Click-through AVS

sinn0304 · 11th January 2004, 00:07

I have an idea...

I'd like to have a feature that will let me click through the AVS window.. I, as well as a few others that I've told the idea about have thought it was cool.... here is a picture that might help you see why:

click:
http://server5.uploadit.org/files2/100104-winampavs.jpg

I'd like to be able to have the visuals on top of everything i do... like, full screen with it being highly transparent, but still be able to browse around and stuff

feedback from other WA users is appreciated

mikm · 11th January 2004, 01:28

AVS runs too slowly already at fullscreen, so adding support for that would make it too slow, and would slow down doing other things.
Good idea, but not practical (if even possible) with AVS.

hungryskull · 11th January 2004, 16:39

It's possible to make it transparent. But you can't click through it.

sinn0304 · 12th January 2004, 01:06

Quote:

Originally posted by hungryskull
It's possible to make it transparent. But you can't click through it.

yea.. I have it transpart, but i'd like to have it highly transparent, and then be able to click through it to use other windows while its going.... it looks really cool transpart stretched out over my whole screen, but i cant keep using other apps with it up

anubis2003 · 12th January 2004, 02:08

doing that wouldn't work with the new version of AVS which allows the use of the mouse in presets. AVS wouldn't know whether your clicking was meant to be for programs behind the AVS window or for the AVS window itself.

I don't think this will become a reality. One possibility to get a similar effect would be to get a geforce4 or above(i believe all of these cards can do this) and use the nview options for all of your different program windows to make them partially transparent(you can choose the %transparency). This way it would possibly look the same as what you are wanting. The only disadvantage is that you have to spend a few bucks. Older nvidia cards may also have this feature, but I just remember it from my ti-4600. Check their website to find out for sure if you want to do this. lol.

fsk · 12th January 2004, 03:17

Quote:

AVS wouldn't know whether your clicking was meant to be for programs behind the AVS window or for the AVS window itself.

i dont think it notices the diference as it is. you exlude the ones that are out of the window in your code (if you want) so that shouldnt be such a prob. and you could always just use the presets that have no mouse control

anubis2003 · 12th January 2004, 03:32

but he's wanting to run the avs fullscreen on top of all the other apps. if it's fullscreen, then none of the other programs will be "outside" the avs window. So you wouldn't be able to click on them. Or if you go the other route, then you wouldn't be able to click on the avs window.

sinn0304 · 14th January 2004, 01:52

anubis: yea.. I see what you're saying... but you definately get what I was trying to do...

I have a geforce4 ti4200... I guess I'll look for those transparency settings

thx every1

11th January 2004, 00:07	#1
sinn0304 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: FLA Posts: 6	Click-through AVS I have an idea... I'd like to have a feature that will let me click through the AVS window.. I, as well as a few others that I've told the idea about have thought it was cool.... here is a picture that might help you see why: click: http://server5.uploadit.org/files2/100104-winampavs.jpg I'd like to be able to have the visuals on top of everything i do... like, full screen with it being highly transparent, but still be able to browse around and stuff feedback from other WA users is appreciated

11th January 2004, 01:28	#2
mikm Major Dude Join Date: May 2001 Location: 2001:4978:20f::/48 Posts: 1,244	AVS runs too slowly already at fullscreen, so adding support for that would make it too slow, and would slow down doing other things. Good idea, but not practical (if even possible) with AVS. powered by Câ‚‚Hâ‚…OH \| eff \| aclu

11th January 2004, 16:39	#3
hungryskull Major Dude Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Somewhere in Canada Posts: 776	It's possible to make it transparent. But you can't click through it. Darn, I can't think of anything to put here.

12th January 2004, 02:08	#5
anubis2003 Forum King Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: middle of somewhere Posts: 5,564	doing that wouldn't work with the new version of AVS which allows the use of the mouse in presets. AVS wouldn't know whether your clicking was meant to be for programs behind the AVS window or for the AVS window itself. I don't think this will become a reality. One possibility to get a similar effect would be to get a geforce4 or above(i believe all of these cards can do this) and use the nview options for all of your different program windows to make them partially transparent(you can choose the %transparency). This way it would possibly look the same as what you are wanting. The only disadvantage is that you have to spend a few bucks. Older nvidia cards may also have this feature, but I just remember it from my ti-4600. Check their website to find out for sure if you want to do this. lol. [Over The Monkey] \| [My DeviantArt] \| [Se ti] \| [Atmo Digital Design Forums]

12th January 2004, 03:32	#7
anubis2003 Forum King Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: middle of somewhere Posts: 5,564	but he's wanting to run the avs fullscreen on top of all the other apps. if it's fullscreen, then none of the other programs will be "outside" the avs window. So you wouldn't be able to click on them. Or if you go the other route, then you wouldn't be able to click on the avs window. [Over The Monkey] \| [My DeviantArt] \| [Se ti] \| [Atmo Digital Design Forums]

14th January 2004, 01:52	#8
sinn0304 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: FLA Posts: 6	anubis: yea.. I see what you're saying... but you definately get what I was trying to do... I have a geforce4 ti4200... I guess I'll look for those transparency settings thx every1

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