Question about Active Desktop

[breezie]

Is it possible to make the active desktop background transparent? I've tried using scripts that make the html file transparent and even went so far as to make a bg that uses a transparent GIF image but it seems like its two layers (the color you set your background color under display settings two).

 

[SPeedY_B]

It's not. Not to my knowledge anyway.

 

[breezie]

bummer =\

 

[SPeedY_B]

The only way to achieve it is to set the background of the active desktop to the image you're using as your wallpaper, but that either requires a full active desktop, or a lot of messing about with positioning etc.

 

[breezie]

that wouldnt fix the weird colored shadows i get over my icons though =\

 

[Grandmaster]

Can we see a screenshot please? Just to see what your talking about.

 

[NetRyder]

There isn't a known way to solve the icon problem. One way to get around it is by creating images of your icons and using hyperlinks to access them.

 

[breezie]

here's a screenshot of what i mean - does the same thing if i make html file with transparent background too.

yea i didnt think there was a way and making html icons is a bit too tedious for me and wont give me the same result i wanted- hehe

 

[Grandmaster]

I can't be that tedious. 😛

Just take a screen cap by pressing Print Screen, open up Paint, Photoshop, other graphics program, crop them.

Then just make the hyperlinks.

 

[thebear]

get Y'z Dock, add ur icons, make it fully transparent, set the size right, set it to no zoom and u're set

 

[madmatt]

thebear, that's not what he is trying to accomplish.

SB is right, there is no way to make the background transparent. NR and o_87 have the right idea, that would be your best bet.

Signed... the active desktop god.

 

[breezie]

hehe but i like my icons- right clicking them and moving around- with them as Hyperlink images- i lose that don't i?

 

[madmatt]

Yes, you cannot "drag and drop" them if they are hyper links.

 

[NetRyder]

You would also lose the context-sensitive right click menu for icons like My Computer or the Recycle Bin.

 

[madmatt]

Good point; you would have an IE context menu for the desktop unless you used a JavaScript that disables right clicks.

 

[Lighter]

You would also lose the context-sensitive right click menu for icons like My Computer or the Recycle Bin.

Not necessarily, you could script them (context items) back in if you had the time...like I once did. 🙂

*edit my first post since re-registering and I already had a typo. 😡

 

[madmatt]

It is too bad you gave up on active desktop, your creations beat mine by a long shot.

 

[Lighter]

It is too bad you gave up on active desktop, your creations beat mine by a long shot.

Hey, all my stuff was built on your tutorial. Who knows, I may dabble in it again in the near future...if you persist in adding updates and reveal more of your unsolved AD secrets. 😉

 

[thebear]

thebear, that's not what he is trying to accomplish.

SB is right, there is no way to make the background transparent. NR and o_87 have the right idea, that would be your best bet.

Signed... the active desktop god.

you're right, thats not exaclty what he wants to do - but it will do the exact same thing