How do you make transparent/opaque menus?

[Kiwiiixo]

I've noticed in some of your guys' amazing themes that the menus are black and slightly opaque, and I was wondering if someone could help me learn how to do that..

For example, the Lush theme which I adore has slightly transparent menus.

Also the rounded corners? How might I go about doing this also?
I'm very new to theme building, as you can see... :]
Thank you, any help is much appreciated!

[ahaz86]

ok so i was bored and threw this together for you (sorry about the video quality)

Transparent menu by AHazDesigns


let me know if this helps

[DoctorNeutron]

The buttons in my Zen Tesla theme all have rounded corners. I start with a really large image (more that ten times as large) and round by hand. I feel that Joe Pro Graphics Artist has some tools that can do a better job, but I haven't found them yet.

Doctor Neutron

[Kiwiiixo]

Oh, my goodness Ahaz! You're amazing! That was so extremely helpful! Thank you so much!

[ahaz86]

no problem, i posted a few more tutorials also if you check the More from AHazDesigns thing on youtube

[Kiwiiixo]

Will do, for sure.
Also, if I may ask, how do you change the overall background of the menu list? From it's default white color? I've changed the list stripe color, but is there a way to change the background also?

[ahaz86]

[Kiwiiixo]

Wow, once again: You're amazing! Thank you soo muchh!

[ahaz86]

lol not a prob...got bored of cranking out themes want to see what some other people can do

**may consider making one more tomorrow in the joyous occasion of the leaked 5.0 lol**

[Kiwiiixo]

Ah, sorry to be pushing out so many questions.. Last one, I promise!
But, when things are tried out in the Simulator, is that EXACTLY what they'll look like on the real thing? Because I was fixing the way a button looks, and it looks fine in the sample thing in the Theme Builder, but when I used the Simulator, there's a random black line under the text of the button.. Which one's right? Haha

[ahaz86]

anytime i have tried something in the simulator that is the way it turns out on the phone you could always just export and load it to check though

[crackzilla]

Honestly KIWIIIXO you should be PMing AHAZ all these questions.

I mean that with no ill intentions and please dont take offense.

Welcome to Crackberry Nation.

[ahaz86]

yes and your thinking is exactly why noone can search the forum and get an answer to a theme building question. how does this thread impact you crackzilla?

[Kiwiiixo]

Umm.. No offense taken.
But he may be right about this maybe helping other people too..

[mm22191]

I clicked on the link that you posted AHaz, but it said it no longer existed, can you post it again please? or let me know how to do it, Ive been trying but no luck