Help with graphics for dock background
Friday, November 7, 2003 by ama02 | Discussion: Stardock Software
I'm making a background for Object Dock...a set of horizontal and vertical docks. The 65x65 pixel image I'm using has a double gradient (darker in center lighter on edges)...for the vertical graphics, all I did was rotate the horizontal image 90 degrees, which looks fine (the png file that is). But when I test it out on my system, the vertical bar shows the gradient with darker on one edge going to lighter on the other edge. I'm not sure if the problem is with my coding in the .ini files for vertical bars, or something else? Does anyone have any ideas how to adjust this? The horizontal bar looks fine.
I'm using PSP8 to create the graphics...also, I don't really know the .ini codes, have been going by trial and error.
Thanks in advance.
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I'm using PSP8 to create the graphics...also, I don't really know the .ini codes, have been going by trial and error.
Thanks in advance.
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ama02
Reply #2 Friday, November 7, 2003 9:04 PM
Reply #2 Friday, November 7, 2003 9:04 PM
Thanks for your reply...
I've already made the horizontal version with one image (stretched), and it looks proper. Not sure why the vertical one has the gradient offset incorrectly.
Guess I'll just upload the horizontal one...and hope no one asks for vertical. 
I've already made the horizontal version with one image (stretched), and it looks proper. Not sure why the vertical one has the gradient offset incorrectly.
Guess I'll just upload the horizontal one...and hope no one asks for vertical. 
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Reply #1 Friday, November 7, 2003 8:03 PM
You need to build your backgrounds with 3 images... Top, Bottom, & Seperator. You can open the ini files with Notepad. When you save changes, be sure it saves the file as an ini , not txt. Open a few ini files, and get aquainted..