[IDV #MWU-863501]: transparent image and drawing tool

> Yuan,
> 
> I just tried the latest nightly build. The background is now transparent,
> but a couple of my images are not as sharp as they were before. Can
> this be improved ?
> 
> Bill

Bill,
      I can make it a little bit better, not a lot. Adding the transparency  
will change the sharpness of the original image.


Yuan
> 
> On 12/1/2010 11:42 AM, Unidata IDV Support wrote:
> >>> Julien,
> >>>
> >>> Just checked the latest nightly build to see if you got around to this
> >>> issue.
> >>> I don't see any change; it is still not right. Did you forget or get
> >>> busy with
> >>> other things ?
> >>>
> >>> Bill
> >> Hi Bill,
> >> Actually, I am looking at this issue. I will let you know if I can find a 
> >> solution.
> >>
> >>
> > Bill,
> >      You can try the nightly build now, I checked in the changes yesterday 
> > and this morning's build should work as you expected.
> > Let me know if you see anything difference.
> >
> > Yuan
> >> Yuan
> >>> On 11/1/2010 3:42 PM, Unidata IDV Support wrote:
> >>>>> Julien,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Your last email arrived at a bad time, and I did not write a good 
> >>>>> response.
> >>>>> Sorry.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> The image you see in Northern Vermont is where I placed my image, but
> >>>>> you don't see my image because the path is unavailable to you. So, I
> >>>>> attached it to the trouble report.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> When I created the image, I did set the background  to be transparent
> >>>>> with an image editor. I know how to set the transparency. The problem
> >>>>> is that when I place the image in the display with the Drawing Control,
> >>>>> the transparent part of the image appears black. The transparency is
> >>>>> not shown correctly.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I had this problem many months ago and Jeff M. fixed it. However, that
> >>>>> fix is not in version 2.9 . I still/also have version 2.7u2 on my pc, 
> >>>>> and it
> >>>>> displays the transparency correctly.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I hope this helps.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Bill
> >>>>>
> >>>> Hi Bill,
> >>>>       This is a bug, we will fix it after the training workshop.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Yuan
> >>>>> On 10/29/2010 12:20 PM, Unidata IDV Support wrote:
> >>>>>> Hi Bill.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Just for clarification, I loaded up the bundle and saw the 
> >>>>>> expressionist painting "Skrik" by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch 
> >>>>>> overlaid in Northern Vermont. Is this the image you are expecting to 
> >>>>>> be transparent?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> I believe image transparency can be controlled at image creation time 
> >>>>>> in a tool like The Gimp (http://www.gimp.org/), but that may not be 
> >>>>>> what you are looking for. Yuan and I are unaware of this capability in 
> >>>>>> the IDV, but we may be wrong.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> -Julien
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Full Name: bill fingerhut
> >>>>>>> Email Address: address@hidden
> >>>>>>> Organization: lyndon state college retired
> >>>>>>> Package Version: 2.9u2 build date:2010-10-04 19:14 UTC
> >>>>>>> Operating System: Windows XP
> >>>>>>> Hardware: Java: home: C:\Program Files\IDV_2.9u2\jre version: 
> >>>>>>> 1.6.0_20 j3d:1.5.2 fcs (build4)
> >>>>>>> Description of problem:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> When I use the Drawing Tool to place an image in my display, the 
> >>>>>>> portion
> >>>>>>> of the image that is supposed to be transparent isn't. I had this 
> >>>>>>> problem
> >>>>>>> a while ago and Jeff fixed it. Apparently the fix is lost. (I have a
> >>>>>>> bunch of neat weather icons like the one attached.)
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Can this be fixed ?
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>> Ticket Details
> >>>>>> ===================
> >>>>>> Ticket ID: MWU-863501
> >>>>>> Department: Support IDV
> >>>>>> Priority: Normal
> >>>>>> Status: Open
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>> --
> >>>>> The Fingerhuts
> >>>>> Saint Johnsbury, Vt, 05819
> >>>>>
> >>>>> email: address@hidden
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>> Ticket Details
> >>>> ===================
> >>>> Ticket ID: MWU-863501
> >>>> Department: Support IDV
> >>>> Priority: Normal
> >>>> Status: Open
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> The Fingerhuts
> >>> Saint Johnsbury, Vt, 05819
> >>>
> >>> email: address@hidden
> >>>
> >>>
> >
> > Ticket Details
> > ===================
> > Ticket ID: MWU-863501
> > Department: Support IDV
> > Priority: Normal
> > Status: Closed
> >
> >
> 
> 
> --
> The Fingerhuts
> Saint Johnsbury, Vt, 05819
> 
> email: address@hidden
> 
> 


Ticket Details
===================
Ticket ID: MWU-863501
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed