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theCoder:
--- Quote from: gamecreature on July 14, 2006, 10:28:58 am ---I'd probably start with a bolder font - this ones getting lost. Have you browsed 1001fonts.com? Using the screenshot as an anchor is a good idea, but it needs a frame, preferably something that contrasts with the blue that dominates the rest of the menu. Feel free to hit me with any questions you have.
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Thanks for the input, and the link to 1001fonts.com. I found a light hearted font called GeekAbyte. Attached is my latest rev. using it.
I'm struggling with something and could use some input. There are no hard straight lines anywhere in my artwork, or cab for that matter. In the meantime the snap images are square and/or rectangular. To complicate matters, they vary in dimension and background color. I'm not planning on having hundreds of menu items and could probably edit each image. Perhaps putting in a rounded corner fade to transparent mask.
Most of the images have black backgrounds. I'd love for the image to blend into the container, and have the container transition from black to blue or yellow.
Another option would be for the image to somehow lock to a fixed dimension with the image in a recessed pocket. It would be nice if Mala could stretch the image to fill the box. Again, I could edit and re-size them to a common dimension.
Any recommendations on dealing with a container for the snap images would be appreciated.
leapinlew:
It's looking good! Gamecreature is much more suited to helping with the artwork department.
Don't forget to edit your gamelist to clean up your gamenames!
gamecreature:
You could go with a transparent mask that overlays the snapshot - that's what I did with the "Blue" layout to make the images look rounded. It's not perfect, but overall it seems to work. Don't be afraid to go big and bold!
theCoder:
--- Quote from: gamecreature on July 15, 2006, 09:55:58 am ---You could go with a transparent mask that overlays the snapshot
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Sounds like a Mala thing. How is that done?
Where do you go for Mala help in English?
gamecreature:
--- Quote from: theCoder on July 15, 2006, 12:07:03 pm ---
--- Quote from: gamecreature on July 15, 2006, 09:55:58 am ---You could go with a transparent mask that overlays the snapshot
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Sounds like a Mala thing. How is that done?
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If you haven't done so already, download the Blue layout and see how I've prepared the art. If I recall correctly, the mask is called "bluesnap.gif". Go to the pulldown menu where the elements are and select one of the custom boxes (preferably one you haven't used yet). Click on it, tell it what art you want to use and make sure the transparent box is checked. The custom window automatically sizes to the size of the art.
--- Quote ---Where do you go for Mala help in English?
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I go to the software forum on this board. I seem to recall a recent thread there with a link to view the MaLa forum pages in English.
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