[Gimp-user] transparent background becomes black

[rich404 <forums gimpusers com>]

> i wasted all day trying everything, and at least 10 tutorials, to fix
> this error. transparent background saved in jpg or png becomes black.
> i would really appreciate any help

You have your image in Gimp. Transparency is denoted (usually) by a chequer
board pattern. Export to a png file to keep the transparency. The default export
values are OK.

Then I suspect it is the viewer you are using to view the png.

Attached example, Firefox browser shows a white-ish background, then a couple of
linux viewers, one shows a black background, the other the chequer pattern. All
the same image.

Attachments:
* http://www.gimpusers.com/system/attachments/989/original/pngtransparency.jpg

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