Transparent system tray
Wednesday, April 14, 2004 by thundr51 | Discussion: Stardock Software
I'm trying to create a transparent system tray but does anyone know if this is possible? It would seem that whatever color is found is being used as the bg, and if you have a transparent png nothing shows...not even the icons!
Is there a way around this?
Is there a way around this?
thundr51
Reply #2 Wednesday, April 14, 2004 7:21 PM
Reply #2 Wednesday, April 14, 2004 7:21 PM
DesktopX2. Give it a try create a blank png then use it as the background for a system tray object.
Koasati
Reply #3 Wednesday, April 14, 2004 7:39 PM
Reply #3 Wednesday, April 14, 2004 7:39 PM
Yeah, you're right. The icons inherit the translucency on the systray background. If the tray has o% opacity, the icons will be the same. If the tray has 50% opacity, the icons will follow. 
thundr51
Reply #4 Thursday, April 15, 2004 9:48 AM
Reply #4 Thursday, April 15, 2004 9:48 AM
So in other words, it's not possible to create a systray bg that's invisible? 
meh, back to the drawing board.
I need to stop using DX, I keep running into limits...
meh, back to the drawing board.
I need to stop using DX, I keep running into limits...
thundr51
Reply #5 Thursday, April 15, 2004 9:52 AM
Reply #5 Thursday, April 15, 2004 9:52 AM
Just had a thought, does this do the same thing with a bg made with "magic pink"? In theory this should work as the bg is not transparent so there is 100% opacity. Can anybody confirm this? (I would try this myself but i'm away from my machine with DX installed)
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Koasati
Reply #6 Thursday, April 15, 2004 10:22 AM
Reply #6 Thursday, April 15, 2004 10:22 AM
Magic pink works, except for one little problem................. some icons will have a fuzzy pink shadow/outline.
Sput
Reply #7 Thursday, April 15, 2004 12:28 PM
Reply #7 Thursday, April 15, 2004 12:28 PM
Koasati - so it does...why's that then? Something to do with alpha blended XP style icons and DX overlaying them _before_ it looks for which bits to then make transparent?
I suppose the answer to the initial question then:
...is "No"....unless you want to use magenta wallpaper to disguise it
I suppose the answer to the initial question then:
| Is there a way around this? |
...is "No"....unless you want to use magenta wallpaper to disguise it
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Reply #1 Wednesday, April 14, 2004 6:21 PM