How to Create Disabled Buttons / Passive Buttons

[ziNv]

hi every1,
could any1 of you super-pros gimme a lil tutorial on how to create Disabled Buttons / Passive Buttons on the Basis of an existing Icon?

thx for ur help

 

[oz02]

Just export the icon using Warcraft 3 Viewer or Wc3 Image Extractor II, edit it, and import it in your map.

 

[ziNv]

yeah, that i know, but HOW do i make it look like a passive Icon, which Tool do u use and which effect or template

 

[{AR}Nazuel]

i make my disabled icons in a pretty easy way using photoshop, this is how

first u make a custom non-passive icon, save that as BTNname.tga,
then, select the image (not border) with the rectangular marquee tool, then press ctrl+shift+i (this will select inverse), then go to edit>fill: black, deselect the border, use the gradient tool to fade out the edges a bit, then press ctrl+u (hue/saturation) then put the lightness to -50%, finally save as DISBTNname.tga, convert it to .blp and VOILA! u have a disabled icon

for a passive icon, do all the same, but dont change the lightness, and save it as PASBTNname.tga but then u need to make a DISPASBTNname.tga

if u have photoshop, use do this method, if not... well... i dunno hope this wasnt too complicated

(some hotkey combinations may be dodgy, i use a mac, so with a PC you have to replace the "apple/comand" button with ctrl)

 

[ziNv]

damn that was nice ! thx alot

 

[Song]

Question - Uploading Icons

Slightly off topic but how do you contribute icons to the downloads section? The Add/Update Resources has icons disabled.

 

[{AR}Nazuel]

lol slightly off topic? nvm, some of the uploading features have been disabled by darky due to the new servers (correct me if im wrong )

 

[Song]

K thanks.

 

[BladeKiller]

The easiest way to do the disabled or passive (...) Icons just get W3MapUtilities.
I think its there:
http://w3m_eng.wo.to/

 

[{AR}Nazuel]

i do it my way cos i use a mac and the w3maputils dont work, and my way is more reliable (also it gives you the satisfaction of having made the whole icon yourself)