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{{viewer skin
#REDIRECT [[Viewer Skins/StarLight]]
|author=Hitomi Tiponi
|viewer_version=2.1.0.207030
|skin_name=Starlight 2.1.5
|skin_image=Starlight_2.1.1_screenshot.jpg
|summary="Starlight" skin to improve Viewer 2 usability - Viewer 2.1 Version
|description=<br />
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|mode=important
|desc=Use caution when installing these skins, as modifications to your installed software files are '''not officially''' supported by [http://secondlife.com/support Second Life support]}}
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==About==
This skin is designed to give more choice, and hopefully improve the usability and promote usage of Second Life Viewer 2.
It consists of a number of previously published viewer tweaks - produced by various residents (see credits in the downloaded 'Read Me' file) and added to, together with a slight reskinning to give the interface a lighter feel. It should hopefully benefit those people who have no wish to edit the XML code themselves, yet wish to benefit from a number of tweaks made by other residents, without using a third-party viewer.
To download the starlight skin click on the link in the box on the right.<br />
 
'''THIS IS A SPECIAL VERSION FOR VIEWER 2.1 ONLY.'''<br/>
 
The version for Viewer 2.0 is StarLight 2.0.7 and can be found '''[[Viewer_Skins/Starlight|here]]'''.
 
==Major Changes to the Standard Skin==
* Sidebar reduced in size, becomes possible to drag, and does not slide the chiclets/buttons along the bottom bar (note: this is not changeable to crop the world view)
* Better formatting of tabbed IM window (tabs larger and no icons in them)
* Several UI components made semi-transparent
* "About Land" Button added to Navigation Bar
* Draw Distance slider added to Navigation Bar (between 32 and 512 metres)
* Options added to the menu ('XStreet', 'Grid Status', 'My Uploads', 'My Useful Features')
* "Inventory" Button added to bottom bar
* Resize marker for bottom bar to make it more obvious (from Kirstens Viewer)
* Camera control made smaller than the standard version (similar to the Kirstens Viewer approach but smaller)
* Minor tweaks to the skinning and usability (resizing columns, increasing glow, realigning text etc.)
* Special, lighter Black & Orange look (with several changes to colours and widgets)
 
==Known Bugs and Issues==
* Only working fully with English language version of the interface
 
==Changes to 2.1.5 from 2.1.4==
* Works with release 206756 of Viewer 2.1 (fourth Beta available July 14th 2010) and release 207030 (full version available July 21st 2010)
 
==Changes to 2.1.4 from 2.1.3==
* Works with release 206543 of Viewer 2.1 (third Beta available July 7th 2010)
 
==Changes to 2.1.3 from 2.1.2==
* Works with release 206371 of Viewer 2.1 (second Beta available June 30th 2010)
* Sidebar can now be dragged across the screen (by pulling on the left-hand edge)
 
==Changes to 2.1.2 from 2.1.1==
* Works with release 206197 of Viewer 2.1 (first Beta available June 22nd 2010)
* Full length sidebar and vertical IM tab extensions make a return
 
|instructions= The zip file contains the custom colours, textures and xml files that will modify the standard Second Life Viewer 2 interface.  Download the zip file and unzip it using a suitable utility<br />
 
'''INSTRUCTIONS FOR WINDOWS AND LINUX USERS'''
 
# Log out of Second Life Viewer 2, if you are using it.
# Go to the \skins directory of the directory you use for Viewer 2.1 Beta - this is usually under \Program Files\Windows\SecondLifeBetaViewer.
# Rename sub-directory "default" to "default_backup".
# Add "starlight" to the \skins directory and rename "starlight" to "default".
# To uninstall simply delete the "default" sub-directory and rename "default_backup" back to "default" again.<br />
 
'''INSTRUCTIONS FOR MAC USERS'''
 
# This will create a folder called "starlight", but this folder contains another folder with the same name. It's this second nested folder you will need to drag to your Second Life Viewer 2/Resources/skins folder (explained below).
# Find the Second Life Viewer 2 application in your Applications folder.
# Right click on the Second Life Viewer 2 application icon. You will get a menu.
# Choose "Show Package Contents" from that menu.
# Open the "Resources" folder, scroll down and open the "skins" folder.
# Make sure you are not actually running Second Life Viewer 2 as you do this.
# Rename the "default" folder to "default_backup".
# Drag the nested "starlight" folder (the one inside the other "starlight" folder which was created when you unzipped the file you downloaded) into the "skins" folder.
# Rename the "starlight" folder to "default"
# To uninstall simply delete the "default" sub-directory and rename "default_backup" back to "default" again.<br />
 
All these instructions are contained in the 'READ ME' file that comes in the zip package.
|download_source=[http://www.4shared.com/file/S14A_IBR/starlight_for_Viewer_2-1.html "Starlight" skin download]
}}

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