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Creating Translucent buttons like Apple has

Asked by: mraible

I am trying to create translucent buttons like I've seen on Apple.com's website.  I'll give 100 points if someone can create a PNG File with a sample button that I can modify the text on.

For a sample of the button style, please view:

http://64.6.178.71/buttonsamples.html

Thanks,

Matt

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Asked On
2001-02-21 at 06:28:26ID20081347
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buttons

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apple

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translucent

Topic

Adobe Fireworks

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Answers

 

by: LexZEUSPosted on 2001-02-21 at 17:45:08ID: 5866230

It needs a code to do image antialiasing and blending ... Can be done in Borland Delphi, but not sure in PHP ( I think it would be very slow to calculate pixel by pixels with interpreter like PHP ) ...

rgds,

Alex

 

by: Maniac7791Posted on 2001-02-22 at 03:07:32ID: 5867255

There are some methods you can create buttons. Just to explaine: Php doesn't have such antialiasing functions because it isn't a imagecreate program. So, you have to make a work-around. My suggestions:

Possibility 1
You simply create a button, with the translucent effect as background image and write with your favorite font on it, placed on the right position.

Possibility 2
You do the same thing, but you use instead of font, images for each letter, which should be transparent gifs. This could look exactly as you want.

Possibility 3
You use Flash to make buttons, which can look really great.

Scripts for creating images or flash you find for example on http://www.zend.com

 

by: us111Posted on 2001-02-28 at 10:51:49ID: 5888536

ask this question into the Photoshop section.
I believe that a very good graphic designer can create a PSD file for you

 

by: tukoPosted on 2001-03-06 at 14:46:10ID: 5905392

mraible,

Those buttons look pretty cool.

Did you find a solution?  I tried to find a way within Fireworks 4 but found none.  

tuko


 

by: mraiblePosted on 2001-03-06 at 18:16:26ID: 5905851

tuko,

I found tutorial solutions by asking this same questions in Photoshop.  No one seemed to be willing to create actual PSD files for me though.

http://www.experts-exchange.com/jsp/qManageQuestion.jsp?qid=20081348

mraible

 

by: CompuTurkPosted on 2001-03-22 at 00:30:05ID: 5948772

Here I got one for you.

You can downlod it from here:

http://www.jubilee-tech.com/test/blue.gif
http://www.jubilee-tech.com/test/buttons.gif


Hope this helps,
-CompuTurk

 

by: bgillbanksPosted on 2001-04-27 at 07:33:57ID: 6036319

Do you still want an answer to this one?

I put together a button then saw the post on the other board (Doh). If interested I will post it so you can have a look.

It's a little dodgy - looks more like glass than the apple buttons - but I made it without any reference material (i don't use macs :)

Anyway it is all png'd and all you would have to do is change the text (just as was asked).

 

by: RideOnPosted on 2001-07-12 at 14:17:45ID: 6278918

bgillbanks do u still have this buttons?
i'm interested in that too...

 

by: bgillbanksPosted on 2001-07-15 at 07:13:40ID: 6283554

RideOn - I do still have it... yes. I compared it to a proper apple button and although similar is obviously not the same. If you want it post your email address and you are welcome to have the thing.

If not I can post the reason mraible didn't accept the answer to this post (not that there is one :)

 

by: mraiblePosted on 2001-07-15 at 09:54:46ID: 6283736

bgillbanks - please send them to me at <e-mail removed by zenlion420 EE Page Editor>

 

by: RideOnPosted on 2001-07-15 at 13:43:07ID: 6284082

bgillbanks, thanx alot. my e-mail address is <e-mail removed by zenlion420 EE Page Editor>

 

by: bgillbanksPosted on 2001-07-16 at 12:59:06ID: 6287348

I don't have it with me today... i'll send it to you sometime within the next two days (not sure when... very busy)

 

by: mraiblePosted on 2001-07-31 at 20:02:01ID: 6339178

Thanks very much for doing this bgillbanks - if anyone else is interested, I've posted the source at http://raibledesigns.com/struts/

Matt

 

by: bgillbanksPosted on 2001-08-02 at 12:58:53ID: 6346277

no problem :)

Thanks for the points

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