EQInterface Forums - Transparent icons

08-17-2002, 08:59 AM	#1
CyberMax A Fire Beetle Join Date: Aug 2002 Server: Terris-Thule Posts: 2	Transparent icons Is there a way to make the buff icons transparent like the "spell cast box"? I use a mod now that adds spell name to the left of the buff icon, as well as a blueis background for buff, and redish for "negative" buffs. But.. i am really annoyed that the bufficons\textbox is not transparent, only the actual buffbox itself (vertical with 15 numbered "slots") I would really like the icons to be transparent, so that it is possible to see something behind it when not in use.. Any tips? (Link to a mod that has transparent bufficons) Cybermax

08-17-2002, 07:26 PM	#2
guice Keeper of the Hampster Join Date: Jul 2002 Server: Mithaniel Marr Posts: 598	Turn Alpha Normal and Faded Trans to 50%? That's in the GUI itself. It is possiable to, to make them semi trans in the tga files. Just involves copying them, making a new layer. Turning up the transparency of that layer and saving it back again. __________________ Sithr, 65th Transcendent Officer/Leader of Chronology Mithaniel Marr http://www.chronology-guild.org/

08-17-2002, 07:30 PM	#3
Remelio Featured Designer Join Date: Aug 2002 Server: Tarew Marr Posts: 173	I think this is part of what the <transparent> tag (or whatever it is, not looking at any code right now) does. Might give that a try. __________________

08-18-2002, 06:57 AM

CyberMax

A Fire Beetle

Join Date: Aug 2002

Server: Terris-Thule

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Quote:

Originally posted by Remelio
I think this is part of what the <transparent> tag (or whatever it is, not looking at any code right now) does. Might give that a try.

Well.. as far as i can see (and have tested).. the Transparent Tag only makes the background totally gone.. Ie. You wont have the fade effect occur on the "wnd_bg_light_rock.tga" picture..

So.. It does seem like the transparency of the bufficons is hardcoded in this window.. Wich kinda makes some sence, cos after thinking about it a couple of seconds, when the buff is FADING, it is doing just that.. so if it was to be faded already, it might impose a problem.. But that VI should do is perhaps make it pulse the same way, but make it pulse to a non-transparent icon, and back to transparent (reverse it) when the buff is fading (leaving)

Oh.. well.. guess unless i poke out my hex editor and really mess things up, this is not doable in a good manner...

Cyber