Non-Scrolling Background in a Theme

[Bob L]

I just upgraded to FP 2003 from FP 2000 and am wondering how I can modify a
theme to add a non-scrolling background. In FP 2000 I developed a website
(www.project2105.org) and made the background non-scrolling by editing the
theme and choosing Customize Theme > Text > More Text Styles, select "body"
and then Modify > Format. I can't remember the Format option I choose but
I was then able to specified the background to be centered and
non-scrolling. I don't see how to do this in FP 2003.

I understand that I can accomplish this by editing the CSS file but I'm not
sure which CSS file I should edit and wonder why the changes I make in the
CSS file won't be overwritten when I further change the theme. Or do I
create a separate CSS file?

 

[Bob L]

Soon after I posted this I found the solution. Format > Border > Shading
and then fill in the correct Patterns. I'm still interested how this could
be done by directly by editing the CSS files. Would I create a new CSS file
or would I edit an existing one. Thanks.

 

[Trevor L.]

It doesn't matter whether you create a new one or modify the existing one.

These are *cascading* style sheets, so the styles are applied in order. If
two or more styles refer to the same element, the later one overrides the
earlier one.

 

[Jason Lu [MSFT]]

Hi Bob,

You may check this article for doing this using CSS.

318167 HOW TO: Create a Fixed, Centered Watermark Using Cascading Style Sheets
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=318167

Basically, it involves the "background-attachment" property in CSS.

Property Values Supported Browsers
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
background-attachment scroll, fixed IE4

I hope the information helps.

Regards,
Jason Lu
Microsoft Online Partner Support

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[Stefan B Rusynko]

That won't work since the user has a theme
(FP themes override linked or embedded css since they are applied last in sequence - cascade over the prior css)

The way to add watermark to the theme is to edit the theme related CSS w/i the theme

Format | Theme | Modify/Customize | Text - select More Text Styles
Select the body tag and then Modify | Border | Shading and select
Repeat - select no-repeat
Attachment - select fixed
Vertical Position - select center
Horizontal Position - select center
OK|OK|OK|OK & Save As a new theme name

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| Hi Bob,
|
| You may check this article for doing this using CSS.
|
| 318167 HOW TO: Create a Fixed, Centered Watermark Using Cascading Style Sheets
| http://support.microsoft.com/?id=318167
|
| Basically, it involves the "background-attachment" property in CSS.
|
| Property Values Supported Browsers
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| background-attachment scroll, fixed IE4
|
| I hope the information helps.
|
| Regards,
| Jason Lu
| Microsoft Online Partner Support
|
| When responding to posts, please "Reply to Group" via your newsreader so that others may learn and benefit from your issue.
| This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
|
|
|
|

 

[Bob L]

If I'm using an FP Theme and I edit the css file that is created by FP,
won't it get overwritten by FP when I change something else? For instance,
if I edit the FP-generated css file to create a non-scrolling background and
then save the file, won't it get overwritten if I then modify the Theme
within FP and wipe out the previous change?

 

[Stefan B Rusynko]

Yes it will get over written by the theme .elm file
Do not edit the css directly - edit the theme (see my other post below)
If you need to edit theme CSS files outside of FP see
http://sbrenjoy.bizland.com/frontpage/themes/newthemes.html#Granular
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| If I'm using an FP Theme and I edit the css file that is created by FP,
| won't it get overwritten by FP when I change something else? For instance,
| if I edit the FP-generated css file to create a non-scrolling background and
| then save the file, won't it get overwritten if I then modify the Theme
| within FP and wipe out the previous change?
|
| | > It doesn't matter whether you create a new one or modify the existing one.
| >
| > These are *cascading* style sheets, so the styles are applied in order. If
| > two or more styles refer to the same element, the later one overrides the
| > earlier one.
| > --
| > Cheers,
| > Trevor L., WIP (Web Interested Person)
| > Website: http://tandcl.homemail.com.au
| >
| > Bob L wrote:
| >> Soon after I posted this I found the solution. Format > Border >
| >> Shading and then fill in the correct Patterns. I'm still interested
| >> how this could be done by directly by editing the CSS files. Would I
| >> create a new CSS file or would I edit an existing one. Thanks.
| >>
| >>
| >> | >>> I just upgraded to FP 2003 from FP 2000 and am wondering how I can
| >>> modify a theme to add a non-scrolling background. In FP 2000 I
| >>> developed a website (www.project2105.org) and made the background
| >>> non-scrolling by editing the theme and choosing Customize Theme >
| >>> Text > More Text Styles, select "body" and then Modify > Format. I
| >>> can't remember the Format option I choose but I was then able to
| >>> specified the background to be centered and non-scrolling. I don't
| >>> see how to do this in FP 2003. I understand that I can accomplish this
| >>> by editing the CSS file but
| >>> I'm not sure which CSS file I should edit and wonder why the changes
| >>> I make in the CSS file won't be overwritten when I further change
| >>> the theme. Or do I create a separate CSS file?
| >
| >
|
|