[TYPO3-dev] backColor=transparent GIFUBILDER

[Georg Grossberger]

Actually, a patch is pending that should make that work - at least it 
did in my case

https://review.typo3.org/7622

Don't know when or if it's going to be merged though. I'll push a 4.7 
patch once this one is applied. If you need 4.7 support right away, 
simply apply the same patch to the master branch. If it cannot be 
applied directly, just copy the lines into the files. It's just a small 
patch, so it's no problem to do it manually.



> Hi Jigal,
>
> for a project i need fully supported alpha transparency (several image
> layers, text (without niceText ;), masks, rotation). Do you think it is
> possible and makes sense to patch Typo3?
> Or is it wiser/easier to create my own php gd implementation?
>
> regards,
> Georg
>
> Am 20.12.2011 19:10, schrieb Jigal van Hemert:
>> Hi,
>>
>> On 20-12-2011 18:36, Georg Schönweger wrote:
>>> I tried it out a little bit and it seems that it is not really stable
>>> yet.
>>
>> It's incomplete and the reason is the lack of support for transparency
>> in various PHP GD functions.
>>
>>> E.g. if i try to put an image on the "transparent layer", the
>>> transparency is gone, the background becomes black. Same thing happens
>>> when using the option niceText.
>>
>> Don't use niceText :-) Seriously, if your text doesn't look good with a
>> TrueType font try to get the Type1 version. Chances are that it looks
>> better (I'll skip the technical story about aliasing)
>>
>> No errors on your part or misconfiguration.
>>