Make transparent layer invisible

[Adonj Adonj]

Hi there,

Can the transparent layer which is represented by the gray squares be made invisible?

Thanks, Adonj

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[Michael J. Hammel]

On Thu, 2008-10-02 at 15:29 -0400, Adonj Adonj wrote:
> Can the transparent layer which is represented by the gray squares be made invisible?

No.  The checkboard pattern is configurable (see Preferences/Display)
but the pattern or color you choose is not actually a layer.  It's just
a way of showing where in the image some level of transparency exists
through the existing layers.  You can't see, for example, your desktop
through that transparent area, however.

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Michael J. Hammel <mjhammel@...>

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[bgw-2]

Adonj Adonj wrote:

> Hi there,
>
> Can the transparent layer which is represented by the gray squares be made invisible?
>
> Thanks, Adonj
>
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The gray squares are there to make it obvious that the picture has a
transparency ("alpha") layer. If it is visible, then the opacity of the
other layers is less than 100% or the other visible layers do not cover
the entire image. When I use the alpha layer but don't want the gray
squares to bother me, I'll typically insert a white background layer
underneath all the other image layers. Then I turn off the background
layer before exporting the image to png (jpg doesn't support transparency).
Other people may have different ideas.
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