Non-rectangular Logoff / Shutdown dialog "fade to gray" mask
per-pixel or not, the rest of the screen no longer fades to gray
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I've created a non-rectangular Logoff and Shutdown dialog.
The area that should be transparent is 'magic pink'.
I was getting the effect that there was a rectangular area around my non-rectangular dialog that would NOT fade to gray.
I changed the "Shutdown/Logoff Screen mask (per pixel)
Now, NO part of the screen goes gray (and since the dialog is the same background colour as the desktop, it's difficult to see
[Screen.BackgroundPerPixel] is the property I believe I need to affect.
There is no documentation on the nature of the file I need to create.
Does it need to be something like 4000 x 4000 pixels, with a little part in the middle that's the exact shape of the non-rectangular bits, then use margins to specify which part should be positioned under the graphic?
I feel like I'm having to reverse engineer this. StarDock are there specs somewhere I can read about the datatypes required for all the possible settings?
...and to my fellow posters, PLEASE use decent subject lines... "having a problem" is NOT acceptable.
Thanks in advance.
The area that should be transparent is 'magic pink'.
I was getting the effect that there was a rectangular area around my non-rectangular dialog that would NOT fade to gray.
I changed the "Shutdown/Logoff Screen mask (per pixel)
Now, NO part of the screen goes gray (and since the dialog is the same background colour as the desktop, it's difficult to see
[Screen.BackgroundPerPixel] is the property I believe I need to affect.
There is no documentation on the nature of the file I need to create.
Does it need to be something like 4000 x 4000 pixels, with a little part in the middle that's the exact shape of the non-rectangular bits, then use margins to specify which part should be positioned under the graphic?
I feel like I'm having to reverse engineer this. StarDock are there specs somewhere I can read about the datatypes required for all the possible settings?
...and to my fellow posters, PLEASE use decent subject lines... "having a problem" is NOT acceptable.
Thanks in advance.