[Gimp-user] open .png shows a checkered background

2016-09-30 Thread moderation
hi when i open a .png file that has a white background it shows the pic with a checkered background in gimp. this is not normal for the program when opening .png or other pic formats. what causes this and how can i add a background? thanks. -- moderation (via www.gimpusers.com/forums) ___

[Gimp-user] open .png shows a checkered background

2016-09-30 Thread moderation
i forgot to mention a few other points. when i preview the .png image before i open it in gimp it show a small pic and it has the checkered background when the pic in opened in gimp and i add a new layer and set the foreground and background color to white then select all in the new layer and use

[Gimp-user] open .png shows a checkered background

2016-09-30 Thread moderation
ah figured it out. indexed. -- moderation (via www.gimpusers.com/forums) ___ gimp-user-list mailing list List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gno