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whiskerbiscuitNov 23, 2007 1:29pm
Hey Everyone, Happy Thanksgiving! I was wondering if someone had some advise for a "guppie" gmail user. I added Gmail skins - now I've noticed up in the right-hand corner there is a Old Version and New Version....ok, got that part. I changed my Gmail skins when I first loaded it, you know, made it purple changed some things around...now...whereever I changed those setting before is no longer there??...it's not listed under my Settings anymore? I've flipped back and forth from the Old Version to the New Version, I uninstalled and re-installed..? Hmmm, ok, what ding-dong thing am I doing wrong?...

Thanks for any help! Much appreciated!

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crimesaucerNov 23, 2007 2:59pm
Hello, I'm not sure about how compatible that "Gmail Skins" add-on is with the new Gmail 2, but I know that the custom skins from the "Stylish" add-on didn't work for Gmail 2, so people are making new scripts specifically for Gmail 2, since the regular old ones don't work well with Gmail 2.


Now, for your other problem with the "Gmail Skins" not having that setting anymore, that had happened to a lot of people in the past. You can still use that "Gmail Skins" add-on with the old Gmail if you follow this guide:

iceman7.googlepages.com/GmailSkinLabel.txt [iceman7.googlepages.com/GmailSkinLabel.txt]

On that page it explains that all you have to do is create a "label" (bottom left-side column under "chats").

Then you can change the color to any of the old colors listed on that page, as well as any other setting with the 1's, and 0's.


... also, if you like the color purple as your Gmail skin, try the Firefox add-on called "Stylish":

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2108

... and then use this purple skin for Gmail 2: userstyles.org/styles/4108 [userstyles.org/styles/4108]

from this page: userstyles.org/styles/search/https%3A%2F%2Fmail.google.com%2Fmail%2F [userstyles.org/styles/search/https%3A%2F%2Fmail.google.com%2Fmail%2F]%
3Fshva%3D1%23inbox

Stylish quick guide: userstyles.org/stylish/help/ [userstyles.org/stylish/help/]

StarBrightNov 23, 2007 7:33pm
It's a download not in settings.
crimesaucerNov 25, 2007 3:50pm
Just to clarify how to fix this:

First, use the old version of Gmail.

Keep the "Gmail Skins" add-on enabled and working.

Next, create a label called: gmskin:brown,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1

Then, restart your Gmail (old version), and you will see it using the brown skin.

Then edit the label to change any of the color choices and settings, using this guide: iceman7.googlepages.com/GmailSkinLabel.txt [iceman7.googlepages.com/GmailSkinLabel.txt]


... that should work, but like I said in my other post, you should try the "Stylish" add-on with the new Gmail 2 skins (they look better and feel faster).
OrunXPNov 25, 2007 4:47pm
So, I left the Gmail Skins team because we're not doing anything and too many people are emailing questions: Gmail Skins will not work with Gmail 2 anytime soon (actually probably never).
So get stylish/greasemonkey =)
561019Nov 27, 2007 2:20am
thats too bad such a waste.LOL I wrote them.
OrunXPNov 30, 2007 12:06am
heh =) I might have an email from you =)


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