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About Developer · **Released**: 08-01-2005

Purpose
Kill the grey backdrop of transparency PNG images in Internet Explorer 6 (server-side solution)
Thanks to Natch (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=67413) and d00d (http://koivi.com/ie-png-transparency/)

Version of Koivi's script
2.0.12

Update
10/01/2006 : detect MSIE to ignore IE7 or greater

Installation
1)Edit the xml file, update line 8 with your information :

Code:

$img_path='http://www.websitedirectory.com/forumdirectory/images/'

AND save.

2)Import xml file with Plugin Manager.

3)Copy "spacer.png" picture to vbulletin images directory.

Information
-Sometimes (it depends) you will have to specify the height and the width of the png picture, otherwise, it won't work. Don't hesitate to go to d00d website he often update his code.
- When a link is above a png background, it will not work !
Works now ! thanks to Holger R?prich of "www.indesigns.de".
Go and see the solution here.
-With this extension, png pictures with vB collapse system don't work (under IE of course). P.S : even after having edited vbulletin_global.js

tm3500 · #32 01-27-2006, 11:17 PM

When I install this the images disappear completely:

http://www.sierraleone.com/pngprob.jpg

Any idea what I'm doing wrong?

cclaerhout · #33 02-07-2006, 02:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tm3500

When I install this the images disappear completely:

http://www.sierraleone.com/pngprob.jpg

Any idea what I'm doing wrong?

You have to precise the size (width and height) of the reply button. That's all.

Lucas · #34 02-11-2006, 01:47 PM

So this does not affect server load, correct? I have kind of a busy forum and don't want to lag the complete machine.

Regards.

HollyRidge · #35 02-17-2006, 04:26 PM

Extremely slow for pages especially when it is needed several times such as with "Png Rounded Quotes (PRQ) version 3.00 - Valid XHTML 1.0" at https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=94430 If the plugin is disabled in the plugin manager pages load normally fast. When this plugin is enabled it takes forever for pages to load.

Also to note, tried the js hack and it did not work at all. This hack did work however is extremely resource needy.

If it helps server running on is dual xeon 2.4 ghz, 1 gb ram, etc, etc. with hardly any previous load on it. The forums were also turned off with no current visitors. The reason I am adding this info is to help point out that there is a problem here with this hack.

sandalwood · #36 03-28-2006, 01:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TygerTyger

This hack is only necessary for 24-bit PNG images by the way. 8-bit PNG images (single colour transparency) work fine in IE without a hack.

UHM, wtf is everyone ignoreing this CRITICAL comment??

solution to all your problems right there, if true. just convert your png to 8bit!!

cclaerhout · #37 04-06-2006, 05:23 PM

Well in a 8 bit png picture, you will loose the alpha transparency and the result will be similar as a gif transparency picture. If the solution was such simple, developers wouldn't spend so much time to find a way to make transparency works well with IE. Any way IE7 fixes the problem.

I don't think this hack is intensive for the server, but it is for IE on YOUR computer.

GrendelKhan{TSU · #38 04-17-2006, 01:59 PM

how do I UNinstall this?

just delete the plugin?

cclaerhout · #39 04-21-2006, 07:49 AM

Yes, that's it.

sensimilla · #40 06-08-2006, 07:46 PM

Any chance to make it work with plugin accelerator hack ?

Avalon111 · #41 12-01-2006, 08:31 AM

in vb 3.6.x this modification is causing display errors of png images.
which means that in many forums pngs are NOT displayed everytime.

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