white background still there?

[lcsaeteurn]

I use photoshop to make images for my site, I want to know something here: okay, I make an image that is a circle with a transparent background, I just want the circle and nothing else, I save the image for web, now when I link the image on my site, behind my circle there is a white background that forms a square. Is there a way to get rid of this?

[dangergeek]

What type of image is it? transparency and web design have never been great friends

[Gerry]

Originally Posted by lcsaeteurn

I just want the circle and nothing else

do you mean you dont need an edge thickness to the circle, you just want the circle itself, to then be 'transparent' on a webpage?

Originally Posted by lcsaeteurn

I save the image for web

What as (jpg, gif?)

Originally Posted by lcsaeteurn

now when I link the image on my site, behind my circle there is a white background that forms a square.

What is it you are trying to achieve, and have you tried other ways?

It is possible that because you save for web, PS has 'flattened' it and hence takes with it the 'square' of the image as a whole. Have you tried transparent gif files? Have you tried not using the 'save for web' option?
Try those if you havent already and come back to us let us know how you got on.
Cheers.

[lcsaeteurn]

thanks for all your help guys, all I had to do was save it as gif or png, in regular or for web. it was so easy, but yet so elusive.

[jtyoungs]

Remember to use a .png fix if you use them

[lcsaeteurn]

what is a png fix? one more question, when saving for the web, what is the best setting for both gif and png(128, 64, 32, dithered, not?). using photoshop cs 03.

[web20]

Originally Posted by lcsaeteurn

what is a png fix?

put this code before the </head> tag

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<!--[if lt IE 7.]>
<script defer type="text/javascript" src="js/pngfix.js"></script>
<![endif]--> 

then place the file in attachment on the js folder or anywhere you want just modify the path to itl.

[jtyoungs]

Is that fix for <img src> and css background images?

And save PNG 24 other settings just change file size and quality.

[web20]

it's the fix for the transparent png problem in IE

[jtyoungs]

Yea but usually there are two types of fixes. Or does this solve both?

[web20]

Originally Posted by jtyoungs

Yea but usually there are two types of fixes. Or does this solve both?

i would suggest to test it and see if it works for you. it's just a line to add

[Talks44]

hmm...when you are changing or creating the image try for the background image and change the format, add it white..see if something changes.