On Tuesday 10 October 2006 16:05, Dan Lewis wrote: > On Tuesday 10 October 2006 09:32 am, Andy Pepperdine wrote: [...] > > Yes, but as I understand it, you have to create the background > > graphic exactly as you wish to see it as a watermark. When I needed > > one, I used OOo Draw to get the text in place, exported as a png, > > and then used the Gimp to fade it to get the graphic I actually > > needed. There may be better ways, in which case, I would like to > > know. > > Just out of curiosity, why did you need to use Gimp? Can you fade > the background graphic in OOo Draw by changing the transparency > setting before exporting the file as a *.png? It might take a little > experimentation to get the right transparency.
Isn't the background graphic the lowest layer? In which case, it is irrelevant what transparency it has as there is nothing to show through it. I've just tried what you suggest (I think), but to no avail. -- Andy Pepperdine On this mailing list help is provided by volunteers. Please subscribe to the mailing list to see all the replies to a query, and reply only to the mailing list. For FAQ, userguide, see: http://documentation.openoffice.org/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
