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Window frame transparency

September 26, 2004 11:23:29 AM from WinCustomize ForumsWinCustomize Forums
I was wondering if there is any possibility to make window frames transparent...
I mean : not all the window, but just the frame. (see example picture of what I want)



I tried to use transparent TGA/PNG files instead of BMP in SkinStudio, but this doesn't work : a white background is always added.

Any clue about how to perform this...?

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Reply #1 September 26, 2004 12:30:46 PM
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AT this point in time, WindowBlinds doesn't support TGA for the window frame. It would eat up too many resources. But I've heard rumors that this may be possible sometime in the future. For now, all we can use is BMP with MAgic Pink for the frame.
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Reply #2 September 26, 2004 12:46:18 PM
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Thanks for your answer !

Too bad... I need full alpha transparency for what I want to do.
Let's hope they will soon make this possible
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Reply #3 September 26, 2004 12:51:34 PM
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Myself and many others wanted this for a long time, but we'll have to be patient. I don't think it will happen soon.
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Reply #4 September 26, 2004 12:57:09 PM
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That's sad ! (even though it's possible with DX)
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Reply #5 September 26, 2004 1:13:36 PM
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DX isn't skinning every  window you open. 
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Reply #6 September 26, 2004 1:21:37 PM
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Yeah ! I meant that it's possible to use alpha transparency for objects in DX, not for skinning windows...
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Reply #7 September 27, 2004 6:18:45 AM
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It's being debated by Stardock as to wether or not it should be added, as there may be issues with perfomance. There has been experimental builds using it, that are unreleased though.
A lot of people have commented on how much they'd love to have TGA borders, so hopefully it'll be something that will be implimented in the near future.
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Reply #8 September 27, 2004 11:44:10 AM
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cross fingers...
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Reply #9 September 28, 2004 2:40:52 AM
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CerebroJD crosses fingers.....
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