How-to Set Transparencies and Color Depth

[cbk1994]

Originally Posted by Devil_Lord2

At least rarely any good ones for programming...

Learning Java or JavaScript or PHP or another similar language is probably the easiest way to learn GScript.

Also, I believe Paint could set transparencies.. it took me forever to figure out how, but I believe I have... kinda just have to keep searching for the ways to do it lol.. anyway the search probably isn't worth it.

Paint cannot set transparencies.

[MattKan]

nice!

[Devil_Lord2]

Originally Posted by cbk1994

Paint cannot set transparencies.

I could have sworn I have done it once in the past.
Either way it wasn't easy and I couldn't do it again because I really don't know what I did. Searching Google now I an only find stupid replies that aren't exactly what people are asking.. So either I actually did somehow pull it off, or I imagined I did years ago.. Kind of depends on the reason I started searching for a different program like PSP7 ... I don't remember D:


Does Graal use Java, would it be helpful to learn, or are other games / websites moving away from Java, I heard CSS would be good for websites but there was something else coming out x.x;; I don't know.. hardly learned anything about CSS in class anyway..


-EDIT-
Btw, I wasn't being sarcastic, I'm sure I have imagined doing things in the past. x.x;
But I still could have sword I did it once... D:

[cbk1994]

Sorry for hijacking your thread, Jer.

Originally Posted by Devil_Lord2

I could have sworn I have done it once in the past.
Either way it wasn't easy and I couldn't do it again because I really don't know what I did. Searching Google now I an only find stupid replies that aren't exactly what people are asking.. So either I actually did somehow pull it off, or I imagined I did years ago.. Kind of depends on the reason I started searching for a different program like PSP7 ... I don't remember D:

Paint cannot set transparencies. There are some conditions where pure black is treated as a transparent color by Graal, but it is not real transparency and should be avoided.

Does Graal use Java, would it be helpful to learn, or are other games / websites moving away from Java,

Graal does not use Java, but it uses a syntax which is very close to Java. JavaScript is closer to GScript since it is not strictly typed.

Java was never used for websites, although it is widely used for the serverside end of web applications (such as Gmail, Google Docs, ...). Java Applets are very rarely used now; Flash or JavaScript is preferred.

There is no widely-supported alternative to JavaScript for clientside web scripting.

I heard CSS would be good for websites but there was something else coming out x.x;; I don't know.. hardly learned anything about CSS in class anyway..

CSS is not a programming language. Cascading Style Sheets are simply style sheets that contain information on how elements should be laid out and formatted.

[Devil_Lord2]

Originally Posted by cbk1994

Sorry for hijacking your thread, Jer.


Paint cannot set transparencies. There are some conditions where pure black is treated as a transparent color by Graal, but it is not real transparency and should be avoided.

That could be what happened, it wasn't on Graal though..

Originally Posted by cbk1994

CSS is not a programming language. Cascading Style Sheets are simply style sheets that contain information on how elements should be laid out and formatted.

Oh, I thought CSS was slowly replacing HTML.. again we didn't learn all that much on it, and I didn't get it at all.. nor did I like my website design class.. I learned more from Graal rather then pressing buttons on Dreamweaver x.x; In my opinion learning the program isn't the same as learning HTML..



Anyway, keeping to the subject, I heard Gimp and paint.net were good but I have not used either of them, and I doubt a lot of people have photoshop so there isn't much need to say how.. Or should I?

-edit-
actually if you have photoshop, and created the image in photoshop, I would think they would know how?

[fowlplay4]

Irfanview added a 'Use main window color for transparency option' un-check both of them in the advanced options when saving in order to manually choose a color to make transparent.

[Clockwork]

Easier in photoshop o-o

[Elk]

not everyone has photoshop though

[Crow]

How is Photoshop easier? In IrfanView, you just have to save the image, then click on a color. Done.

[BlueMelon]

I just use Paint.NET, the selection tool is great.

[Fulg0reSama]

Originally Posted by Crow

How is Photoshop easier? In IrfanView, you just have to save the image, then click on a color. Done.

Depends on who you ask.

All I do is change the layer, select the color, delete it and save and I can save it in a project file for reediting.

If it's just a one time thing, yeah, go ahead and use irfanview or any other free program.

[Crono]

Originally Posted by Elk

not everyone has photoshop though

they should, it's free!!!!!!


if ur a dirty pirate like me!!!!!

[Crow]

Originally Posted by Fulg0reSama

Depends on who you ask.

All I do is change the layer, select the color, delete it and save and I can save it in a project file for reediting.

If it's just a one time thing, yeah, go ahead and use irfanview or any other free program.

In terms of efficiency (clicks/actions taken), IrfanView is faster. Also, it doesn't take as long to start up.

[Fulg0reSama]

Originally Posted by Crow

In terms of efficiency (clicks/actions taken), IrfanView is faster. Also, it doesn't take as long to start up.

But with matters of convenience to someone who might want to do more (more done with possibly the same time), Photoshop excels.
But this is pretty offtopic lol.

[BlueMelon]

In terms of efficiency, what ever is the fastest/more familiar for the user, would be the best.

I can trans an image with 3 actions in Paint.NET because I know the hotkeys and the little tricks