6.5 Start Menu Background

#1 (**permalink**) 09-04-2009, 06:49 AM

Is there a way to control how dim the background is on the start menu?

vesty16277 · #2 (**permalink**) 09-04-2009, 11:03 PM

I think you have to select your background by going to albums and holding down until you see set as background. Then it will bring up a transparency option. You can set it to 100% for most transparent or 0% for no transparecy. I don't think it does it if you just go into today items and browse to the image.

#3 (**permalink**) 09-05-2009, 09:36 AM

Thanks but not what I meant. It's not about making it transparent or not. The picture in the bg is "dimmed'....it looks darker and therefore makes icons easier to see

Machinehead · #4 (**permalink**) 09-05-2009, 10:07 AM

The background in the start menu is based on the current today theme and is completely independent of whatever background you have set in Manila.

**raidzero** · #5 (**permalink**) 09-05-2009, 10:37 AM

Try this:

\windows\StartMenu_Background_Screen_480x640.png
and
\windows\StartMenu_Background_Screen_640x480.png

this is what is shown as start menu background. Its a PNG that is set as black, but only like 60% opacity, change the opacity to change how transparent, change the color even to personalize it more.

#6 (**permalink**) 09-05-2009, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by raidzero

Try this:

\windows\StartMenu_Background_Screen_480x640.png
and
\windows\StartMenu_Background_Screen_640x480.png

this is what is shown as start menu background. Its a PNG that is set as black, but only like 60% opacity, change the opacity to change how transparent, change the color even to personalize it more.

Hmm I see the files in file explorer but how do i change it

**mwalt2** · #7 (**permalink**) 09-05-2009, 03:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by raidzero

Try this:

\windows\StartMenu_Background_Screen_480x640.png
and
\windows\StartMenu_Background_Screen_640x480.png

this is what is shown as start menu background. Its a PNG that is set as black, but only like 60% opacity, change the opacity to change how transparent, change the color even to personalize it more.

Thanks.

Quote:

Originally Posted by brushrop03

Hmm I see the files in file explorer but how do i change it

You just need to get the .png's onto your computer and edit them in photoshop or the like. I've attached ones that are 50% the opacity of stock, 0% opacity (clear), and the stock ones in case you don't like either of those.