Background tiling with a additional border. [Archive]

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Digital Dragon

01-17-2003, 01:56 PM

Hi everyone!

Here is my mini-delemma; I have a page I am designing; I have a image I am using as a background. I also want to use another image to create a border on the side using the repeat-y function.

I attempted to us a Style Sheet in Dreamweaver but it won't do the repeat-y tile over the existing background.

I have seen other sites do this and I don't want to make a frameset either just to do that. What do you guys suggest?

Daria

01-17-2003, 02:15 PM

If you are not opposed to using tables, set them for 100% height, set a column on the left with that additional background in it and don't forget to insert an empty pix (transparent.gif, ) in it for the background to show.

(Gone to hide from no-tables folks).

Digital Dragon

01-17-2003, 02:20 PM

Okay..thanks Daria..I will try that.

Digital Dragon

01-17-2003, 02:44 PM

Hey...wait a sec! What do you mean inserting an empty pic or transparent gif??

Daria

01-17-2003, 03:10 PM

H*ll, what I told you wouldn't work in N4. Hold on, if you care.

Digital Dragon

01-17-2003, 03:13 PM

Ummm...okay.

Daria

01-17-2003, 03:22 PM

what I meant was something like

<body background="image1">
<table width="100%" border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0>
<tr>
<td background="image2"><img src="transparent.gif"></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
but it doesn't work in NS4 - though you can add a color to the left column and it will show. Otherwise it works fine in IE and later NS.

I'm sure someone will have a better idea.

Digital Dragon

01-17-2003, 03:24 PM

Alright...thanks