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Front End Support => MaLa Frontend => Topic started by: horizon on November 27, 2014, 11:20:53 am

Title: MaLa GUI - Background not showing
Post by: horizon on November 27, 2014, 11:20:53 am
I created a little logo in PS6.  I then opened up MaLa for the first time and tried to play with the layout creator.

What I am running into, is that when I make the PNG, designed at 800x600 @72dpi, he image for the background, it stays a solid color.  I cant for the life of me, get the image to display.

I even made a custom field hold the image without success.  I have pushed and pulled it front/back.  Any suggestions?

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Title: Re: MaLa GUI - Background not showing
Post by: BadMouth on November 29, 2014, 10:37:50 am
Make sure it's saved as a 24-bit PNG.

The image editing software I use defaults to something else.
It gets me every time.
Title: Re: MaLa GUI - Background not showing
Post by: horizon on December 01, 2014, 12:46:46 pm
Make sure it's saved as a 24-bit PNG.

The image editing software I use defaults to something else.
It gets me every time.

The only option I have within PS6 is as a PNG...nothing about 24-bit or the other.  I will definitely look into it.  Thank you sir!
Title: Re: MaLa GUI - Background not showing
Post by: BadMouth on December 01, 2014, 01:35:56 pm
I'm sure there is a way to change it in PS6, but if not.......
I use paint.net http://www.getpaint.net/ (http://www.getpaint.net/)

When you go to "save as", it is one of the options.
(does not give you the option if just clicking save)

Might work the same way on ps6?
Title: Re: MaLa GUI - Background not showing
Post by: horizon on December 01, 2014, 02:13:28 pm
I must be a mental midget.

Used paint.net and selected 24 bit PNG.  Still not showing up as a background.
Title: Re: MaLa GUI - Background not showing
Post by: BadMouth on December 01, 2014, 02:32:52 pm
Probably a path issue then.

Is it showing up in Mala Layout editor, but not Mala?

See the F.A.Q. at the bottom
http://wiki.arcadecontrols.com/wiki/Mala_Layout (http://wiki.arcadecontrols.com/wiki/Mala_Layout)
Title: Re: MaLa GUI - Background not showing
Post by: horizon on December 01, 2014, 03:32:44 pm
Thats correct.  All versions of the PNG show up in the layout editor.  I am saving each change to the layout, etc.

I will work my way through the FAQ next.

ETA:  Any font and window Move/Add/Change are savign and displaying in MaLa.
Title: Re: MaLa GUI - Background not showing
Post by: crzmx on March 17, 2015, 07:21:30 pm
I'm new to the forum and I'm sure you figured out the problem by now, but I started with MALA today and came across the same issue.  I figured that I would share the solution I found.  The images you want to show up on your layout must be included in a folder with the same name. For example, if your .mll file is test1.mll, you must have a corresponding folder with the name test1 and have the images you want to use in that folder.  This is the solution I came up with, hope it helps.