XnView Software

Thanks. Isn't it also a problem that although the alpha chanel now exists in the 32-bit images, they nevertheless show as all-black in XnView?

Also, are you able to supply a description of what the attached controls mean?

Well, that's interesting. When I attach those .png files they look like they have alpha ... even though XnView displays them as black. See attached screenshots comparing display of 8-bit image and 32-bit image.

Even though the 32-bit image appears to have an alpha channel when I paste it into this ...

To be perfectly honest, I can't understand the exact meaning of "Replace alpha for 32-bit pictures", so I have provided output with it both checked and unchecked.

I also don't know what to enter for the "Alpha" number, so I have left it at zero. Can you explain both of these fields?

Output results ...

I have now installed 1.6.4 and this issue is not fixed. I can't change to 32-bit and keep the alpha channel. I open the attached image and select menu Image->Change Color Depth, 32 bits, Alpha 0, Replace alpha for 32bits pictures. Even if I change the Alpha setting to something other than 0 it fails.

I think you may have linked the wrong issue. Did you mean this issue?

That issue looks likes it's schedule for release in 1.6.2. Is there a way to get a bleeding edge .deb build, or will I need to wait until 1.6.2 is released?

Thanks,
Berwyn

Actually, no. I specifically had to change the image's color depth to 256 colours in order to be able to edit the alpha color (4,2,4, index 0) to make it transparent in the first place. As I understand it, you're asking me to transform it back to 32-bit. However, if I do that conversion, it just ...

Hello,

I want to paste a png with transparency on top of another image using XnView MP under Linux. But when I copy the image into the clipboard it loses its transparency.

It would be sufficient if I could paste a .png file, but XnView has no option for that.

To reproduce this:
* I attach the ...

Indeed. Thanks.

You seem to be very excited by this conversation, @cday. Since it's only me and you on this chain, I guess that by "user0" you mean me.

Allow me to clarify. My suggestion was not a critique: it was a feature request. "Irfanview's clone tool" is an adequate description of what I'm suggesting.

Are you sure you could see clearly enough to alter the image?

Thanks for the tip.

Curious: is there a specific reason that there is no keyboard shortcut for the text tool?

I've just found that XnView MP now works in Linux!
This is great -- I finally have a substitute for IrfanView that works in Linux, and XnView has most of what IrfanView had, plus a few extras.

The only thing I really miss is a clone tool in draw mode like IrfanView had. Any chance of that?