Designing the community bar
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Making a new one:
Anyone got some ideas about new colours?
The trouble is I don’t have a clue about how to do the graphics so that they have a light bit at the top - I can only make it completely one colour… ???
Okay i am going to start making a yellow one…
EDIT: What program was used to make the original headbars? Using paint to change it is super-hard -
Or maybe just Photoshop ;D
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Or maybe just Photoshop ;D
Adobe Photoshop? Isn’t that the one you have to pay a LOT of Money for?
Why can’t there be free basic equivilents of these things?
I was going to PM w0dk4 but i can’t find the pm function in these forums. -
@alexcomboy:
Or maybe just Photoshop ;D
Adobe Photoshop? Isn’t that the one you have to pay a LOT of Money for?
Why can’t there be free basic equivilents of these things?Try the Gimp
Ohh and to send a PM select “Profile” on the top left menu and select “Personal Message Options”
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@alexcomboy:
Or maybe just Photoshop ;D
Adobe Photoshop? Isn’t that the one you have to pay a LOT of Money for?
Why can’t there be free basic equivilents of these things?
I was going to PM w0dk4 but i can’t find the pm function in these forums.Yes PS is very expensive but its very good and on ebay u can find PS6-7 for less than 60-70€ and i use PS 6 for years now and see no need for a upgrade to PS CS.
There is also a free equivilent for PS called GIMP.
GIMP can do all things PS can do and once u get behind the basics its pretty easy to use.Edit: YAY post nr. 200 ;D
Edit again: for PM just klick on the little thingy on the poster profile
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I think it might be a good idea to ask the creators of the different skins of the FLCN for permissions to use them elsewhere before actually sharing them…
After all, while the code itself is propriety of The Starport, the customized images are theirs. On top of that, I’m not sure they would like to get all that bandwidth leeched away from them without their knowledge
Please, either ask SWAT and Eagle or make your own versions.
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I made a transparent PNG version of the “Freelancer Community Network” text on the bar. You can find it here. This is used on all the community network bars on 88 Flak’s website - the background of the page is shown instead of the bar’s background, which makes it look more integrated IMO. Feel free to use the HTML code and/or image for your bars, as long as you don’t link to it directly. You can also use the image to make a new background for the bar - you’d just place the transparent PNG over the new background gradient/whatever.
The one problem with making custom bars is that you can’t control the exact colors of the popup, aside from it being light blue or dark blue, so it may look out of place. This could be fixed by adding another Show_fl_community_PopupLinks function to fl_community_headbar.js that takes three color arguments
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I’m guessing he means the SWAT Portal FLCN code, with CF meaning Crossfire…
