GIMP vs. Gwenview PNG

[Archie]

Hello, everyone.

Recently, I was having a problem with Changing Avatars and AndzejL provided me with a sureshot solution. I couldn't upload a transparent PNG created and resized in GIMP as my avatar to the forum which uses SMF. No matter what I did in GIMP (resized from the original to 60 or 40 and even 350 pixel), I just couldn't get the avatar to show on my profile.

AndrzejL suggested I use Gwenview, and it worked.

I was wondering whether there is a difference between how GIMP and Gwenview save PNGs or whether the forum software reads differently the PNGs saved from these two apps.

I would really like this explained, or it is gonna be like a nasty booger that gets stuck on a deeper part of my nose that's gonna be hard to displace.

Thanks in advance.

[AndrzejL]

Hi Archie

1st please add r to AndrzejL in the first line of the above text body ... I feel misspelled ROFL
2nd All written above is true... GIMP resizing the PNG file was actually resizing it but forum wouldn't accept a file resized with it...
3rd Resizing and re-saving the same file with Gwenview did the trick... and forum accepted the file as avatar?
 
Looking forward to see what You think of it...

Andy

EDIT: Now I know why Joble says that my username derivs make a great passwords tough to type in even when sober ...

[Archie]

Kindly accept my apologies, Andy. I should have double-check for spellings common words are bad enough, and I have to mispell your name.

[AndrzejL]

Kindly accept my apologies, Andy. I should have double-check for spellings common words are bad enough, and I have to mispell your name.

Hehehehe stop that dude no need to apologize... its a reason to smile . You're not the first one and probably not the last one ... Don't worry I am not mad / upset or anything ...

Andy