Re: [Gimp-user] newbie trouble needs to fit canvas

[Christen Anderson <christenanderson1994 gmail com>]

On 6/22/2012 8:42 AM, Olivier wrote:
> 2012/6/22 Christen Anderson<christenanderson1994 gmail com>:
> > On 6/22/2012 7:31 AM, Olivier wrote:
> > > Maybe he would rather want to use Image: Colors ->    Color to Alpha and
> > > save the image in PNG. This suggestion would work for removing the
> > > white background and replacing it with transparency. Then any decent
> > > browser would show the webpage in the transparent areas.
> > True... but wouldn't it be easier to just crop it out as I suggested, then
> > embed it in the webpage? Idk.. I don't know much about web design, and what
> > little I do know hasn't been used in several months... so maybe I'm wrong...
> If his "real picture", as he says, is rectangular, then the crop tool
> is okay. My suggestion is in the case his picture is not rectangular,
> say a person photographed on a white background. Replacing this white
> color with transparency will allow the webpage to be seen behind the
> picture.
>
> Olivier Lecarme
Oh... I see what you mean. Yes, that makes perfect sense... I had 
misunderstood what you were originally suggesting. =)

Christen