gd image library bug?

<?Wille?> · #1 (**permalink**) 10-02-04, 11:39 AM

hi.. i was working on a resize script.. it resizes them and works really good.. exept for one thing.. all transparent areas of the picture show up black after resize..
is there anyone else haveing the same problem or is it just me?

yea.. and im running windows XP, php 5.0.1 with built in gd2

nova912 · #2 (**permalink**) 10-02-04, 11:40 AM

what do you mean by transparent areas...?

<?Wille?> · #3 (**permalink**) 10-02-04, 11:53 AM

say you create a image with protoshop.. say its a ball.. then you leave the surrounding area (corners) blank.. then if you put it on a not white bg on the net the surrounding area witch you left transparent will show as the bgcolor
hope im not too messy about what im trying to explain..

ok heres a example.. when your adding a thread or post here in this forum.. theres alot of icons below.. the arrow pic is transparent around the arrow.. heres the pic i got after resize.. its not correctly in scale but it will do.. everything black on this pic should be 'nocolor' -> transparent

nova912 · #4 (**permalink**) 10-02-04, 12:11 PM

=/ I would say do what i do, and avoid .gif's... I usually design in flat background color or i find crafty ways to not have to use transparent back grounds... .png for teh win! sorry i cant b of much help i guess in this area heh...

ooooo.....what you could do though is adjust the image dementions in the html that should keep the transparency in tact =D

<?Wille?> · #5 (**permalink**) 10-02-04, 12:20 PM

avoid gif's yea.. but the problem with that is that its used for users that upload their images and then if the image is too big it will be resized to fit the site.. and i cant just simply say gif is not allowed since its a very common image type.. thanks for trying tho