My understanding is that while IE Win supports the display of PNG files, it doesn't support any of their transparency features. If you want to use transparency for images in a cross-browser safe way, GIF is really your only option. I wouldn't be holding my breath for IE to catch up either ...
Cheers, Kevin Futter On 30/9/04 8:48 AM, "Wayne Godfrey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Could someone please explain what I can and can't do with a PNG image in IE > Windows? I have a logo with a soft drop shadow that works everywhere except > IE Win. In IE, there is a gray box that where the transparency should be. So > I tried one with a solid drop shadow and the "transparent" part of the PNG > still shows gray. I've read that I can't use alpha transparencies with IE, > but I'm not sure how IE defines alpha transparencies. Any help will be > appreciated. > > Thanks to this list, I've had three or four questions answered without ever > asking, in the four days I've been a part. I only wish I felt more able to > answer some questions myself... > > Wayne Godfrey > > ****************************************************** > The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ > > Proud presenters of Web Essentials 04 http://we04.com/ > Web standards, accessibility, inspiration, knowledge > To be held in Sydney, September 30 and October 1, 2004 > > See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > for some hints on posting to the list & getting help > ****************************************************** > > ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ Proud presenters of Web Essentials 04 http://we04.com/ Web standards, accessibility, inspiration, knowledge To be held in Sydney, September 30 and October 1, 2004 See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
