[SDL] Transparent Font Rendering

[skinncode]

On Thursday 22 March 2001 18:15, you wrote:
> > Hello everybody,
> >
> > I have a simple question. I'm using SDL_ttf to render ttf fonts. It works
> > fine, except that i must set a bg color when rendering but i it to be
> > transparent. How to do so? If that is possible, of course.
>
> Set a color and then use that color to set a colorkey on the surface.
> I think there's an example of that in the showfont program included
> with the library.
>
> See ya,
I know, but what if i want to blit it on some background image, not a solid 
color.
And i have one more question I don't know if it's a right place to ask, but 
does SDL_image support transparent .png? I get a black background instead 
when i blit it ...

bye
--skinncode