Transparent Skin

...:::My System Info:::...
Windows Version: Microsoft Windows XP Professional (Build 2600)
Shell Version:6.0.2600.0
Internet Explorer Version: 6.0.2600.0000

I'm using the Aqua Skin.
No offense Mark Walther, but I don't like the white/grey striped background =)
I have redone the buttons with transparent background, and changed the .ini file accordingly:

[Button]
BgType = ImageFile
ImageFile=button.bmp
ImageCount=5
Transparent = True
SizingMargins = 7, 7, 7, 7
ContentMargins = 0, 0, 0, 1
TransparentColor = 0xFF00FF
TextColor = 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000

I also changed the settings for [MenuItemSubmenu], as well as for the other buttons in the .ini file.

The buttons on the toolbar looks fine.
The menus look fine when I open a menu.
The buttons on a menu look fine when I move the mouse over a menu item.
The problem is that when I move the mouse away from a menu item, the background on that item becomes black, and not transparent.

One other thing:
How do I make the separator transparent ?
I tried this:

[Separators]
Transparent = True
TransparentColor = 0xFF00FF
Horz = sephorz.bmp, 60, 0 0
Vert = sepvert.bmp, 6, 0 0
Menu = menuseparator.bmp, 8, 5 5

And of course I redid the sephorz.bmp so that the separator was colored with FF00FF.

But this didn't work.

I appreciate that you now can set the width of the separator, a suggestion I actually had a time ago, but got turned down

Any ideas of what I am doing wrong ?
Or is this a bug ?

BTW, I have of course downloaded the new Agua Skin, that goes with v. 1.1.0.14 of TrueLaunchBar.

>I appreciate that you now can set the width of the >separator, a suggestion I actually had a time ago, but >got turned down

That's interesting. So how do you set the width of the separator. I check TLB settings and context menu but didn't see that one. Must have missed it.

Doug,

If I'm not mistaken, it looks like it's in the .ini file:

>[Separators]
>Transparent = True
>TransparentColor = 0xFF00FF
>Horz = sephorz.bmp, 60, 0 0
>Vert = sepvert.bmp, 6, 0 0
>Menu = menuseparator.bmp, 8, 5 5

Regards,

Rich

No, obviously Corinthian is talking about a TLB feature we missed not hacking the INI file to change the width. After all that's what we talked about previously.

Horz = sephorz.bmp, 60, 0 0
the first number (60) is separator width/height.
You can send skin to me and I test it and say more.

I changed the Aqua skin a little also..
(because the bg on toolbar buttons did not fit in well with my Window Blinds skins)

Ex:


I think it is a great skin!

But I would send what you have made to Yuri, as he said he will try and fix it for you..
Or even contact Mark himself..

Yuri already fixed my skin =)