DIP9 Cutouts and FP2003

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I created a cutout using DIP9 with a transparent background. However, when I insert the .png picture, it is surrounded either by a black background or in the case of another cut-out a blue-grey background. Why does that happen? How can I fix it so the background remains transparent?

Also, I'm still wondering why my change of font in a template does not translate to IE when I open the site, but shows when I "Open Site in Front Page."

Thanks,
 
Did you import the DIP9 images into your current open web prior to using them on your pages?

What type of template are you using?

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Vicki said:
I created a cutout using DIP9 with a transparent background. However, when I insert the .png
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picture, it is surrounded either by a black background or in the case of another cut-out a blue-grey
background. Why does that happen? How can I fix it so the background remains transparent?
Also, I'm still wondering why my change of font in a template does not translate to IE when I open
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the site, but shows when I "Open Site in Front Page."
 
I guess I'm not sure what you are asking. The only way that I can use the image is to import it into my local site, saving and then publishing to my remote site. Which is what I want to do. However, because of the black background that appears on my local site, I don't want to publish it to my remote site.

I am using an FP template.

BTW, you can see an example of the blue-grey background that is suppose to be transparent on this website: http://edison1.com. It is the very first image. That was when I discovered that the transparent background wasn't so transparent. In that case, it ended up actually being a nice "frame" but it certainly wasn't intended.

The site on which I'm trying to place my current cutout is a different site, but same problem.

Thanks.
 
PS. I'm encountering some strange actions with FP2003 that I didn't have with FP 2000 and one is a question I recently asked about Web Appearances; specifically about customizing text and color in templates. I can't quite figure out why some of my changes are not translating to the web.
 
I believe it's an IE issue. I think, if I remember correctly, that IE has a problem displaying (not displaying??) tranparent pngs very well, i think the tranparency gets displayed as blue-gray. I think this is true in Opera too.

You'd probably be much better off using .gifs. imo.

Robo


| I created a cutout using DIP9 with a transparent background. However, when I insert the .png picture, it is surrounded either by a black background or in the case of another cut-out a blue-grey background. Why does that happen? How can I fix it so the background remains transparent?
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| Also, I'm still wondering why my change of font in a template does not translate to IE when I open the site, but shows when I "Open Site in Front Page."
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| Thanks,
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Thank you. I did change the image from .png to .gif and the transparent background is indeed transparent. Since DIP gives options to save images, why would I save an image as a gif rather than png or jpeg? Is it a better format for using on websites? I did notice that the gif file was considerable smaller than the png image. As a gif image, will it remain editable like a png image is.
 
long story..but png was supposed to become the new standard but it never really caught on I guess. I've had problems with them as well, so I don't use them too often. Yep gif's are smaller and more limited in scope, but they work everywhere.

Yah, you can edit a gif..even an animated one, but they are lossy so don't do it. Also gifs are generally horrible at gradients, so I don't use gradients in gifs, I use a super-optimized jpg if I need a gradient fill.


| Thank you. I did change the image from .png to .gif and the transparent background is indeed transparent. Since DIP gives options to save images, why would I save an image as a gif rather than png or jpeg? Is it a better format for using on websites? I did notice that the gif file was considerable smaller than the png image. As a gif image, will it remain editable like a png image is.
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| Vicki
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| "Crash Gordon®" wrote:
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| > I believe it's an IE issue. I think, if I remember correctly, that IE has a problem displaying (not displaying??) tranparent pngs very well, i think the tranparency gets displayed as blue-gray. I think this is true in Opera too.
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| > You'd probably be much better off using .gifs. imo.
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| > Robo
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| > | I created a cutout using DIP9 with a transparent background. However, when I insert the .png picture, it is surrounded either by a black background or in the case of another cut-out a blue-grey background. Why does that happen? How can I fix it so the background remains transparent?
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| > | Also, I'm still wondering why my change of font in a template does not translate to IE when I open the site, but shows when I "Open Site in Front Page."
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| > | Thanks,
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| > | Vicki
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Optimized as far as you can optimize it and still be decent looking.


| Much appreciated information. Might I ask what a super-optimized jpeg is?
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| Vicki
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| "Crash Gordon®" wrote:
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| > long story..but png was supposed to become the new standard but it never really caught on I guess. I've had problems with them as well, so I don't use them too often. Yep gif's are smaller and more limited in scope, but they work everywhere.
| >
| > Yah, you can edit a gif..even an animated one, but they are lossy so don't do it. Also gifs are generally horrible at gradients, so I don't use gradients in gifs, I use a super-optimized jpg if I need a gradient fill.
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| > | Thank you. I did change the image from .png to .gif and the transparent background is indeed transparent. Since DIP gives options to save images, why would I save an image as a gif rather than png or jpeg? Is it a better format for using on websites? I did notice that the gif file was considerable smaller than the png image. As a gif image, will it remain editable like a png image is.
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| > | Vicki
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| > | "Crash Gordon®" wrote:
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| > | > I believe it's an IE issue. I think, if I remember correctly, that IE has a problem displaying (not displaying??) tranparent pngs very well, i think the tranparency gets displayed as blue-gray. I think this is true in Opera too.
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| > | > You'd probably be much better off using .gifs. imo.
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| > | > Robo
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| > | > | I created a cutout using DIP9 with a transparent background. However, when I insert the .png picture, it is surrounded either by a black background or in the case of another cut-out a blue-grey background. Why does that happen? How can I fix it so the background remains transparent?
| > | > |
| > | > | Also, I'm still wondering why my change of font in a template does not translate to IE when I open the site, but shows when I "Open Site in Front Page."
| > | > |
| > | > | Thanks,
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| > | > | Vicki
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