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o!verlay - Transparent-like menu bg creator!

posted 2014-06-11T10:38:34+00:00

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Flanster

Joined August 2010

Topic Starter

Flanster 2014-06-11T10:38:34+00:00

YOU MUST BE A SUPPORTER TO USE THIS

Hi there folks, I come again with a new application which creates menu backgrounds that match your dekstop background, giving off a transparent window effect! Like the picture here.

Original idea was by Pannari, sadly I managed to code my GUI version of the application way faster than he managed to do. He'll be posting the console application version soon.
Heres some screenshots of how it looks like.

Theres preview mode where you can view how it will look like on your osu! with your desktop background behind it.

Menu Background Preview Mode

Instructions on how to use:

1. Unzip it anywhere and open it.
2. Select your main osu! folder.
3. Select the skin you want the background to be set on (the one you're using or another).
4. Click the button and then restart your osu! client for the changes to take effect.

Download latest version here!

Last edited by Flanster 2014-06-21T06:56:35+00:00, edited 32 times in total.

sheela

Joined October 2011

sheela 2014-06-11T12:00:27+00:00

Looks cool. I'll try it.
---------------------------------
EDIT: When I test it, there was something that is not right. This is my main background:

Main Background

And o!verlay use this one:

Used Background

Also, I use Windows 8.1. The OS may cause this problem?

Last edited by sheela 2014-06-11T12:27:12+00:00, edited 1 time in total.

Pannari

Joined November 2013

Pannari 2014-06-11T12:23:55+00:00

Nice job LeliFlen~

[cocoa]_old

[cocoa]_old 2014-06-11T12:32:06+00:00

Who me??? i'm not doing anything, i'm just following the instruction and.........

Flanster

Joined August 2010

Topic Starter

Flanster 2014-06-11T12:37:49+00:00

[cocoa] wrote:

Who me??? i'm not doing anything, i'm just following the instruction and.........

Try these
1. Close osu! and try again.
2. Run as administrator.

Last edited by Flanster 2014-06-11T13:22:31+00:00, edited 1 time in total.

[cocoa]_old

[cocoa]_old 2014-06-11T12:44:36+00:00

LoliFlan wrote:
2. Run as administrator.

Working now but why my BG not change???

Flanster

Joined August 2010

Topic Starter

Flanster 2014-06-11T12:45:53+00:00

[cocoa] wrote:
LoliFlan wrote:
2. Run as administrator.
Working now but why my BG not change???

You are not a supporter.

[cocoa]_old

[cocoa]_old 2014-06-11T12:48:16+00:00

LoliFlan wrote:
You are not a supporter.

oh that's makes sense now, why not tell it from first time???

Flanster

Joined August 2010

Topic Starter

Flanster 2014-06-11T12:49:31+00:00

[cocoa] wrote:
LoliFlan wrote:
You are not a supporter.
oh that's makes sense now, why not tell it from first time???

You should know that its a supporter only feature like everyone else..

Muv Acid

Joined July 2013

Muv Acid 2014-06-11T12:51:36+00:00

hi!
after i tried a few things (changing desktop bg, running as admin, restarting pc, updating .net) im still getting this:

See the end of this message for details on invoking 
just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box.

************** Exception Text **************
System.ArgumentException: The path is not of a legal form.
   at System.IO.Path.NormalizePath(String path, Boolean fullCheck, Int32 maxPathLength, Boolean expandShortPaths)
   at System.IO.Path.GetFullPathInternal(String path)
   at System.IO.Path.GetFullPath(String path)
   at System.Drawing.IntSecurity.UnsafeGetFullPath(String fileName)
   at System.Drawing.IntSecurity.DemandReadFileIO(String fileName)
   at System.Drawing.Image.FromFile(String filename, Boolean useEmbeddedColorManagement)
   at System.Drawing.Image.FromFile(String filename)
   at osuoverlaygui.Core.SetBG_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnClick(EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mevent)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ButtonBase.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Button.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)


************** Loaded Assemblies **************
mscorlib
    Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 4.0.30319.34209 built by: FX452RTMGDR
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.NET/Framework/v4.0.30319/mscorlib.dll
----------------------------------------
o!verlay_gui
    Assembly Version: 0.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 0.0.0.0
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Users/Bertalan/Desktop/Neuer%20Ordner%20(5)/o!verlay_gui.exe
----------------------------------------
Microsoft.VisualBasic
    Assembly Version: 10.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 12.0.51209.34209 built by: FX452RTMGDR
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/Microsoft.VisualBasic/v4.0_10.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll
----------------------------------------
System
    Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 4.0.30319.34209 built by: FX452RTMGDR
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Core
    Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 4.0.30319.34209 built by: FX452RTMGDR
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Core/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Core.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Windows.Forms
    Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 4.0.30319.34209 built by: FX452RTMGDR
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Windows.Forms/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Windows.Forms.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Drawing
    Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 4.0.30319.34209 built by: FX452RTMGDR
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Drawing/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Drawing.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Runtime.Remoting
    Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 4.0.30319.34209 built by: FX452RTMGDR
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Runtime.Remoting/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Runtime.Remoting.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Configuration
    Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 4.0.30319.34209 built by: FX452RTMGDR
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Configuration/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Configuration.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Xml
    Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 4.0.30319.34209 built by: FX452RTMGDR
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Xml/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Xml.dll
----------------------------------------

************** JIT Debugging **************
To enable just-in-time (JIT) debugging, the .config file for this
application or computer (machine.config) must have the
jitDebugging value set in the system.windows.forms section.
The application must also be compiled with debugging
enabled.

For example:

<configuration>
    <system.windows.forms jitDebugging="true" />
</configuration>

When JIT debugging is enabled, any unhandled exception
will be sent to the JIT debugger registered on the computer
rather than be handled by this dialog box.

Screen resolution: 1280 x 1024
Osu! resolution: 1024 x 600

Flanster

Joined August 2010

Topic Starter

Flanster 2014-06-11T12:59:38+00:00

Odd, let me try to figure out whats causing it.

Last edited by Flanster 2014-06-11T13:01:13+00:00, edited 1 time in total.

[cocoa]_old

[cocoa]_old 2014-06-11T13:00:17+00:00

LoliFlan wrote:
You should know that its a supporter only feature like everyone else..

wow i feel like a dummy now, well this a great app will tell it to everyone (of course who have osu supporter

).

Flanster

Joined August 2010

Topic Starter

Flanster 2014-06-11T13:02:39+00:00

Muv Acid wrote:
CodeBase: file:///C:/Users/Bertalan/Desktop/Neuer%20Ordner%20(5)/o!verlay_gui.exe
-

Can you try to put the application directly on your desktop or somewhere else like C: or D: drive and give it a go.

Muv Acid

Joined July 2013

Muv Acid 2014-06-11T13:12:48+00:00

LoliFlan wrote:
Muv Acid wrote:
CodeBase: file:///C:/Users/Bertalan/Desktop/Neuer%20Ordner%20(5)/o!verlay_gui.exe
-
Can you try to put the application directly on your desktop or somewhere else like C: or D: drive and give it a go.

i guess we are getting somewhere. now it asks for Bertalan.cfg? (bertalan is my name)
http://puu.sh/9oN42/c054eb1f4e.png

And preview background gives this
http://puu.sh/9oN8j/4878734cc9.png

Flanster

Joined August 2010

Topic Starter

Flanster 2014-06-11T13:18:44+00:00

The path is wrong. It shouldn't be C:\Program Files\osu!\Skins, what path did you set?

Flanster

Joined August 2010

Topic Starter

Flanster 2014-06-11T13:22:14+00:00

sheela901 wrote:
Looks cool. I'll try it.
---------------------------------
EDIT: When I test it, there was something that is not right. This is my main background:
Main Background
And o!verlay use this one:
Used Background
Also, I use Windows 8.1. The OS may cause this problem?

Are you using more than 1 monitor? If so, it works with the Primary Screen background.

Muv Acid

Joined July 2013

Muv Acid 2014-06-11T13:29:59+00:00

LoliFlan wrote:
The path is wrong. It shouldn't be C:\Program Files\osu!\Skins, what path did you set?

i guess, my pc is beeing an idiot or something...
http://puu.sh/9oO2R/acd408a47b.png

Flanster

Joined August 2010

Topic Starter

Flanster 2014-06-11T13:48:07+00:00

Muv Acid wrote:
LoliFlan wrote:
The path is wrong. It shouldn't be C:\Program Files\osu!\Skins, what path did you set?
i guess, my pc is beeing an idiot or something...
http://puu.sh/9oO2R/acd408a47b.png

Its you actually. Set it to C:\Program Files\osu!

Added a filter to make sure osu! subfolders will not be accepted as the game path.

Muv Acid

Joined July 2013

Muv Acid 2014-06-11T14:04:11+00:00

im running it as admin. http://puu.sh/9oPQR/e053c5c853.png

when running without admin privilaget http://puu.sh/9oPP8/eb02405299.png

Flanster

Joined August 2010

Topic Starter

Flanster 2014-06-11T14:13:07+00:00

Muv Acid wrote:
im running it as admin. http://puu.sh/9oPQR/e053c5c853.png

when running without admin privilaget http://puu.sh/9oPP8/eb02405299.png

Delete the o!verlay cfg file and try again. Your PC IS an idiot. Do you have multiple osu! clients installed or something.

Muv Acid

Joined July 2013

Muv Acid 2014-06-11T14:38:51+00:00

LoliFlan wrote:
Muv Acid wrote:
im running it as admin. http://puu.sh/9oPQR/e053c5c853.png

when running without admin privilaget http://puu.sh/9oPP8/eb02405299.png
Delete the o!verlay cfg file and try again. Your PC IS an idiot. Do you have multiple osu! clients installed or something.

i have only 1 client installed, and i tried deleting the config, same stuff coming up..

Flanster

Joined August 2010

Topic Starter

Flanster 2014-06-11T14:41:40+00:00

I don't have any code that would lead to such a path, don't know how you managed to do this.

Stefan

Global Moderator

Joined January 2011

Stefan 2014-06-11T15:39:30+00:00

It only shows me the default Windows Background to use as Background.. how to change that?

Flanster

Joined August 2010

Topic Starter

Flanster 2014-06-11T16:02:45+00:00

Stefan wrote:
It only shows me the default Windows Background to use as Background.. how to change that?

Try the new version in the OP.

Stefan

Global Moderator

Joined January 2011

Stefan 2014-06-11T17:01:32+00:00

Yes, this works now! Thanks

sheela

Joined October 2011

sheela 2014-06-11T21:20:12+00:00

LoliFlan wrote:
sheela901 wrote:
Looks cool. I'll try it.
---------------------------------
EDIT: When I test it, there was something that is not right. This is my main background:
Main Background
And o!verlay use this one:
Used Background
Also, I use Windows 8.1. The OS may cause this problem?
Are you using more than 1 monitor? If so, it works with the Primary Screen background.

I'm on a laptop, but the new update fixes the problem. Thanks~

Aka

Joined January 2012

Aka 2014-06-11T21:51:02+00:00

? D:

Flanster

Joined August 2010

Topic Starter

Flanster 2014-06-11T21:58:41+00:00

Aka wrote:
? D:

Are you a wizard?
Might be a problem with reading osu user config. Please give me your osu!.<username>.cfg file.

Flanster

Joined August 2010

Topic Starter

Flanster 2014-06-11T22:26:40+00:00

Fixed!

Piine

Joined March 2012

Piine 2014-06-12T00:30:42+00:00

Welp it works for me somewhat. (Was getting memory errors and whatnot but got it to work.) The only thing is the background is not accurate, but close. (and hopefully will get fixed soon in more updates) Nice job LoliFlan and Pannari

Pannari

Joined November 2013

Pannari 2014-06-12T11:03:40+00:00

Sulker wrote:
Welp it works for me somewhat. (Was getting memory errors and whatnot but got it to work.) The only thing is the background is not accurate, but close. (and hopefully will get fixed soon in more updates) Nice job LoliFlan and Pannari

The only thing I did was come up with the idea and name & some graphics. LoliFlan did all the hard work.

Nad

Joined February 2012

Nad 2014-06-13T13:11:41+00:00

Works fine here!
Thanks =3

Flanster

Joined August 2010

Topic Starter

Flanster 2014-06-14T08:53:39+00:00

Needs more testing on different desktop resolutions!

Dexus

Joined July 2009

Dexus 2014-06-18T06:11:33+00:00

Interesting, I used to do this manually and it would take a bit of time to set it up correctly. This certainly saves some time!

One problem is you can only use a centered window, I move mine to a certain spot and it doesn't line up correctly.

Flanster

Joined August 2010

Topic Starter

Flanster 2014-06-18T08:34:03+00:00

Dexus wrote:
Interesting, I used to do this manually and it would take a bit of time to set it up correctly. This certainly saves some time!

One problem is you can only use a centered window, I move mine to a certain spot and it doesn't line up correctly.

mmmyeah thats normal, I can't know where people put their osu! window at all times afterall. There is a way but that would require some implementations. Thanks for the feedback though!

Dexus

Joined July 2009

Dexus 2014-06-18T10:57:21+00:00

What I do to get it manually is I take a screenshot of the entire desktop and then I take a screen shot of it with osu! up, from there I just use an image editor to select the area within osu! and then copy the initial screenshot of the desktop to a new image.

Edited with gimp a bit but this is what it ends up looking like

I also noticed your program ignores the image scaling such as fill and fit and assumes you're using just center.

Flanster

Joined August 2010

Topic Starter

Flanster 2014-06-18T11:43:58+00:00

Dexus wrote:
What I do to get it manually is I take a screenshot of the entire desktop and then I take a screen shot of it with osu! up, from there I just use an image editor to select the area within osu! and then copy the initial screenshot of the desktop to a new image.

Edited with gimp a bit but this is what it ends up looking like

I also noticed your program ignores the image scaling such as fill and fit and assumes you're using just center.

I am aware of this.
I don't really know how to detect desktop image scaling, most users use fill so it's not a critical problem. Working on a solution still.

Last edited by Flanster 2014-06-18T15:29:08+00:00, edited 1 time in total.

Oinari-sama

osu! Alumni

Joined July 2010

Oinari-sama 2014-06-18T15:00:07+00:00

How did I not see this earlier 0.0

Too bad my supporter just ran out T.T

Flanster

Joined August 2010

Topic Starter

Flanster 2014-06-20T13:46:38+00:00

Sadly due to a failure in my OS, I was forced to reinstall and delete all my program projects. This version is now the final one.
Valuable lesson, dont store too much things on the desktop!

Piine

Joined March 2012

Piine 2014-06-20T17:38:25+00:00

Get better os > more win

Marcin

osu! Alumni

Joined March 2011

Marcin 2014-06-20T17:43:34+00:00

use dropbox
more win.

Trying to be productive!

Feel free to ask me for help with anything osu!-related.

Flanster

Joined August 2010

Topic Starter

Flanster 2014-06-20T18:57:57+00:00

Marcin wrote:
use dropbox
more win.

nah

Dexus

Joined July 2009

Dexus 2014-06-21T00:03:50+00:00

Keep a secondary drive for your files instead of keeping the OS and files together on one drive. You're less likely to lose stuff if you do this.

Flanster

Joined August 2010

Topic Starter

Flanster 2014-06-21T06:55:41+00:00

I do have seperate partitions for that purpose, just my projects were on my desktop, silly aren't I?

peppy

Here since the beginning

peppy 2014-06-21T06:56:46+00:00

Use github.

Flanster

Joined August 2010

Topic Starter

Flanster 2014-06-21T06:58:22+00:00

peppy wrote:
Use github.

I was going to do that but didn't do it ontime, I had a repository created for it but never pushed a release.
Pannari's command line version still exists, so all is not lost!

peppy

Here since the beginning

peppy 2014-06-21T07:05:59+00:00

you commit as you go. there's no excuse. it doesn't take effort.

http://puu.sh/9Dpde/4167ead2fb.rar
go commit

smoogipoo

osu!dev

Joined August 2011

smoogipoo 2014-06-21T07:43:06+00:00

Unfortunately LoliFlan's got a lot more work to do if he wants to get that reflected project anywhere near a point where it compiles

Might as well start from scratch at this point - you'd end up with a better codebase anyway.

Flanster

Joined August 2010

Topic Starter

Flanster 2014-06-21T08:06:48+00:00

Yeah, I've tried the decompile approach before, doesn't help me, starting over is better. Thanks peppy.

Piine

Joined March 2012

Piine 2014-06-24T03:42:13+00:00

Call moi when you need more testing -opens a portal-

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