Animation transparency troubles

[unigamer]

I have been trying to make a transparent GIF but cannot get it to work. I have both Animation shop and Photoshop elements. I can get the animation but I cannot find how to make it transparent. If I use the transparency slider the whole image turns transparent. Does anyone know what I am doing wrong?

[Novice]

GE uses the top left pixel for transparency, so if its white all white color in that animation will be transparent and so on.
You can also use images with alpa chanel like png and the like.
When you use 32 bit images GE dosent use the top left pixel for transparency.
Hope this helps you to solve your problem.

[unigamer]

Ah, I think I just about have it, thanks for the tip.

Edit: Yes, Indeed I have.

[unigamer]

I have another problem...

I would like on a collosion with another actor the frame of the animation jumps back 8.

I have tried the code

animpos =-8;

but I don't tihnk that's right because it's not working

[Mardi-Gras]

This is a 'best guess', because I haven't tried it, but I think it might be:

animpos = animpos-8;

Hope that works. Sorry if not.

[unigamer]

You're fast! Thanks, it worked!

[Mardi-Gras]

You're most welcome.

[DilloDude]

Tip: for anything such as variable = variable-x etc. you can shorten it to variable-=x. It will have the same result. It is very good for an actor variable and things with long names, eg. Harebbochopulis.aVariableWithAReallyLongName = Harebbochopulis.aVariableWithAReallyLongName + Grepchupudes.aVariableWithAnEvenLongerName.
could be shortened to
Harebbochopulis.aVariableWithAReallyLongName += Grepchupdes.aVariableWithAnEvenLongerName.

PS: why you'd have things like that I don't know, but it makes a point.