Android Question Make a Webview have a transparent background

[Kevin Hartin]

I am building an Android Kiosk app that uses web based data, all of which is formatted with labels and imageviews placed in the designer, except a "Product Description" which is mildly formatted HTML text that is displayed nicely in a webview.

The issue is that the Webview has a solid background, while I need it to have a transparent background like the other elements of the page, which sits on a fullscreen image as a background.

I have tried various things in the CSS, but cannot seem to make the main body or html element transparent. I have also looked at WebViewExtras and note that it has a Background property, but I cannot work out how to use it.

Is it possible to have a transparent background webview?

Thanks,
Kev

 

[drgottjr]

if i understand correctly,

    webview.Color = Colors.Transparent

gives you a transparent webview. (does for me)

if i load an image and set it as activity background, and initialize a webview with the transparent background (and add some html to the webview), it behaves just like a transparent canvas: i see the text as if it were on the image. is that what you're talking about?

ugly (but illustrative) example attached

 

[Kevin Hartin]

if i understand correctly,

    webview.Color = Colors.Transparent

gives you a transparent webview. (does for me)

if i load an image and set it as activity background, and initialize a webview with the transparent background (and add some html to the webview), it behaves just like a transparent canvas: i see the text as if it were on the image. is that what you're talking about?

ugly (but illustrative) example attached

yes perfect, once I stripped out my CSS.

Thanks,
Kev