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Hi:

I am very new to Icon developer, is there a way to create an icon with parts that show the desktop, like clear ...  Please help :-)

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Yes, you can choose the Alpha channel in Icon Developer which will basically let you choose a transparent color.  The best way though is to just create an icon with the transparency and save it as a .png and then import into Icon Developer.

 

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

Thank you so much can you please explain how I can  create an icon with the transparency and save it as a .png and then import into Icon Developer.  I really appreciate it if you could give me the individual steps involved.

Thank you so much :-)

 

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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top

That degree of detailed explanation depends on what application you use to create images.  There may be some step-by-step guides in the Stardock wiki for commonly used graphics applications (I haven't looked) but you'll likely need to seek help on a user forum dealing with the specific application you are using.

I'm still using Paint Shop Pro 8 - how to create images with transparency was not obvious or intuitive at all when I first tried & the Help files seemed to assume you knew what you/they were talking about to begin with.  It was very intimidating and I only arrived at an understanding through a process of brute force attack (trial and error... as in lots of error).