> > I've been using Batik very successfully to generate raster thumbnails of SVG > > images for a web application. > > A recent change to a beige background on the web site revealed to me that > > the PNG raster images did not have transparent backgrounds (the SVG images > > do correctly display with transparent backgrounds with Adobe plugin). > > I've read through the source for Rasterizer and the PNG encoder classes, but > > it's not apparent how I can get tranparency working. > > Can anyone point me in the right direction? > > As far as I know, batik PNG Transcoder support alpha channel correctly, > however, some image viewer/browser doesn't support it. There is an > option on PNG Transcoder KEY_FORCE_TRANSPARENT_WHITE which you can set > during transcoding to workaround this problem. > > Please keep in mind that using Force Transparent White option the result > image will display differently over a white background in a viewer that > supports transparency. > > Regards > Tonny Kohar > -- > Sketsa > SVG Graphics Editor > http://www.kiyut.com
Tonny, You are correct. MS IE 5.5 does not correctly support the alpha-channel in the PNG. Firefox does display it correctly. I followed the numerous google trails and I'm now shaking my fist at M$ like everyone else... thanks Dave --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
