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 > Ok - so are you having trouble with it while saving / converting or > before? Do you see the chekerboard pattern behind the image? > Here is a quick youtube on the basics. > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AC5vdKuwTp0 You can ignore the first > 2:50 of the video > > > On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 12:28 AM, wrote: >> >> How can I create an icon with a transparent background? >> >> I've been able to make the image as a .gif with a transparent >> background, >> but when I open it with gimp and try to save it as a png, the background >> changes from transparent to white.  Someone said it has to have an >> "Alpha >> channel with no background" but how is that done? >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss