Re: HTML Ideas

www-html@www10.w3.org
Fri, 2 Jun 95 21:44:53 PDT

>>>Hello. I have a question about using transparent gif's with netscape's
>>>backgrounds. How come these gif's aren't transparent? If I don't use a
>>>background on the page, the gif is transpaernt. But if I do use a
>>>background, there seems to be a black hue around the image. Any ideas?
>>
>>Lisajoy,
>>
>>If you want a transparent gif on a page containing a background, make sure
>>the transparent gif is NOT interlaced. :)

>I beg to politely differ. I'm not sure what your reasons are for saying this
>but I would like to point you to several of my pages where I do exactly what
>you warn against with (as far as I can tell) success. I haven't noticed any
>problems with interlacing transparent GIFs shown against a background -
>either colored of GIF or both.

>http://nctweb.com/nct/

>and also

>http://nctweb.com/nct/eleclead.html

>Please educate me if I am missing something here |-(:-)

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I Think the question to ask is whether or not you are making the background
of the GIF truly transparent or are you doing a palette entry and matching
the background color with that of the background of your browser.
John Norton
Health Sciences Division Lab Coordinator
Midwestern State University
nortonj@nexus.mwsu.edu