Can anyone help.

Am looking to create a fading background but do not want to load an
entire image page.

Recently saw a faded background on a site using an image that was 1
pixel in width. The code then to use this was....

BACKGROUND-POSITION: center top; BACKGROUND-IMAGE:
url(../images/backgrounds/background_darker.gif); PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px;
COLOR: #000000; BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat-x; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",
san-serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cccccc

I have never come across this before and cannot get this to work when
inserted into my page (bitmap is in the correct directory).

Dumb question, but can anyone explain.

Thanks, Alec Thorne

Hi
Can you post the URL to the site you saw, so we can see the affect you are
after?
Paul M
"Alec" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Can anyone help.
>
> Am looking to create a fading background but do not want to load an
> entire image page.
>
> Recently saw a faded background on a site using an image that was 1
> pixel in width. The code then to use this was....
>
> BACKGROUND-POSITION: center top; BACKGROUND-IMAGE:
> url(../images/backgrounds/background_darker.gif); PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px;
> COLOR: #000000; BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat-x; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",
> san-serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cccccc
>
> I have never come across this before and cannot get this to work when
> inserted into my page (bitmap is in the correct directory).
>
> Dumb question, but can anyone explain.
>
> Thanks, Alec Thorne
>

The page referencing the image is in a folder one level removed from the images folder? A URL would be helpful.

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"Alec" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Can anyone help.
>
> Am looking to create a fading background but do not want to load an
> entire image page.
>
> Recently saw a faded background on a site using an image that was 1
> pixel in width. The code then to use this was....
>
> BACKGROUND-POSITION: center top; BACKGROUND-IMAGE:
> url(../images/backgrounds/background_darker.gif); PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px;
> COLOR: #000000; BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat-x; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",
> san-serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cccccc
>
> I have never come across this before and cannot get this to work when
> inserted into my page (bitmap is in the correct directory).
>
> Dumb question, but can anyone explain.
>
> Thanks, Alec Thorne
>

Thanks for the reply

The website was http://www.camtasia.com. I saved the page and then
viewed the file TSC_body.htm where the background info was defined.

In either case the background effect of this site is the kind of thing
I am after. My site is plain old html with nothing fancy, and was
wondering if this effect is possible.

Thanks

Alec

They are using an image of 1 px wide by 800 px high (background_darker.gif) with a gradient (dark top to light bottom ) in the image
file itself

That style just repeats the bk image (any size) horizontally
- so there is no "fading" involved in the style
- all done in the image file

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"Alec" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
| Thanks for the reply
|
| The website was http://www.camtasia.com. I saved the page and then
| viewed the file TSC_body.htm where the background info was defined.
|
| In either case the background effect of this site is the kind of thing
| I am after. My site is plain old html with nothing fancy, and was
| wondering if this effect is possible.
|
| Thanks
|
| Alec
|

Stefan, sorry bad choice of wording on my part.

I simply do not understand in a blank html page for example, what code
is needed to repeat this image to create the background.

Only being a novice frontpage user, have tried to copy and paste what
they have into my empty page, but with no luck.

Where and what should I be typing (assuming I use the same image name).

Cheers

Alec

Hi alec
Right click on the page where the grey is and select page properties then
formatting then click the use background picture button and navigate to
where you have stored the image you wish to use for the background using the
browse button to the right
paul M
"Alec" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Stefan, sorry bad choice of wording on my part.
>
> I simply do not understand in a blank html page for example, what code
> is needed to repeat this image to create the background.
>
> Only being a novice frontpage user, have tried to copy and paste what
> they have into my empty page, but with no luck.
>
> Where and what should I be typing (assuming I use the same image name).
>
> Cheers
>
> Alec
>

Dad advice
What I mean is
Right click on the page anywhere( not where the grey is because there isn't
any there yet)
select page properties then formatting then click the use background picture
button and navigate to where you have stored the image you wish to use for
the background using the browse button to the right
Paul M

"Paul M" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi alec
> Right click on the page where the grey is and select page properties then
> formatting then click the use background picture button and navigate to
> where you have stored the image you wish to use for the background using
> the browse button to the right
> paul M
> "Alec" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Stefan, sorry bad choice of wording on my part.
>>
>> I simply do not understand in a blank html page for example, what code
>> is needed to repeat this image to create the background.
>>
>> Only being a novice frontpage user, have tried to copy and paste what
>> they have into my empty page, but with no luck.
>>
>> Where and what should I be typing (assuming I use the same image name).
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Alec
>>
>
>

My god.....!!!!!!!

Have used background images before but NEVER thought to do that.

Paul, forever at your service and please never tell a soul :-)

Many thanks.... Alec

Your secrets safe with me
Paul M
"Alec" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> My god.....!!!!!!!
>
> Have used background images before but NEVER thought to do that.
>
> Paul, forever at your service and please never tell a soul :-)
>
> Many thanks.... Alec
>