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I asked ... > > I want to erase the edges of a GIF or PNG [in GIMP] to make it look as though it has > > been torn out of a magazine. I can erase to a white background around the > > edges but can't figure out how to make that transparent. The reason that > > the 'background' must be transparent is that the graphic is to be placed > > over another graphic but I can't get rid of that straight-edged white > > square formed by the white 'background'. ... and Geoffrey replied ... > image->alpha->add alpha channel > > Before you remove the edges. Well, this works just fine and displays correctly. But when I import the PNG graphic into FrameMaker the areas supposedly erased to transparent are restored. (Still displays correctly in The Gimp.) Is this just a FrameMaker quirk? Regards, Hedley -- Hedley Finger Technical Communications/Technical communicator and FrameMaker mentor MYOB Australia <http://www.myob.com.au/> P.O. box 371 Blackburn VIC 3130 Australia 12 Wesley Court Tally Ho Business Park East Burwood VIC 3151 Australia <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Tel. +61 3 9222 9992 x 7421, Mob. (cell) +61 412 461 558 (C) MYOB Limited 2002 _______________________________________________ Gimp-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
