How to make an icon with transparent background?

[joe at actionline.com]

oops. sorry. hit the send button too quick.

What you observed is the curious problem.
Yes, it does display with a transparent background,
but when I put it on the main panel, it shows up with
a white background.  That is what I don't understand.

I right-click on the panel icon -> click "Icon settings" ->
-> click on the icon to be replaced -> locate the new icon with a
transparent background to replace the old one ... click on that ->
-> click OK ... and it doesn't work.  Bummer.  Strange.


> I think I am missing something. When I view it on a web page it has a
> transparent background. So then i saved it out as a windows icon and
> windows renders the icon with a transparent background. While I do not
> have a linux box with a GUI available rite now I would imagine it
> would render a transparent background as well. Could you be more
> specific as to what you intend to do with it so I can see how it is
> not working when I have access to my gnome box latter?
>
> On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 11:32 AM,  <joe at actionline.com> wrote:
>> Thanks for the video. I am able to create the icon with a transparent
>> (checkerboard pattern) background, but it still shows up on the panel
>> with a white background rather than a transparent background.
>> See a copy of it here: http://www.upquick.com/temp/psp.png