navigational arrows in vista with white box background
Wednesday, December 2, 2009 by Vampothika | Discussion: Skinning
have an issue in vista with the navigational arrows for some reason they show a white box behind them.
I have copied and pasted 'premultipliedalpha=1" into the code, but that did not help in fact i compared my skin to the new diamond and found that in there, so i thought that would make a difference. but nope.
I need a solution asap as i want this skin uploaded.
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Reply #3 Wednesday, December 2, 2009 3:21 PM
Your computer has a Windows Experience Index base score of 5.6
Your Windows Graphics Experience score is 5.9
WindowBlinds version : WindowBlinds 7.0 (build 230 x86 - Vista Edition) - 64 bit OS
WindowBlinds is installed correctly on this PC
WindowBlinds appears to be activated on this PC
(Dell ST2310_Analog) 1 is attached to NVIDIA GeForce GT 220
Wblind.dll 2009/11/17 03:43:20
Wblind64.dll 2009/11/17 03:43:40
Wbsrv.dll 2009/11/13 00:19:01
SevenConfig.exe 2009/11/13 02:16:53
Wbload.exe 2009/11/07 03:44:12
Wbhelp.dll 2009/10/08 06:35:07
Tray.dll 2009/10/22 00:13:19
Wbload.dll 2009/09/25 23:41:28
Screen.exe 2009/11/08 03:39:26
Reply #4 Wednesday, December 2, 2009 3:22 PM
im not sure why this is happening, never had this issue before, all i know is that some settings have changed in sk. and im pretty sure i have done them all.
Reply #5 Wednesday, December 2, 2009 4:12 PM
Sorry. I didn't mean your sys stats; I was hoping to see the code from that section in SKS.
Reply #6 Wednesday, December 2, 2009 4:50 PM
1. navarrowsbackground
Image=Sunken Treasure xxx Vista\NavArrowsBackground.tga
Trans=1
PerPixel=1
PreMultipliedAlpha=1
2. nav arrow
Image=Sunken Treasure xxx Vista\NavArrowsNorm.tga
Trans=1
PerPixel=1
PreMultipliedAlpha=1
Reply #7 Wednesday, December 2, 2009 4:52 PM
the premultiplied alpha was what i copied and pasted from diamond, as mine didnt have that setting and i thought that would fix it, but it hasnt.
the glass toolbar behind it is bmp, but i dont think that matters as ive used bmp images for that before.
Reply #8 Wednesday, December 2, 2009 4:58 PM
What happens if you try loading a .png instead of a .tga? Just plop one into your skin's directory and choose it from SKS.
Reply #9 Wednesday, December 2, 2009 5:25 PM
all of those images are png, sk transforms them to tga. thats what i normally do hairpullen material.....
Reply #10 Wednesday, December 2, 2009 5:39 PM
Copying & pasting the PreMultipliedAlpha tag wouldn't make any difference. You could just check the box under the Image tab.
Also, loading a .png wouldn't make a difference, because SKS will convert into a .tga upon import.
PurrBall made me think of something, though;
Vamp, how did you create your .tga? Did you import a .png, save as .tga in Photoshop, use the frame builder...?
Reply #11 Wednesday, December 2, 2009 5:47 PM
What do you have for a navigation arrow background?
Reply #12 Wednesday, December 2, 2009 6:11 PM
Hey Vamp, if you want me to, I'll take a look at your .wba and your .png files. Zip 'em and send 'em to mirsguy at gmail dot com.
Reply #13 Wednesday, December 2, 2009 6:33 PM
i'll zip and send to you. i dont use the frame builder, never have.... i only use png or bmp, never use tga and import from my folder to the skin through sk import.
k: nav arrow is png with just the arrows....
Reply #15 Wednesday, December 2, 2009 6:40 PM
So far so good in W7. It is skinning perfectly.
I'll boot over into Vista and take a look.
Reply #16 Wednesday, December 2, 2009 6:50 PM
Not sure what to tell you, Vamp; Everything's skinning just fine in Vista, too. Great blind, by the way! 
Reply #17 Wednesday, December 2, 2009 6:52 PM
k, if vista shows nothing wrong when you go on ie im gonna screem cause ie is where its playing up, my documents ect is fine.
** bummer.......god knows why its acting like that, but if its showing nothing, then ill upload some point today after the final polish.......
Reply #18 Wednesday, December 2, 2009 7:02 PM
Ahh, I must've missed that part. I didn't realize it was an IE problem. I'm seeing it too (on W7). I'll look into it...
Reply #19 Wednesday, December 2, 2009 7:08 PM
In the IE7 settings, you have the "search address box" graphic in place of the nav arrows background. 
Change the graphic to the "navarrowsbackground.tga" and you'll be all set. Once I did it, all was well. 
Reply #20 Wednesday, December 2, 2009 7:28 PM
See my response in reply #11....yeah...I didn't even have to LOOK! (pay no attention to the invisible lady...she likes to wallow in her own small victories).
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Reply #1 Wednesday, December 2, 2009 2:35 AM
bump