On Thu, 06 Sep 2012 00:12:47 +0200 adamjedgar wrote:

I am having a problem as a newbie gimp user.

i installed the dds plugin so that i can open fsx.dds files directly from gimp instead of having to go through a third party application such as dxtBmp.

Trouble is, i am having tranparency issues with some of the files that are in the dds dxt5 format. they show up as if the transparency on the main layer is set to 50%...and i cant seem to change it as the transparency slider is already at 100%.

If i open some different fsx images that are in the dds dxt1 format i dont have any problems.

Also, the dds dxt5 format images are opening perfectly in the dxtBmp editing software.

does anyone have any ideas?

btw, how in gods name am i supposed to send a link for an image file? what is it linking to??

Hi adamjedgar,
I can't answer your question regarding the dds files. As for the part about linking I'll assume you mean to show a link to an image/data file. That is done by uploading the file from your computer to a file storage system that then provides a "link" to that file that others may access & view. There are many sites that offer this service. Googleing for "image hosting" will list several of them for you.

You then include the "link" in your message instead of the entire file as an attachment (many lists don't allow attachments).

Tom

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