XnView Software

Hi.

Great program! I was wondering if you would please implement the following feature:

1. Preserve alpha channel when creating a contact sheet.

Comments/Questions:
1. When I scroll the mouse wheel, the program keeps switching between the Viewer and Browser. How do I get this to stop? I want it to switch to the next image.
2. How do I change the background color behind an image that uses the alpha channel?
3. Version 1.8 doesn't seem to recognize the alpha channel of PNG images generated using POV-Ray. However, version 1.5 did.

Thanks!
Shark

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Shark wrote:1. Preserve alpha channel when creating a contact sheet.

Why?

1. When I scroll the mouse wheel, the program keeps switching between the Viewer and Browser. How do I get this to stop? I want it to switch to the next image.

options/View/Keyboard

2. How do I change the background color behind an image that uses the alpha channel?

Currently not possible

3. Version 1.8 doesn't seem to recognize the alpha channel of PNG images generated using POV-Ray. However, version 1.5 did.

no 1.8 can load alpha channel, perhaps you could send me a sample?

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Sorry. Will rememeber that next time.

xnview wrote:

Shark wrote:1. Preserve alpha channel when creating a contact sheet.

Why?

I wish to concatenate images in order to create sprites for video games, but require that the alpha channel be preserved.

xnview wrote:

1. When I scroll the mouse wheel, the program keeps switching between the Viewer and Browser. How do I get this to stop? I want it to switch to the next image.

options/View/Keyboard

I wasn't able to get this to work unless I hold the mouse wheel in the pressed position while I scroll. Otherwise, it always switches between the Viewer and the Browser and switches to the next/previous image. My finger gets tired from holding down the mouse wheel, so I'd like it to only switch to the next/previous image.

xnview wrote:

3. Version 1.8 doesn't seem to recognize the alpha channel of PNG images generated using POV-Ray. However, version 1.5 did.

no 1.8 can load alpha channel, perhaps you could send me a sample?

Will do this today or tomorrow.

I uploaded an example of an POV-Ray- generated PNG image with an alpha channel.
Here's the URL:
http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Quadran ... s_Flat.png

Shark wrote:I uploaded an example of an POV-Ray- generated PNG image with an alpha channel.
Here's the URL:
http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Quadran ... s_Flat.png

I have no problem to view this picture, and the mask too.

When checking the 'Alpha' and 'Transparency' options in the Options>Read>Png menu, the background shows up as black for images generated in POV-Ray, and white for images edited in PSP 4. I assumed that a white background meant that transparency was working properly, and a black background meant it wasn't.

SharkD wrote:When checking the 'Alpha' and 'Transparency' options in the Options>Read>Png menu, the background shows up as black for images generated in POV-Ray, and white for images edited in PSP 4. I assumed that a white background meant that transparency was working properly, and a black background meant it wasn't.

No please uncheck these options

I was wondering when/if you were going to add suggestion #1 in the first post to the global list.

Thx,

SD

Any progress with regard to suggestion #1?

Thanks.