..." -->
 
<!-- MISC -->
<AvatarNameColor value="251, 175, 93, 255" />           <!-- Text color of avatar nametags -->
<FocusColor value="239, 156, 0, 255" />                 <!-- Color of the glow around UI controls with keyboard focus -->
<FloaterButtonImageColor value="255, 255, 255, 255" />  <!-- The floater buttons (like the close box) are white images that receive this color. -->
<ButtonCautionImageColor value="255, 255,  255, 255" /> <!-- Match the caution dialog buttons to the default -->
<MapAutopilotColor value="255, 128, 0, 255" />
<ContextSilhouetteColor value="239, 156, 0, 255" />     <!-- For "context" highlighting, i.e. pie menu -->
<GroupOverTierColor value="110, 15, 15, 255" />         <!-- Warning text in Group Info window -->
<ConsoleBackground value="0, 0, 0, 255" />              <!-- Background for inworld chat -->
 
</settings>