PNG Transparency: Internet Exploder (Drupal)

powerss

I'm trying to get my logo in drupal:

http://www.wordsmittenonline.com/

To display correctly in IE6. Can someone confirm that transparency doesn't work?

I've tried all the hacks... I can't tell what I'm doing wrong.

stigweard

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/294714

powerss

Fucking christ, that doesn't work. Can someone verify? I'm using a Standalone IE.

Kewop Decam

it looks wonky in IE6. You tried using gif format? I think people use gif format for such things.

Also, you know the BG color is different in IE6 than Firefox? Why is that? I'm just generally curious.

Szechuanosaurus

I was under the impression that IE6 didn't support transparency for PNG.

As a work around, you could simplify the graphics. Instead of running the background image all the way behind the logo, incorporate it into the original logo image and then just run it either side of the logo.

powerss

Kewop Decam wrote:

it looks wonky in IE6. You tried using gif format? I think people use gif format for such things.

Also, you know the BG color is different in IE6 than Firefox? Why is that? I'm just generally curious.

Could you take a screenshot for me? I'd really, really, appreciate it.

Szechuanosaurus

Click me

BTW, are you working in OSX or Windows?

FyreWulff

Szechuanosaurus wrote:

Click me

BTW, are you working in OSX or Windows?

would have to be Windows, the last IE for Mac was 5

Szechuanosaurus

FyreWulff wrote:

Szechuanosaurus wrote:

Click me

BTW, are you working in OSX or Windows?

would have to be Windows, the last IE for Mac was 5

Yeah, but I ask because there are resources for checking websites in different browsers without necessarily requiring that browser to be installed on your computer.

For example, http://www.danvine.com/iecapture/ will make a screen grab of your site automatically. He's also done them for Safari as well in case you are developing on a PC. Only problem is that there's usually a queue, and last time I checked a lot of them were offline but still pretty neat for free.

I've queued wordsmitten up - it should be at this address - http://www.danvine.com/iecapture/view/?jid=51692 - in about 85 minutes. In the meantime, here's a cap from Safari.

Also, you can get installs of older versions of IE for the PC that you can install side-by-side with your current version of IE, so you can check your site simultaneously in, say IE 5 and 6.

Kewop Decam

powerss wrote:

Kewop Decam wrote:

it looks wonky in IE6. You tried using gif format? I think people use gif format for such things.

Also, you know the BG color is different in IE6 than Firefox? Why is that? I'm just generally curious.

Could you take a screenshot for me? I'd really, really, appreciate it.

IE6


FireFox

powerss

Fucking CHRIST. Why does IE have a different background color?

DaySleeper

powerss wrote:

Fucking CHRIST. Why does IE have a different background color?

Has something to do with MS following different standards for certain things. They also occasionally handle &nbsp's wrong, too.

powerss

Oh I know. I've done this many times before.

It's just... RETARDED.

Szechuanosaurus

DaySleeper wrote:

powerss wrote:

Fucking CHRIST. Why does IE have a different background color?

Has something to do with MS following different standards for certain things. They also occasionally handle &nbsp's wrong, too.

Haha. 'Different standards'. I vote daysleeper for MS plant

Anybody else would've said 'something to do with MS IGNORING standards'.

TheGreat2nd

IE doesn't work with PNG transparency is all.
...I'm kinda late on the answer huh.

FyreWulff

IE7 does. It still doesn't like that border on the lamp though for some reason.

Opera on the left, IE7 on the right

Jasconius

It almost looks as if IE7's brand of "PNG Support" means just converting it to a GIF.

The answer? Don't use PNG... there's no need for multi million color lossless graphics on the internet, especially for a header like that.