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  • MS paint PNG transparent background ?

    From R.Wieser@21:1/5 to All on Fri Nov 17 10:50:56 2023
    Hello all,

    I just tried to draw a border with an transparent inside (and save it to
    PNG), but for some reason I cannot get it to work. :-| And yes, I did try
    to untick the "Draw Opaque" setting, and I did google for it first. :-)

    How am I supposed to do it (assuming its possible) ?

    Regards,
    Rudy Wieser

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  • From Shadow@21:1/5 to All on Fri Nov 17 09:10:33 2023
    On Fri, 17 Nov 2023 10:50:56 +0100, "R.Wieser" <[email protected]d>
    wrote:

    Hello all,

    I just tried to draw a border with an transparent inside (and save it to >PNG), but for some reason I cannot get it to work. :-| And yes, I did try >to untick the "Draw Opaque" setting, and I did google for it first. :-)

    How am I supposed to do it (assuming its possible) ?

    Not sure what you are trying to achieve( a transparent
    inside), but both Irfanview and Faststone Image Viewer are freeware,
    PORTABLE and have far more options than M$ Paint.

    <https://www.irfanview.com/>
    <https://www.faststone.org/FSViewerDetail.htm>

    And both run on XP...
    HTH
    []'s
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  • From R.Wieser@21:1/5 to All on Fri Nov 17 13:34:26 2023
    Shadow,

    Not sure what you are trying to achieve(a transparent
    inside)

    Imagine a fully transparent image, with a visible border (four lines) on the outside. The important thing is how to create the transparent image /
    turn selected parts of it transparent.

    but both [other products] ....

    I already found multiple google results suggesting the same. I really would want to know how to do it with MS paint though.

    Regards,
    Rudy Wieser

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  • From Ralph Fox@21:1/5 to R.Wieser on Sat Nov 18 06:22:16 2023
    On Fri, 17 Nov 2023 10:50:56 +0100, R.Wieser wrote:

    Hello all,

    I just tried to draw a border with an transparent inside (and save it to PNG), but for some reason I cannot get it to work. :-| And yes, I did try to untick the "Draw Opaque" setting, and I did google for it first. :-)

    How am I supposed to do it (assuming its possible) ?

    Regards,
    Rudy Wieser


    I would use Paint.NET for that. To run on XP you would need Paint.NET
    version 3.5.11 or earlier.

    To make a transparent inside in Paint.NET, select the inside and use
    Edit >> Cut.


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  • From R.Wieser@21:1/5 to All on Fri Nov 17 18:39:07 2023
    Ralph,

    I would use Paint.NET for that.

    Thanks, but I would like to know how to do it with MS paint (if possible
    that is).

    Regards,
    Rudy Wieser

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  • From Ralph Fox@21:1/5 to R.Wieser on Sat Nov 18 07:20:47 2023
    On Fri, 17 Nov 2023 18:39:07 +0100, R.Wieser wrote:

    Ralph,

    I would use Paint.NET for that.

    Thanks, but I would like to know how to do it with MS paint (if possible
    that is).

    <https://www.pcworld.com/article/2073625/whoa-microsoft-paint-now-supports-transparency-and-layers.html>
    My guess is this will not be coming to XP.


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    Ralph Fox

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  • From R.Wieser@21:1/5 to All on Fri Nov 17 21:03:04 2023
    Ralph,

    My guess is this will not be coming to XP.

    :-) Nope, not /way/ after XP has been deemed to be obsolete.

    I was hoping that someone knew 1) if paint supports it (I'm starting to
    doubt it) and 2) how to do it.

    Clearing the "Draw Opaque" setting (and than drawing/painting the whole
    image with the for or background color) certainly doesn't. :-|

    Regards,
    Rudy Wieser

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  • From Kerr-Mudd, John@21:1/5 to R.Wieser on Fri Nov 17 20:18:52 2023
    On Fri, 17 Nov 2023 21:03:04 +0100
    "R.Wieser" <[email protected]d> wrote:

    Ralph,

    My guess is this will not be coming to XP.

    :-) Nope, not /way/ after XP has been deemed to be obsolete.

    I was hoping that someone knew 1) if paint supports it (I'm starting to
    doubt it) and 2) how to do it.

    Clearing the "Draw Opaque" setting (and than drawing/painting the whole
    image with the for or background color) certainly doesn't. :-|

    I think you've been misled -

    Here's some text from XP's MSPAINT Help:



    To specify opaque or transparent drawing
    To draw an opaque image, on the Image menu, click Draw Opaque and make
    sure a check mark appears next to it. Selecting Opaque specifies that the existing picture will be covered by the white background of a selected
    area in Paint.

    For example, in the image at the left, notice that the small dotted box includes a white background around the green box. Also notice that the
    white background covers the larger image behind it. To draw a transparent image, on the Image menu, click Draw Opaque and make sure the check mark
    does not appear next to it. Turning off Opaque specifies that the
    underlying pictures will be visible through the background of a selected
    area in Paint.

    For example, in the image at the left, notice that the small dotted box
    is clear and the green box displays inside it. Also notice that the
    content of the image behind it is visible right up to the green box.
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    I think it just means what happens when you overlay an image.

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  • From R.Wieser@21:1/5 to All on Sat Nov 18 09:01:19 2023
    John,

    I think you've been misled -

    Here's some text from XP's MSPAINT Help:
    [snip]
    ...
    I think it just means what happens when you overlay an image.

    Yes, that (overlaying an image on an already existing one) is what I
    understood what that was all about. Especially when I failed to get a transparent image when I tried different approaches to gain it.

    I think the problem is that I blithely assumed that as PNG, JPG and GIF (selectable eoutput formats) have transparency I would be able to apply it.
    I guess I was wrong. :-|

    Oh well, something learned. No see if I can keep rememerbering it. :-)

    Regards,
    Rudy Wieser

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