I think that setting changed/disappeared about the time the option to disble the user pic was added. It's easy enough to get rid of the user name with negative content margins now.

Now it wont even apply the skin I'm working on...

I know it's confusing and frustrating. A lot has changed with WB and SkinStudio in the past few months. While generally I think it's for the better, especially for new skinners, it does take quite a bit of work to catch up on the changes. The new SkinStudio is a lot tougher on error checking, and it's kind of a double whammy on older skins because there have been so many changes in WB. A lot of old code is no longer supported and there are a lot more images which SkinStudio now considers 'mandatory'. It will probably take you a bit to catch up again, but I think that if you just stick with it, you'll find that it really is better now. I hope you get past the frustration and stick with it, because you're one of a few skinners that consistently tries to explore new territory with WB and I've always admired that about you.

Thanks Shameless Designs

In skin studio, left tree>start panel>user pane, right tree>Disable User Pic>Enable.

Ok, the actual attribute in SkinStudio (right tree) is "Hide User Picture" and the values are "Disabled" (meaning the User Pic will show unless the User elects to override the setting in WB Config) and "Enabled" (meaning the USer Pic will not be visible no matter what the User elects in User Overrides of WB Config). If you, the skinner, enable "Hide User Picture", the only way to change it again is through SkinStudio or by editing the .uis file of the WB.

As for the text settings, you'll find those in left tree under Miscellaneous>Presets>Font Presets.

Thanks guys

The text angle attribute is part of the Font Preset (left tree, under Miscellaneous>Presets>Font Presets). If this is a new skin you are making, you will need to set up a new font preset just for the user name text, otherwise any other text that uses that preset will not appear. You can do this by duplicating an existing preset and modifying the contents, or just add a new preset. Just right click on a font preset and click on which option you want. If you choose duplicate, the left tree will automatically shift focus to the new copy, and you can change the settings in the right tree pane. If Angle doesn't show up in the right tree pane, then click on +More... and choose Angle from the list. If you choose Add Section, you'll get a dialogue to fill out which section and attributes you want added. (Duplicate is easier methinks )

Anywho... Once that is all done, set the angle at 1800. Then in the left tree, go to Start Panel>User Pane and in the right tree pane click on Text Settings>Font-Normal and the number of the Font Preset you just finished adding/modifying. Save and you're done.



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Hi IR....In my SkinnyBop skin I hid the user text by using a font that doesn't have any characters in it....kind of a fontless font

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