transparent and .ico file

2004-06-28 23:45:52

Sorry if this is out of topic question.

Why I can not save a .ico file with a transparent background? I'm using IrfanView

Thanks

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@steve

2004-06-30 20:24:33

Sorry if this is out of topic question.

Why I can not save a .ico file with a transparent background? I'm using IrfanView

No body love me :-(

@mrclean

2004-06-30 21:29:10

In article <cbv7i1$oc$>,
says...

Sorry if this is out of topic question.

Why I can not save a .ico file with a transparent background? I'm using IrfanView

No body love me :-(

No, it's just that this isn't a Irfanview newsgroup.

I have no problems saving icons with trans bg's in Irfanview.

@steve

2004-06-30 22:31:35

Sorry if this is out of topic question.

Why I can not save a .ico file with a transparent background? I'm using IrfanView

No body love me :-(

No, it's just that this isn't a Irfanview newsgroup.

I have no problems saving icons with trans bg's in Irfanview.

then what wrong am I doing that I can not save it as transparent?

@toby

2004-07-09 08:54:58

"steve" ...

Sorry if this is out of topic question.

Why I can not save a .ico file with a transparent background? I'm using IrfanView

You can easily do this directly from Photoshop with my .ico file format plugin: http://www.telegraphics.com.au/sw/#icoformat

--Toby

Thanks

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@steve

2004-07-09 14:56:52

Sorry if this is out of topic question.

Why I can not save a .ico file with a transparent background? I'm using IrfanView

You can easily do this directly from Photoshop with my .ico file

format plugin:

http://www.telegraphics.com.au/sw/#icoformat

--Toby

Thanks allot, but still dose not save it as a transparent, I can still see the background.
Am I doing something wrong here?

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@toby

2004-07-10 07:09:28

"steve" ...

Sorry if this is out of topic question.

Why I can not save a .ico file with a transparent background? I'm using IrfanView

You can easily do this directly from Photoshop with my .ico file
format plugin:

http://www.telegraphics.com.au/sw/#icoformat

--Toby

Thanks allot, but still dose not save it as a transparent, I can still see the background.
Am I doing something wrong here?

The README has more details. ICO files have a 1-bit transparency mask and may also have an 8-bit alpha channel (32-bit "XP-style" icons).

The plugin derives the 1-bit transparency mask in 3 possible ways: - from layer transparency when creating an RGB+alpha (32-bit) icon - from transparent palette index when creating an Indexed mode icon - from an alpha channel (black=opaque, white=transparent)

Also try opening someone else's favicon.ico with transparency and you'll see the alpha channel representing the mask.

HTH
Toby

Thanks

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@steve

2004-07-10 11:01:15

Sorry if this is out of topic question.

Why I can not save a .ico file with a transparent background? I'm using IrfanView

You can easily do this directly from Photoshop with my .ico file
format plugin:

http://www.telegraphics.com.au/sw/#icoformat

--Toby

Thanks allot, but still dose not save it as a transparent, I can

still

see the background.
Am I doing something wrong here?

The README has more details. ICO files have a 1-bit transparency

mask

and may also have an 8-bit alpha channel (32-bit "XP-style" icons).
The plugin derives the 1-bit transparency mask in 3 possible ways: - from layer transparency when creating an RGB+alpha (32-bit) icon - from transparent palette index when creating an Indexed mode icon - from an alpha channel (black=opaque, white=transparent)
Also try opening someone else's favicon.ico with transparency and you'll see the alpha channel representing the mask.

That was a good idea.
I do not believe I did not think of that.

Thanks allot

HTH
Toby

Thanks

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