5.2. Images and Sounds Customization

Images

Changing the icon set of the default client is simply a matter of editing a .gif file with your favorite image editor. You can use the iconset.gif from the client JAR /images directory as a template. See JAR Manipulation section for instructions about how to access it.

You can add, edit, or remove as many icons as you like, keeping this file at a size of MM x NN pixels, where MM = number_of_columns * 20 and NN = number_of_rows * 20. Remember to set a transparency mask because the background color of the chat client may change. The .gif file should look like this.



Put your customized .gif back in the JAR /images directory, update the JAR on site, and reload the chat client.

The same is true for avatars icons (avatars.gif) and the little smileys (smileys.gif).

Sounds

If you want to change the default client sounds, you'll have to overwrite the .au in the client /sounds directory. The files are in Sun® audio format.

Tip: Keep these files small to save bandwidth and load time.