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Rod
 Post subject: My feeble atempt at a transparent splash screen.
PostPosted: Sun Dec 15, 2013 5:39 am  (#1) 
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This splash should open over the desktop wallpaper exactly aligned as to look like only the green 3D Gimp-2.8 is loading. :) :bigthup

A test... I am a little off but i can live with that. The rest i can fix with the clone tool. :)
If you have this wallpaper on XP feel free to use the splash if you want.

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PostPosted: Sun Dec 15, 2013 6:15 am  (#2) 
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Cool idea..

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 Post subject: Re: My feeble atempt at a transparent splash screen.
PostPosted: Sun Dec 15, 2013 6:21 am  (#3) 
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ofnuts wrote:
Cool idea..

Thanks Ofnuts. I think i can probably use the Iwarp tool to fix the discrepancies. :)

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 Post subject: Re: My feeble atempt at a transparent splash screen.
PostPosted: Sun Dec 15, 2013 7:05 am  (#4) 
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Now i just need a transparent Windows XP theme. :)

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PostPosted: Sun Dec 15, 2013 8:01 am  (#5) 
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Nice! :bigthup

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PostPosted: Sun Dec 15, 2013 8:43 am  (#6) 
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rod: that's a really cool idea :)! i change wallpaper all the time, but maybe i could make a neutral sort of transparent gimp splash screen that would go with all of them? it's worth a try!

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PostPosted: Sun Dec 15, 2013 11:53 am  (#7) 
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Great idea Rod!

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Rod
 Post subject: Re: My feeble atempt at a transparent splash screen.
PostPosted: Sun Dec 15, 2013 12:45 pm  (#8) 
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The tricky part is getting the correct area to copy on your screen. :)

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PostPosted: Sun Dec 15, 2013 1:29 pm  (#9) 
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:wh
I thought that Gimp didn't support transparent backgrounds on it's splash screens. I've tried this before, and Gimp has always filled in the transparent areas with black.
I must be wrong about this , because obviously you've made it happen. ;)
How did you manage to get the background to remain transparent when opening Gimp? I've been wanting to do this for ages.
There's something fishy going on here... :hoh

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PostPosted: Sun Dec 15, 2013 1:32 pm  (#10) 
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Great Idea Rod.

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 Post subject: Re: My feeble atempt at a transparent splash screen.
PostPosted: Sun Dec 15, 2013 3:28 pm  (#11) 
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I know how you did it Rod... :mrgreen:
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Wallace wrote:
I know how you did it... :mrgreen:
Opacity of the background layer?

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 Post subject: Re: My feeble atempt at a transparent splash screen.
PostPosted: Sun Dec 15, 2013 7:57 pm  (#13) 
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Odinbc wrote:
Wallace wrote:
I know how you did it... :mrgreen:
Opacity of the background layer?

Like I mentioned... Gimp doesn't support the transparency of PNG images used as a splash. Gimp will turn any transparent areas in a PNG splash image to, #000000.
So how do you think it was done? :mrgreen:

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PostPosted: Sun Dec 15, 2013 8:01 pm  (#14) 
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Does it involve a masking colour?
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 15, 2013 8:12 pm  (#15) 
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Does it involve a masking colour?

In a way yes, but not really. :hehe

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1. Take a screenshot of the desktop background.
2. Take a screenshot of the Gimp splashscreen loading, for reference.
3. Make Gimp splash screen using hidden desktop area.

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PostPosted: Sun Dec 15, 2013 8:17 pm  (#17) 
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I think you would have to amend the GTK file as well

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 Post subject: Re: My feeble atempt at a transparent splash screen.
PostPosted: Sun Dec 15, 2013 8:28 pm  (#18) 
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Graechan wrote:
I think you would have to amend the GTK file as well

Nope...

Odinbc wrote:
1. Take a screenshot of the desktop background.
2. Take a screenshot of the Gimp splashscreen loading, for reference.
3. Make Gimp splash screen using hidden desktop area.


Exactly!
Your the big wiener, I mean winner Odin! :hehe
PS... There really wasn't anything to be won.

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 Post subject: Re: My feeble atempt at a transparent splash screen.
PostPosted: Sun Dec 15, 2013 9:38 pm  (#19) 
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Wallace and Odin figured it out. :)
But i did it the hard way. :lol

I used folders on my desktop as corner references for a snapshot area.
Using FastStone capture i selected that area and created the splash screen then added the 3D with "The GrassyVine PhotoFont" and 3D-Extrude. Of course i had to fix mine a wee bit to match but it works. I was really surprised my area was that close when it opened on my desktop the first time.

Pretty cool.

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