Comments on: How to use transparent PNG files on your web site (with JPEG compression) http://www.brainfuel.tv/how-to-use-transparent-png-files-on-your-web-site-and-still-load-fast Anything is possible... with brainfuel! Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:48:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Jonas K. Sekamane http://www.brainfuel.tv/how-to-use-transparent-png-files-on-your-web-site-and-still-load-fast/comment-page-1#comment-37853 Jonas K. Sekamane Sat, 11 Mar 2006 13:36:07 +0000 http://www.brainfuel.tv/how-to-use-transparent-png-files-on-your-web-site-and-still-load-fast#comment-37853 May not make sense for a page background, but backgound-images can be used on nearly all html elements. By placing layout images in backgrounds you further seperate (x)html, css and programming. And (x)html will be stictly content and stucture, css will include your transpernt png images and all the other layout things. You would also avoid png's(used for layout) beening printed. May not make sense for a page background, but backgound-images can be used on nearly all html elements.

By placing layout images in backgrounds you further seperate (x)html, css and programming. And (x)html will be stictly content and stucture, css will include your transpernt png images and all the other layout things. You would also avoid png’s(used for layout) beening printed.

]]> By: Thomas Chapin http://www.brainfuel.tv/how-to-use-transparent-png-files-on-your-web-site-and-still-load-fast/comment-page-1#comment-37670 Thomas Chapin Wed, 08 Mar 2006 18:26:29 +0000 http://www.brainfuel.tv/how-to-use-transparent-png-files-on-your-web-site-and-still-load-fast#comment-37670 You're right. That is the one downside to PNG still. However, the big advantage of PNG is transparency, which doesn't make sense for a page background anyways. You’re right. That is the one downside to PNG still. However, the big advantage of PNG is transparency, which doesn’t make sense for a page background anyways.

]]> By: Jonas K. Sekamane http://www.brainfuel.tv/how-to-use-transparent-png-files-on-your-web-site-and-still-load-fast/comment-page-1#comment-37669 Jonas K. Sekamane Wed, 08 Mar 2006 17:45:24 +0000 http://www.brainfuel.tv/how-to-use-transparent-png-files-on-your-web-site-and-still-load-fast#comment-37669 But still one rather big problem, you can't use the png/flash as a background image. But still one rather big problem, you can’t use the png/flash as a background image.

]]> By: Thomas Chapin http://www.brainfuel.tv/how-to-use-transparent-png-files-on-your-web-site-and-still-load-fast/comment-page-1#comment-37667 Thomas Chapin Wed, 08 Mar 2006 16:05:44 +0000 http://www.brainfuel.tv/how-to-use-transparent-png-files-on-your-web-site-and-still-load-fast#comment-37667 Yes, all the images would essentially be flash files. However, it's not as lame as you might think once you get used to the idea. These embedded flash images load basically just as fast as normal images. 98% of all web viewers have the flash plugin installed (according to recent statistics), so there's really nothing to lose. This technique's biggest selling point is the fact that it allows you to compress PNG files, getting you JPEG download performance. Yes, all the images would essentially be flash files. However, it’s not as lame as you might think once you get used to the idea. These embedded flash images load basically just as fast as normal images. 98% of all web viewers have the flash plugin installed (according to recent statistics), so there’s really nothing to lose.

This technique’s biggest selling point is the fact that it allows you to compress PNG files, getting you JPEG download performance.

]]> By: Ara Pehlivanian http://www.brainfuel.tv/how-to-use-transparent-png-files-on-your-web-site-and-still-load-fast/comment-page-1#comment-37665 Ara Pehlivanian Wed, 08 Mar 2006 14:49:56 +0000 http://www.brainfuel.tv/how-to-use-transparent-png-files-on-your-web-site-and-still-load-fast#comment-37665 Very snazzy indeed. Not a totally "PNG" solution (in that you end up with a Flash file) but snazzy nonetheless. Very snazzy indeed. Not a totally “PNG” solution (in that you end up with a Flash file) but snazzy nonetheless.

]]>