david.atwell 290 Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Because even still if you want to type in the hex code you'll have to close the plugin to find it, and then re-open it to put it in, unless you know the hex code colour chart. It's pretty simple, really, once you know the trick. :-) To add more red, increase the first pair of digits; for more green, the second pair; for more blue, the third pair. The two-digit pair is in base-16, so to increase a number, you have to run through A-F as well. Hex Dec 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 A 10 B 11 C 12 D 13 E 14 F 15 10 16 11 17 ... 9F 159 A0 160 A1 161 ... FE 254 FF 255 So, not too hard. Just increase or decrease it until you get the color you like. to DARKEN a color, drop all of the values down (closer to 0). To BRIGHTEN a color, increase all values (closer to F). You have 16.7 Million colors to choose from - don't screw it up! :-) Quote The Doctor: There was a goblin, or a trickster, or a warrior... A nameless, terrible thing, soaked in the blood of a billion galaxies. The most feared being in all the cosmos. And nothing could stop it, or hold it, or reason with it. One day it would just drop out of the sky and tear down your world.Amy: But how did it end up in there?The Doctor: You know fairy tales. A good wizard tricked it.River Song: I hate good wizards in fairy tales; they always turn out to be him. Link to post Share on other sites
pyrochild 363 Posted January 26, 2008 Author Share Posted January 26, 2008 Then was there any point in adding the typing stuff in? Would you rather have to close the plugin, tweak the color, go back into the effects menu and run the plugin again, on those occasions when you don't know exactly what color you want to use? Actually....yes. Because even still if you want to type in the hex code you'll have to close the plugin to find it, and then re-open it to put it in, unless you know the hex code colour chart. A) Nobody's forcing you to use the text box. It's just an extra option, not something you have to use. It doesn't only support hex codes. If you'd actually take a look, you'll see that it'll take the English names of most of the colors you can think of. Quote ambigram signature by Kemaru [i write plugins and stuff] If you like a post, upvote it! Link to post Share on other sites
newcas12 0 Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 I know this is off topic but pyro, i love ya plugins and i want to make my own. Could you tell me hw. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ash 11 Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 I know this is off topic but pyro, i love ya plugins and i want to make my own. Could you tell me hw. That's why you should send a PM to him. Quote All creations Ash + Paint.NET [ Googlepage | deviantArt | Club PDN | PDN Fan ] Link to post Share on other sites
Fisherman's Friend 1 Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Nobody's forcing you to use the text box. Sorry, but I have issues with it. It forces. With white as primary color, I use the plugin. Then, I change my primary color to red (for example) and access the plugin again - it renders a white outline and I have to type primary to change it to red. This is especially nasty when you use the repeat effect item. At least the word "primary" is too long when you have no IM-fingers which can type in the speed of light. "P" / "S" would be enough. And as an optional color selector, the one of Gradient Mapping would do the job much better. And that would be much more user friendly (one of the things Paint.NET is about, I think). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Ryan 15 Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 I never noticed that! I think it is a good idea to have the colory set as "Primary" when you type it in so that it checks the primary color every time the effect is repeated instead of replicating the Primary color and using its code (I think that is what it is doing when I scanned through the src) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blooper 0 Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Calm down... I'm not complaining, to be honest I don't care, I just figured I'd tell you. I'm not planning on checking on the reply, so don't bother. Quote http://synthastic.deviantart.com http://soundcloud.com/siderealenterprise Lockerz invites are available, PM me Link to post Share on other sites
pyrochild 363 Posted January 26, 2008 Author Share Posted January 26, 2008 Calm down... I'm not complaining, to be honest I don't care, I just figured I'd tell you.I'm not planning on checking on the reply, so don't bother. Sorry if I came across as rude. Yesterday just wasn't a good day for me, I guess. At least the word "primary" is too long when you have no IM-fingers which can type in the speed of light. "P" / "S" would be enough. Reasonable. Added for next release. And the new default will be "primary."And as an optional color selector, the one of Gradient Mapping would do the job much better. And that would be much more user friendly (one of the things Paint.NET is about, I think). Won't work. Quote ambigram signature by Kemaru [i write plugins and stuff] If you like a post, upvote it! Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Ryan 15 Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Thanks Pyro! even though I didnt complain Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BoltBait 3,312 Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 The problem is...I don't want to simply recompile Feather under the new menu. I want to rewrite it. I just haven't found the time. Soon, though. I PROMISE! ...and, by "soon", I mean "today". :wink: Quote Click to play: Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and how about a Computer Dominos Game Link to post Share on other sites
The_Lionhearted 4 Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 The problem is...I don't want to simply recompile Feather under the new menu. I want to rewrite it. I just haven't found the time. Soon, though. I PROMISE! ...and, by "soon", I mean "today". :wink: *insert Hallelujah chorus here* Quote My Gallery Link to post Share on other sites
Cybernetic Dragon 0 Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 i keep it in the effects file but it deosn't appear??? anyone can help me fix this problem. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
david.atwell 290 Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 1. Do you have Paint.NET version 3.22? 2. Have you removed the .DLL file from the .ZIP? 3. Have you followed ALL of the instructions at http://boltbait.googlepages.com/install ? Quote The Doctor: There was a goblin, or a trickster, or a warrior... A nameless, terrible thing, soaked in the blood of a billion galaxies. The most feared being in all the cosmos. And nothing could stop it, or hold it, or reason with it. One day it would just drop out of the sky and tear down your world.Amy: But how did it end up in there?The Doctor: You know fairy tales. A good wizard tricked it.River Song: I hate good wizards in fairy tales; they always turn out to be him. Link to post Share on other sites
pyrochild 363 Posted February 4, 2008 Author Share Posted February 4, 2008 4. Have you looked in the correct place? (Effects -> Object -> Outline Object...) Quote ambigram signature by Kemaru [i write plugins and stuff] If you like a post, upvote it! Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Ryan 15 Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Quick suggestion/request: Can we have an option to treat transparent pixels as completely opaque? That way when working with transparent options the outline plugin wont add the selected color to the background of the transparent pixels. I will post screenshots if necessary. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pyrochild 363 Posted February 6, 2008 Author Share Posted February 6, 2008 Can we have an option to treat transparent pixels as completely opaque? That way when working with transparent options the outline plugin wont add the selected color to the background of the transparent pixels. What would you use that for? Quote ambigram signature by Kemaru [i write plugins and stuff] If you like a post, upvote it! Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Ryan 15 Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Well, right now I am making some conceptual designs for a sig. On one layer I have normal text with a dropshadow. On a second layer I have the same text without the drop shadow, except it has been slightly zoomed in on. I then adjusted the overall transparency using BoltBait's plugin to about %60. Now I want to create a fully opaque black outline, which neither Outline Object nor Drop Shadow does allow. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BoltBait 3,312 Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Did you try MY object outline plugin? (I'm sure you could find it if you tried. Pyrochild's is better, so I don't like to advertise mine. But, once in a while it is just what you need.) Quote Click to play: Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and how about a Computer Dominos Game Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Ryan 15 Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Same problem. It adds the selected color as an entire object behind the pixels, thus changing the color of the transparent object. Sorry! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BoltBait 3,312 Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Do an outline object of size 1, repeat. Quote Click to play: Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and how about a Computer Dominos Game Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Ryan 15 Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 :?: Same thing is happening. I will post screen shots in a second. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Ryan 15 Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Alright, here are the screenshots: This is the original. I have used text that is fully Opaque, and then used BoltBait's transparency adjustement plugin: Next is using BoltBait's suggested method. As you can see, transparency is lost: Ctrl+Z and then I use Pyro's Outline plugin on normal settings. Once again, opaque: Ctrl+Z and now I will use Dropshadow. These are best results, but there is a loss in transparency: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BoltBait 3,312 Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 OK, I think I have a solution for you. First you'll need to download a few plugins if you don't have them already. Starting with your initial partially transparent text, try this: Run my Alpha to Grayscale plugin. Save as alphamask.png. Undo. Run pyrochild's outline plugin. Run illnab2048's Alpha Mask Import plugin. Use the "mix alpha" check box. This will give you something close to what you want. Now you'll just need to do this process again (from the beginning) and tinker with your transparency level of the original text. Quote Click to play: Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and how about a Computer Dominos Game Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Ryan 15 Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Thanks BoltBait! That will work for now :wink: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BoltBait 3,312 Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Thanks BoltBait! That will work for now :wink: I keep telling people that I'm a genius, but no one listens. Quote Click to play: Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and how about a Computer Dominos Game Link to post Share on other sites
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