Transparent Background, Images (rendering as white)

[fairestcape]

An image oddity:

I've created a number of images to go with my categories. When I created these images (using Gimp), I gave them transparent backgrounds (png format), so that they would appear to be floating on the colored background of my store. These images retain their transparent backgrounds whenever I use them in any program on my local machine. When, however, I upload them to my server, the transparent backgrounds turn into opaque white backgrounds.

I first researched the Gimp forum, but as far as I (and some tech folks there) can tell, I've properly prepared these png images for upload to the server. I contacted my host provider (Host Gator), and the tech people there tell me that Host Gator doesn't manipulate uploaded images at all, much less in a way that would change transparent backgrounds into default opaque backgrounds. I've also scoured my ZenCart stylesheets, and I can find no CSS that would cause the change.

I still feel somewhat sure that the issue must lie somewhere between Gimp and my host provider, but just in case, I thought I would ask here if anyone knows of a ZenCart peculiarity that would cause my ZenCart admin to convert transparent image backgrounds into opaque white backgrounds.

Thanks,

LuneKelkar

I use PNG with transparent backgrounds in zencart without any problem... and there is no possibility that zencart is the problem. I use photoshop (gimp claims to be the OS equivalent).

My guess is you're not saving the PNG's correctly.

[LuneKeltkar]

I use PNG with transparent backgrounds in zencart without any problem... and there is no possibility that zencart is the problem. I use photoshop (gimp claims to be the OS equivalent).

My guess is you're not saving the PNG's correctly.

fairestcape,

Your guess is quite wrong. I've saved the image files properly, as evidenced by the fact that they display fine on my website when I display them as just images (that is, they display without the white opaque backgrounds). Only when I use them in links does the background problem manifest itself. I'm also quite sure that ZenCart isn't the problem, per se, but how I've configured some setting along the way. *Clearly* something in my CSS or elsewhere is causing the system to insert white opaque backgrounds behind the images that I use as links.

gjh42 above recommended an approach that has led toward a solution. When I find it, I'll post back.

Lune