| Re: Scaling image is losing background transparency [message #171708 is a reply to message #171690] |
Mon, 17 January 2011 13:17   |
Michael Fesser
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.oO(The Natural Philosopher)
> Michael Fesser wrote:
>> .oO(The Natural Philosopher)
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>>> I ended up using gif mind you because IE6 couldn't suss tranaparent
>>> background PNG's. Lemme see if I have some code frags somewhere.
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>> GIF is completely dead, there's not a single reason to use it anymore.
>> And IE6 _can_ use even alpha-transparent PNGs if you want. Requires a
>> little workaround, though. But who really uses IE6 anymore?
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> I do because some people do :-)
> And gifs are by and large smaller than pngs.
Only if you do the PNG wrong. Its algorithm is better and much more
flexible, so if you optimize it correctly, the PNG will _always_ be
smaller.
Micha
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