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Jul 29, 2006 19:58

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vesleskjor July 29 2006, 18:15:37 UTC

Sounds like a problem with Alpha Channels (...though I could be wrong). I tried doing transparent backgrounds before and was told IE can't support them without some very complicated code.

schfifty_icon July 29 2006, 18:16:57 UTC

I don't necessarily know why, but it does that to me, too.

Maybe we should just destroy IE and make everyone have FF, or else. Netscape would be okay, too. ;)

I think you'd just be better off saving it as .gif, or maybe making the background whatever color shows up where the transparency should be in IE.

abyssinia July 29 2006, 18:20:31 UTC

Destroying IE sounds like a good idea LOL.
I tried to save it as gif but the brushes looked all messed up...

schfifty_icon July 29 2006, 18:30:37 UTC

Oh, I know, that happens to me all the time in .gif.

That's why I try and have the image have the same background as the rest of my site, if you know what I mean. It's hard if your background isn't just a solid color, but can be pulled off. :)

truthfull_lies July 29 2006, 18:17:47 UTC

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abyssinia July 29 2006, 18:22:24 UTC

Thanks for the link

abyssinia July 29 2006, 18:49:40 UTC

I was able to help myself :-) I saved the image as PNG 8 instead of PNG 24 - et voilá. It works both ways; in Firefox and in IE. The brush has kinda white shadow but it´s better than the blue box.

snm_queen July 29 2006, 19:10:22 UTC

IE doesn't have the capabilities to display transparent PNGs. You have to download a patch or some sort of file for it to display properly in IE. If you save it as a high quality GIF, it will work in IE.