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Backgroung Transparency - dcquence - 2015-08-11
Is there a setting in this skin I can adjust to affect the amount of transparency laid over the backgrounds and fanart? Either in regular settings I missed or in the XML files I can edit. I looked around a bit but not sure what I am looking for in the files.
Edit: I did see the background color chooser which can alter it slightly but I want to change the alpha level not the color.
Edit 2: I'm an idiot. I realized the Hex editor can do what i want. Setting it to A000000 for very high transparency. Leaving this here in case it helps anyone else.
RE: Backgroung Transparency - braz - 2015-08-11
You can change the background overlay transparency by manually entering a custom background color in skin settings. Instead of FF for the first two digits, trying something like DD to lower the opacity.
RE: Backgroung Transparency - dcquence - 2015-08-14
Yeah, I edited it within minutes of posting this but wanted it to stay up so others could see how to do it. Thank you for this awesome skin. I had been using MQ5 forever but am very happy with the switch.
RE: Backgroung Transparency - plissk3n - 2015-12-01
Is it possible to have seperate transparencies for different situations?
When I have a high transparency the fanart looks really good in the main menu but the text from the menu and the text when browsing (e.g. movies) are hard to read:
But when I set a low transparency the fanart when browsing looks good and the text is readable. However the fanart of the main menu isn't really good looking.
Any idea how I can fix this?
RE: Backgroung Transparency - braz - 2015-12-02
@plissk3n
You'd probably have to create a new color to use on the home window. No plans to add additional color options, there are enough already IMO.
RE: Backgroung Transparency - plissk3n - 2015-12-02
Hey braz,
thank you for the quick answer, allthough the the answer is not what I whished for
Right now I haven't touched the other color options. If one of them toggles the menu background I think I should be able to add another color option myself. Will have to check later when I am home.
RE: Backgroung Transparency - plissk3n - 2015-12-03
I found the error!
I had "Show home fanart overlay" activated. This option is putting a dark tint over the home menu fanarts as seen on the Community screenshot above. I turned it off and I have colorful fanarts on the home menu and darker ones in the library. Perfect!