PPx End Session Images Lost Transparency
Saturday, March 10, 2007 by Daiwa | Discussion: WindowBlinds
With the 5.50.021 release, my Logoff & Shutdown dialog backgrounds are no longer displaying with proper transparency - the transparent bits are black. The regular Logoff & Shutdown dialog backgrounds use the same .tga as the PPx backgrounds. The Please Wait PPx dialog displays correctly (& has a translucency switch). No way in SKS to influence the painting of the others - the PPx sections would use transparency & translucency by default I'd think.
Neil Banfield
Reply #4 Friday, March 16, 2007 10:12 AM
Reply #4 Friday, March 16, 2007 10:12 AM
They seem to be showing up ok here.
Have you tried deleting the .WB4 files in the skin directories?
Daiwa
Reply #5 Monday, March 19, 2007 9:48 PM
Reply #5 Monday, March 19, 2007 9:48 PM
Thanks for the reply, Neil.
Tried that a few times, didn't help.
The PleaseWait PPx image displays with proper trans but the Shutdown & Logoff images look like this:
All are .tga's (.png's imported by SKS).
Thanks again.
Tried that a few times, didn't help.
The PleaseWait PPx image displays with proper trans but the Shutdown & Logoff images look like this:
All are .tga's (.png's imported by SKS).
Thanks again.
I.R. Brainiac
Reply #9 Sunday, March 25, 2007 12:51 PM
Reply #9 Sunday, March 25, 2007 12:51 PM
The regular ones cant be per pixel...as you know...the per pixel ones have to be 32 bit.
Add this to the code in SKS for both per pixel sections PerPixel=1
And change the non per pixel ones to opaque images.
Add this to the code in SKS for both per pixel sections PerPixel=1
And change the non per pixel ones to opaque images.
Daiwa
Reply #10 Sunday, March 25, 2007 2:37 PM
Reply #10 Sunday, March 25, 2007 2:37 PM
Thanks, IR. I'll try that.
Can the nonPPx images use magic pink?
Can the nonPPx images use magic pink?
Dont think so. 
Daiwa
Reply #12 Sunday, March 25, 2007 11:03 PM
Reply #12 Sunday, March 25, 2007 11:03 PM
I haven't finished troubleshooting but changing the non-PPx images to .bmp with magic pink did not work - still get the black areas where trans should be.
In what circumstances will the non-PPx images be used if you have PPx images defined?
In what circumstances will the non-PPx images be used if you have PPx images defined?
I.R. Brainiac
Reply #13 Monday, March 26, 2007 12:24 AM
Reply #13 Monday, March 26, 2007 12:24 AM
earlier versions of WB and video cards that dont support per pixel. 
Daiwa
Reply #14 Monday, March 26, 2007 11:25 PM
Reply #14 Monday, March 26, 2007 11:25 PM
Well, using opaque images for the non-PPx end session images doesn't fix it either.
I'm stumped. The PPx Please Wait image displays correctly with proper trans. The Logoff & Shutdown PPx images show the black for the trans bits. The images are proper .png's with alpha-trans imported by SKS to .tga format. They were working, which is the puzzle.
I'm stumped. The PPx Please Wait image displays correctly with proper trans. The Logoff & Shutdown PPx images show the black for the trans bits. The images are proper .png's with alpha-trans imported by SKS to .tga format. They were working, which is the puzzle.
Daiwa
Reply #15 Tuesday, March 27, 2007 3:08 PM
Reply #15 Tuesday, March 27, 2007 3:08 PM
D3 (deep dark depression) is setting in.
I D/L'd & installed Encoded which has very nice PPx Shutdown/Logoff dialogs and they display proper trans, so it's not my rig, it's something about my images or code settings.
I reviewed all the code settings for all the End Session images and made sure mine matched those in Encoded. I recreated my Shutdown/Logoff background .png's with alpha-trans, just to be sure, and let SKS re-import them to .tga format. I even incorporated a screen mask like Encoded in case it was needed (since Encoded uses one). SKS (as it always has) Previews the images properly. The only difference between my images & Encoded's is that my Shutdown & Logoff Button images use Magic Pink (they display fine, BTW).
All to no avail. The trans areas are still black.
If there is someone willing to take a look & tell me what I've missed, I'd be pleased to zip it up & send it.
TIA.
I D/L'd & installed Encoded which has very nice PPx Shutdown/Logoff dialogs and they display proper trans, so it's not my rig, it's something about my images or code settings.
I reviewed all the code settings for all the End Session images and made sure mine matched those in Encoded. I recreated my Shutdown/Logoff background .png's with alpha-trans, just to be sure, and let SKS re-import them to .tga format. I even incorporated a screen mask like Encoded in case it was needed (since Encoded uses one). SKS (as it always has) Previews the images properly. The only difference between my images & Encoded's is that my Shutdown & Logoff Button images use Magic Pink (they display fine, BTW).
All to no avail. The trans areas are still black.
If there is someone willing to take a look & tell me what I've missed, I'd be pleased to zip it up & send it.
TIA.
I.R. Brainiac
Reply #16 Tuesday, March 27, 2007 3:19 PM
Reply #16 Tuesday, March 27, 2007 3:19 PM
I'll look at it,my msn messenger and yahoo email are in my profile. 
I.R. Brainiac
Reply #18 Tuesday, March 27, 2007 8:10 PM
You didnt do this...open the code tab next to preview and anylize...manually paste in(or type)...PerPixel=1
works here when I made that change.
Reply #18 Tuesday, March 27, 2007 8:10 PM
Add this to the code in SKS for both per pixel sections PerPixel=1
You didnt do this...open the code tab next to preview and anylize...manually paste in(or type)...PerPixel=1
works here when I made that change.
I.R. Brainiac
Reply #19 Tuesday, March 27, 2007 8:20 PM
Reply #19 Tuesday, March 27, 2007 8:20 PM
I would change my system buttons to tga's so you can get alpha blended corners.
Daiwa
Reply #20 Tuesday, March 27, 2007 11:05 PM
Reply #20 Tuesday, March 27, 2007 11:05 PM
Thanks a bunch, I.R. Very kind of you. I'll have my wife hold up on the commitment paperwork.
Silly me, but you'd think that would be default, wouldn't you (PerPixel=1)? I'll take your advice & convert the System Buttons - was thinking of doing that when I saw the corners in the end session dialogs, had it on the todo list.
BTW, I reverted to 5.50.021 and the menus, MDI buttons and dialog backgrounds all paint correctly. A tweak or two in 5.50.023 had some unintended consequences, it appears.
Silly me, but you'd think that would be default, wouldn't you (PerPixel=1)? I'll take your advice & convert the System Buttons - was thinking of doing that when I saw the corners in the end session dialogs, had it on the todo list.
BTW, I reverted to 5.50.021 and the menus, MDI buttons and dialog backgrounds all paint correctly. A tweak or two in 5.50.023 had some unintended consequences, it appears.
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Reply #1 Sunday, March 11, 2007 12:13 PM