For Multiple Levels of Transparency
If you want a background pattern to show through a soft drop shadow, PNG is the only graphic file format to offer multiple levels of transparency, and is thus your only choice. Unfortunately, not all browsers (Internet Explorer 6 and earlier being the most notable) support this type of transparency. PNG’s transparency features are discussed in detail later in this chapter.
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