[Gimp-user] how to preserve semi-transparency when converting to indexed

[temp-user <forums gimpusers com>]

> I used to convert them to indexed so their size would be reduced. Since I installed a new version, the 
> semi-transparency is cut off and I have just plain black on transparent background as if there were no 
> antialiasing, very ugly.

I too used to use the ability to create indexed color pngs with semi-ransparent pixels.
this ability seems to have been either removed, lost or broken in the more recent release of gimp.

the png format can support it but it looks like gimp just does indexed color conversion  in a very GIF-like 
way.

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