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  1. 12-19-2002, 06:17 PM #1
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    Microsoft vs Sheepy - Episode II: PNG Transparency

    Just sent this to Microsoft:

    Hello,

    I am having problems with PNG pictures.

    My friends using Linux and Mac OS can all see transparent backgrounds on PNG images, however, when I view them in Internet Explorer with Windows XP (latest and updated) it just shows a grey background.

    How can I get the transparent background?
    What do we all think the answer is?

    TE
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    Re: Microsoft vs Sheepy - Episode II: PNG Transparency

    Originally posted by asheep_uk
    My friends using Linux...
    THAT'S ME!!!!

    They will reply with "The rest of the world is messed up, not us."
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    Re: Microsoft vs Sheepy - Episode II: PNG Transparency

    Originally posted by asheep_uk
    ...and Mac OS
    That's me!

    Reply: Oh dear, sorry about that...p.s. careful with corrupt PNGs in IE, there's a security hole there.
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    amazing how everything seems to relate to Linux when Nerdles is in this lounge
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    Re: Microsoft vs Sheepy - Episode II: PNG Transparency

    Originally posted by asheep_uk
    Just sent this to Microsoft:

    What do we all think the answer is?

    TE
    It's a feature, not a bug.
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  6. 12-19-2002, 09:50 PM #6
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    That feature has been in IE for soooooooooooooo looooooong.

    Why not ask them why you can't view MNG or JNG images without a plugin or why CSS does not work right or why they haven't upgraded VML to SVG in IE yet...

    You know the hard questions...
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  7. 12-19-2002, 11:24 PM #7
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    There answere:

    "Of course it is transparent, you just got to set the background color of the page to the same color as the PNG."
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  8. 12-20-2002, 05:38 AM #8
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    Re: Re: Microsoft vs Sheepy - Episode II: PNG Transparency

    Originally posted by jstarkey
    It's a feature, not a bug.
    This is Microsoft we are talking about here, a feature is a bug.



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  9. 12-20-2002, 06:33 AM #9
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    Re: Re: Re: Microsoft vs Sheepy - Episode II: PNG Transparency

    Originally posted by asheep_uk
    This is Microsoft we are talking about here, a feature is a bug.
    I think that's the joke john was making originally!
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  10. 12-20-2002, 11:05 AM #10
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    Re: Re: Re: Re: Microsoft vs Sheepy - Episode II: PNG Transparency

    Originally posted by aversion
    I think that's the joke john was making originally!
    Then I just joked about a joke!

    ah ha!

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    Originally posted by johnie
    That feature has been in IE for soooooooooooooo looooooong.

    Why not ask them why you can't view MNG or JNG images without a plugin or why CSS does not work right or why they haven't upgraded VML to SVG in IE yet...

    You know the hard questions...
    Best to start with the easy ones first, johnie

    I think that they'll suggest you use Microsoft Paint for all your image editing needs, and it supports all the formats that everyone who works at Microsoft has ever come across.
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  12. 12-20-2002, 04:28 PM #12
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    Re: Re: Re: Microsoft vs Sheepy - Episode II: PNG Transparency

    Originally posted by asheep_uk
    This is Microsoft we are talking about here, a feature is a bug.



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