[alessandro]

Is it possible to achieve the effect I drawed with GIMP in this picture, i.e. a semi transparent label (alpha=70) on a background image ?

Thanks in advance!

[Support]

Hello, alessandro

We can have semi-transparent buttons, except a texts in them.

[alessandro]

It's a starting point… how can I made one ?

[Support]

Transparency of control may be defined in the ASkinEditor skin while skin is in developing.

You are making own skin?

[alessandro]

No, i would like to set it at runtime on existing skins. Is it possible ?

[Support]

It's possible, but only if skin is active.

Can you prepare a demo? I'll add required changes there.

[alessandro]

'Support' wrote:

It's possible, but only if skin is active.

Can you prepare a demo? I'll add required changes there.

Sure here is a simple sample with a button on an image. Thanks in advance!

[Support]

Thank you

See the sSkinManager1.CommonSections property.

New “BUTTON_TRANSP” section was added here. This section is inherited from “BUTTON”, but additional transparency added.

sButton1.SkinData.SkinSection property is defined to “BUTTON_TRANSP”

BG Image is drawn on the panel because is not included into skin.

This solution was useful for you?

[alessandro]

'Support' wrote:

Thank you

See the sSkinManager1.CommonSections property.

New “BUTTON_TRANSP” section was added here. This section is inherited from “BUTTON”, but additional transparency added.

sButton1.SkinData.SkinSection property is defined to “BUTTON_TRANSP”

BG Image is drawn on the panel because is not included into skin.

This solution was useful for you?

This is the effect I was looking for, but why it doesn't work with other skins like i.e. WMP 2008 and Vienna ?

[Support]

Buttons are defined only as images in some skins. Such properties as colors, gradients and transparency are not used there and can't be used for a changing of a controls looking.

[alessandro]

'Support' wrote:

Buttons are defined only as images in some skins. Such properties as colors, gradients and transparency are not used there and can't be used for a changing of a controls looking.

I understand.

Three more question:

– do you know which skins doesn't use images for buttons or have I to go look inside every one ?

– is it possible to define a button using an image with an alpha channel or a predefined fixed transparency level ?

– is it possible to have a button with round corners without using images ?

Thank you for your patience 🙂

[Support]

I have an idea, you can change the Button.SkinData.SkinSection property to 'SPEEDBUTTON', this section will draw a semi-transparent button in all skins, if I'm not wrong. This solution is useful for you?

[alessandro]

Unlucky no, it also works only with non-bitmap skins

[Support]

Really, buttons in some skins are designed for using without transparency and can be changed in a skin editor only.

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