Im curious are .png format is very accessible to be transparent in any browser this time?

I like the .gif but each time the transparent of gif. always show white outline behind of shapes or some odd things. so hope hear from you guys soon thanks. (im just curious about it)

PNG transparency is supported by most browsers EXCEPT IE 6 and below. Non-transparent PNG's are ok in all browsers.

There are 2 solutions to the IE problem, one is a filter and the other is a bit of javascript.

thanks for reply..

one problem is the header and bottom is fade transparent and in to soild. i doubt the javascript or CSS will able make it work. cause both of them will made a whole layout be competely transparented.



Bummer looks like i has to find other solutions lol

and thanks,

I usually change the matte color on gif files to match the color of my webpage and that helps with that.

I think there are many other roads you could go here and not just focus on one thing would be a great idea in the first place. just IMO though

Originally Posted by tresmom

I usually change the matte color on gif files to match the color of my webpage and that helps with that.

Yes but sometimes this isn't a good idea because certain browsers are wider then others (IE6 by default has the scroll bar even if it's not needed while FF only shows it while it's needed) so backgrounds can change width and the problem there is if you have a transparent table the position of the background can be different. Now that doesn't apply to just plain color backgrounds but it does apply to abstract backgrounds.

IE6 is a horrible browser. It's amazing it is still in slightly common use but the real question is do you really even want to support it? I usually want my sites to work in as many browsers as I can but if it is something with a lot of different colors that only the PNG format can handle and has gradient transparencies (if they aren't gradient transparencies you can use JavaScript or I think CSS to do the job even if they are spread around) then I suggest writing a small script to see if they're using IE 6 or below, tell them it may look a bit weird due to IE not supporting an image format and give them a link to download the latest versions of Opera, FireFox, and Internet Explorer.

There are other formats out there and even though gifs are known to mess up a little (especially with transparency) I'm sure there are things you can use to make it better.