[request] Transparent windows

[dorsc 0]

I'm looking for a software which gives a transparent look to windows when not focused.. thanks

[ntchemist938 0]

Try Glass2k ...

[dorsc 0]

wow.. that was very very fast!! thanks

[dorsc 0]

but.. I requested for a software that automaticly makes a window transparent whenever it's not focused.. (when the mouse is not on it)

[rjohnstone 0]

That does not currently exist. At least none for the Windows platform that I'm aware of anyway.

[andrew_ 0]

Want I should write an app which does that?

[bh2 0]

Yes please.

[nightcrawler1089 0]

Haha, sure. I'm surprised this hasn't been suggested before, though!

Thanks andrew, for making it!

-NC

[andrew_ 0]

Ok. I'll probably write it this weekend then. Someone come up with a name and an icon for me in the meantime

[dorsc 0]

thanks guys!! i'll try thinking about a name and an icon..

[dorsc 0]

I found a name for it: "ice"

and i created an icon--

tell me if u like it.

[andrew_ 0]

While thats some nice work, I need a windows icon for it. Preferably 64x64 at 32bpp and 24bpp, down to 16x16 at the same res.

[dorsc 0]

ok i put it in a rar archive link

just download it.. :cool:

[MetalMusicAddict 0]

If this is made the ability to hide a tray icon would be cool. Re-run the exe to make it appear. Good luck.

[liquidplasmaflow 0]

AMAZING icon, dorsc! We'd love to have you release other works of yours here at Aqua-Soft and at Aero-Soft.

[dreamz 0]

doesn't siwu's app iex (or iblend or however it's called) do this?

[andrew_ 0]

I dunno. If it does, let me know ill save myself and hour or two.

[siddharth 0]

While that icon does look nice at 128 x 128 in your preview, it looks like crap at 48 x 48.

[dreamz 0]

I dunno. If it does, let me know ill save myself and hour or two.

according to this thread: http://aqua-soft.org/board/showthread.php?...+windows+iblend

it does.

[andrew_ 0]

Cool! Well then, there you have it.

[lid 0]

andrew although iBlend is able to do inactive window transparency as mentioned it is very resource hungry and there is only a single middle level between no tranparency and transparency (so the effect is not smooth but staggered).

Also bear in mind that the most recent release was more than a year ago it seems that development has stopped. If you could manage to program a little proggie that was able to fade inactive windows in and out of transparency (similar to the smoothness seen in WindowFX fade out for example) it would be widely apprecited by the community I'm sure.

It can be done with some neat hardware acceration as can be seen with the new CS:Source menu but I don't know how easy it would be to implement on a desktop. Still I hope you go ahead with trying to make something more usable everyday as I've also been looking for a similar program for some time..

[nightcrawler1089 0]

Oh wow, a program I missed! Thanks for the link dreamz, the option to make a program andrew, and the icon dorsc!

-NC

[dorsc 0]

i've downloaded iBlend and i can't see how it does what i requested on this post.. can someone explain?

[lid 0]

i've downloaded iBlend and i can't see how it does what i requested on this post.. can someone explain?

I just had another looks and it definately makes inactive windows transparent. Make sure you settings are correct.

[dorsc 0]

which settings are correct?