Posted by Double Echo on 02/11/06 06:15

Justin Koivisto wrote:
> Amanda H. wrote:
>> Hi guys,
>> I just started switching my site over to tableless css, and I'm using a
>>
>> very lovely, transparent PNG-24 image. I have been trying to figure
>> out if there is any way to replace an image before loading only for
>> certain browsers using either javascript or PHP (I'm using PHP to
>> switch stylesheets and prefer server-side).
>>
>> The problem is IE's handling of PNG-24 files: every other browser has
>> alpha compatibility and displays PNG-24 images correctly, even IE/Mac.
>> But IE/Win shows the transparent areas as blue. This is a commonly
>> known bug that I haven't been able to find a definitive fix for.
>>
>> What I want to happen is for the JS or PHP to detect if the browser is
>> IE/Win. Then, if so, replace the code or load an alternate css
>> stylesheet to display a GIF instead of the PNG. I am mostly using the
>> PNG-24 in a div as a background-image in an external stylesheet.
>>
>> Anyone had any idea if this is possible? I only have a meager
>> understanding of javascript and PHP, so any help would be greatly
>> appreciated.
>> Thanks,
>> Amanda H.
>>
>
> I may be a bit biased, but this is what I use:
> http://koivi.com/ie-png-transparency/

Thanks for that link!! I will probably integrate this in to my web
pages after I get a chance to check it out. Always great to get
better solutions. Even better that Microsoft fix their broken
browsers so we don't have to code around them.

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