Is there a way to make "Frames" from scratch

BigDDesign wrote on 3/30/2003, 5:14 PM

I was wondering..... Is there a way to make the "Frames" that hold menu items from scratch, and then import them into the program. I find that most of the "Frames" that you can choose from are not what I'm looking for. There are very few good ones available. At least, I would like to see Sonic make some more frames. This would make the program more in control for the Designer to reach his vision.

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bcbarnes wrote on 3/30/2003, 6:35 PM

As far as I understand it, the frames that are available in DVDA come from the "global" graphics of the various themes. If you want to create new frames, you should be able to (I haven't tried, but according to the documentation it should work) create separate frame, frame alpha (my be included in the frame if the image supports alpha channel), and image mask images in .png or other graphics format, and create a new theme to contain these new frames.

BigDDesign wrote on 3/30/2003, 6:52 PM

So the manual has the scoop on this. Let me see if I have this right....

1:)make .png image mask
2:)Create a new theme
3:)choose .png file for frame (I'll look for this option)

This would really be fantastic. I like to build everything from scratch.

BillyBoy wrote on 3/30/2003, 9:02 PM

To change templates or make your own, you need to use XML. Its similar to HTML.