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Transparent Desktop Icons?

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HaruHaru
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States988 Posts
December 15 2009 02:30 GMT
#1
Is there a way to create a transparent desktop icon so that it doesn't block out my background. I want it so that only the words are showing and no icon. I cant seem to find any way to make this happen.

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Wangsta
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
United States776 Posts
December 15 2009 02:38 GMT
#2
right click -> properties -> change icon

then click a blank picture
HaruHaru
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States988 Posts
December 15 2009 02:43 GMT
#3
that actually makes it black not transparent
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MamiyaOtaru
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
United States1687 Posts
December 15 2009 02:44 GMT
#4
select a picture that is all transparent then?
HaruHaru
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States988 Posts
December 15 2009 02:46 GMT
#5
except you can't. it doesn't let you. it turns it white
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ShinyGerbil
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Canada519 Posts
December 15 2009 02:48 GMT
#6
find the exact part of your background, copy that into the desktop icon.
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HaruHaru
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States988 Posts
December 15 2009 02:51 GMT
#7
heyy that's pretty clever, but is there a way to make it so that the actual icon is transparent so i can move it around and it'll still be clear?
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meeple
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
Canada10211 Posts
December 15 2009 02:53 GMT
#8
Well you can probably just pick a picture that is 1pixel in size
Ares[Effort] *
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
DEMACIA6550 Posts
December 15 2009 02:55 GMT
#9
How to create transparent icons

1. Open or create the icon.
2. Select transparent color at the bottom of the color palette with color picker.
3. Select Flood fill tool.
4. Click on the background. If the background doesn't become transparent that means that it isn't of one and the same color.

Info: 24-bit icons are displayed incorrectly in some systems and they should be converted to 256-color icons for proper displaying.

Info: Actual transparency means only transparency while moving or coping the parts of the icon.

It's applicable for ArtIcons, ArtCursors, IconLover, IconXP.

Source: http://www.aha-soft.com/faq/q28.htm
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HaruHaru
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States988 Posts
December 15 2009 03:04 GMT
#10
got it thanks!
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Kentor *
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United States5784 Posts
December 15 2009 04:08 GMT
#11
I made one myself: http://stuff.zeroboy.net/transparent.ico

not sure if it works for you though but you can try
lac29
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
United States1485 Posts
December 15 2009 05:24 GMT
#12
You can use a dock like rocketdock and avoid any icons on your desktop.
hellokitty[hk]
Profile Joined June 2009
United States1309 Posts
December 15 2009 05:30 GMT
#13
If your right click on properties -> change icon, I know at least one of the blank icons is actually transparent and not black or white.
For me, anyway.
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