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@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
>
>
>> 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, <joe@actionline.com> 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?
>>>
>>>
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