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by tomj72
Tue Jan 18, 2022 9:52 pm
Forum: Technical Support
Topic: [Solved] reset alpha channel setting
Replies: 7
Views: 1281

Re: [Solved] reset alpha channel setting

Sorry if this is a repeat, I may have sent it before I was finished. Found it! It was a setting in the Display part of the Accessibility portion of System Preferences. It turns out increasing the contrast can also wash out the white/grey checkerboard used to display transparency in the alpha channel...
by tomj72
Sun Jan 16, 2022 11:38 pm
Forum: Technical Support
Topic: [Solved] reset alpha channel setting
Replies: 7
Views: 1281

Re: [Solved] reset alpha channel setting

I just relooked at your Jan 13, 2022 1:59 am reply and realized on my macbook pro Safari didn't show the checkerboard on your display example. I just opened your reply in Safari on my mac mini, and it does show the checkerboard pattern in your example. As far as I can tell both of my computers have ...
by tomj72
Wed Jan 12, 2022 11:18 pm
Forum: Technical Support
Topic: [Solved] reset alpha channel setting
Replies: 7
Views: 1281

Re: [Solved] reset alpha channel setting

Apparently I'm omissing something very simple but not easy to find. In Adobe Photoshop Elements to set up a checkerboard for transparency you are given 2 colors to select for the checkerboard. Using this the checkerboard pattern shows up nicely in the transparent parts of the png file. In GIMP, the ...
by tomj72
Wed Jan 12, 2022 8:39 pm
Forum: Technical Support
Topic: [Solved] reset alpha channel setting
Replies: 7
Views: 1281

Re: [Solved] reset alpha channel setting

Unfortunately that's exactly how I have set my 2nd mac (the one that doesn't display transparent parts as checkerboard). As an experiment I tried opening the file on both computers in Adobe Photoshop Elements 2020 and the same thing happens: mac 1 shows checkerboard, mac 2 white. I guess it isn't a ...
by tomj72
Tue Jan 11, 2022 10:53 pm
Forum: Technical Support
Topic: [Solved] reset alpha channel setting
Replies: 7
Views: 1281

[Solved] reset alpha channel setting

I have 2 macs both using 11.5.5. I've used QGIS 3.12 to make and download maps in PNG format. The PNG have transparent backgrounds. One mac opens the files with transparent backgrounds. The 2nd mac opens with white backgrounds. I probably screwed up when asked about the "alpha" channel set...
by tomj72
Mon Aug 24, 2020 7:18 pm
Forum: Technical Support
Topic: [Solved] gc 11.2.2 Information page
Replies: 1
Views: 1218

[Solved] gc 11.2.2 Information page

I can't find the comment tab in GC 11.2.2. Information window.It was there in 11.2. Is it hidden somewhere?