Xiandi

Join Date 07/2007

+840

Gimp and Xion...Sliderbits Don't Work

I'm creating my first Xion and encountered a problem. My sliderbits are not sliding. I have the layers set up right. I sent the interface to my brother and he told me it might be the layer name. When I name it sliderbit, it adds a #1 and #2 to the end of the layer name (so far I got 3 sliders). The first sliderbit works fine, #1 abd #2 do not. My brother told me that in Photoshop, it does not automatically add the # to a layer if it has the same name. It does in GIMP. Anyone have a clue how to get around this problem?

skinning

Locked Post

Advanced Search

Watch this post

Do not email me updates for this post Email me updates for this post

Successfully updated karma reason!

ZubaZ

Join Date 11/2001

+917

I use the GIMP with no issues. You can edit the layer names.

Successfully updated karma reason!

I've been using it with no issues too...until now. So, when you made a Xion interface and it had more that one sliderbit, does it say #1 or #2 after the layer names? I'm curious to know because I'm not even sure if this is the problem.

Successfully updated karma reason!

ZubaZ

Join Date 11/2001

+917

It did say #1 and #2. I just clicked on the layer name and changed it (I think . . but pretty sure)

Successfully updated karma reason!

That's what I did too but as soon as I click on anything else the program adds the # right back on.

Hey, what version of GIMP are you using? I'm using version 2.2.

Successfully updated karma reason!

ZubaZ

Join Date 11/2001

+917

Hey, what version of GIMP are you using?

I'll have to check that PC later. Sorry.

Successfully updated karma reason!

No prob, it's way past my bedtime anyway. I'll check back here later.

Successfully updated karma reason!

Xiandi I have only used Gimp briefly so am unable to help but found a Gimp forums that is quite active

WWW Link

There is a Xion contest @ Skinning.net, final upload date is Sept. 24th, hope you finish in time to upload

WWW Link

It's My Secret

Successfully updated karma reason!

Thanks for the link MySecret. I went there and looked things over. Looks like there's a lot of good stuff there, but nothing to help me with the problem I have.

I did find out that this IS the problem though. I took a Xion skin that my brother sent me in .psd format and opened it in the GIMP. GIMP automatically put the #'s on his sliderbits too. Then I saved it (in .psd format) and loaded it into the interfaces. Once again the sliders with the #'s do not work. I cant see any way around this on my own.

The only solution I can come up with is to send the file to my brother and have him remove the #'s in Photoshop and save it as .xsf after I'm done making it. I would rather not have to do that every time I make a Xion.

Successfully updated karma reason!

OK. It seems I have found a way through this problem. Here is what I did.

WRONG WAY: make a new layer and name it sliderbit. The program will add the # sign on it and NOTHING you do can change it.

RIGHT WAY: COPY the first sliderbit layer. This will automatically be named 'sliderbit copy'. Then click on the layer name a couple of times, till you get the bar indicating that you can type more into the name...backspace over the word copy. It then stays named 'sliderbit' with no # sign on it.

I can't explain why you have to do it this way, but its the only way that works.

Thanks Zubaz and MySecret for trying to help me.

Successfully updated karma reason!