When I try to make objects from a file, object types disappear.

[ShadowDurza]

It says it's not a valid image file...

Edit: The sprites I am using came with an entire sheet and a colored background when I downloaded them, so in order to individualize them and clear up the background I used a program called Piskel to do so. Would that have anything to do with my problems?

[schrodinger]

@ advaith: sorry, I had masked that window title in the screenshot, mine shows the png file name too!


To see if this is / is not related to png bit format,
try this one, this works for me:

test_img.png

[ShadowDurza]

Okay, after doing a few tests, I am beginning to think that in order to insert objects, the graphics of the object must be at a certain level of complexity. The picture I am trying to import is 8x8 pixels and completely white. That might explain a few things.

[advaith]

strange, it works with the Hello World file...

[ShadowDurza]

Honestly, I might have been exaggerating out of frustration when I said nothing would import. I tested it and images more complex than the one I was trying to import worked. It was an 8bit era text sprite that I wanted to use because apparently you can't change the color of text objects, either that or I haven't figured it out yet.

[ShadowDurza]

Can someone tell me if it's true whether or not there are minimum requirements for an image to be an object?

[nivram]

Hi ShadowDurza. You can have a 1 pixel object if you want. No minimum, but I would stay with a power of 2 for images. Thus 2 pixels for a minimum.

Marv

[advaith]

It was an 8bit era text sprite that I wanted to use because apparently you can't change the color of text objects, either that or I haven't figured it out yet.

You can change the color in the Text Options.

stringcolor.jpg

[ShadowDurza]

Thanks! I did a few internet searches and came up with a post somewhere that said you couldn't. Also the first kind of text I was using was the formatted kind.

[advaith]

If you're using the Formatted Text object, you can change the text color using events.

The screenshot I posted is how to change the color in the String object, but you can also change the text color in the String object using events, if necessary.