[jimk72]

i am trying to get my select.gif texture to have a transparent(clear) background but it is not working. it works with everyother pic program but when i use it in xbmc the background shows up.

is there any way to use a transparent background for icons in xbmc for gifs, png files?

[Chokemaniac]

hi

you need to make sure that theres no semitransparency at all

semitransparncy will get a white bg and therefore look crappy in xbmc

also make sure you're setting the the framemode to "restore to background" (rightclick on frame)

good luck

[BritneysPAIRS]

for gifs that is true (as said above ).
for png it just uses alpha channels so it can vary transperency. just save png (nomally saved as interlaced) with background deleted these will work perfectly, as seen in many places on default skin.

[jimk72]

thanks for the replys
i will give it a try!