Logoff Buttons on Start Menu
Sunday, February 19, 2006 by jazzymjr | Discussion: WindowBlinds
I am trying to make my first transparent Start Panel. All has gone well up to this point. I decided I didn't want the buttons on there, just a button for the text (Logoff/Turn off Computer, etc.). Well I made a "dummy" transparent image to use as the buttons. However, the transparent image comes up as a black square where the button should be. So then I made an image the same color as the bottom bar, but when I make it transparent, it comes up black as well. If I don't make it transparent, it comes up as the color of the bottom bar before the transparency was applied, so you can see the "square" a little, and, needless to say it is not transparent. Is there anyway to do this in WB5?
Thanks in advancy for any help.
MJ
Thanks in advancy for any help.
MJ
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Daiwa
Reply #23 Sunday, April 30, 2006 12:24 AM
Reply #23 Sunday, April 30, 2006 12:24 AM
Shucks.
I've got a transparent background, transparent buttons & a .tga background glyph image that uses transparency. No matter what transparencytranslucency settings I use, I'm getting a black box where the normal button image should appear (sort of on top of the glyph "pseudobutton" which I can see peeking out of one side of the black box).
Maybe I could send you the skin & you could take a look - show me what simple step I'm too dumb to figure out?
I've got a transparent background, transparent buttons & a .tga background glyph image that uses transparency. No matter what transparencytranslucency settings I use, I'm getting a black box where the normal button image should appear (sort of on top of the glyph "pseudobutton" which I can see peeking out of one side of the black box).
Maybe I could send you the skin & you could take a look - show me what simple step I'm too dumb to figure out?
Daiwa
Reply #24 Sunday, April 30, 2006 1:33 AM
Reply #24 Sunday, April 30, 2006 1:33 AM
Image editing can be a little frustrating at times - apparently a .png import didn't quite go right for the transparent button image the first time around. Once I redid the import, resized the background image and set the glyph alignment to left, everything worked!
Using alpha blending, transparency & translucency enabled for the background & button images.
I really appreciate dull razr's help - give him a promotion, guys.
Using alpha blending, transparency & translucency enabled for the background & button images.
I really appreciate dull razr's help - give him a promotion, guys.
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Reply #21 Saturday, April 29, 2006 11:39 PM
Thanks for all your help!