More application objects please!
Thursday, August 23, 2001 by SamL | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
There are many DX themes and objects based on games, food, and other topics. Those objects are interesting but they are difficult to be included in the DX themes. And the DX theme based on games are difficult to be customized. So i suggest to creat more objects related with applications. I am appreciated with MATLAB animated ICON by Chong Lip Min. How about Mathematica? SmartDraw? Origin? etc?
waynenowlin
Reply #2 Friday, August 24, 2001 1:51 PM
Reply #2 Friday, August 24, 2001 1:51 PM
If making zoomers is easy, what program(s) would a person need?
paxx
Reply #3 Friday, August 24, 2001 2:30 PM
Reply #3 Friday, August 24, 2001 2:30 PM
Any program that make alpha-blended (transparent) PNG files. Photoshop will do, or Paintshop Pro, or Corel. You just need to create your original image bigger, then make a copy of it a little smaller and place it next to it, then another yet smaller again, etc. Place all your animation images next to each other in the same file. Then put the effects you want (glow, dorp shadow, whatever). And save as a 24 bits PNG with transparency support. You can then create your new object in DX using that image.
I suggest you just look at existing zoomer objects and see how they are made. You'll catch on quickly.
I suggest you just look at existing zoomer objects and see how they are made. You'll catch on quickly.
Carlitus
Reply #4 Monday, August 27, 2001 1:05 PM
Reply #4 Monday, August 27, 2001 1:05 PM
Yes, paxx, have you reason.
SamL, see the mormegil tutorials, there are very useful
SamL, see the mormegil tutorials, there are very useful
Larry Kuperman
Reply #5 Monday, August 27, 2001 9:51 PM
Reply #5 Monday, August 27, 2001 9:51 PM
SamL, the DesktopX tutorials can be found at http://www.mis-online.co.uk/tutorial.htm
paxx
Reply #6 Monday, August 27, 2001 10:04 PM
Reply #6 Monday, August 27, 2001 10:04 PM
Mormegil's tutorial is here https://www.stardock.net/people/fauxs-x/Tutorials/Creating%20Simple%20DX%20Zoomers.cdr but it's a Corel Draw file (.cdr).
The best is still to look at the files in your user_currenttheme directory and learn. Then use your imagination.
The best is still to look at the files in your user_currenttheme directory and learn. Then use your imagination.
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Reply #1 Thursday, August 23, 2001 10:01 PM