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Windows => Third Party Plug-ins, Programs, and Skins => Topic started by: Maverick07 on March 05, 2011, 04:28:23 pm

Title: Transparent skinning
Post by: Maverick07 on March 05, 2011, 04:28:23 pm: hey guys,
am currently working on my 3rd skin for MC. Because i switched to win7, this time it will be a transparent skin.

So here are my questions and bug report...

So, as you can see on the screenshot, there are two bugs.
The first thing is that the Title has a background in darkgray if i remove the playerbardisplay.png or make it transparent. (the analyzer is also buggy)
And the 2nd thing i noticed is that the Borders are buggy too (the horinzontal line). Gradiant overlays look much worse.
(http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/1925/transparentbug.jpg)

Also i want to know if it is possible to make everything transparent. The scrollbar could be transparent, but the tree / list too?
The last thing i want to know is atm,if there is a way to remove the textshadow of the toolbar?? If iam using black letters, there is no shadow - at white there is -.-

btw. The skin won't look like this, im just trying things atm.
Oh and, will there be more support for transparet skins in version 16?
Title: Re: Transparent skinning
Post by: sunfire7 on March 05, 2011, 11:16:21 pm: Maverick07
I am a fan of your skins!!! the other 2 are quality work, I love them!!! and the screen you just post is, Awesome!!!! I really like it!
and, do you really want to make the tree and other elements transparent? I think would look best if only certain key parts are transparent! but I trust your designer eye :)
Title: Re: Transparent skinning
Post by: bytestar on March 13, 2011, 09:27:16 am: I am also a fan of your skins
Title: Re: Transparent skinning
Post by: phalanthus on March 13, 2011, 10:59:55 am: ;D
nice !
how is it progressing?
Title: Re: Transparent skinning
Post by: Maverick07 on March 15, 2011, 04:08:17 pm: no progress yet, i just combined the transparent border with the FusionX.
not really great, but iam only testing atm.
(http://img845.imageshack.us/img845/9372/aerox2.jpg)
Title: Re: Transparent skinning
Post by: sunfire7 on March 15, 2011, 11:00:44 pm: Cool Combo!! CAN I HAVE IT?? !! ;D
Title: Re: Transparent skinning
Post by: Arbiter on March 16, 2011, 07:32:52 am: Quote from: sunfire7 on March 15, 2011, 11:00:44 pm
Cool Combo!! CAN I HAVE IT?? !! ;D

ME too, me too!!
Title: Re: Transparent skinning
Post by: sunfire7 on April 06, 2011, 01:16:04 am: Can't wait for this skin!
Title: Re: Transparent skinning
Post by: bytestar on April 12, 2011, 02:07:30 am: yes very cool please release your Combo i love it also.
Title: Re: Transparent skinning
Post by: Maverick07 on June 21, 2011, 02:22:17 pm: hey, me again
after a long rest i decided to continue the transparent skin.

theres no preview yet but i really have to know if there is a way to avoid the transparent display bug ive posted at my first comment.
and, if its possible to have a transperent tree and tabbar.?? pls help ^^
Title: Re: Transparent skinning
Post by: Fabricio on June 21, 2011, 02:33:14 pm: Quote from: Maverick07 on June 21, 2011, 02:22:17 pm
hey, me again
after a long rest i decided to continue the transparent skin.

Ok, waiting.
Title: Re: Transparent skinning
Post by: danrien on June 21, 2011, 10:31:46 pm: cool skin dude.
Title: Re: Transparent skinning
Post by: Fabricio on June 22, 2011, 06:12:39 am: Very good.

For win xp, also?
Title: Re: Transparent skinning
Post by: sunfire7 on June 23, 2011, 08:50:00 pm: the transparent FusionX of your screen above is just perfect, I dont want all to be glassy, just some key parts, what do you think?
Title: Re: Transparent skinning
Post by: Maverick07 on June 27, 2011, 03:16:39 pm: heres a very early and short preview of the transparent skin:

i know its hard to imagine how the whole skin will look like ^^.
I try to use glass icons mixed with the lime green ive used for the border.
As you can see the player has a complicated transparent system, therefore i have to find the best settings to see the skin clean on light and dark backgrounds.
So it will took a lot of time :D

To the FusionX
i deleted the theme but its no problem to rebuild it. If theres a lil bit time i could render the ugly parts and upload it.
Title: Re: Transparent skinning
Post by: danrien on June 29, 2011, 12:28:15 am: Just wanted to say that your sneak peaks look great.... I really want to steal your windows minimize/maximize/close buttons for my JaeRo Glass (stupid name I know, I'm not a marketing genius :P) skin :o
Title: Re: Transparent skinning
Post by: justsomeguy on July 02, 2011, 05:56:59 pm: Definitely looking forward to this skin.

Any ideas on a dark transparent theme?
Title: Re: Transparent skinning
Post by: Fabricio on July 16, 2011, 07:41:05 pm: Hi, waiting!!!
Title: Re: Transparent skinning
Post by: kurushi on July 17, 2011, 01:24:48 pm: Personnally i hate transparencies specially with many windows opened but good job anyway ;)
Title: Re: Transparent skinning
Post by: Fabricio on July 21, 2011, 01:04:48 pm: Nothing?!!!!
Title: Re: Transparent skinning
Post by: Fabricio on August 02, 2011, 07:12:52 pm: Waiting.....
Title: Re: Transparent skinning
Post by: sunfire7 on August 03, 2011, 11:54:01 pm: Can't wait for this to be released !
Title: Re: Transparent skinning
Post by: Maverick07 on August 05, 2011, 10:14:42 am: mehhh...i still cant find a possible solution to fix the display bug. Don#t know why the developers don't add some more options for skiners and fixed some bugs i already reported.
With these few options its very hard to make a good looking transparent skin, espacially a white one.

So i have to close this skin and try another one, darker and with less transparency.

Heres a screen where iam actually are / was:
(http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/850/failskin.jpg)
the display was just a test so it don't fits to the rest of the skin
Title: Re: Transparent skinning
Post by: Matt on August 05, 2011, 10:46:55 am: Coming in 16.0.148:
Changed: Transparency for glass-style skins is supported in the player bar display area (updated Noire Glass as an example).

Thanks, and sorry this took so long to get done.
Title: Re: Transparent skinning
Post by: Fabricio on August 05, 2011, 02:17:53 pm: Quote from: Matt on August 05, 2011, 10:46:55 am
Coming in 16.0.148:
Changed: Transparency for glass-style skins is supported in the player bar display area (updated Noire Glass as an example).

Thanks, and sorry this took so long to get done.

Very good.
Title: Re: Transparent skinning
Post by: Maverick07 on August 05, 2011, 03:09:00 pm: wOOt thats great ;D

thanks Matt
Title: Re: Transparent skinning
Post by: Fabricio on August 18, 2011, 03:48:54 pm: Waiting.....
Title: Re: Transparent skinning
Post by: phalanthus on August 19, 2011, 12:39:54 am: ;D ;D ;D
+1
Title: Re: Transparent skinning
Post by: Maverick07 on September 12, 2011, 06:17:01 pm: finally i came to the decision that the transparent skinning project has no future...

If someone is interested to continue the project i could send him all the .psd files.
Title: Re: Transparent skinning
Post by: Fabricio on September 13, 2011, 06:05:13 am: Quote from: Maverick07 on September 12, 2011, 06:17:01 pm
finally i came to the decision that the transparent skinning project has no future...

If someone is interested to continue the project i could send him all the .psd files.

:'( :'(
Title: Re: Transparent skinning
Post by: phalanthus on September 13, 2011, 08:43:45 am: Quote from: Fabricio on September 13, 2011, 06:05:13 am
:'( :'(

+1
Title: Re: Transparent skinning
Post by: SkGe on September 13, 2011, 11:51:19 am: Quote from: Maverick07 on September 12, 2011, 06:17:01 pm
finally i came to the decision that the transparent skinning project has no future...

If someone is interested to continue the project i could send him all the .psd files.
Hey mate, if you like i can go on from where you left with the project, but that's about you.
If you want to do that you can pm and we work around.
Title: Re: Transparent skinning
Post by: Fabricio on September 13, 2011, 02:53:38 pm: Quote from: sirgeo on September 13, 2011, 11:51:19 am
Hey mate, if you like i can go on from where you left with the project, but that's about you.
If you want to do that you can pm and we work around.

I liked the idea.
Title: Re: Transparent skinning
Post by: Maverick07 on July 04, 2012, 05:43:01 pm: Hey guys, well the thread is a lil bit old but the topic fits perfect for mine / our problem:

Because instigator released a preview of his new transparent skin, and showed what is possible/what not, i also tried again to do a glass skin.
...Maybe JRiver improved the skinning options for transparent skins...

So once again a concept skin in PS - looks alright at the first look.
- paste the layer style to the topborder and lets see how it looks.
- and what do i see? a totaly ugly background that does not look even close to the original.
If i turn down the opacity from original 20 to 5, the objects still dont look like it should be.
Also it is not possible to add a gradient to the background. I tried it several times but it always looks sick - or even worse.

Heres an example what i mean:
(http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/1042/conceptx.th.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/4/conceptx.jpg/)