Re: Transparent backgrounds

[Matt Crampton <revicon@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bob, 
	When you open up GIMP, and create a new graphic, a dialogue box
will come up asking you things like height and width.  also included in
this dialogue box is a place to choose what type of fill you want for the
background.  One of the choices in this box is "transparent".  Chose this
and it will work.  I just tested it out and it works great.
	If you are going to use an existing image, and just want it to
have a transparent background, open it in GIMP, use the magic wand to
select it, and copy it.  Create a new image with your desired height and
width, and choose "transparent" for the fill type.  Then past the image
you just copied onto this transparent background.  Presto!  You have an
image with a transparent background. 

-Matt Crampton
 Revicon@Net-link.net
 http://www.digitalmeca.com


On Sat, 6 Nov 1999, Robert G. Brown wrote:

> 
> OK, all you graphics buffs, I've got what might be a simple question...
> 
> Using one of the graphics tools that comes with most Linux distros, I want to
> take an image and make the background (assumed to be of one color, or darned
> close) and make it transparent. A transparent background is one that allows
> wallpaper or background (on a web page) to show through.
> 
> I believe that someone who has really done this will be able to tell me in a 
> snap, and I'm missing something either obvious or so obscure it's simply not 
> funny.