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post Aug 15 2006, 08:12 PM
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i try to make image map links for my xanga layout's navigation
(it's not a skin)
and so i need the bg to be transparent, but when i save in gif the text is blurry and bad,
in png there is some random white bg and in jpg the bg is just white

grr
 
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post Aug 15 2006, 08:25 PM
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.gifs are the only image files, to my knowledge, that preserve transparency in all browsers. Try optimizing the files? :\ I'm sorry I can't be of more help. What graphics program are you using?

This should probably also be moved to graphics help.
 
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post Aug 15 2006, 08:30 PM
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Moved to Graphics Help

She's using photoshop


It may be the font you're using. There are different settings for a font, like crisp smooth whatever.


And yeah. Gifs are for transparency
 
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post Aug 15 2006, 08:38 PM
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the font i used was called action jackson.
you might of not had to know that, but
anyways my font setting was sharp
 
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post Aug 15 2006, 08:40 PM
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Hm, weird.



Can you try saving it and let me see how it looks?
 
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post Aug 15 2006, 08:44 PM
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hmm
 
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post Aug 15 2006, 08:48 PM
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God, I'm sorry for this but,

Can I see your.gif settings that you're saving it to?
 
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post Aug 15 2006, 08:50 PM
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hhaha it's okay!
hm what do you mean by gif settings?
like after i save it in to a gif some stuff pops up like asking me to merge the image and some other stuff i never payed attention to or what do you mean? sorry.
 
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post Aug 15 2006, 08:51 PM
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lol post the other stuff you dont pay attention to

The popup after the merging pop up
 
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post Aug 15 2006, 08:59 PM
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HA!...ok Im pretty sure I dont know what you're trying to do...something about transparent modules && blogs?.....idk ermm.gif ....but I just wanted to try to help at least...
heres the code I use when I want a colored module to be translucent


Oh duh rolleyes.gif
heres the code
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filter:Alpha(Opacity=70);
 
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post Aug 15 2006, 09:00 PM
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HA!...ok Im pretty sure I dont know what you're trying to do...something about transparent modules && blogs?.....idk ....but I just wanted to try to help at least...
heres the code I use when I want a colored module to be translucent


Oh duh
heres the code


lol thanks but that's not what i was asking
 
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post Aug 15 2006, 09:01 PM
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QUOTE(GDxSweetChildren @ Aug 15 2006, 8:59 PM) *
HA!...ok Im pretty sure I dont know what you're trying to do...something about transparent modules && blogs?.....idk ermm.gif ....but I just wanted to try to help at least...
heres the code I use when I want a colored module to be translucent
Oh duh rolleyes.gif
heres the code
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filter:Alpha(Opacity=70);



I don't mean to be rude, really I dont, but if you dont know what's going on then please dont post. She's talking about her image, not the coding. Thank you, but yeah.

Edit:

I dont really know.


I tried 3 different fonts, the middle one being Action Jackson.

I would just have a colored background or pattern and put the text on it. =X Sorry Lydia.
 
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post Aug 15 2006, 09:05 PM
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QUOTE(Kristinaa @ Aug 15 2006, 6:01 PM) *
I don't mean to be rude, really I dont, but if you dont know what's going on then please dont post. She's talking about her image, not the coding. Thank you, but yeah.

well jeez, im sorry but i did take that offensively....
&& i wasnt trying to act like i totally knew what she was talking about
im just trying to help someone
you cant blame me for wanting to try to be helpful whenever i can
 
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post Aug 15 2006, 09:08 PM
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QUOTE(GDxSweetChildren @ Aug 15 2006, 9:05 PM) *
well jeez, im sorry but i did take that offensively....
&& i wasnt trying to act like i totally knew what she was talking about
im just trying to help someone
you cant blame me for wanting to try to be helpful whenever i can



I am not blaming you for anything. I never mentioned that I once was blaming you for anything.

You even said yourself that " Im pretty sure I dont know what you're trying to do " . Thanks for trying to help but, it helps to be sure what she needs help about.

Thats all Im saying. And try not to take everything so offensively. I was really sincerely trying to be nice about it.
 
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post Aug 15 2006, 09:13 PM
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i don't know, why it won't work D:<
because i think it worked before.
idk but it really annoys me how it JUST does it with gif
 
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post Aug 15 2006, 09:14 PM
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Some things can be so stupid.

I've never had luck trying to save gif text. It always comes out so pixely and ugly.
 
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post Aug 15 2006, 09:18 PM
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QUOTE(Kristinaa @ Aug 15 2006, 9:14 PM) *
Some things can be so stupid.

I've never had luck trying to save gif text. It always comes out so pixely and ugly.


i really wish it would just work.
i tried some other fonts, and they are the same way.
i was thinking about maybe doing them in paint or something
as a .bmp then changing the bg to transparent with giffy or whatever
 
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post Aug 15 2006, 09:19 PM
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Oh no. Not bmp's. Those are not for the web. It took 10 minutes to load one of those suckers once.

What exactly are you trying to make? I take it a layout site?
 
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post Aug 15 2006, 09:23 PM
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mhmmm.
and it's not a skin like i said, so yeah.
i basically just need a transparent image with text that's not blurry so i can image map it
and i don't see why it's being blurry and pixelly, i'll keep messing around
 
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post Aug 15 2006, 09:24 PM
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Just make it with a colored background? or does it have to be white?
 
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post Aug 15 2006, 09:28 PM
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well the reason i didn't want to just do that is,
well i wanted to use it as the navi on every layout and not have to make a new one everytime i made a layout
 
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post Aug 15 2006, 09:29 PM
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I don't quite understand that but, hmmm.

Okay. Sort of makes sense.
 
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post Aug 15 2006, 09:32 PM
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like i didn't want to always have to re image map everytime i made a new layout.
to match the bg color everytime.l
 
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post Aug 15 2006, 09:32 PM
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The image mapping has nothing to do with the colors..just the image...
 
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post Aug 15 2006, 09:34 PM
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well what I mean is,
okay everytime i'd have to make a NEW image and have whatever the bg color was going to be as the layout and then have to image map
and if i had a transparent one i could just keep using it, and not have to make a new one.
sorry, it's hard to explain.
 
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post Aug 15 2006, 09:35 PM
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Oh okay I think I get it.

I should just shut up now.
 
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post Aug 15 2006, 09:36 PM
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i'm guessing it's the gif settings
but i don't now where to go to change those
 
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post Aug 15 2006, 09:40 PM
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Did you try saving for web? That usually makes it look better.
File > Save for web . Change to gif . Then you can see what it iwll look like saved.

pinch.gif Just an idea.
 
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post Aug 15 2006, 09:41 PM
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HEY COOL I GOT IT

TOYA THATS WHAT I DID! AND LOOK AT IT! ITS BEAUTIFUL!

We totally have great minds. And we totally think alike
 
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post Aug 15 2006, 09:45 PM
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THANKS SO MUCH!
AND THANKS KRISTINA FOR TRYING TO HELP A LOT _smile.gif
you may close this biggrin.gif
 
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post Aug 15 2006, 09:46 PM
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You got it.

Must remember this...
 
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