[thelist] Transparent GIFs as layer backgrounds?

Jason Lotito jason at clockmedia.com
Tue Feb 5 09:50:01 CST 2002


The easiest way is a 2x2 pixel.

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| T |   |
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|   | T |
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Where you see the T, make that pixel transparent.  Make the other 2 pixels
white.  Save it as seethru.gif, or whatever you want, and there you go.

Jason Lotito
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----- Original Message -----
From: "m.kelley" <mkelley at operamail.com>
To: <thelist at lists.evolt.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 10:47 AM
Subject: [thelist] Transparent GIFs as layer backgrounds?


> I was looking at the NY Public Library Styleguide
> (http://www.nypl.org/styleguide/)and was wondering how to create the
> transparent gifs being used in the main layer? I tried using the one at
that
> site inside a layer that shows a red background and it just looks horrid.
Do
> you just pick two colors in Photoshop or Fireworks and make one
transparent?
>
> Thanks,
> Mike Kelley
> mkelley.net
> rivaweb.com
>
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