CSS3 Transparency
November 25, 2004
CSS3 is still a work in progress but I’ve been playing aroud with it nonetheless. You can probably tell that I think that CSS3 transparency is really, really cool. When it is fully supported it is going to allow for so much design flexibilty without having to use a single image.
If you are using a Mozilla based browser or Safari then the background of this post should be a transparent red. If you are using Internet Explorer you will only see a solid red.
If you are wondering how it is done then all you need is this:
#blah
{
opacity: 0.5;
}
It is worth noting you can do the same in IE with a bit of proprietry code which only IE will see.
#blah
{
opacity: 0.5; /* everything that supports CSS3 */
filter: alpha(opacity=50); /* IE */
}
You can decide if that is a good idea or not. 
Comments on this article »
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it’d be great if i could actually read the grey text on red
where are u benny? no bloogy? are u riding ya bike somewhere?
go trooper. go.
Written by mik on the December 9, 2004
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yeah been on my bike for the last couple of weeks. no time for blogs atm but will do soon.
Written by ben on the December 9, 2004
