Transparent/Opaque Message Box

Artanis · Post by **Artanis** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 2:20 pm

Wengero wrote:when you turn on a custom background colour for a message view theres an option to toggle to opacity

Ok, but it seems that I have no option for opacity after I choose a custom backround picture. Could you please say where is this option?

TheSilverFox06 · Post by **TheSilverFox06** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 2:51 pm

I don't think it will be possible to include this function into adium itself, as I'd imagine that making adium put transparency to a normal jpeg or the like would be somewhat resource intensive (just a guess, could be wrong). The way to get a transparent picture is to open it up in a photo editor such as photoshop and save it as a partially transparent png or something, then put it in adium on top of a bg color with 0% opacity.

hollerz · Post by **hollerz** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 4:08 pm

Artanis wrote:
Wengero wrote:when you turn on a custom background colour for a message view theres an option to toggle to opacity
Ok, but it seems that I have no option for opacity after I choose a custom backround picture. Could you please say where is this option?

click the box next to "color" and its at the bottom of that window!

Artanis · Post by **Artanis** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 4:58 pm

hollerz wrote: click the box next to "color" and its at the bottom of that window!

I don't see the box. here is another pic:

TheSilverFox06 · Post by **TheSilverFox06** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 5:26 pm

Artanis wrote:I don't see the box.

Artanis · Post by **Artanis** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 5:57 pm

TheSilverFox06 wrote:
Artanis wrote:I don't see the box.

LOOL, sorry for my noobity, but I already did that of course.

When the "colors" window apear what do I do?

hollerz · Post by **hollerz** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 3:21 pm

move that slider!

tirtman · Post by **tirtman** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 6:13 pm

Hey folks! This opacity thing looks awesome, but my color picker is missing that option.... It looks just like the last screenshot, except the opacity bar is missing, from all the color picker sections. Any ideas?

Post by **Catfish_Man** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 6:21 pm

tirtman wrote:Hey folks! This opacity thing looks awesome, but my color picker is missing that option.... It looks just like the last screenshot, except the opacity bar is missing, from all the color picker sections. Any ideas?

Are you using 1.0svn?

peuks · Post by **peuks** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 7:17 pm

tirtman wrote:Hey folks! This opacity thing looks awesome, but my color picker is missing that option.... It looks just like the last screenshot, except the opacity bar is missing, from all the color picker sections. Any ideas?

I have this problem too

Dover · Post by **Dover** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 8:26 pm

Catfish_Man wrote:Are you using 1.0svn?

I'm not the original poster, but thanks for pointing this out. Just started using svn, and didn't realize this was one of the advanced features available. It's coooool! 8)

peuks · Post by **peuks** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 12:42 am

where we can downoad this?

Tipo 61 · Post by **Tipo 61** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 12:48 am

http://trac.adiumx.com/wiki/GettingAdiumSource

kirk · Post by **kirk** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 4:09 am

It seems like the opacity trick only works with a select few message styles. Essec is one.

And possibly iChadium

Wengero · Post by **Wengero** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 4:35 am

it works with an message style that lets you set your own background colour

LuxuryChair · Post by **LuxuryChair** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 5:13 am

Probably my fault, but I seem to not have this option as well...

clicky for screen

Edit: Nevermind, have to put a (partially or fully) transparent png as the background image first. This is non-intuitive and should be documented somwhere... but i'm sure the devs just haven't gotten around to it yet...

Post by **The_Tick** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 6:01 am

LuxuryChair wrote:Probably my fault, but I seem to not have this option as well...

clicky for screen

Edit: Nevermind, have to put a (partially or fully) transparent png as the background image first. This is non-intuitive and should be documented somwhere... but i'm sure the devs just haven't gotten around to it yet...

You're using a pre-release product, the gui is subject to change.

LuxuryChair · Post by **LuxuryChair** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 6:27 am

The_Tick wrote:
LuxuryChair wrote:Probably my fault, but I seem to not have this option as well...

clicky for screen

Edit: Nevermind, have to put a (partially or fully) transparent png as the background image first. This is non-intuitive and should be documented somwhere... but i'm sure the devs just haven't gotten around to it yet...
You're using a pre-release product, the gui is subject to change.

I assumed as much, though, being a sorta public test of the application - I felt like I'd add my comments

Post by **bgannin** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 7:45 pm

SVN is by no means a public test of the application, a public beta is. Otherwise it's meant for developers or those who want to be like developers and use the bleeding edge they work on.

LuxuryChair · Post by **LuxuryChair** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 6:11 am

bgannin wrote:SVN is by no means a public test of the application, a public beta is. Otherwise it's meant for developers or those who want to be like developers and use the bleeding edge they work on.

Is this to say that the people using it who aren't actively developing it should hold comments on it entirely? (no sarcasm, im just curious if i should be mentioning bugs that I come across, or if i should assume that the devs know of them already)