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translucent background?

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translucent background? Dave Stevens 21 Apr 23:30
  translucent background? Ofnuts 22 Apr 05:56
   translucent background? Dave Stevens 22 Apr 18:43
    translucent background? Liam R E Quin 22 Apr 23:10
Dave Stevens
2020-04-21 23:30:10 UTC (about 4 years ago)

translucent background?

I want a rectangular text box with a translucent white background. I can make it transparent but don't see a way to get, say, 30% transparency. Can someone refer me? will RTFM.

TIA.

Dave

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Ofnuts
2020-04-22 05:56:37 UTC (about 4 years ago)

translucent background?

On 22/04/2020 01:30, Dave Stevens wrote:

I want a rectangular text box with a translucent white background. I can make it transparent but don't see a way to get, say, 30% transparency. Can someone refer me? will RTFM.

TIA.

Dave

You do it with two layers:

- a plain text layer (letters at full opacity, on transparent background)

- a second layer under the text with a colored rectangle, adjust the layer opacity to taste.

You can put both layers in a layer group so that you can handle them together (move around on the cover, or move them up/down in the layer stack)

Dave Stevens
2020-04-22 18:43:01 UTC (about 4 years ago)

translucent background?

On Wed, 22 Apr 2020 07:56:37 +0200 Ofnuts wrote:

- a second layer under the text with a colored rectangle, adjust the layer opacity to taste.

this is what I don't see a setting for. I'm using 2.8 and don't understand where to change opacity. Sorry to be dense; the second layer makes good sense, thanks!

d

Affectionate tactile stimulation is a primary need, a need which must
be satisfied if the infant is to develop as a healthy human being.

And what is a healthy human being? One who is able to love, to work, to
play, and to think critically and unprejudicially.

--  Ashley Montagu – Touching, The human significance of the skin. 2e
1978
makes sense but I don't see a setting for opacity
Liam R E Quin
2020-04-22 23:10:59 UTC (about 4 years ago)

translucent background?

On Wed, 2020-04-22 at 11:43 -0700, Dave Stevens wrote:

On Wed, 22 Apr 2020 07:56:37 +0200 Ofnuts wrote:

- a second layer under the text with a colored rectangle, adjust the
layer opacity to taste.

this is what I don't see a setting for. I'm using 2.8 and don't understand where to change opacity.

Open the Layers dock (windows->dockable dialogues->layers; it's usually already open on the left of the image).

Select the layer to be made translucent by clicking on its name in the list of layers

above the list is a slider, Opacity. Adjust it to taste.

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