On 11/27/06, Erik Moeller <erik(a)wikimedia.org> wrote: AFAIK it's only on the image page... it can be very useful there: for example, the large amount transparency in the file you linked is probably a bad idea, but without the checkerboard you couldn't see it. I think we need to have a function to display transparency. I have no opinion on if that the image page should be overloaded to perform that function.

Erik Moeller wrote: No, actually this is a background image set using CSS. The chessboard pattern is not part of the png (try "view image"). It wouldn't be a good idea for Wikipedias, but at least for Commons, it is quite helpful: it allows you to see on first glance which images have transparency where. This avoids images with a white background to be considered redundant to ones with a transparent background, and helps people to see which images are suitable for use on a colored background (especially for icons) . I feel this setup is badly needed at least for image description pages. I also like to have it on galleries and in categories, but that may be a matter of taste. Also, the "chessboard" could easily be turned on and off using a bit of JS code... or of course your custom monobook.css. -- Daniel

On 12/1/06, Daniel Kinzler <daniel(a)brightbyte.de> wrote: Ah, that makes sense. Might be nice to have a little JavaScript link to hide/show it, but otherwise it seems fine. -- Peace & Love, Erik Member, Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees DISCLAIMER: Unless otherwise stated, all views or opinions expressed in this message are solely my own and do not represent an official position of the Wikimedia Foundation or its Board of Trustees.