Path: chuka.playstation.co.uk!news From: "Tones" Newsgroups: scee.yaroze.programming.2d_graphics Subject: Re: More Sprite Problems Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 13:40:07 +0100 Organization: PlayStation Net Yaroze (SCEE) Lines: 60 Message-ID: <7ije9v$ec510@chuka.playstation.co.uk> References: <7iemck$sfd28@chuka.playstation.co.uk> <374ADD89.236B37A2@vmlabs.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 193.82.133.202 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2014.211 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2014.211 Excellent! The one tool I didn't bother using to check the attributes out, and it was there all the time! Cheers Scott! Tones 8) Scott Cartier wrote in message news:374ADD89.236B37A2@vmlabs.com... > Could it be the CLUT entries in your TIM don't have the semi-trans bit > set? You can find out in TimTool under (I think) "CLUT Options". In > the list of colors, if the color has an X through it then it is semi- > trans (or opaque in the case of pure black). > > That's about the only thing I can think of. > > Scott > > > > Hello all, > > > > Well , what can I say - I posted a post (can you say that?) the other day > > about sprite semi-trans, and took the advice I was given, which got me on > > the correct road to applying semi-transparency on sprites. However, it > > does not seem to want to work. Ie, for an 8 bit sprite with semi trans on, > > I'm using : > > > > sprite.attribute = (1<<24)|(1<<30)| and I think it's (2<<28); // > > 1<<24=8 bit, 1<<30 semi on, 2<<28 semi rate > > > > No matter what I try, the sprite does not seem to want to be semi > > transparent over another! I've even tried using just the (1<<24) attribute, > > and then > > turning on semi trans later on using attribute |= (1<<30), but still no joy. > > Anyone any ideas - Ie Do I have to GsSort them to the the table in a certain > > order ? > > > > Just so you know, I can get semi trans to work on gradient lines, Rectangles > > etc, so I don't think it is the application method that is the problem. I > > think it is something very simple, but just can't for the life of me think > > what it is..... > > > > Any help mucho appreciated! > > > > Cheers! > > > > Tones 8)