Is there a code for forcing PNG files to display translucent in MSIE???? + 2 QUES??

[ukaton99]

3 Questions.

1. Is there a code for forcing PNG files to display translucent in MSIE???? I thought I saw on the web that there is a code. Anyone know what it is and exactly where I place it. I work on a MACINTOSH so these images display correctly in all the top mac browsers, even MSIE for OSX just doesnt seem to work on the PC end. ???

TRANSLUCENT FOR MSIE - http://www.tristatestudios.com/tests/

2. I would also like my entire site to be center aligned just like I have it now. I could not seem to do this when I added dropdown menus. When I sterched the browser to go full screen - the drop menus woulod not align properly - Anyone know why or how to fix this problem???

DROPDOWNS - http://www.tristatestudios.com/website/dropdrop.html

HOW I WOULD LIKE MY SITE WITH THE DROPDOWNS - http://www.tristatestudios.com/website/services_main.htm

3. How is all this displaying on most people machines out there and on what browsers and platform?????

[FromU2ME]

1. IE bugg and ignorance...

2. Try the JavaScript forum.

3. Looking good - using FF 1.5 & Opera 8.5 for Windows XP! IE doesn't show the transparency, as mentioned before...

[Fang]

2. the dropdowns are probably position:absolute
See this fix (http://www.webdeveloper.com/forum/showthread.php?t=91300)

[oldman]

Use filters for IE: filter:alpha(opacity=80) that will display at 80% opacity.

[ukaton99]

I am new to the development end of websites - I usually just design them. How and where do I access IE Filters. Also, Is there a way to make gradient backgrounds in HTML from source code - I have seen it done with Text before.

[oldman]

Using css

inline: style="filter:alpha(opacity=80)"

As a class: .opac {filter:alpha(opacity=80)}

Browse here http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/