Background of desktop gadgets

invisibility

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Hello Everyone,    Please excuse the ignorance of a complete novice but is it possible for someone of my limited knowledge to make the background of a desktop gadget transparent so that the desktop image below it is visible with just the relevant parts of the gadget being visible with your wallpaper in the background.  I have some (limited) experience in working with HTML from a lifetime ago but whether that is relevant to this I dont know. If someone could explain it in terms understandable by a very small child that would be even better.      Thanks for reading.....Gary..

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Bumping!!!  Can anyone out there... who knows about desktop gadgets... answer this gentleman's question, please?:sun:    

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

I am going to assume you are talking about DesktopX. If you are not, more context is needed.
Use PNGs with transparency for your images.

It's super-useful to look at similar DesktopX widgets (not gadgets as you cannot see what makes up a gadget) in the gallery

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

Hello teddybearcholla and ZubaZ

                                                     Thanks so much for your replies, and please forgive the length of time for my reply but to be honest I'd given up. Any way I got some information in the end and am well on my way to producing skins for Rainmeter. Once again Thank You for your intrerest.:grin:  :grin:  :grin:  :congrat:  :congrat:  :congrat:  :grin:  :grin:  :grin: