The information section of Discus 4.0 skins is a powerful way for skins distributed to other Discus users to set up color schemes and options, and to give the author's name and information about the skin itself. The information section follows immediately after <#part "info"#> in the skin. Entries are made one per line, with a variable name or command code, followed by one or more space characters, followed by the value.

The following command codes are recognized in the skin information section:

Variable/Code Description of Value Display Variables Name Name of the skin ("Skin Name" column in Appearance Manager) Author Author of the skin ("Author" row when selecting skin) Copyright Copyright information ("Copyright" row when selecting skin) Description Description of skin ("Description" column in Appearance Manager) Color Scheme Variables *COLOR_bgcolor Suggested background color for skin *COLOR_text Suggested text color for skin *COLOR_link Suggested link color for skin *COLOR_vlink Suggested visited link color for skin *COLOR_alink Suggested active link color for skin *COLOR_face Suggested font face for skin *COLOR_size Suggested font size for skin *COLOR_image Suggested background image (not recommended) Alternating Color Variables *alt_color_1 Alternating color #1 suggested hex code _alt_color_1 Alternating color #1 description ... *alt_color_20 Alternating color #20 suggested hex code _alt_color_20 Alternating color #20 description Global Option Changes setoption_optionname Suggested value for global option optionname explainoption_optionname Explanation for global option optionname