[ALUG] How to get a transparent background in Gimp

[Joe Button]

On Friday 11 August 2006 19:02, cl at isbd.net wrote:
> The title says it all really, is it possible to get a transparent
> background in the Gimp?

Assuming you've just loaded in a flat (ie. single-layered) image, you need to 
right click the layer in the layers palette and select 'Add alpha channel'. 
Your layer now supports transparency, which means you can delete bits of it, 
eg. using the eraser or select / ctrl-K.

Joe x