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Jun 28, 2004
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Sorry if this is out of topic question.

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

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steve
Jun 30, 2004
Sorry if this is out of topic question.

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

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mrclean
Jun 30, 2004
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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.
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steve
Jun 30, 2004
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?
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toby
Jul 9, 2004
"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

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steve
Jul 9, 2004
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
Jul 10, 2004
"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

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steve
Jul 10, 2004
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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