"...yes, a lot of us will want to rip it off ..."
OK - here's the necessary ingredients. First, find the default folder - should be " EM/skins/default " and copy it to a safe location. Then you can use the original default for the new skin, which is what I did. (You can also create a new folder in skins and name it FR and copy the files in the default into the new folder - don't forget to 'choose' the FR folder as your skin in the configure menu of FAH.)
The following assumes you will use the 'default' folder.
Contents of my FR skin.ini (copy & paste into notepad, save as [ skin.ini ] in the EM/skins/default folder - say yes to replacing file - you did make a backup copy first, right?)
[Skin]
BackColor=88,116,184
SkinWidth=800
SkinHeight=650
ClientBackColor=192,188,192
ClientLeft=27
ClientTop=52
ObjectColor=192,188,192
ObjectLabelColor=1,1,1
ObjectProteinCountColor=255,0,0
ObjectProteinNameColor=255,255,255
ObjectInfoColor=0,0,224
ObjectBoxenNameColor=0,255,0
ObjectCPUNameColor=0,255,255
ProteinBackgroundColor=128,128,128
FrameProgressType=
FrameProgressLabelColor=0,252,255
FrameProgressBackColor=
FrameProgressForeColor=
FramesProgressType=
FramesProgressLabelColor=
FramesProgressBackColor=
FramesProgressForeColor=
ScoreColor=
HasCursors=True
[Display_Positions]
OptionsButtonLeft=
OptionsButtonTop=
ScoreDisplayLeft=30
ScoreDisplayTop=80
TotalDailyLeft=160
TotalDailyTop=80
WarningDisplayLeft=330
WarningDisplayTop=80
TeamLogoLeft=470
TeamLogoTop=70
PageDisplayLeft=650
PageDisplayTop=20
MinimizeButtonLeft=690
MinimizeButtonTop=20
CloseButtonLeft=710
CloseButtonTop=20
HelpButtonLeft=670
HelpButtonTop=20
ClientDisplayLeft=25
ClientDisplayTop=115
[Image_Names]
TopLeft=top_left.bmp
TopRight=top_right.bmp
BottomLeft=bottom_left.bmp
BottomRight=bottom_right.bmp
VSegmentLeft=vsegment_left.bmp
VSegmentRight=vsegment_right.bmp
HSegmentTop=hsegment_top.bmp
HSegmentBottom=hsegment_bottom.bmp
MiddleTop=middle_top.bmp
MiddleBottom=middle_bottom.bmp
LeftCenter=left_center.bmp
RightCenter=right_center.bmp
ClientBackgroundPic=ClientBackgroundPic.jpg
HelpButtonUp=
HelpButtonOver=
HelpButtonDown=
MinimizeButtonUp=
MinimizeButtonOver=
MinimizeButtonDown=
CloseButtonUp=
CloseButtonOver=
CloseButtonDown=
View1ButtonUp=
View1ButtonOver=
View1ButtonDown=
View2ButtonUp=
View2ButtonOver=
View2ButtonDown=
ErrorNone=
ErrorOk=
ErrorAlert=
ErrorProblem=
ObjectBackgroundPic=
ProteinBackgroundPic=Flageagl2.jpg
FrameProgressPic=
FramesProgressPic=
TeamLogoPic=teamlogo.jpg
[Sounds]
MouseOver=EMover.wav
MouseDown=EMclick.wav
Alert=EMError.wav
Start=EMLogOn.wav
Close=EMclose.wav
Minimize=EMUpDn.wav
[Skin_Info]
SkinApplication=Electron Microscope
AuthorName=Larry
AuthorHandle=WxDude[H]
AuthorICQNumber=
AuthorWebSite=home.attbi.com/~wxdude1/emsite/
AuthorEMail=wxdude1@attbi.com
ModifiedByName=
ModifiedByHandle=RebelTex
ModifiedByICQNumber=
ModifiedByWebSite=
ModifiedByEMail=
OriginalSkinName=EM Original
ModifiedSkinName=Free Republic Folders - A Tribute to Ronald Reagan
NotesAboutSkin=Skin was made especially for Electron Microscope as the default skin.
[Extra]
Language=
Here's the images you will need. Right click on each image and choose "save picture as" from the pop-up menu and save it in the default folder.
For the next image, use MS Paint or other image editor to brush out my screen-name and then place a text box on the black bar & enter your own screen name.
This next image is used as background for where the protein is drawn and does'nt show well unless the protein is being drawn fast, but that slows down FAH - so I turned off drawing the protein in my skin & it now shows only a gray blank where it would have been. I can't get my image to show there, instead - but I'm working on it. The image is the right size.
Here's a link to the author's web page with explanation of the .ini file: Click here to see skin ini explained.
Hope you all enjoy this.
RT