Re: [Gimp-user] White background instead of transparent

[Ofnuts <ofnuts gmx com>]

On 04/27/17 17:46, stefanped wrote:
> I want to make a transparent background, so first I go layer - transparency -
> add alpha channel.
>
> I select around my image and then go select - invert selection. Then I delete
> the background
>
> I am left with the image I want and the transparent checkerboard background just
> like how I've done it for years
>
> When I got the export I export as PNG my image has a white background instead of
> a transparent one..
>
>
>
> I was having no trouble with this, yesterday it worked just fine, this just
> started today so I re installed gimp. Maybe something in my registry is
> corrupted.
No need to reinstall. Gimp doesn't use the registry anyway, everything 
is in your Gimp profile(*).

But still I would ascribe that to user error. Can you show(**) a 
screenshot of the layers list before you export?

(*) http://www.gimp.org/tutorials/GIMPProfile/

(**) Put on imgur.com, and post link here
<http://www.gimp.org/tutorials/GIMPProfile/>


<http://www.gimp.org/tutorials/GIMPProfile/>