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ID:160650 Aug 5 2008, 9:25 pm
KingCold999	Is it possible to make the background of a label transparent? ex: I have a picture, and want to show a label over it (btw using a lable so i can change the text, rather than editing pic), but the lable has a box around it with the default color Just wondering if this is possible (and if so how to do this)

Aug 5 2008, 9:33 pm
DarkCampainger	Not currently. The only control that supports transparency is Window. I think there are plans to change that in the future, though. Alternatively, if the label will appear in the same spot, you can set its background to a small part of the image (or even the entire thing), to make it appear transparent.

Aug 6 2008, 2:32 am

In response to DarkCampainger

Green Lime

DarkCampainger wrote:

Not currently. The only control that supports transparency is Window. I think there are plans to change that in the future, though.

Alternatively, if the label will appear in the same spot, you can set its background to a small part of the image (or even the entire thing), to make it appear transparent.

Since windows have transparency like you said. He/she could also create two windows and make the second(front) one transparent. Then place labels on the front one where he/she wants them. You would still have to tie the main(back) windows movement and resize with the front one.

Aug 6 2008, 6:03 am In response to Green Lime
Nadrew	Window transparency is a bad idea in general, because of the way it has to work it totally disables DirectX rendering of the map -- which makes it so any of the new fancy icon features you use won't work. It's the same as enabling software rendering in BYOND.