Mene-Mene Member Posts: 1398 From: Fort Wayne, IN, USA Registered: 10-23-2006 |
I need help on creating the illusion when putting your mouse over my buttons that they look indented, but when not, they look upraised, somewhat like the security buttons on food. I only know that in order to create this illusion in drawing you use slanted lines, but I'm not sure how to differ between the two. ------------------ |
ArchAngel Member Posts: 3450 From: SV, CA, USA Registered: 01-29-2002 |
well... I just whipped this up here at work on MS Paint: all I did was choose a light source(at a corner) (upper left in my case) take a colored square, color the sides toward the light a lighter color than then main color and the ones away a darker. the corner where hte two colors meet is a diagonal towards the center, but only to the width of the edge, of course. on the down one, I painted the main color a little darker. ------------------ |
SSquared Member Posts: 654 From: Pacific Northwest Registered: 03-22-2005 |
The GIMP does this automatically for you when you create a bitmap button. It creates three versions. Pressed, depressed, and something else. Arch, that looks pretty good! [This message has been edited by ssquared (edited November 07, 2006).] |
bennythebear Member Posts: 1225 From: kentucky,usa Registered: 12-13-2003 |
if you're rich you can get fireworks...i want macromedia studio badly...if i knew there were programs that no talent bums could use to make pretty pictures i would've gotten it a long time ago...(the no talent bum being me ) . ------------------ proverbs 25:7 www.gfa.org - Gospel for Asia www.persecution.com - Voice of the Martyrs |
buddboy Member Posts: 2220 From: New Albany, Indiana, U.S. Registered: 10-08-2004 |
fireworks sucks, in my opinion. lol. good ol' GIMP for me. i didn't know the GIMP did that. never done it for me. ------------------ |
kenman Member Posts: 518 From: Janesville WI Registered: 08-31-2006 |
quote: I might not be so harsh on Fireworks. Fireworks is good for developing button rows and stuff like that when creating web pages. This is where Fireworks shines. Fireworks can also help you design images that are best suited for quality/size ratio for weg pages. But that said, trying to create an image, use the Gimp or if you have resources go for Photoshop CS, but both of those programs have their ups and downs. Gimp is easier to use than fireworks, and unless you really need to have what Fireworks can do for web pages, don't waste your money. Anyways anyone can have a 30 day trial of Fireworks and any of the Adobramedia (Adobe/Macromedia) prodcuts http://www.adobe.com/products/fireworks/ Try Before you buy. Gimp Rocks! |
buddboy Member Posts: 2220 From: New Albany, Indiana, U.S. Registered: 10-08-2004 |
yeah but see it seems like that's all it's good for. I like all-purpose stuff. ------------------ |
crazyishone Member Posts: 1685 From: Registered: 08-25-2004 |
Thats odd since you claim to love OSS and linux.
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SSquared Member Posts: 654 From: Pacific Northwest Registered: 03-22-2005 |
quote: Go to the Xtns menu and choose Buttons, and then the type of button (Round or Simple Beveled). When the dialog opens you select your colors and such. At the bottom are checkboxes allowing for pressed or unpressed buttons to get created. |
buddboy Member Posts: 2220 From: New Albany, Indiana, U.S. Registered: 10-08-2004 |
i never said I loved OSS.. *edited out for to preservetarate my sssssanity, whatever i can preserv..... never mind.* ------------------ [This message has been edited by buddboy (edited November 10, 2006).] |
ArchAngel Member Posts: 3450 From: SV, CA, USA Registered: 01-29-2002 |
no... no, it doesn't. this feels a little odd to say this, but Windows is more all-purpose. ------------------ |
crazyishone Member Posts: 1685 From: Registered: 08-25-2004 |
"Linux is all-purpose cuz it rocks at everything." Are you aware that one of the main concepts behind the whole unix thing was that everything have one purpose and do it well? Somebody who is obsessed with *nix, feel free to elaborate. Please don't disagree with me though. ------------------ |
kenman Member Posts: 518 From: Janesville WI Registered: 08-31-2006 |
"Linux is all-purpose cuz it rocks at everything." ????? Really - Just as the fireworks/gimp post awhile back, each has its +/-, Linux is cool, but rocks at everything? How people would disagree if I said .. Windows Rocks at Everything!! Especially Vista build 8397! |
Lazarus Member Posts: 1668 From: USA Registered: 06-06-2006 |
No, no. Vista build 8398 rocks! Build 8397 had a huge security flaw in it. ... Wait, hold the fort folks. Windows rocks! Especially Vista build 8399 - Oops, I mean 8400. 8399 had a... Gotta agree with Arch though. Windows is very all-purpose oriented and is quite easy to learn. ...at least for me. Probably different for someone else. Lazarus |
Mene-Mene Member Posts: 1398 From: Fort Wayne, IN, USA Registered: 10-23-2006 |
Do I see some theives of my thread? Anyway, does GimpShop do that? ------------------ |
buddboy Member Posts: 2220 From: New Albany, Indiana, U.S. Registered: 10-08-2004 |
agh. lol i messed up. yeah, windows is more all-purpose. i do like some all-purpose stuff but Linux is still better. cuz it does everything it does (which is still a lot) better. lemme edit that post so i don't look like more of a loser, haha. ------------------ |
Max Member Posts: 523 From: IA Registered: 09-19-2004 |
I use windows cus I'm too lazy to get anything else. Plus, it works, why fix what's not broke? (Insert broke microsoft joke here) ------------------ Blind belief is dangerous. - Kenyan Proverb Computers are useless. They can only give you answers. - Pablo Picasso |
Lava Member Posts: 1905 From: Registered: 01-26-2005 |
I use Windows because it's a pain to reinstall it, let alone install a completely new OS. And I know next to nothing about it. ------------------ |
bennythebear Member Posts: 1225 From: kentucky,usa Registered: 12-13-2003 |
i know fireworks is good for web design stuff...that's what i'm taking in college, then i plan on going for a bs in web development. macromedia studio, visual studio, and photoshop and i'll be set. if i end up learning php then i'll get more into linux, but as of right now windows is the best os for me. gimp is great for one reason, it's price. if it costed half as much as photoshop no one would know what it was, unless they're new pc had it included. i'm stuck using gimp for now, being broke all the time makes it hard to save any money. ------------------ proverbs 25:7 www.gfa.org - Gospel for Asia www.persecution.com - Voice of the Martyrs |