Does the newer versions of IE support transparency with png images?

Cleo · 2009-08-27, 09:38 PM

The thread title pretty much says what I'm asking.

I know IE 6 doesn't support transparency with png images but was wondering if 7 or 8 or whatever version IE is up to now supports ransparency with png images.

LD · 2009-08-28, 07:06 AM

Yes...

Cleo · 2009-08-28, 07:27 AM

Good to know. I've been using a transparent png as the start button in Flowplayer and wow does it look fugly in IE 6.

Peedy · 2009-09-04, 06:44 PM

I think IE8 does

pc · 2009-09-15, 07:11 PM

Cleo
If you still care or want transparency in PNG to work in older IE versions,this is a nice fix for that.

http://www.twinhelix.com/css/iepngfix/demo/

Cleo · 2009-09-15, 09:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pclit

Cleo
If you still care or want transparency in PNG to work in older IE versions,this is a nice fix for that.

http://www.twinhelix.com/css/iepngfix/demo/

Interesting,
Seems like way too much hassle to give users of old versions of IE a pretty start button in FlowPlayer though.

pc · 2009-09-15, 09:51 PM

All you need to do is to place this in your <head> section :
<style type="text/css">
img { behavior: url(http://www.domain.com/whatever/css/iepngfix.htc) }
</style>

and have that iepngfix.htc in place
That should do the trick.

I can't check that on my laptop. I don't have IE5 or 6 or 7

Note to anybody with older IE version:
http://www.twinhelix.com/css/iepngfix/demo/
Is demo image on right side transparent ?

Cleo · 2009-09-16, 12:00 PM

Just tried it in IE 6. It does some funky things.

tickler · 2009-09-16, 02:18 PM

I generally just use a filter to make a color transparent, and it works on all image types.

Not sure if it's completely CSS compliant though but works in IE.

To drop red:
filter: chroma(color='#ff0000);

pc · 2009-09-23, 10:28 PM

http://www.queness.com/post/683/10-a...bugs-and-fixes

few more handy tricks for crappy IE

blinki bill · 2009-09-24, 04:52 PM

png transparency work just fine with ie7 and ie8

for older versions like ie6 the best option i think is trough css
instead of having the image in img tag you can just place and empty span and then assign class to this span with the following:

Code:

background:url(noimage.gif);
filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader(src='path_to_png_image', sizingMethod='scale');

i have a simple piece of js code that makes this automatically for all the png's on the page (just place it before the ending body tag):

Code:

if (/MSIE (\d+\.\d+);/.test(navigator.userAgent)){
 var ieversion=new Number(RegExp.$1)

 if (ieversion == 7) 
{
   for(var i=0; i<document.images.length; i++)
   {
      var img = document.images[i]
      var imgName = img.src.toUpperCase()
      if (imgName.substring(imgName.length-3, imgName.length) == "PNG")
      {
         var imgID = (img.id) ? "id='" + img.id + "' " : ""
         var imgClass = (img.className) ? "class='" + img.className + "' " : ""
         var imgTitle = (img.title) ? "title='" + img.title + "' " : "title='" + img.alt + "' "
         var imgStyle = "display:inline-block;" + img.style.cssText 
         if (img.align == "left") imgStyle = "float:left;" + imgStyle
         if (img.align == "right") imgStyle = "float:right;" + imgStyle
         if (img.parentElement.href) imgStyle = "cursor:hand;" + imgStyle
         var strNewHTML = "<span " + imgID + imgClass + imgTitle
         + " style=\"" + "width:" + img.width + "px; height:" + img.height + "px;" + imgStyle + ";"
         + "filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader"
         + "(src=\'" + img.src + "\', sizingMethod='scale');\"></span>" 
         img.outerHTML = strNewHTML
         i = i-1
      }
   }
}

2009-08-27, 09:38 PM	#1
Cleo Subversive filth of the hedonistic decadent West Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Southeast Florida Posts: 27,936	Does the newer versions of IE support transparency with png images? The thread title pretty much says what I'm asking. I know IE 6 doesn't support transparency with png images but was wondering if 7 or 8 or whatever version IE is up to now supports ransparency with png images. __________________ Free Rides on Uber and Lyft Uber Car: uberTzTerri Lyft Car: TZ896289

2009-08-28, 07:06 AM	#2
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2009-08-28, 07:27 AM	#3
Cleo Subversive filth of the hedonistic decadent West Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Southeast Florida Posts: 27,936	Good to know. I've been using a transparent png as the start button in Flowplayer and wow does it look fugly in IE 6. __________________ Free Rides on Uber and Lyft Uber Car: uberTzTerri Lyft Car: TZ896289

2009-09-15, 09:51 PM	#7
pc Shift Out / X-On Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: unknown Posts: 2,298	All you need to do is to place this in your <head> section : <style type="text/css"> img { behavior: url(http://www.domain.com/whatever/css/iepngfix.htc) } </style> and have that iepngfix.htc in place That should do the trick. I can't check that on my laptop. I don't have IE5 or 6 or 7 Note to anybody with older IE version: http://www.twinhelix.com/css/iepngfix/demo/ Is demo image on right side transparent ? Last edited by pc; 2009-09-15 at 10:37 PM.. Reason: note to myself:transcendent is not transparent, lol

2009-09-16, 02:18 PM	#9
tickler If there is nobody out there, that's a lot of real estate going to waste! Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,177	I generally just use a filter to make a color transparent, and it works on all image types. Not sure if it's completely CSS compliant though but works in IE. To drop red: filter: chroma(color='#ff0000); __________________ Latina Twins, Solo, NN, Hardcore Latin Teen Cash

2009-09-04, 06:44 PM	#4
Peedy WHO IS FONZY!?! Don't they teach you anything at school? Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 46	I think IE8 does

2009-09-15, 07:11 PM	#5
pc Shift Out / X-On Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: unknown Posts: 2,298	Cleo If you still care or want transparency in PNG to work in older IE versions,this is a nice fix for that. http://www.twinhelix.com/css/iepngfix/demo/

2009-09-23, 10:28 PM	#10
pc Shift Out / X-On Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: unknown Posts: 2,298	http://www.queness.com/post/683/10-a...bugs-and-fixes few more handy tricks for crappy IE