Android: Make specific (green) color in background image transparent

Question

i am writing an app for Android.

in an xml file defining layout I have a TabHost with 6 Tabs, which all have the same big background image \"settingsdlg.gif\".

Answer 1

This code snippet worked for me:

PorterDuffColorFilter porterDuffColorFilter = new PorterDuffColorFilter(
    getResources().getColor(R.color.your_color),
    PorterDuff.Mode.MULTIPLY
);
imgView.getDrawable().setColorFilter(porterDuffColorFilter);
imgView.setBackgroundColor(Color.TRANSPARENT);