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re: Question about 'How do I make the background of desktop icon text transparent?' Thursday, November 8, 2001 at 1:18 am Posted by CoolSights2000 (983 messages posted) If you are making your own Icon you have to use a program that makes the what you don't want to see transparent...... I had a program at one time lost track of it....... then you will not have to run a second party software........ On Wednesday, November 7, 2001 at 9:51 pm, Bean wrote: >I have a question about How >do I make the background of desktop icon text transparent?: Oops, sorry for >that last blank message, I trried preview and it didn't work. What I'd posted was >that Disappear only works once each session. Each time I start up the computer again >I have to use Disappear if I want the background transparent. Anyone else have this >problem? Thanks! > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'How do I make the background of desktop icon text transparent?' Thursday, November 8, 2001 at 4:06 am Posted by Kyle (4 messages posted) I make all my own icons.. Using Microsft Paint!! Saved in BMP Format. Goto - Display Properties/Effects. Make the parts you want to be transparent Black. This works for me. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'How do I make the background of desktop icon text transparent?' Thursday, November 8, 2001 at 5:57 am Posted by Curt R (1315 messages posted) Go to the following web site and see if their "transparent" program isn't what you're looking for. On Thursday, November 8, 2001 at 4:06 am, Kyle wrote: >I make all my own icons.. Using Microsft Paint!! Saved in BMP Format. Goto - Display >Properties/Effects. > >Make the parts you want to be transparent Black. This works for me. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'How do I make the background of desktop icon text transparent?' Thursday, November 8, 2001 at 4:32 pm Posted by Paul D (827 messages posted) None of the apps that do this are sticky - they all have to be run each time you start up. Just put a shortcut to whichever you choose in your menu startup group. Paul D On Wednesday, November 7, 2001 at 9:51 pm, Bean wrote: >I have a question about How >do I make the background of desktop icon text transparent?: Oops, sorry for >that last blank message, I trried preview and it didn't work. What I'd posted was >that Disappear only works once each session. Each time I start up the computer again >I have to use Disappear if I want the background transparent. Anyone else have this >problem? Thanks! > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'How do I make the background of desktop icon text transparent?' Thursday, November 8, 2001 at 9:09 pm Posted by Bean (14 messages posted) Hmm, interesting. Too much trouble for me, though, to bother each time. Oh well, no big deal, it was fun while it lasted. :) Thanks, guys. On Thursday, November 8, 2001 at 4:32 pm, Paul D wrote: >None of the apps that do this are sticky - they all have >to be run each time you start up. >Just put a shortcut to whichever you choose in your menu startup group. > > >color=#3366FF>Paul D > > > >On Wednesday, November 7, 2001 at 9:51 pm, Bean wrote: >I have a question about How >do I make the background of desktop icon text transparent?: Oops, sorry for >that last blank message, I trried preview and it didn't work. What I'd posted was >that Disappear only works once each session. Each time I start up the computer again >I have to use Disappear if I want the background transparent. Anyone else have this >problem? Thanks! > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] Why too much trouble? Sunday, November 11, 2001 at 8:01 pm Posted by Paul D (827 messages posted) Find executable - 30 seconds Create a shortcut - 2 seconds Place Shortcut in c:\windows\start menu\programs\startup - 20 seconds There - it's done, and you'll never have to do it again. Paul D On Thursday, November 8, 2001 at 9:09 pm, Bean wrote: >Hmm, interesting. Too much trouble for me, though, to bother each time. Oh well, >no big deal, it was fun while it lasted. :) Thanks, guys. > > >On Thursday, November 8, 2001 at 4:32 pm, Paul D wrote: >None of the apps that do this are sticky - they all have >to be run each time you start up. >Just put a shortcut to whichever you choose in your menu startup group. > > >color=#3366FF>Paul D > > > >On Wednesday, November 7, 2001 at 9:51 pm, Bean wrote: >I have a question about How > >do I make the background of desktop icon text transparent?: Oops, sorry for > >that last blank message, I trried preview and it didn't work. What I'd posted was > >that Disappear only works once each session. Each time I start up the computer again > >I have to use Disappear if I want the background transparent. Anyone else have this > >problem? Thanks! > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Why too much trouble? Sunday, November 11, 2001 at 8:32 pm Posted by Bean (14 messages posted) Thanks again -- maybe I'll do that just for fun. What I meant was I don't really care that enough that the backgrounds be transparent to actually click on something each time to make them so, and to have another shortcut cluttering my desktop or start menu .... I'm a clean freak, I like to see a nearly nekkid desktop. But I do like to learn how to do things, so now I'll just have to experiment with this anyway, even if I only end up using it once. :) On Sunday, November 11, 2001 at 8:01 pm, Paul D wrote: >Find executable - 30 seconds Create a shortcut - 2 >seconds Place Shortcut in c:\windows\start menu\programs\startup - 20 seconds There >- it's done, and you'll never have to do it again. > >color=#3366FF>Paul D > > > >On Thursday, November 8, 2001 at 9:09 pm, Bean wrote: >Hmm, interesting. Too much trouble for me, though, to bother each time. Oh well, >no big deal, it was fun while it lasted. :) Thanks, guys. > > >On Thursday, November 8, 2001 at 4:32 pm, Paul D wrote: >None of the apps that do this are sticky - they all have > >to be run each time you start up. >Just put a shortcut to whichever you choose in your menu startup group. > > >color=#3366FF>Paul D > > > >On Wednesday, November 7, 2001 at 9:51 pm, Bean wrote: >I have a question about How > >do I make the background of desktop icon text transparent?: Oops, sorry for > >that last blank message, I trried preview and it didn't work. What I'd posted was > >that Disappear only works once each session. Each time I start up the computer again > >I have to use Disappear if I want the background transparent. Anyone else have this > >problem? Thanks! > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'How do I make the background of desktop icon text transparent?' Sunday, April 14, 2002 at 8:43 am Posted by deviantchild (1 messages posted) i was seaching for a solution to the same thing and came across this forum this person was asking about the icon 'TEXT', not the icon itself seems no-one has the answer - maybe it was a windows oversight [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'How do I make the background of desktop icon text transparent?' Tuesday, January 28, 2003 at 11:50 am Posted by baddog5454 (5 messages posted) HERE IS THE ANSWER: Right-click on the desktop, choose "Arrange Icons by", go to "Lock Web Items on Desktop", un-check that. [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows 98 Discussion Forum