Good GIMP Book?

[Alan Jackson]

On Wed, 31 Dec 2003 10:44:09 -0600
Michael Hipp <Michael at Hipp.com> wrote:

> Michael Hipp wrote:
> I created a simple graphic in OO draw to use as a website banner (just 
> some text in a certain font, color and size). But when I exported it as 
> a .gif from OO, it comes out with a white background rather than 
> transparent like I *told* it to do. Thought it would be simple enough to 
> load it in GIMP and bucket-fill the white background with transparent. 
> But if the bucket-fill in GIMP even works, I can't prove it.

ImageMagick, convert, and you run it batch.

convert infile -transparent white outfile

or something like that.

Also, google on giftrans and transgif.

BTW - *I* like gimp. I read "Groking the Gimp" years ago and I have
a pretty good understanding of it now. I use it routinely.

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