Re: Feature request: transparent images

"rpu43" <[email protected]> Mon, 11 Apr 2005 05:48:39 -0000
Newsgroups gmane.comp.web.pixory
Message-ID <[email protected]>

Joe,

I think now I understand what the *.ai files meant. I just edited the
gif with Gimp. 
And no sorry that product is out of my reach. $500 dollars. Wow!

Ron

--- In [email protected], "Joe Panico" <pixory@y...> wrote:
> 
> Ronald,
> 
> I can try to make the icons transparent, or if you have access to
> Adobe Illustrator, you can do it yourself (maybe faster ;)). I created
> the icons using illustrator, and the original illustrator files are in
> the pixory source code repository, under doc icons. I'm not sure how
> good illustrator is at transparency, but it's certainly worth a shot.
> 
> Let me know if you don't have illustrator.
> 
> regards,
> 
> joe
> 
> --- In [email protected], "rpu43" <rpu43@y...> wrote:
> > 
> > Joe,
> > 
> > I changed the look of a local pixory instance and noticed that the
> > images are not transparent. 
> > 
> > After I changed some colors (i want a sepia look for my pics site) I
> > noticed for instance the home.icon has a whitish interior. This looks
> > rather ugly when not using a whitish background.
> > 
> > Is it possible to use transparency for things like that?
> > I altered home.gif with Gimp and it works.
> > 
> > Unfortunatly it is not that simple because changing the interior is
> > sometimes not enough to create a consistent image. The home.gif has
> > some greyish at the border of the image, which then looks peculiar.
> > 
> > So we have 3 options:
> > 1: you change it globally. the best option ;-)
> > 2: I change it globally and submit it, but it will not always be
> > satisfying.
> > 3: I change it locally and we don't bother the pixory community
with it.
> > 
> > But I think changing the icons takes the css stuff more serious.
> > (themes anybody)
> > 
> > Ronald





 
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