Re: bug in dia (windows 2000, dia Version 0.9)

[Lars Clausen <lrclause cs uiuc edu>]

On Fri, 31 Jan 2003, Alan Horkan wrote:
> 
> On 31 Jan 2003, Lars Clausen wrote:
> 
> <snip>
> 
>> Image transparency is no easy thing.  In CVS, I've managed to get it for
>> the PNG export, but I don't know enough PostScript to do it for eps (or
>> for printing, for that matter).  Any PostScript experts around, please
>> speak up.
> 
> Funny, i was gonna file a bug about this too.
> Normally I would use a white background when exporting to PNG

That's a different issue from what we were talking about.  We were talking
about images with transparency inserted in a diagram that is then
exported.  Transparent background for PNG is a different matter entirely,
and I'm not sure how to go about doing that.

> but when i
> am exporting to .shape files, it would save me quite a bit of effort if
> the background transparent not white.

Actually, I've come to like having a colored background on the icons.  Put
a pastel box behind the shape and export as PNG.  It also makes it easier
to adjust the size of the icon.

-Lars

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