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Not transparent BG?

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Category: The Lounge
Forum Name: Resources and Support
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Printed Date: 27 October 2025 at 4:12pm


Topic: Not transparent BG?
Posted By: AceRaven
Subject: Not transparent BG?
Date Posted: 22 March 2010 at 12:43am
Yesterday I uploaded two png with transparency made in Gimp(added alpha channel, and deleted white parts). In my browsers(Opera and IE) it was transparent, but still I had received this message:
REASON: Please make sure backgrounds are transparent or serve a purpose -- don't just post a white background unless it fits. If you need help making a background transparent please refer to the FAQ. Be careful with PNG transparency!(...)

I have just re-uploaded it in gif file.
Why I can't use PNG files for challenges with transparency?
Will my pics take part in challenge about controllers?


Replies:
Posted By: jeremy
Date Posted: 22 March 2010 at 1:14am
Most browsers don't (yet) support .png transparency. It's better to stick with .gif and be safe :)

Posted By: AceRaven
Date Posted: 22 March 2010 at 1:43am
Thanks for reply, I will stick with gifs then. I hope there still chance that my submissions will be added to challenge poll.

Posted By: 1ucas
Date Posted: 22 March 2010 at 2:03am
Originally posted by Jeremy

Most browsers don't (yet) support .png transparency. It's better to stick with .gif and be safe :)


All modern browsers have full support for PNG transparency (alpha or bitmap). The only widely used one that doesn't is IE6.

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http://toxicdump.org/labs/frameviewer/viewer.php - Online Animated GIF Frame Viewer


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