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DarkBASIC Professional Discussion / make a 2D box drawn with the "Box" command transparent?

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HellsDevilDog
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Posted: 21st Sep 2011 10:30
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I'm looking to make the box I've got drawn to the screen half transparent.



The code is a graphical representation of what units you're about to select, I just need to make the box transparent rather than solid white so users can see what they're selecting.
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Andrew_Neale
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Posted: 21st Sep 2011 10:46 Edited at: 21st Sep 2011 10:48
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I'm afraid you will most likely need a plugin such as this.
Cloggy's D3D plugin

Even if you specify a colour with an alpha value, (e.g. 'ink 0x99ffffff, 0xff000000' which would specify a semi-transparent white value using hex) I don't think DB will natively handle it.

Using a plugin such as Cloggy's is far more useful anyway, and far quicker at rendering than the native commands.

[Edit]Out of curiosity I gave it a shot natively. Whilst setting the 'ink' value with alpha doesn't work, setting the colour of the box does. E.g. 'box 0, 0, 64, 64, 0x99ffffff' will render a semi transparent white box. Just in case this is useful![/Edit]

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HellsDevilDog
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Posted: 21st Sep 2011 11:06 Edited at: 21st Sep 2011 11:14
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@Andrew_Neale: Ah, that's perfect! Many thanks!



^That's the new box code I'm using based off your help, Thanks again!

Though I'm still interested in this plugin, Think i'll check that out too, Thanks!
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Green Gandalf
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Posted: 21st Sep 2011 14:12
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@Andrew_Neale

Hi, long time no see.

I didn't know it was as easy as that either. Thanks.
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Andrew_Neale
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Posted: 21st Sep 2011 17:50
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@HellsDevilDog - No worries, glad I could help. The plugin has many useful features so I'm sure you'll find some benefits from it when you get the time.

@Green Gandalf - Indeed! I do so miss the days of not having to work and having the time to be creative all day! Slowly clawing enough time back to start making a presence here again. Hope all is well!

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