checkerboard background option for transparent images
Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 6:00 pm
It would be nice if there was an option to have a checkerboard background for transparent images, so that images would look something like this:

It shows the alpha/opacity of each pixel, and also makes it very clear to the viewer if the background is black or transparent (currently it is ambiguous)
Microsoft Photo Editor has this and I find this extremely useful, as I am a game developer. Although I'm sure anyone working with art would appreciate this feature too. If this feature was added I would switch over completely, as I currently find XnView an excellent viewer.

It shows the alpha/opacity of each pixel, and also makes it very clear to the viewer if the background is black or transparent (currently it is ambiguous)
Microsoft Photo Editor has this and I find this extremely useful, as I am a game developer. Although I'm sure anyone working with art would appreciate this feature too. If this feature was added I would switch over completely, as I currently find XnView an excellent viewer.