Question and Answer Thread!

[torpedo009]

You could try .png but stupid IE doesn't support it

[polobunny]

.png > .gif.
But torpedo009 is right, IE is stupid.

[Megalith]

TARGA (.tga) supports transparency as well, but I don't think IE supports that either. Your best bet is GIF I'm afraid.

[crusher]

Microsoft sucks. WHY oh why doesn't IE support transparent png images. Sucky MS.

[Megalith]

Originally posted by crusher
Microsoft sucks. WHY oh why doesn't IE support transparent png images. Sucky MS.

Because PNG's transparency is partial, whereas GIF's is full. Don't ask me what's the difference.

[Dark Neighbour]

Ok, thank you all kindly...

[crusher]

Originally posted by Megalith
Because PNG's transparency is partial, whereas GIF's is full. Don't ask me what's the difference.

...partial?

But PNG support alpha blending...

[Megalith]

Originally posted by crusher
...partial?

But PNG support alpha blending...

That's what it's called; partial transparency and IE doesn't support it. I have not the slightest idea what it means though.

[Xaenn]

You could always use a good file type and not IE...that way only the IE users would have to suffer...

[crusher]

Originally posted by Megalith
That's what it's called; partial transparency and IE doesn't support it. I have not the slightest idea what it means though.

Alpha blending is awesome.

You know how lots of artwork has these "smooth" edges? Where two colours melt together? You can't have these edges on a transparent GIF. But with PNG, oh the joy. It works great.

[Megalith]

Originally posted by crusher
Alpha blending is awesome.

You know how lots of artwork has these "smooth" edges? Where two colours melt together? You can't have these edges on a transparent GIF. But with PNG, oh the joy. It works great.

Interesting. I never knew that. I never used the GIF format for that matter, but it's good to know.

[crusher]

Originally posted by Megalith
Interesting. I never knew that. I never used the GIF format for that matter, but it's good to know.

Sure is.

[Megalith]

Since this thread didn't see much light, I'll have the honor of unstickying it.