translucency
Saturday, October 16, 2004 by AlphaFrost | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
how do you make things translucent instead of just transparent
AlphaFrost
Reply #2 Saturday, October 16, 2004 4:09 PM
Reply #2 Saturday, October 16, 2004 4:09 PM
i want to create a taskbar and start menu that are like a projection screen window, sorta like the ones you see in the military, those big glass things that they mark stuff on
AlphaFrost
Reply #4 Saturday, October 16, 2004 4:19 PM
Reply #4 Saturday, October 16, 2004 4:19 PM
yea...i would too...but im still a n00b and need to know how to
NightTrainthedark
Reply #5 Saturday, October 16, 2004 4:47 PM
Reply #5 Saturday, October 16, 2004 4:47 PM
Taskbar images dont support transparency. They must be .bmps 
NightTrainthedark
Reply #7 Saturday, October 16, 2004 5:14 PM
Reply #7 Saturday, October 16, 2004 5:14 PM
.tgas will work but not the way you want. There is still a background color for any part of the image that is used. 
AlphaFrost
Reply #9 Saturday, October 16, 2004 5:23 PM
Reply #9 Saturday, October 16, 2004 5:23 PM
well then, i suppose the better question would be, what can i do that with
NightTrainthedark
Reply #10 Saturday, October 16, 2004 6:04 PM
Reply #10 Saturday, October 16, 2004 6:04 PM
Try importing a .png image into skin studio. Skinstudio will auto convert the .png to a .tga. The save and apply. You will see what happens. Maybe someone else can get into more detail but it will take only a minute for you to do it and then you will know exactly what the limitations are. Just open any skin in SKS, and cut a piece of the image. Replace it with a transparent image then save a .png. then you can import it to SKS. Check off translucenct and transparency in the little boxes at the bottom right.
AlphaFrost
Reply #11 Saturday, October 16, 2004 6:09 PM
Reply #11 Saturday, October 16, 2004 6:09 PM
what im basically asking is a photoshop question, i know what you are saying, but, what i mean is how is translucency represented? do you use a second layer at %50 opacity or something?
NightTrainthedark
Reply #12 Saturday, October 16, 2004 6:23 PM
Reply #12 Saturday, October 16, 2004 6:23 PM
Sorry for not being clear. Transparency is supported but translucency is not. Only on some images also. You can have an image with some blank pixels in it but not translucent pixels.
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Reply #1 Saturday, October 16, 2004 3:57 PM