how do i get my skins transparent

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hey guys, im new to this skin making thing! i have got the hang of it but having a few problems trying to figure out how to make some parts of it transparent! i wanna change the shape for just plain old square or rectangle but dunno how to get parts of the images transparent HEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLPPPPPP LOL.

ALSO how do ya change the color and style of the font?

any advice needed so i can start making and uploading skins! ive got a few creations up my sleve im sure you will all enjoy!

im using macromedia fireworks & photoshop cs3.

thanks julia.x
windowblinds
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Are you using SkinStudio 5 or 6 because there are different ways to get to those settings in each!
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
its skin studio professonal :s

oh and also using xp!

i just cant seem to change the font or get parts of my image transparent, hope you can help.xx
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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
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Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
The parts of your skin that you want to be transparent.... are you reducing their opacity in Photoshop first?, because you need to. When you have done that, you save it as a transparent .png file, and then import it into skinstudio, which will automatically change it into a .tga file, you then have to tell skinstudio that you want this image to be transparent in the settings. These settings are under "Painting Options", and they are "Transparency" (set to transparent), and "Translucency" (set to "translucency IS being used").
Of course, I am assuming you are talking about a WindowBlinds skin.......

If I can help further let me know, we Brits have to stick together!! :)

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Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
tryed that and its all working good EXCEPT lol i cant click the transparent & transucency boxes :S:S:S they wont check when i click them.

any other suggestions??

thanks fellow brit :D

UPDATE!
ok i tryed it again and i am deffo saving as a png file but its loading in skin studio as a bmp file!

im stumped.

ANOTHER UPDATE!
nooooo wait thats it loading in skin studio as a tga file now but still no luck with checking the transparent and tranclucent boxes.x
Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
dont check the boxes..... look higher up in the section, to the right of the skin preview. That's where the painting options are. Highlight what you want to change and a drop down box will appear with your options in it.

MAKE SURE you are saving with transparency when you save as a .png, you have to set it as transparent.
Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top
ok im deffo saving it as transparent and png...its going in to skin studio as a tga file but its black not transparent :S

i cant get a drop down box ither lol.

anyway ill try again working that out another time but for now could you tell me how to change the position of the text style & color on the shutdown screen??

thanks for the advice :D
Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top
actually ive just realised you cant change the text lol

but ive now upgraded to windowblinds 6 and skin studio 6 and finding it much easier!
even figured out the whole transparency thing wooooo hoooo

thanks for the help tho!

jul.x
Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top
In the section for the shutdown dialog, look for "Text Visibility" attribute and set it to "Hide turnoff computer text", then you can write what you want on that image in Photoshop.

With regard to the Please Wait dialog: set the "text offset" coordinates to -3000 for both, and then put any text you like on the image in Photoshop before you bring it into skinstudio. That way you can do anything you like with that image.

(setting them to -3000 means that the text just disappears off the edge of the screen. Clever eh? Mike Bryant taught me that one, and he's a GOD at this!)

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