brad (or anyone else in the know), how does WB's cutom color work?
Wednesday, January 22, 2003 by chuckyboy81070 | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
i'm just so amazed by this. the flexibility of this feature is a huge cherry on top. it's a trump card in the world of skinning, in my opinion, and it's a feature that every skin should support. i'm running toonXP with a blue color, using the blue wallpaper and it's just so fricking gorgeous!
Neil Banfield
Reply #2 Thursday, January 23, 2003 4:52 AM
Reply #2 Thursday, January 23, 2003 4:52 AM
Actually its quite a bit more complex than that!
It is a wonderful feature though and the forced colouring feature added to WB 3.4 improved it even more.
It is a wonderful feature though and the forced colouring feature added to WB 3.4 improved it even more.
werewolf
Reply #3 Thursday, January 23, 2003 10:42 AM
Reply #3 Thursday, January 23, 2003 10:42 AM
Neil is correct, of course 
You have to make a mask image for everything you want to have a custom color. Check out some of those images in a custom color skin and you'll see what I mean.
You have to make a mask image for everything you want to have a custom color. Check out some of those images in a custom color skin and you'll see what I mean. 
Judge
Reply #6 Thursday, January 23, 2003 11:44 AM
Reply #6 Thursday, January 23, 2003 11:44 AM
Most of my skins are colorizable and so far I've just used skinstudio to generate the masks. Then I decided to make a skin where color is the main feature, and I wanted the user to be able to make that color anything they wanted, so I experimented a little to find out exactly what happens (I've never seen it explained anywhere), and this is what I found:
1. The mask determines how much color gets applied:
White = full color,
Black = no color
2. The mask also determines how much of the underlying bitmap shows through:
White = opaque,
Black = transparent.
So.
1. For full colorization both the mask and the bitmap should be black.
2. For a blacker color the mask should be grey and the bitmap should be black.
3. For a whiter color the mask should be grey and the bitmap should be white.
Easy really
1. The mask determines how much color gets applied:
White = full color,
Black = no color
2. The mask also determines how much of the underlying bitmap shows through:
White = opaque,
Black = transparent.
So.
1. For full colorization both the mask and the bitmap should be black.
2. For a blacker color the mask should be grey and the bitmap should be black.
3. For a whiter color the mask should be grey and the bitmap should be white.
Easy really
Judge
Reply #7 Thursday, January 23, 2003 11:46 AM
Reply #7 Thursday, January 23, 2003 11:46 AM
Doh. Spot the deliberate mistake:
1. For full colorization the mask should be white. The bitmap could be anything you like!
1. For full colorization the mask should be white. The bitmap could be anything you like!
Koasati
Reply #8 Thursday, January 23, 2003 2:23 PM
Reply #8 Thursday, January 23, 2003 2:23 PM
Thanx Judge........ that's some very handy info!
Asimo
Reply #9 Thursday, January 23, 2003 8:25 PM
Reply #9 Thursday, January 23, 2003 8:25 PM
This is actually great info if it does what I think it does. I'm currently working on a theme/skin that I would like in four different colors. Instead of making new graphics for each color I could instead use 'masking'? Is this correct? If so, where can I read up for more info on this?
Thanks!
Thanks!
da_zman20
Reply #10 Friday, January 24, 2003 10:51 AM
Reply #10 Friday, January 24, 2003 10:51 AM
I too have been making a skin, and i've found that when I want to know how to do something... I check out a tutorial by one of my favorite skinners... Aleksyandr.... he has a tutorial that most likely explains how to do this www.aleksyandr.com
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Reply #1 Thursday, January 23, 2003 3:48 AM