Semi-opaque colored background

In IE6 if I want a div containing text, to have a background color which is
semi-opaque so that the layer underneath it is visible thru it, what methods
are available to me?

TIA
Brian Tozer

Brian Tozer

Brian Tozer <> wrote:
> In IE6 if I want a div containing text, to have a background color
> which is semi-opaque so that the layer underneath it is visible thru
> it, what methods are available to me?

http://www.wannabegirl.org/translucent/
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Michael Wilcox wrote:
> Brian Tozer <> wrote:
>> In IE6 if I want a div containing text, to have a background color
>> which is semi-opaque so that the layer underneath it is visible thru
>> it, what methods are available to me?
>
> http://www.wannabegirl.org/translucent/

Alternately you could use a .png file with alpha transparency, which would
look much nicer.

Unfortunately, Microsoft has consistently failed to implement png
transparency in its IE browser. There is a workaround described here:

http://support.microsoft.com/default...&Product=ie600

Michael Wilcox wrote:
> Brian Tozer <> wrote:
>> In IE6 if I want a div containing text, to have a background color
>> which is semi-opaque so that the layer underneath it is visible thru
>> it, what methods are available to me?

> http://www.wannabegirl.org/translucent/

Perfect. Thanks very much.

Brian Tozer

Brian Tozer wrote:

> In IE6 if I want a div containing text, to have a background color which
> is semi-opaque so that the layer underneath it is visible thru it, what
> methods are available to me?

> TIA
> Brian Tozer


www.picture-shark.com

3 easy steps.

Richard wrote:
> Brian Tozer wrote:
>
> > In IE6 if I want a div containing text, to have a background color
> which > is semi-opaque so that the layer underneath it is visible
> thru it, what > methods are available to me?
>
> > TIA
> > Brian Tozer
>
>
> www.picture-shark.com
>
> 3 easy steps.

That doesn't have anything to do with the question he asked. He wants to
make a div that is semi-transparent so that the background shows through.
The software you have linked to is for stamping an image or series of images
with another image.

While sitting in a puddle Nik Coughin scribbled in the mud:

> Richard wrote:
>> Brian Tozer wrote:
>>
>> > In IE6 if I want a div containing text, to have a background color
>> which > is semi-opaque so that the layer underneath it is visible
>> thru it, what > methods are available to me?
>>
>> > TIA
>> > Brian Tozer
>>
>>
>> www.picture-shark.com
>>
>> 3 easy steps.
>
> That doesn't have anything to do with the question he asked. He wants
> to make a div that is semi-transparent so that the background shows
> through. The software you have linked to is for stamping an image or
> series of images with another image.
>

I'm glad Richard posted that link. Looks like something I will have good
use for.

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Duende wrote:
> While sitting in a puddle Nik Coughin scribbled in the mud:
>
>> Richard wrote:
>>> Brian Tozer wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> www.picture-shark.com
>>>
>
> I'm glad Richard posted that link. Looks like something I will have
> good use for.

It does look like a handy tool. I think Richard just misunderstood the
question, that's all

Michael Wilcox wrote:
> Brian Tozer <> wrote:
>> In IE6 if I want a div containing text, to have a background color
>> which is semi-opaque so that the layer underneath it is visible thru
>> it, what methods are available to me?
>
> http://www.wannabegirl.org/translucent/

I finally got it working in both IE and Mozilla:

http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~nrkn/png/Index.html

Looks nicer than the wannabegirl.org imitation translucency (which BTW I
thought was an extremely clever work-around), and has the added bonus of
being able to set the alpha channel of the png to whatever you like.

While sitting in a puddle Nik Coughin scribbled in the mud:

> Duende wrote:
>> While sitting in a puddle Nik Coughin scribbled in the mud:
>>
>>> Richard wrote:
>>>> Brian Tozer wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> www.picture-shark.com
>>>>
>>
>> I'm glad Richard posted that link. Looks like something I will have
>> good use for.
>
> It does look like a handy tool. I think Richard just misunderstood the
> question, that's all
>
I don't care. He helped me & thats all that matters.


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