GIF export error

[alkolka]

Turn snap to grid on.
Create a square, 2x2 pixels.
Turn off both outline and fill.
Export this clear 2x2 square as a 256 color GIF with transparency turned on.
Works fine in both XaraX 1.0d and XaraX1.
Now try it with a 1x1 pixel square.
In XaraX 1.0d, OK. In XaraX1, I get the attached error message.

[alkolka]

Turn snap to grid on.
Create a square, 2x2 pixels.
Turn off both outline and fill.
Export this clear 2x2 square as a 256 color GIF with transparency turned on.
Works fine in both XaraX 1.0d and XaraX1.
Now try it with a 1x1 pixel square.
In XaraX 1.0d, OK. In XaraX1, I get the attached error message.

[Egg Bramhill]

Hi Al
I can't duplicate this error. It exported fine for me.
Egg

[Soquili]

Hi Al,

No error when I export, using X1.

[raynerj]

Sorry Al,

CND (Can not duplicate) tried a 1x1 transparent gif iwth and without snap to grid on. Works fine. See attached Picture... http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

[stlewis]

No bang from me either...

[Christine Farrelly]

Could someone explain why you would even want to do such a thing.

Christine

[diniel]

A 1x1 pixel transparent GIF is a useful tool in web design, or, at least it was until style sheets became so popular.

A lot of websites will still use a single 1x1 pix GIF in their page design and stretch it to different widths (say 130 pix, 15pix and 595pix) to ensure the integrity of column widths in a fixed-width table (in that example, a 130pix wide vertical menu, 15pix margin, and 595pix main content area in a 740pix wide table).

[raynerj]

The most popular reason for using a 1 pixel .gif these days are for visitor tracking. The counter is off site.

[Christine Farrelly]

Thanks for that info Guys - as you can see I am not really into web design but now I can see the logic of it.

Christine