[RGUI] The alpha in the thumbnail is black
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platform: 3ds
platform: windows
user interface
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- C
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Description
Description
The alpha in the thumbnail comes out in black.

Expected behavior
The background must be visible according to the alpha value.
Version/Commit
- RetroArch: 1.9.8/release
Environment information
- OS: win64 / 3DS in both
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the thumbnail rendering issue on the reported win64 and 3DS environments using RetroArch 1.9.8/release, then compare the thumbnail's alpha handling with the expected behavior shown in the issue. Done means the background is visible according to the alpha value instead of appearing black.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- computer-graphics, frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100