> Yuan,
>
> I've been using version 2.7u2 to place my images into the IDV display
> with the drawing tool, and have the background transparent. It works well,
> but I would like to use a more current version if possible.
>
> I thought it might help you understand the image clarity difference
> between 2.7u2 and 2.9u2 if I provided examples. So, I used each version
> to load the same bundle file, save the image, and cut out a small portion
> of the image. The attached files are the results.
>
> Version 2.7u2 produced a _much_ sharper image of my snow flakes.
> In fact, I don't think the 2.9u2 image is good enough to use (publish).
>
> The original images look just fine before using the drawing tool. So,
> they seem okay. And they are too complex to recreate. However,
> I could save my images in a different file format, if it helped solve this
> problem. Do you have any suggestions ?
>
> Bill
>
Hi Bill,
There are two attached images you can compare, this is probably the best
we can get at this moment. By the way, you should try tomorrow's nightly build.
Yuan
> On 12/1/2010 6:23 PM, Unidata IDV Support wrote:
> >> 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
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> The Fingerhuts
> Saint Johnsbury, Vt, 05819
>
> email: address@hidden
>
>
>
Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: MWU-863501
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
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