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[Hooligan Polygon]

Is it possible to set a transparent image as a background so I would get something like this?

[Game]

I'd ask over at SI Games. I'd think it was possible, but you'd have to find a way to remove the default background colour (which I'd imagine is in place).

[Hooligan Polygon]

I'd be grateful if you ask over at SI. I edited few XMLs to remove that background colour last night but all I could have was a plain black background. Obviously, I'm a knob when it comes to FM skinning.

[Joaquin Bibi]

I doubt it you'll be able to do it through XML. My thoughts being that in VS it's a property of the form.

[Hooligan Polygon]

Joaquin Bibi, on 02 June 2011 - 02:48 PM, said:

I doubt it you'll be able to do it through XML. My thoughts being that in VS it's a property of the form.

It works for Nero so I'm hopeful that we can get the same on FM.

[Game]

Hooligan Polygon, on 02 June 2011 - 02:10 PM, said:

I'd be grateful if you ask over at SI. I edited few XMLs to remove that background colour last night but all I could have was a plain black background. Obviously, I'm a knob when it comes to FM skinning.

I'm banned from SI

Erm... post up the XML file as text so we can see it?

[Hooligan Polygon]

Well, I replaced them with the back-up files as those edits didn't have any positive effect.

[Game]

Yeah, but what's the coding look like? Is there a set code defining the background colour?

If you post the XML file up, I can see the coding and maybe make a suggestion –– or someone else might be able to solve it. At the moment it's like fumbling in the dark.

[Hooligan Polygon]

Game, on 02 June 2011 - 09:32 PM, said:

Yeah, but what's the coding look like? Is there a set code defining the background colour?

If you post the XML file up, I can see the coding and maybe make a suggestion –– or someone else might be able to solve it. At the moment it's like fumbling in the dark.

It was very late when I did those edits so I can't remember all of them. Though, I'll try to post them tomorrow.

[Jad]

If you already know how to set an image as the background, then you could try the simplest, and possibly incorrect, solution of using an image that is completely blank and transparent, which would have to be a png file (I think).

[Hooligan Polygon]

Jad, on 05 June 2011 - 10:01 PM, said:

If you already know how to set an image as the background, then you could try the simplest, and possibly incorrect, solution of using an image that is completely blank and transparent, which would have to be a png file (I think).

Already tried. All you can see is a plain black background.

[Game]

If you posted up the xml we could see which line of code dictates the background colour. Maybe then you can set it to trqnsparent.

[Jad]

Yeah, knowing what file you've been editing could be helpful. Have you made all the images in boxes/plain transparent?

[Hooligan Polygon]

Jad, on 06 June 2011 - 03:42 PM, said:

Yeah, knowing what file you've been editing could be helpful. Have you made all the images in boxes/plain transparent?

Yup.

Game, on 06 June 2011 - 09:24 AM, said:

If you posted up the xml we could see which line of code dictates the background colour. Maybe then you can set it to trqnsparent.

steklo_x1\panels\bgsmod11\backgrounds.xml

        <widget class="background" file="backgrounds/1" alpha="0">
          <layout class="stick_to_sides_attachment" alignment="all" inset="0"/>
          <attachment class="test_global_attachment" get_property="bgnd" mode="1" set_property="hidn" skip_if_null="false" skip_if_resetting="false"/>
        </widget>

fm2011 dark-widgets\settings\colours.xml

<properties version="1.0">

	<!-- standard colours used throughout the game -->
	
	<!-- misc "special" colours -->
	<colour name="selection" red="178" green="215" blue="238"/>
	<colour name="hilight" red="124" green="192" blue="235"/>
	<colour name="background" red="255" green="255" blue="255" alpha="0"/>

skins\fm2011-widgets\settings\fm2011-widgets settings.xml

	<!-- misc properties -->
	<real id="background_opacity" value="1.0" />
	<integer id="dcht" value="22" comment="default control height"/>
	
	<!-- misc "special" colours -->
	<colour name="selection" red="55" green="102" blue="154"/>
	<colour name="hilight" red="164" green="194" blue="216"/>
	<colour name="background" red="255" green="255" blue="255" alpha="0"/>

skins\fm2011\panels\global panels.xml

  <!-- background picture - covers entire screen -->
  <widget class="background" file="backgrounds/default" alpha="0">
    <layout class="stick_to_sides_attachment" alignment="all" inset="0"/>
    <attachment class="get_global_attachment" get_property="bgnd" set_property="file" skip_if_null="true"/>
  </widget> 

I might have done few more edits but I can't remember any other at the moment. These are pretty silly attempts TBH. I just added alpha settings at the end of the code.

[Jad]

Is the alpha value not the transparency value? If that's correct (I'm not too sure), then you could surely set the settings xml to:

<!-- misc properties -->
<real id="background_opacity" value="1.0" />
<integer id="dcht" value="22" comment="default control height"/>

<!-- misc "special" colours -->
<colour name="selection" red="55" green="102" blue="154"/>
<colour name="hilight" red="164" green="194" blue="216"/>
<colour name="background" red="255" green="255" blue="255" alpha="255"/>

[Hooligan Polygon]

Setting the alpha to 255 will make the image opaque. You need to set it zero if you want to have fully transparent image.

[Jad]

Have you tried that then?

Edit: yeah course you have, I c+p'ed the code lol. Have you tried leaving the RGB codes blank?

Edited by Jad, 07 June 2011 - 04:45 PM.

[Game]

Try adding:

background_colour = "0"
background_image = "off"