I have divided the Yahoo messenger skin tutorial up into six seperate categories to make navagation easier.

Introduction | Make a Platform | Color the .BMP's
Guide to the .BMP's | Alter the .XML | Guide to the .XML

Here is a exausted list of the .bmp's

Any .bmp with bright pink or color value #ff00ff is your transparent color. Meaning it wont show up in the Yahoo 6.0 messenger. That part will be invisable.

#1 border bot = Main Yahoo 6.0 messenger window, bottom border. Contains active (top section) and non-active (bottom section)

#2 border left = Main Yahoo 6.0 messenger window, left border. Contains active (left section) and non-active (right section)

#3 border right = Main Yahoo 6.0 messenger window, right border. Contains active (left section) and non-active (right section)

#4 border top = Main Yahoo 6.0 messenger window, top border. Contains active (top section) and non-active (bottom section)

#5 button chevron down = Main Yahoo 6.0 messenger window, down button to close radio,games,ect... Contains four buttons. First button (normal). Second button (hover). Third button (depressed). Fourth button (n/a).

#6 button chevron up = Main Yahoo 6.0 messenger window, up button to open radio, games, ect... Contains the same as buttons_chevron_down.

#7 capbuttons = All Yahoo 6.0 messenger windows, buttons to minimize, maximize, close and resize. Contains five rows. First row (normal). Second row (hover). Third row (depresed). Fourth row (n/a). Fifth row (non-active).

#8 checkboxes = all of the checkboxes in the "preference" section

#9 colum heads =All Headers ex. offline messages. Contains three sections. First section (normal). Second section (hover). Third section (depressed).

#10 combo = All Yahoo 6.0 messenger windows, buttons to open all of the text fields. Contains four buttons. First button (normal). Second button (hover). Third button (depressed). Fourth button (n/a).

#11 games close = Close's games window

#12 grabbie = Main Yahoo 6.0 messenger window, the 3 dots

#13 group box edges = All of the box edges in the "Preference" section

#14 icons tbar disabled = All Yahoo 6.0 messenger windows,icons that are disabled

#15 icon tbar hot = All Yahoo 6.0 messenger windows, icons that are highlighted(mouse rollover)

#16 icon tbar normal = All Yahoo 6.0 messenger windows, normal icon viewing

#17 itabs = n/a

#18 menu bg = All Yahoo 6.0 messenger windows, menu's background

#19 menu scroll = Menu, buttons to go up or down

#20 menu sep = N/A

#21 menu bar = Most Yahoo 6.0 messenger windows, menu bar just underneath top border

#22 menu states = Most Yahoo 6.0 messenger windows, highlight's text on selected menu bar

#23 menu item = Menu, highlights text (mouse rollover)

#24 preview indigo = Skin selector window, picture

#25 preview indigo intl = n/a

#26 progress bar = Download window

#27 push buttons = All Yahoo messenger 6.0 windows, buttons for send, ok, cancel, ect... Contains six buttons. First button (normal). Second button (inactive). Third button (hover). Fourth button (n/a). Fith button (depressed). Sixth button (OK button).

#28 radio = Round check buttons in "Preferences" section

#29 scroll buttons = Most Yahoo 6.0 messenger windows, buttons that control all scroll bars. Contains five rows. First row (normal). Second row (inactive). Third row (hover). Fourth row (n/a). Fifth row (depressed)

#30 scroll griph = Most Yahoo 6.0 messenger windows, horizontal scroll bar grip. Contains five rows. First row (normal). Second row (inactive). Third row (hover). Fourth (n/a). Fifth row (depressed)

#31 scroll gripv = Most Yahoo 6.0 messenger windows, vertical scroll bar grip. Contains five rows. Same as scroll_griph

#32 scroll hbg = Most Yahoo 6.0 messenger windows, horizontal scroll background

#33 scroll hhandle = Most Yahoo 6.0 messenger windows, horizontal scroll bar handle. Contains Five rows. Same as scroll_griph.

#34 scroll vgb = Most Yahoo 6.0 messenger windows, vertical scroll background

#35 scroll vhandle = Most Yahoo 6.0 messenger windows, vertical scroll bar handle. Contains five rows. Same as scroll_griph

#36 status bar = IM Yahoo messeger 6.0 window, bar at bottom displays last message

#37 status grabber = IM Yahoo messenger 6.0 window, small triangle in bottom right corner

#38 system menu = n/a

#39 tab border = Main Yahoo 6.0 messenger window, border lines to tabs standards

#40 tabs = Main Yahoo 6.0 messenger window, bottom selection tabs for radio, games, ect...

#41 tabs standards = Main Yahoo 6.0 messenger window, two tabs that read "Messenger and Address Book". Contains two rows upper and lower. Upper row one (active). Lower row one (inactive). Upper row two (active hover). Lower row two (inactive hover)

#42 tbar sep = IM Yahoo 6.0 messenger window, small line between text field and paint icon

#43 tool border bot = Online/Offline popup (bottom right of screen) bottom border

#44 tool border left = Online/Offline popup (bottom right of screen) left border

#45 tool border right = Online/Offline popup (bottom right of screen) right border

#46 tool border top = Online/Ofline popup (bottom right screen) top border

#47 tool cap buttons = Online/Offline popup (bottom right screen) close buttons. Contains five buttons. First button (normal). Second button (hover). Third button (depressed). Fourth and fifth buttons (n/a).

#48 tool bar buttons = Most Yahoo 6.0 messenger windows, button for tools such as mic, webcam, ect... Contains three buttons. First button (hover). Second button (depressed). Third button (selected)

#49 trackbar h = Preferences (webcam quality), horizontal tracks

#50 track bar thumb down = Preferences (webcam quality), down pointing slider. Contains four buttons. First button (normal). Second button (hover). Third button (inactive). Fourth button (depressed).

#51 track bar thumb horz = n/a

#52 track bar thumb left = Left pointing slider. Contains four buttons. Same as trackbar_thumb_down

#53 track bar thumb right = Right pointing slider. Contains four buttons. Same as trackbar_thumb_down

#54 track bar thumb up = Up pointing slider. Contains four buttons. Same as trackbar_thumb_down

#55 track bar thumb vert = n/a

#56 track bar v = Vertical track bar

#57 up down = n/a

#58 up down h = Preference window. Idle status. Four buttons. First button (normal). Second button (hover). Third button (n/a).

Special thanks goes to Amy (Queeenofspadez) for her contributions to this list.

Now that you are familair with .bmp's lets move on to altering the .xml.