[Inkscape-user] background on png

[ToddAndMargo]

Hi All,

How do I change the background. I went into
properties and changed it to light blue,
but when I exported as png, I got a checker
board background.

What did I do wrong?


Many thanks,
-T

[ToddAndMargo]

Post by ToddAndMargo
Hi All,
How do I change the background. I went into
properties and changed it to light blue,
but when I exported as png, I got a checker
board background.
What did I do wrong?
Many thanks,
-T

Figured it out. Create a zero width rectangle with
a low opacity, then fill it with color

[Paul]

There are two colors in the document properties. The one you changed to blue is for previewing in inkscape, the other one which is right next to it is the background color for export, which is set to 0 alpha by default.

Post by ToddAndMargo
Hi All,
How do I change the background. I went into
properties and changed it to light blue,
but when I exported as png, I got a checker
board background.
What did I do wrong?
Many thanks,
-T
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[Maren Hachmann]

I only have one field for background color in 0.92.1 (and no field at
all in trunk...), but it's a field that is broken in two - left half
shows transparancy, right half base color, just like the color indicator
at the bottom left of the Inkscape window.

The most reliable method, which will also be exported into all export
formats, is to add a colored rectangle to the background of the drawing.

Maren

Post by Paul
There are two colors in the document properties. The one you changed to
blue is for previewing in inkscape, the other one which is right next to
it is the background color for export, which is set to 0 alpha by default.
Hi All,
How do I change the background. I went into
properties and changed it to light blue,
but when I exported as png, I got a checker
board background.
What did I do wrong?
Many thanks,
-T
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[Todd Chester]

Post by Maren Hachmann

Post by Paul
There are two colors in the document properties. The one you changed to
blue is for previewing in inkscape, the other one which is right next to
it is the background color for export, which is set to 0 alpha by default.
Hi All,
How do I change the background. I went into
properties and changed it to light blue,
but when I exported as png, I got a checker
board background.
What did I do wrong?
Many thanks,
-T

I only have one field for background color in 0.92.1 (and no field at
all in trunk...), but it's a field that is broken in two - left half
shows transparancy, right half base color, just like the color indicator
at the bottom left of the Inkscape window.
The most reliable method, which will also be exported into all export
formats, is to add a colored rectangle to the background of the drawing.
Maren

That is what I did.