How to Make a Skin for "Pokefarm"
You can make a skin to use in the "Pokefarm" forums, for signatures and in the farmer's logs. The skin refers to the background on the page. This can be an image or simply a color background, but it requires specific code to be added to the page. You can also edit the default skins file that is used for the site. This allows you to customize how your page will look when you log onto the site.
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Instructions
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Edit Skins File
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Go to the Pokefarm main page. Enter your username and password in the text boxes. Click “Log in” to enter the site.
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View the “Misc Options” page and download the “default.pfs” file to your system. Open this file using any type of text editor.
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Read the instructions included in the file for the options that you can edit. One option that you can edit in the file is the code for colors. Make the changes you want and then save the file.
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Log back onto the main page for Pokefarm. Go to the "Misc Options" page and click the link to validate and upload your new default skin file. You must validate and upload the skin file for it to be used on the site.
Change Background Options
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Access the forum and select the “Template” option. Enter the code to use for the background of forum posts as “[background=backgroundURL]URL or image[/background].” Click on the “Save” option to save your forum settings.
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Click on the option for “Edit Signature.” This displays a box with the code for the signature that is used on the forum. Enter the code for the background and click “Preview” to see how the signature will look before you save it. Click the “Save” option to save the change.
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Go to the “Tools” section on the main page to access the Farmer's Log. Click the option on the right for “Edit Farmer's Log Link.” Type the code to use for the background and click the “Save” option.
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Access your Farmer's Log and the forum to see your new skin or background image.
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Tips & Warnings
If you want to use a solid color for the background use the URL “/_img/script/pixel/?c=HEX.” Replace “HEX” with the hex color for the background color.
