Transparency

[cbk1994]

Pure white and pure black SHOULD NOT act as transparency. It's very annoying, and as far as I can tell, no one uses it as transparency.

It should at least not apply to PNGs.

[DustyPorViva]

It is :/

I've brought this up multiple times, and that sort of compatibility is just not needed anymore.

[Inverness]

I think magenta should be the transparent color. But you can use 32-bit PNGs you know.

[cbk1994]

Originally Posted by Inverness

I think magenta should be the transparent color. But you can use 32-bit PNGs you know.

There shouldn't be any transparent color. It's stupid to replicate functionality that PNGs already have.

32-bit PNGs work, but the file size will increase, even if you only use two colors or so.

For example, here's an image in 8-bit:


and the same image in 32-bit:



The 8-bit image is 347 bytes. The 32-bit one is 1,420 bytes. A 24-bit is 1,234 bytes (I won't bother posting that image).

[Inverness]

Originally Posted by cbk1994

There shouldn't be any transparent color. It's stupid to replicate functionality that PNGs already have.

32-bit PNGs work, but the file size will increase, even if you only use two colors or so.

I'm quite familiar with the difference between 32-bit and lesser bit PNGs, and the reason I want a new transparency color is so you can use smaller PNG formats and save disk space. There is no reason to be using a 32-bit PNG when your image has few enough colors than an 8-bit PNG would suffice and save disk space.

[cbk1994]

Originally Posted by Inverness

I'm quite familiar with the difference between 32-bit and lesser bit PNGs, and the reason I want a new transparency color is so you can use smaller PNG formats and save disk space. There is no reason to be using a 32-bit PNG when your image has few enough colors than an 8-bit PNG would suffice and save disk space.

.... do you understand how a PNG works?

PNGs already support transparency (INCLUDING 8-bit ones), there's no reason to add a "transparency color".

[DustyPorViva]

I don't see much harm in using magenta. Anyone using that color in any situation other than for transparency purposes should be burned at the stake.