Jo-B,

It is supposed to turn white. The reason I asked you to flatten it was to see if this was a problem restricted to a non-background layer and bring things down to the simplest situation. That might make it possible to rule some possibilities out. It did make a difference in what you found. That might help the real experts figure it out. I'm just a hacker/duffer/novice/but LEGAL something or other in Photoshop compared with the others here. and to avoid re-opening THAT can of worms..

Here "hacker" is being UNofficially used as someone who sometimes just plays around to see what happens when I do this... in Photoshop and not THAT other meaning. <grin>

What you said happens when the file is flattened before doing ANYTHING with a FILE/NEW/SIZE seems to rule out an erase or selection somehow being applied without your knowledge.

I don't know what the problem is or how to cure it. But it is beginning to look like somehow a faint pattern or texture or effect is being combined with fill. I think that would show up with what Yrbk uncovered.

An odd thought as it just might have something to do with it, are you defining your empty, new file as INDEXED color before you fill it? With you mentioning transparency...

Question to the rest, as I haven't had the need to do a patern or texture fill (I think you can do it but haven't even tried it) is there someway, after using a pattern/texture/effect to force a clear? Could Jo-B have done used a texture in the past and it "hung" or somehow got set as a default? Just an idea to throw out.

As for the need for transparency... Again the main problem is getting things going right (NO dots/spots/hidden effects/textures/patterns/whatever. Only THEN getting transparency where you want it comes into play. A one step at a time to avoid possibly two things working against each other on your machine. We're not ignoreing your need for transparency, just putting it on the back burner for a bit while the stove gets turned on.

Bill

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White Dots!!! AGH!!!