How do I make the Start Menu transparent???
Friday, June 6, 2003 by Jincuteguy | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
How do I make the Start menu transparent using Skin Studio? or any other programs that can make it?
Jincuteguy
Reply #3 Friday, June 6, 2003 11:06 AM
Reply #3 Friday, June 6, 2003 11:06 AM
or did you mean you just wanted to reduce the transparency so you can still see the start menu, but can see the wallpaper through it?
Yea, how do I reduce the transparency so I can still see the start menu and the wall paper through it????
Yea, how do I reduce the transparency so I can still see the start menu and the wall paper through it????
MikeB314
Reply #5 Friday, June 6, 2003 1:16 PM
Reply #5 Friday, June 6, 2003 1:16 PM
I'm not aware of any program that can make the start menu transparent.
Styl-X Design
Reply #6 Friday, June 6, 2003 1:29 PM
Reply #6 Friday, June 6, 2003 1:29 PM
It is possible, grayhaze is bringing out his theme SOON and I might heard something about semitransparant... 
Skindstudio CAN make it the startmenu semitransparant, just like you can make buttons animated...
Skindstudio CAN make it the startmenu semitransparant, just like you can make buttons animated...
Jincuteguy
Reply #7 Friday, June 6, 2003 1:43 PM
Reply #7 Friday, June 6, 2003 1:43 PM
I know Aston program can cause I tried it yesterday.
And you said SkinStudio can? how?
And you said SkinStudio can? how?
Wommers
Reply #8 Friday, June 6, 2003 2:09 PM
Reply #8 Friday, June 6, 2003 2:09 PM
y'z shadow http://www.designtechnika.com/yz/ it has some compatability issues running alongside windowsfx though. ya might be able to get past those with changing some settings in both progs.
MarkMcQ
Reply #9 Friday, June 6, 2003 2:28 PM
Reply #9 Friday, June 6, 2003 2:28 PM
Skinstudio is for building WB skins. It can't do anything to the start menu.
And as for Aston, Aston is a desktop enhancement/shell, so if it gave you a semi-transparent menu, it was probably a recreated one that was made by Aston.
WindowFx used to be able to do transparent start menus and taskbars, but I believe the recent versions no longer do that.
And as for Aston, Aston is a desktop enhancement/shell, so if it gave you a semi-transparent menu, it was probably a recreated one that was made by Aston.
WindowFx used to be able to do transparent start menus and taskbars, but I believe the recent versions no longer do that.
Jincuteguy
Reply #10 Friday, June 6, 2003 2:44 PM
Reply #10 Friday, June 6, 2003 2:44 PM
Why did they take out the transparent for menus in WindowFX??? that really sucks.
Jincuteguy
Reply #11 Friday, June 6, 2003 3:07 PM
Reply #11 Friday, June 6, 2003 3:07 PM
I thought I heard someone said that you can make the start menu source image transparent and use it so it will looks transparent ?
Styl-X Design
Reply #12 Friday, June 6, 2003 3:09 PM
Reply #12 Friday, June 6, 2003 3:09 PM
It hink it can, if you add more properity's you can make things semitransparant, I am not sure about this, I will look it up, and upload a screenshot if it is possible...
grayhaze
Reply #13 Friday, June 6, 2003 5:03 PM
Reply #13 Friday, June 6, 2003 5:03 PM
Sorry to disappoint you Styl skinner, but the start menu isn't actually transparent on my theme. It might have looked that way because of the wallpaper I was using in the screen shot, but apart from rounded corners it's actually solid.
On possible way of creating a start menu with varying levels of transparency would be to use a dithered pattern of magic pink in the image. It won't look as smooth as a TGA file could, if they were supported in that part of a skin, but done carefully and in moderation it could look 'okay'.
On possible way of creating a start menu with varying levels of transparency would be to use a dithered pattern of magic pink in the image. It won't look as smooth as a TGA file could, if they were supported in that part of a skin, but done carefully and in moderation it could look 'okay'.
Sylva
Reply #14 Friday, June 6, 2003 5:09 PM
Reply #14 Friday, June 6, 2003 5:09 PM
Just couldn't use it behind any area that has icons or text. I tried it once and it looked absolutely horrible.
Styl-X Design
Reply #15 Saturday, June 7, 2003 5:37 AM
Reply #15 Saturday, June 7, 2003 5:37 AM
Das this sound like a challenge? 
If it isn't possible with skinstudio, is it also not possible with hard code??
If it isn't possible with skinstudio, is it also not possible with hard code??
Jincuteguy
Reply #16 Sunday, June 8, 2003 9:21 AM
Reply #16 Sunday, June 8, 2003 9:21 AM
What version of WindowFX that can make the Star Menu semi-transparent???
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Reply #1 Friday, June 6, 2003 10:40 AM
or did you mean you just wanted to reduce the transparency so you can still see the start menu, but can see the wallpaper through it?