[First of all, what is an ICQ package?]

First of all, what is an ICQ package?
An ICQ package is a combination of files and folders, used by the ICQ software to add things like languages, emoticons, sounds, skins and xtraz.
OK, now, how do I install a package?
An ICQ package is a folder with other files and folders in it, and needs to be copied to a folder called Packages which would be in your ICQ program installation directory. The installation directory is either the one, you manually defined when installing ICQ, or it should be C:\Program Files\ICQ6\.
But what if I want to create a package? How do I do that?
Well, instead of copying a folder, create a new one. Inside of that folder you can create other folders containing the specific contents of your package. Additionally you need to create two XML files in the package. Package.xml and defaults.xml. Those files need to contain XML formatted text to define the name of your Package and the default skin, emoticon gallery, language or sounds.
A package.xml file could look like this:

<Package>
   <PackegeName>
      <text language="en-US">Name of this Package</text>
   </PackegeName>
</Package>

Note: There is written PackegeName,  which is indeed not correct English, but is necessary for the software to properly detect the name of the package.
Inside of the text tag, there is an attribute called language. In theory, you can add as many of those text tagged lines as you want, in order to have ICQ showing up the package's name in different languages.
Note: The en-US language has to be present to avoid any malfunction.
A defaults.xml file could look like this:

<defaults galleryId="emoticons gallery folder name" skinId="skin folder name" languageId="xx-XX" soundSchemeId="sound scheme folder name"/>

Note: the xx-XX refers to the language identifier.
Also you don't need all attributes. You only need those, you actually use. You can remove all attributes, which would define any content, not included in your package.

Language packages are automatically copied to another folder and made available in the Tweak my ICQ options. Click here to read the details and learn about creating a language package.
Skin Packages are made available in the Tweak my ICQ options. Click here to learn about creating an ICQ skin.
Sound Packages are made available in the Tweak my ICQ options. Click here to learn about creating ICQ sounds.

Als erstes, was ist ein ICQ Paket?
Ein ICQ Paket ist eine Kombination an Dateien und Ordnern, die von der ICQ Software verwendet werden, um Dinge wie Sprachen, Emoticons, Sounds, Skins und Xtraz hinzuzufuegen.
OK, gut, wie installiere ich ein Paket?
Ein ICQ Paket ist ein Ordner, der weitere Ordner und Dateien enthaelt, und muss in einen Ordner namens Packages kopiert werden, der sich in Deinem ICQ Programminstallationsverzeichnis befinden kann. DAs Installationsverzeichnis ist entweder das bei der Installation manuell definierte oder sollte C:\Programme\ICQ6\ sein.
Aber was, wenn ich ein Paket erstellen moechte? Wie mache ich das?
Nun, anstatt einen Ordner zu kopieren, erstelle einen neuen. In diesem Ordner kannst Du dann andere Ordner erstellen, die die spezifischen Inhalte Deines Pakets enthalten. Zudem musst Du zwei XML Dateien im Paket erstellen. Package.xml und defaults.xml. Diese Dateien muessen XML formatierten Text enthalten, um den Namen des Pakets und den Skin, die Emoticon Gallerie, die Sprache oder Sounds als 'defaults' festzulegen.
Eine package.xml Datei koennte so aussehen:

<Package>
   <PackegeName>
      <text language="en-US">Name dieses Pakets</text>
   </PackegeName>
</Package>

Wichtig: Dort steht PackegeName, das zwar nicht korrektes Englisch ist, aber notwendig ist, damit die Software den Namen des Pakets richtig erkennen kann.
Innerhalb des text Tags, befindet sich ein Attribut namens language. Theorethisch kannst Du so viele text Tag Zeilen einfuegen, wie Du moechtest, um ICQ den Namen des Pakets in verschiedenen Sprachen anzeigen zu lassen.
Wichtig: Die en-US Sprache muss vorhanden sein, um Fehlfunktionen zu vermeiden.
Eine defaults.xml Datei koennte so aussehen:

<defaults galleryId="Emoticons Gallerie Ordner Name" skinId="Skin Ordner Name" languageId="xx-XX" soundSchemeId="Sounds Schema Ordner Name"/>

Wichtig: Das xx-XX bezeichnet den Sprachen Identifikationsparameter.
Du brauchst zudem nich alle Attribute. Du benoetigst nur die, die Du auch verwendest. Du kannst alle Attribute entfernen, die Inhalte definieren, die nicht in Deinem Paket enthalten.

Sprachpakete werden automatisch in ein anderes Verzeichnis kopiert und in den Mein ICQ einstellen Optionen zur Auswahl gestellt. Klicke hier um Details nachzulesen und um das Erstellen eines Sprachpakets zu lernen.
Skin Pakete werden in den Mein ICQ einstellen Optionen zur Auswahl gestellt . Klicke hier um das Erstellen eines ICQ Skins zu lernen.
Sound Pakete werden in den Mein ICQ einstellen Optionen zur Auswahl gestellt . Klicke hier um das Erstellen von ICQ Sounds zu lernen.

I, in the future, I would like to assemble a site ... the example of Sat1, Mynet, etc., which offer services and aid in Portuguese for Brazil.


But I do not know how to contact yet.

Who knows?


Tanks...Leco!

About the emoticons, here in Brazil people liked the package of emoticons.

I like the packages (I use up the packages of emoticons of 5.1 and AIM posted in this forum) Great!

What people do not like here is the random emoticons, those who you put manually as well as in WLM. You substitute letters or signs of emoticons, it interferes the reading of the message.

When I was translating ICQ realized that the program will support this function of emoticons in GIF.

We read messages, not decipher emoticons.

Well, I walk disseminating ICQ here in Brazil and I have heard some opinions on ICQ 6.

Praise:

I would like to commend the packages, the new editor of status, the skins, emoticons and sounds. This is the real ability to customize the ICQ Blinking ;-)
(Users of ICQ Brazilians dislike of custom emoticons, those you subistitui letters for them, prefer the packages)

So you mean they don't like the standard emoticons? Or don't they like the baility to change them dynamically (so others see the customized ones, too)?

I would also praise the system of banners that do not occupy space, giving rise to functions.

Much of the Brazilian people already used ICQ and knows that he has great potential to compete with the WLM (Windows Live Messenger), which owns much of the market here.

They created Compad for the Brazilians only, but I think the user interface is English, too...

I will show some errors that ICQ has committed during the version 6:

ICQ 6 must improve on the issue of Builds, one thing that happens is the ICQ become outdated with the progress of Builds, or some functions are incomplete or malfunction.
There are problems with compatibility with the Windows Firewall.

The site of the ICQ informed that some functions will be adjusted over time, but after all, this is the final version or the beta yet?

Actually... ICQ6 is still beta software...

The program must have a stability would work, but in a few years we will have more than 50 Builds different incompatible in office.
Or do everything at once or leave in Beta.

Other things ...

The system of VOIP and SMS are not available for Brazil.

As for most countries. VOIP is only available in Israel and SMS depends on a service providing content partner (there's none in Brazil).

No support and few updates in Portuguese.
(We must understand that in Brazil people do not know much English and many depend on my translation to get ICQ 6.)

I don't know what the ICQ staff thinks about the brazilian users, but it's great to have a translation. It the same in France. Nobody likes ICQ but ICQ is the only messenger which allows you to actively search for people to chat with. Every other messenger allows IM to known contacts only.

About ICQ.com and ICQmail
The site of ICQ is not in Portuguese. That atrapalha the popularity of the program also.
Few updates on the site
(The site is rarely updated ICQ and does not present functions to compete with the competition.)
Integration site-ICQ, but few people know they have a page on ICQ, and ICQ does not show that.
Putting functions of the AIM, since it tb has the same machine as ICQ, functions as receiving emails, AOL Video, AOL Radio, etc..

Improvements in the service of ICQmail.
Since AOL is in partnership with the Google search system, why not share improvements in services for email?
The ICQmail has only 6Mb, shameful near the other services of mail arriving at 3Gb and more than that in some providers.

Many complain, and others are sad because they can't register anymore as the registration system does no longer work properly. I think there'll be changes soon.

ICQ could count on partnerships that help in the organization and dissemination of ICQ in Brazil.

Only views are basic and complaints that I have heard here.

Sad that is.

Excuse the bad English

Don't worry.

They can count on me ... ;-)

Great.

PS: It is not nescessary to erase your own posting and topics. Leave them there, aslong as they are not against the forums policy or unlawful, there's nothing bad about them.

Well, I walk disseminating ICQ here in Brazil and I have heard some opinions on ICQ 6.

Praise:

I would like to commend the packages, the new editor of status, the skins, emoticons and sounds. This is the real ability to customize the ICQ Blinking ;-)
(Users of ICQ Brazilians dislike of custom emoticons, those you subistitui letters for them, prefer the packages)

I would also praise the system of banners that do not occupy space, giving rise to functions.

Much of the Brazilian people already used ICQ and knows that he has great potential to compete with the WLM (Windows Live Messenger), which owns much of the market here.

I will show some errors that ICQ has committed during the version 6:

ICQ 6 must improve on the issue of Builds, one thing that happens is the ICQ become outdated with the progress of Builds, or some functions are incomplete or malfunction.
There are problems with compatibility with the Windows Firewall.

The site of the ICQ informed that some functions will be adjusted over time, but after all, this is the final version or the beta yet?
The program must have a stability would work, but in a few years we will have more than 50 Builds different incompatible in office.
Or do everything at once or leave in Beta.

Other things ...

The system of VOIP and SMS are not available for Brazil.

No support and few updates in Portuguese.
(We must understand that in Brazil people do not know much English and many depend on my translation to get ICQ 6.)

About ICQ.com and ICQmail
The site of ICQ is not in Portuguese. That atrapalha the popularity of the program also.
Few updates on the site
(The site is rarely updated ICQ and does not present functions to compete with the competition.)
Integration site-ICQ, but few people know they have a page on ICQ, and ICQ does not show that.
Putting functions of the AIM, since it tb has the same machine as ICQ, functions as receiving emails, AOL Video, AOL Radio, etc..

Improvements in the service of ICQmail.
Since AOL is in partnership with the Google search system, why not share improvements in services for email?
The ICQmail has only 6Mb, shameful near the other services of mail arriving at 3Gb and more than that in some providers.


ICQ could count on partnerships that help in the organization and dissemination of ICQ in Brazil.

Only views are basic and complaints that I have heard here.


Excuse the bad English


They can count on me ... ;-)

[Elogios:]

Bom, eu ando divulgando o ICQ aqui no Brasil e tenho ouvido algumas opiniões sobre o ICQ 6.

Elogios:

Gostaria de elogiar os packages, o novo editor de status, os skins, emoticons e os sons. Isso é a verdadeira capacidade de personalização do ICQ  ;-)
(Os usuários brasileiros do ICQ não gostam de emoticons personalizados, aqueles que você subistitui letras por eles, prefiram os packages)

Também gostaria de elogiar o sistema de banners que não ocupam espaço, dando lugar a funções.

A acessibilidade do ICQ tem ficado boa, mas pode melhorar.

Grande parte do povo brasileiro já usou o ICQ e sabe que ele tem grande potencial para concorrer com o WLM (Windows Live Messenger) que pega boa parte do mercado aqui.

Vou mostrar alguns erros que o ICQ tem cometido:


O sistema de VOIP e SMS não estão disponíveis para o Brasil.

Nenhum suporte e poucas atualizações em português. (Temos que entender que no Brasil as pessoas mal sabem operar um computador.)

O site do ICQ não é em português.

Poucas atualizações no site (O site do ICQ é raramente atualizado.)

Integração site - ICQ, poucas pessoas sabem mas elas tem uma página no ICQ, e o ICQ não mostra isso.
Colocar funções do AIM, já que ele tb tem a mesma maquina do ICQ, funções como recebimento de emails, AOL Vídeo, AOL Rádio, etc.

Melhorias no serviços do ICQmail.
Já que a AOL está em parceria com a Google no sistema de busca, porque não compartilham melhorias nos serviços de email?
O ICQmail tem apenas 6Mb, vergonhoso perto dos outros serviços de email que chegam a 3Gb e mais do que isso em alguns provedores.

O ICQ 6 tem que melhorar na questão das Builds também, uma coisa que acontece é do ICQ ficar desatualizado com o avanço das Builds, ou algumas funções ficarem incompletas ou com mau funcionamento.
O site do ICQ informa que algumas funções vem com o tempo, mas afinal, esta é a versão final ou a beta ainda?
O programa tem que ter uma estabilidade pra funcionar, senão daqui a alguns anos teremos mais de 50 Builds diferentes incompativeis em funções.
Ou lançam tudo de uma vez, ou deixam no Beta.

O ICQ poderia contar com voluntariados que ajudassem na organização e divulgação do ICQ no Brasil.

Só são opiniões básicas e reclamações que tenho ouvido por aqui.

Well, I (and probably a lot of others) can't understand this... maybe it's better to write in English, as I don't know of any machine translator for Portuguese.

Das Installationsverzeichnis ist das Verzeichnis in dem Du ICQ installiert hast. Im Normalfall sollte es C:\Programme\ICQ6\ sein, wenn Du die deutsche Version von Windows hast.
Um dorthin zu gelangen, gib den Verzeichnispfad in einfach das Ausfuehrenfenster (Start -> Ausfuehren) ein.

Hi!
Hab n problem. wollt mir son neues skin laden, aber dann kommt immer ne nachricht, die aufs "installationsverzeichnis" hinweist. wo find ichn das und was mach ich dann genau???
Wär super wenn mir jemand helfen könnte!

Danke im Voraus

Paulchen

Hey, sieht echt gut aus! Werde ihn mal testen!
Also ein dicken Lob von mir! 


EDIT // wie genau fügt man den ein? xD

//edit: Enpacken und nach C:\Programme\ICQ6\Packages\RoyaleSkinPackage\Skins\ kopieren.
BTW: Ist noch inkompatibel mit der neuesten version.

This is a skin, which will enable you to change the background of your contact list by simply editing a single PNG image file.

The image file you need to edit is

CLSampleSkinPackage\Skins\CLSample\Images\ContactList\CL-bg.png

After you installed the package, you will need to edit the named file and set the skin in the options and your contact list's background will be changed.

Download the Sample right below.