Transparency

[DariusB]

A4000_Mad wrote:
What would be  involved for someone other than yourself to make the OS3.9 version  transparent?

For me, i didn´t know the OS4 Version of AmiDock, but AmiStart is also able to act like a (Horizontal) DockBar and supports (Faked) Transparency, Textures and on OS4/AROS also the possibilities of the new Layers (nonrectangulart windows)

http://aros-exec.org/modules/xcgal/displayimage.php?pid=189&album=lastup&cat=10469&pos=1
http://aros-exec.org/modules/xcgal/displayimage.php?pid=214&album=random&cat=10469&pos=-214
http://aros-exec.org/modules/xcgal/displayimage.php?pid=162&album=random&cat=10469&pos=-162


if something is missed, i can try to implement it.l

[DariusB]

motorollin wrote:
Those screenshots look really nice! Does AmiStart fake transperency under AmigaOS 3.x as well as AROS? Is there any chance of implementing support for AfA in the AmigaOS 3.x version to allow non-rectangular windows?

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moto

Yes it fakes it, it´s not possible other than that at the moment, for real transparency layers must be updated. Faked meant that the background was readen and wroten back (with manipulating it). If the background changes or a window is moved behind the faked transparent window it´ll not be updated. It´s possible to do real transparency but it´ll eat much much resources and need all Apps to use SmartRefresh.
windows and´ll be refreshed delayed .

Nonrectagular are not really needed for alpha-channel transparency, that meant when you need nice outlines with alphachannels, support for non rectagular windows must not be existing, when you want to use hard transparency a non-rectagular window is a good solution for that.

If AfA adds AROS intuition to 68k, than a update for nonrect windows is a short term.

[DariusB]

motorollin wrote:
@DariusB
I have just downloaded and installed AmiStart. When I run it, I just get a grey box in the bottom left hand corner which seems to function as the "start" menu. I can't figure out any way to configure the application, and I can't find any instructions in the guide about how to do this. Can you tell me how I would go about configuring the application to function as a transparent dock?

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moto

First i must told that AmiStart only works with Hi/Truecolors views, 2nd the Version on my Homepage is very outdated and is not able to simulate a Dockbar, either you post me an message (d.brewka(a-t)freenet.de) to get a new or you use the version from AmiKit which is nearly the same.

AmiStart didn´t use a configuration editor like AmiDock, items could be added by dropping them from your workbench (in the Popupmenu you must switch on Edit in the Drag&drop) entry.

On my Homepage there is also a HTML documentation for AmiStart but you can post me an email and i´ll send you a newer Version of this Doc.

However i´ll release a new AmiStart in the next weeks.

A warning, if you want to use a fast and short Applauncher AmiStart is a worse choice, it´s nothing for Real 68k Hardware but for WinUAE it´s nicely useable.