Hi
I've had fairly good results using PNGs, however IE on Windows does
not support transparency in PNGs and usually replaces it with a grey
filler colour. A situation at work meant I simply had to use some
PNGs with transparency, and make them work in IE, which lead me to
PieNG (http://www.bazon.net/mishoo/articles.epl?art_id=430) The
script gets around the problem with some IE filters and a transparent
gif.
It wasn't quite over though, I can't remember why now, but this
script does not work on images which are not visible when the page
loads e.g. those used for mouse over effects. I re-wrote some of it
to remove that limitation and can dig it out if you like.
One last issue I had with PNGs was trying to match them to background
colours specified in CSS which proved to be seriously hit and miss
but if you play with the settings enough it can be done. The
difference was only slight but enough to upset a few people.
Adam H
p.s. my first post on here...
Greetings all,
I wanted to see what people's comments were as to using .png's
vs. .gifs these days.
I have a design that will require those nice transparency effects
only a .png can provide if I want it to be just like the mockup.
Do most browsers support that yet, or do I have to go with the gif
that has been carefully shaved?
If you care, the mockup is http://sausalito.sitesbyjoe.com/ and the
shadow in question is on the logo - the problem is created by the
pattern in the background behind it - blah blah blah.
Thanks,
Joe Taylor
http://sitesbyjoe.com
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