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Possible to make only the background transparent, not the text?

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SweWolf
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Possible to make only the background transparent, not the text?

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It is very easy to make a gadget transparent, by just right-clinking - Settings - Transparency. My problem thought is that the then text also gets transparent, which makes it more difficult to read. I only want my black background to be 30% transparent but the text should still be solid. Is that possible?
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Re: Possible to make only the background transparent, not the text?

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SweWolf wrote: July 8th, 2020, 11:59 pm It is very easy to make a gadget transparent, by just right-clinking - Settings - Transparency. My problem thought is that the then text also gets transparent, which makes it more difficult to read. I only want my black background to be 30% transparent but the text should still be solid. Is that possible?
It is going to be necessary to know what is setting the background for your skin. It it BackgroundMode / SolidColor in [Rainmeter], or an Image or Shape meter set to a specific size and color, or is it an actual image?
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Re: Possible to make only the background transparent, not the text?

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I don't fin this. It's just a black background on a square...

I paste a part of the INI-fil here below, that I think is the right pat, and I also attach a picture of the gadgets...

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;--------------------------------------- Background and Logo ---------------------------------------

[MeterBackgroundBase]
Meter=Image
SolidColor=0,0,0,1
Antialias=1
X=0
Y=0
W=(#BgWidth# * #Scale#)
H=(#BgHeight# * #Scale#)
UpdateDivider=-1

[MeterBackgroundFrame1]
Meter=Image
SolidColor=0,0,0,((#BgStyle# = 0) ? #BgAlpha# / 2 : ((#BgStyle# = 1) ? #BgAlpha# / 3 : 0))
Antialias=1
X=(4 - 1)
Y=(4 - 1)
W=(#BgWidth# - 8)
H=(#BgHeight# - 8)
UpdateDivider=-1
TransformationMatrix=#Scale#;0;0;#Scale#;#Scale#;#Scale#

[MeterBackgroundFrame2]
Meter=Image
SolidColor=0,0,0,((#BgStyle# = 0) ? #BgAlpha# : ((#BgStyle# = 1) ? #BgAlpha# / 3 : 0))
Antialias=1
X=(5 - 1)
Y=(5 - 1)
W=(#BgWidth# - 10)
H=(#BgHeight# - 10)
UpdateDivider=-1
TransformationMatrix=#Scale#;0;0;#Scale#;#Scale#;#Scale#

[MeterBackgroundFrame3]
Meter=Image
SolidColor=((#BgStyle# = 0) ? 164 : 0),((#BgStyle# = 0) ? 160 : 0),((#BgStyle# = 0) ? 160 : 0),((#BgStyle# = 0) ? #BgAlpha# : ((#BgStyle# = 1) ? #BgAlpha# / 3 : #BgAlpha#))
Antialias=1
X=(6 - 1)
Y=(6 - 1)
W=(#BgWidth# - 12)
H=(#BgHeight# - 12)
UpdateDivider=-1
TransformationMatrix=#Scale#;0;0;#Scale#;#Scale#;#Scale#

[MeterBackgroundFill]
Meter=Image
SolidColor=((#BgStyle# = 0) ? 70 : 0),((#BgStyle# = 0) ? 70 : 0),((#BgStyle# = 0) ? 70 : 0),#BgAlpha#
SolidColor2=0,0,0,#BgAlpha#
GradientAngle=90
Antialias=1
X=(7 - 1)
Y=(7 - 1)
W=(#BgWidth# - 14)
H=(#BgHeight# - 14)
UpdateDivider=-1
TransformationMatrix=#Scale#;0;0;#Scale#;#Scale#;#Scale#
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Last edited by balala on July 9th, 2020, 8:54 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Possible to make only the background transparent, not the text?

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That appears to be the Gadgets suite from SilverAzide

https://www.deviantart.com/silverazide/art/Gadgets-5-4-3-5225742697

If so, simply move the mouse to the top right of the skin(s) and select the little wrench "settings" icon.


1.jpg


Use this settings panel to set the Opacity from 0 (transparent) to 255 (opaque).

2.jpg
3.jpg
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Re: Possible to make only the background transparent, not the text?

Post by SweWolf »

:thumbup: Yes, that made it, thank you.
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