Transparency of GeDialog?

bentraje

Hi

Is there a way to control the transparency of the GeDialog when it is opened? Currently, it is opaque (i.e. a full gray where you can't see the background). I was planning to have an 80% transparency so I can see the background.

The only transparency I can see in the documentation is the SetTransparency and GetTransparency, but correct me if I'm wrong, it's only available to polygons.

Is there a way around this?

Thank you

ferdinand

Hi,

@bentraje said in Transparency of GeDialog?:

Is there a way to control the transparency of the GeDialog [...]

To my knowledge there is currently no option to make a GeDialog partially or fully transparent. In the old forum there were quite a few threads on that subject.

If you want some sort of non-rectangular shape for your menu, you will have to spawn multiple dialogs as @maxime did suggest in your initial question.

SetTransparency is a method of BaseDraw meant for user defined polygon drawing operations to render these in a transparent style. You could technically also render your menu directly into a viewport via their associated BaseDraw, but your menu would then be restricted to viewports and also the whole approach would probably be a bit more technically challenging compared to a GeDialog approach.

Cheers
zipit

bentraje

Thanks @zipit for the confirmation. No worries, it's only for cosmetics really.

Have a great weekend ahead!

Manuel

hello,

Just to confirm what @zipit came with, it's not possible to handle GeDialog transparency.

Cheers,
Manuel

JH23

Hi,
I wanted to check if this is not already possible, and also ask if you have any ideas for a possible alternative, other than making this UI in the viewport.
regards,
James H.

gheyret

Hi @JH23

If you are using Python, you might consider trying PySide6 for creating your UI.
As far as I know, starting with Cinema 4D 2024.2, they have resolved some import issues related to third-party libraries, making it possible to import PySide6 in Cinema 4D Python.

However, it should be noted that the Maxon SDK team does not recommend using other third-party UI libraries and will not provide support for any issues arising from their use. Therefore, you will need to resolve any problems encountered on your own.

Cheers!
Gheyret

JH23

Hi,
I reviewed your proposal, it works, but I still feel that ending up using external libraries ends up being a somewhat more uncomfortable problem than not having transparent dialogs, it would be nice if in a future version these details were possible, I have more questions but I prefer to open another thread or investigate better, I appreciate your response.

Cheers,
James H.

i_mazlov

Hi James,

from my side there's nothing to add to Gheyret's answer. As of now there's no such option to achieve transparency of the GeDialog. Using third-party libraries could be a potential option, but we don't provide any support for this case.

Cheers,
Ilia