Thread: Outlook Express Email Plugin- Re-Release!

Sonic, do a jpg chopped up version in brushed metal and send it to me and I will do a proper version from the PSD's.

I can then try a carwings (and maybe iDrive)

Originally Posted by Enforcer

Sonic, do a jpg chopped up version in brushed metal and send it to me and I will do a proper version from the PSD's.

I can then try a carwings (and maybe iDrive)

carputer1 is making a sample skin that should be arriving as soon as he signs on. I'll get the beta out just as soon as i make the .skin file with those images.

ok here we go. This is a BETA release so expect bugs!

www.sonicxtacy.com/rrmail.rar

extract the .rar and move the rrmail folder into your road runner folder (or wherever u want). Then take the EMAIL TEST SKIN folder and place it in your SKINS folder. This folder is a TEST SKIN not just screens for rrmail. Make sure u register rrmail.dll. then start road runner.. change your skin to EMAIL TEST SKIN and click the email button. If the email.skin loads and you see 0 emails it means one of two things:

1. you do not have outlook express setup properly
2. you need to open the rrmail folder and register mapi32.dll AND msmapi32.ocx

If it works as it should the first downloaded message should appear. At this point the message body is a NON-scrollable label but i will at some point convert the message to a custom list that can be scrolled. Keep in mind this plugin at this point does not work with HOTMAIL accounts that show in there own folder tree in OE. If your email's get sent to the inbox in the local folders tree then RRMAIL will work for you. I havent written a readme unfortunately... so i'll be checking the forum regularly this weekend for help (i'm pressed for time at the moment).

very special thanks to Carputer1 for creation of the sample skin. Good luck terrorizing my vb skillz!!!!

www.sonicxtacy.com/rrmail.rar

first thin I have noticed is that the background variable for the test skin is hardcoded to roadrunner as opposed to road runner.

and seeing as it's a stripped down skin there is no way to change it in the skin.

oh and also coded to the skin name of e-mail as opposed to e-mail test skin.

Originally Posted by Enforcer

first thin I have noticed is that the background variable for the test skin is hardcoded to roadrunner as opposed to road runner.

and seeing as it's a stripped down skin there is no way to change it in the skin.

oh and also coded to the skin name of e-mail as opposed to e-mail test skin.

nothing is hard coded.. just change it in the skin.ini file .

And, I thought the newest RR download has it install to roadrunner rather than road runner. So...

Yeah, I know I can change it in the skin.ini. (but I am thinking of the lesser mortals)

but thats what I mean by hardcoded, it doesn't use the $rrpath$ variable (although not sure you can do that in skin.ini.

Originally Posted by monkeyracer

And, I thought the newest RR download has it install to roadrunner rather than road runner. So...

Check again, it's been changed

Originally Posted by Enforcer

Yeah, I know I can change it in the skin.ini. (but I am thinking of the lesser mortals)

but thats what I mean by hardcoded, it doesn't use the $rrpath$ variable (although not sure you can do that in skin.ini.

bare with me here.. what do you mean it doesnt use the $rrpath$ variable? the PLUGIN doesnt use the variable... or the skin?? the skin is just that.. a TEST skin to show how the buttons perform there functions. i dont think the actual plugin even uses the $rrpath$ variable