Re: Transparent images

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I'm currently using icon files which seems to work fine. Will probably have
to change to gif files for multi browser support.

Thanks for your help

MW

"Mark Broadbent" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Exactly right. IE even upto version 6 doesnot properly render the
> transparency of png files. Gif files are at present the only real
> multi-browser solution.
>
> br,
>
> Mark.
>
>
> "Oenone" <oenone@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:Oz5%23$wZbFHA.3844@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> MW de Jager wrote:
>>> I've tried Icons, PNG file with transparency and Bitmap with
>>> transparency, none seem to work.
>>
>> Bitmap (.bmp) files don't support transparency, so that's not going to
>> work.
>>
>> I'm fairly sure Internet Explorer doesn't render transparent PNGs
>> properly. Firefox should do this fine, though. If you're using IE, that's
>> probably the reason that doesn't work.
>>
>> I've no idea how web browsers would render .ico files (if at all).
>>
>> Your best bet for images with transparent areas is to use a .gif file.
>> This is rendered correctly by all (relevant) browsers and does support
>> transparency.
>>
>> Hope that helps,
>>
>> --
>>
>> (O)enone
>>
>
>


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