Re: photoshop or other solution?

by "Jason K. Chapman" <theguild(at)interserv.com>

 Date:  Mon, 04 Jun 2001 07:22:00 -0400
 To:  tech <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
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At 10:46 PM 6/3/2001 -0400, charles daly wrote:
>Is there a
>way to produced a text only gif with a transparent background and still
>use the grad. tool?

Put your gradient on layer 1.  Do your text on layer 2 in black on 
white.  Render layer 2.  Use the magic wand to select layer 2's background 
(the white part).  Invert the selection.  Press delete.  Export the GIF 
with white as the transparency color.

Jason K. Chapman
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