Ned,

Yes, this is a known problem. "Smoothing" in this context means bilinear
interpolation (but that's kinda hard to spell to a newbie ;-) and
unfortunately the 3D engine doesn't handle transparency correctly.

Cheers,
  - Andreas

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:squeak-dev-admin at lists.squeakfoundation.org] On 
> Behalf Of Ned Konz
> Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 3:06 AM
> To: squeak-dev at lists.squeakfoundation.org
> Subject: [BUG][?] SketchMorph with transparency and "smooth image"
> 
> 
> 3.2g cs 4823
> 
> Make a SketchMorph. Paint it and make it transparent in places.
> 
> Now select "smooth image" from its menu and then resize it.
> 
> The transparent areas now show up as black, rather than transparent. 
> However, if you query them as to their color they say that they're 
> transparent. Which would indicate that the problem comes when the 
> form is being drawn.
> 
> Is this a bug?
> -- 
> Ned Konz
> http://bike-nomad.com
> GPG key ID: BEEA7EFE
> 
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