DesktopX + Transparency

Monday, December 31, 2001 by BreakerBoy | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk

Does anyone know hot to make and opject transparent in some areas of the object and not in others when i finish my theme, whoever gave me the CORRECT info will be mentioned in the Theme description as a helper
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David Bird
Reply #1 Monday, December 31, 2001 8:27 AM
I'm very new to DesktopX but I think I can answer this one. According to the online help you use the colour they call "magic pink" otherwise known as magenta or RGB(255,0,255). It works as they say because I've just completed my very first but rather crude Zoomer object using "magic pink" for the transparent bits of the bitmaps. I used a combination of Microsoft Paint and Paint Shop Pro 6. All I need to do now is figure out how to use masks and anti-aliasing to get rid of the jaggies. Anyway hope what I've said works for you.

DavidB

Head
Reply #2 Thursday, January 3, 2002 5:13 AM
The best way is to use the mask in PNG-format files.

BoXXi
Reply #3 Thursday, January 3, 2002 11:05 AM
The most important thing to remember when using Magic Pink is to turn antialiasing OFF. If you end up with a pink halo around your image, then you have used antialiasing on one of your tools.

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