vchris Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 Is there a way in PS CS 2 on windows xp to have the background of the app transparent? I think it's like that on a mac, well can it be done on a pc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aspnetguy Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 I don't know about XP but transparent apps, etc is one of the features of Vista. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vchris Posted November 17, 2006 Author Share Posted November 17, 2006 What I mean is instead of the gray background not the rest. Basically instead of the gray it's my desktop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aspnetguy Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 oh, I'm not sure about that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reportingsjr Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 Ohh, so you want the background of your shortcut icon to be transparent? Its not on windows vista? Try a gif and in cs 2 use the magic background eraser. Say if that works. BTW, send me CS 2 , I only have elements 2 0.o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vchris Posted November 17, 2006 Author Share Posted November 17, 2006 Not the background of the shortcut. The Canvas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boen_robot Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 What part exactly you mean again? Show a screenshot with a mark over what you want transparent.The methods for transparent icons and transparent taskbar have been told already.Do you mean the background of the text of an icon (label)? If so, click with the right button on "My Computer" and select "Properties". Click the "Advanced" tab and click the first "Settings" button. In the new window, check the seond last checkbox: "Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vchris Posted November 17, 2006 Author Share Posted November 17, 2006 Here's a screen shot of what I want. No it's not the desktop icons. It's the photoshop cs2 software itself. I want to know if the gray background of the app can be transparent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reportingsjr Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 I would have to say no. Why would you want it that way anyways? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justsomeguy Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 What he is talking about it the way that Mac applications work, or The Gimp, where the toolbars and windows are not contained in a larger window. To my knowledge there's no way to set that after the fact. When they are building the application they can specify what color, if any, they want the main window to be, but unless Photoshop provides a way to change the setting in software, then it can't be done.But The Gimp is set up that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vchris Posted November 17, 2006 Author Share Posted November 17, 2006 ok thanks guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holmedwa04 Posted November 18, 2006 Share Posted November 18, 2006 Transparrent applications are something that they are doing on Windows Vista, they a called "glass apps". They sound really cool but you need a really good graphics card and proccessor I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aspnetguy Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 Vista requirementsMicrosoft Vista Home Basic• 800-megahertz (MHz) 32-bit (x86) processor or 800-MHz 64-bit (x64) processor• 512 megabytes (MB) of system memory• DirectX 9-class graphics card• 32 MB of graphics memory• 20-gigabyte (GB) hard disk that has 15 GB of free hard disk space• Internal or external DVD drive• Internet access capability• Audio output capability Microsoft Vista Home Premium, Microsoft Vista Business, Microsoft Vista Enterprise, and Microsoft Vista Ultimate• 1-gigahertz (GHz) 32-bit (x86) processor or 1-GHz 64-bit (x64) processor• 1 GB of system memory• Windows Aero-capable graphics card• 128 MB of graphics memory• 40-GB hard disk that has 15 GB of free hard disk space (the 15GB of free space provides room for temporary file storage during the install or upgrade.)• Internal or external DVD drive• Internet access capability• Audio output capability Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbielearner Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 Actually, you can simulate the effect quite closely. Just click "Restore Down" button on the top right corner (to the left of the Close button) of the Photoshop application window. Then just resize the application window down. That way, you can see your computer desktop, your graphics file that is opened, and your photoshop toolbars, palettes and menus.Hope that helps. ps. if you're into color correction of your photos for example, the usual advise is to use the grey background, so your colour sense is not affected by a colourful desktop picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chocolate570 Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 Actually, you can simulate the effect quite closely. Just click "Restore Down" button on the top right corner (to the left of the Close button) of the Photoshop application window. Then just resize the application window down. That way, you can see your computer desktop, your graphics file that is opened, and your photoshop toolbars, palettes and menus.Hope that helps. wink.gifps. if you're into color correction of your photos for example, the usual advise is to use the grey background, so your colour sense is not affected by a colourful desktop picture.Was just about to post that :)The photoshop image/tool/info windows are kept seperate from the background if you just press the restore button, not the minimize button. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justsomeguy Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 Was just about to post that :)The photoshop image/tool/info windows are kept seperate from the background if you just press the restore button, not the minimize button. You can also put them on a second monitor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vchris Posted November 22, 2006 Author Share Posted November 22, 2006 Actually, you can simulate the effect quite closely. Just click "Restore Down" button on the top right corner (to the left of the Close button) of the Photoshop application window. Then just resize the application window down. That way, you can see your computer desktop, your graphics file that is opened, and your photoshop toolbars, palettes and menus.Hope that helps. ps. if you're into color correction of your photos for example, the usual advise is to use the grey background, so your colour sense is not affected by a colourful desktop picture.Works pretty good. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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